What's a mushroom? "They describe a variety of gilled fungi, with or without stems, therefore the term is used to describe the fleshy fruiting bodies of some Ascomycota. These gills produce microscopic spores that help the fungus spread across the ground or its occupant surface".
Mushrooms or toadstools have always caught my interest (see needle felted toadstools earrings I used to make or the baby shoes with needle felted toadstool designs I've created in the past) but never to the point to go foraging for them. I'm too scared to end up picking a poisonous one.
While taking these pictures I started thinking about "Toast Champignon" my mom used to make and while I'm not crazy about eating mushrooms that did make my mouth water! I found a recipe on a Flemish site: https://dagelijksekost.een.be/gerechten/toast-champignon. My mom used to make it with some kind of Alfredo sauce which toned down the flavor of the mushrooms a bit.
The reason I'm talking about mushrooms is because I found these beauties in my yard a couple of days ago after storm Isaiah came by. The ones in the backyard I had to get rid of because I have two dogs that love to nibble on grass. I wouldn't want them accidentally eat one of these since I know some of these are poisonous!
