Check out these amazing king oyster mushrooms purchased from local growers at the store. I was tempted to hunt around in the forest and pose them on a rotten log somewhere for mushroom Monday, but that would be cheating.
But that gave me an idea. What about combining it with the invitation to collaborate in the post, Wisdom of the Ancients made by 
Here’s the result:
Here’s the photo version:
Normally if you see mushrooms growing out of a tree like this the trunk has been dead a long time. Hacking off a tree branch can cause issues sometimes. Drilling a large hole through the base of an ancient tree injures it too and can cause it to topple as we have seen recently in the loss of an old sequoia.
Yet downed trees in the forest can be very beneficial for a wide variety of insects, birds, animals, other things, and of course – mushrooms.
Mushrooms can be very tasty and provide a texture and flavor not unlike meat if prepared right. Here a photo of the mushrooms with tasty barbecue sauce on them after they came from the oven:
Here they are shredded into little strips not unlike pulled pork:
Ready for steaming with some added materials:
Steaming away in the wok:
Some finishing touches with more barbecue sauce and oven cooking:
The wonderful plate of mushroom barbecue riblets:
There’s nothing like sitting down to nice meal with a beer. I fantasized about stalking the wild mushroom de’ beast in the woods with my spear and arrows for protection in the deep dark schwarzwald (black forest).
The texture and taste was just wonderful. I think it is really neat that more traditional recipes are beginning to be made with vegan or vegetarian ingredients.
Here’s a link to the original recipe if your interested. Youtube video – Braised Beef* Short Ribs
Thanks for reading! All photos and art type stuff are my work or collaboration – the pictures were taken with my Galaxy S7. The video linked to is not my work.