Yachats Mushroom Festival..The dinner

Howdee all,

Last weekend Jeff and I attended the 10th annual Yachats Mushroom Fest

We started going to this event about 9 years ago when we first learned about mushroom picking in Oregon. We love this event and go whenever we are in the area.

The

kickoff of the weekend of walks, displays, sales and lectures is

The Friday night mushroom dinner. Thirty dollars a head.

This year all the proceeds went to benefit the public trails at the Gerdemann Botanical Preserve..

The cakes and deserts below are auctioned off at the end of the dinner..

Young woodland fairies helped serve the meal. 

The menu

Menu Items donated by local restaurants.

Mushroom almond Pate in Puff pastryWild mushroom tapenade toastsOur hostess decked out as a Cauliflower mushroom fairy.Entertainment by the Woodlands TrioFrench Onion and Morel Soup

Puff pastry Salmon with Chanterelle CreamMushroom salad with Parma Ham and Chicken of the Woods Polenta with Cauliflower Fungus Cream.Stuffed shells with Wild Oregon Mushrooms and Heirloom Tomato Sauce Candy Cap Mushroom CakeThe Auction went well with many cakes going from 50 to 100 dollars..

This particular cake went for 300 dollars..and the woman who donated sat at our table ..we all enjoyed this wonderful mousse cake! If you are ever at the Oregon Coast in October, and you love mushrooms, I highly recommend this event.

My Utube Video from 2006 Mushroom festival

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We are finally at the coast, parked in our friends Driveway, where we will stay for a few weeks…picking mushrooms and visiting.

Sorry Muther and Sickstas for not getting the renovation photos up yet…

Jeff took a few..but i really want to take my own..and ..well…I have been too busy picking mushrooms …all day…….cleaning mushrooms ..spending time with friends in the evening………and then crashing..…….so no time…

I am writing this post at 6 in the morning.

We have friends coming from Eugene to the coast today to pick mushrooms with us..

Tonight dinner with Jim and some of his friends and family…

Fun…busy…miss U all online…

Hope to catch up soon!

YIPEEE ITS MUSHROOM SEASON!!!!!!!