Comments on: Rain brings giant mushrooms

By: m.

m. — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:42:17 +0000

Funny you ask – I’ve been scolded before when I thought that “medium-grain” could act as a substitute. (OK! I understand now that’s unacceptable!) I find that any store that has a decent bulk section carries arborio rice in their bulk area – we use Ideal (whole paycheck), but I bet some Safeways and King Soopers would have it too if you look in that area.

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:49:30 +0000

Hola! I found this blog while trying to figure out where I can get some Arborio rice in Boulder…have any insights? I’m guessing King Soopers is a no…

By: m.

m. — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:30:56 +0000

Hey Jeffrey! Garden’s pretty good – harvesting spinach, collard greens, lettuce and sugar snaps in abundance. We’ll see if the tomatoes and bell peppers feel like they have enough sun to produce in a month or two. Do keep looking for a community garden…most of them have websites at this point (or at least the city-wide program does, so you can find out about starting one in your neighborhood). Which city are you in?

The fruit tree swap sounds wonderful – and mostly of things I couldn’t grow here anyway! Hope you’re making good use of the other fruits, even if guava isn’t so great.

Glad the messenger bag worked out, have a good weekend!

By: Jeffrey Rawles

Jeffrey Rawles — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:27:39 +0000

you seem like such a cool guy. How is your shady garden growing? Funny, shady garden is that like weed, shrooms etc? Anyway I haven’t been able to find a community garden where I live but Do organize a container tree fruit swap with different friends. I grow valencia oranges and meyer lemons and sort of cheating here, but jalepenos. My other friends grow grapes, bitter at best, but still fun, figs, guava, lots of guava which noone eats because his guava look funny but noone really wants tohurt his feelings. I saw your article from 2005 when you were making the messenger bag… I know I know 3 years too late, but they make tent seam sealent which also would work very well. Well, have a good friday sir, I have a job I hate and a son who hates me waiting for the rest of the day! Cheers!

Jeffrey

By: m.

m. — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:21:29 +0000

And you’re so good at it – hope others are getting to eat risotto by Barb.

By: barb

barb — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:50:57 +0000

mmm risotto! always one of my favorite things to cook!

By: m.

m. — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:20:18 +0000

Excellent question. I didn’t feel like tracking down a link for this info, but it’s easily explained: when you bruise or cut the body of a shaggy parasol, it starts to turn an orangish-reddish color where cut. The other mushroom (don’t know the name) doesn’t.
Glad rafting was such a good time! I need to get out at least once this summer too.

By: tim

tim — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:55:47 +0000

So what’s the test for dangerousness?