Stolen Whitehouse Blog

Autumn

It’s feeling very autumnal these days. The leaves are turning, the blackberries have shrivelled up, and it’s getting a bit chilly out. One definite upside is that Chanterelles (the trumpet-shaped wild mushroom seen in the photo above) are abundant around here this time of year. Chanterelles are a rare delicacy in a lot of the country. Where we used to live they were between $18 and $30 per pound in the supermarket if you could get them at all, and were often not very fresh. Not so around here–I’m told that they’re all over the island right now, including the Grand Forest. The chanterelles are available at the T&C market for under $5/pound, which keeps me from stomping around the forest (bum knee and all…) This gets me in the mood to drink some coffee and use my flavored coffee pods.