E12 is a little late, but will be live within a couple hours! Stay tuned for THE HOTFUL NOODLERRRR, among such other things as TWO #mushroomoftheweek, a #doggooftheweek, #history of the week, #bookoftheweek, and some #youtube #drama!??! Say it AI-nt so!

A bright orange mushroom, folded over in rippling layers, cascades down the grey bark of an oak tree. Its various tan and creamy hues almost look like the browning of a baked chicken. Image Source: Wikipedia - Photographed by Jean-Pol GRANDMONT

Ambrosia, the meat substitute Tierans use, works great, but sometimes an old-fashioned fungi friend can be just as flavorful.

Today's mushroom, Laeriporus Sulphureus, also known as chicken of the woods, fills our plates during harvest time.

#mushroomoftheweek #umami #mushroom #fungi

bean succotash. four purple beans in a green pod. several beans and pods are scattered on a table

Blue Buddy Grass. There is a tuft blue-green grass planted in a medium terracotta pot.

King of Bitters Plant. the foreground has a glass teapot with leaves in water. the background has the plant in a small pot.

We didn't have a #mushroomoftheweek this time, but we did look through #rareseeds! Can you guess which plant is which one of us? Answers on the back of the pod!
Check out www.rareseeds.com and tag yourself too!(not sponsored) -D

A large orange capped mushroom with white under gills. Its bumpy, granulated top catches the light like soft sand. Image credits: https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/cystoderma-amianthinum.php

Many mushroom friends are friendly! Most are not… While this buddy, the Earthy Mountain Cap, isn’t necessarily poisonous, its orange appearance closely matches its more deadly cousin.

Always look before you eat!

#mushroom #fungi #biology #mushroomoftheweek

[check the alt text for credits]