Miscellaneous: Lion's Mane

I collected this beautiful clump of Lion's Mane today in Santa Rosa. This is the first time I've encountered Lion's Mane outside of a grocery store, so I'm excited. Looking forward to having some if it with dinner tonight. It's hard to see from the photo, but this double clump (I took only half) was growing high up on a tree. I was actually out birdwatching, not mushroom hunting, but I couldn't resist. 

This was truly delicious. On the first night, I dry sautéed sliced pieces and then, once they had lost a little moisture, I simply lightly salted and peppered them and then sautéed them further in a little butter and olive oil until golden. We ate these as "steaks."

Tonight, I did the same and but then diced the thick Lion's Mane slices and used those pieces in a spaghetti dish with pine nuts, a little prosciutto, a little sliced fresh jalapeño pepper, topped with fresh arugula all drizzled with olive oil. Delicious!