Zeke took me for a walk a couple of days ago, when I spied mushrooms growing in the neighbor’s yard.

Always curious, I wandered that way and plucked one. Running my nail across the gills was diagnostic. A lactarius, or milky cap! Not just any, but an indigo! Woot! These are more common in warmer climes, such as Mexico and Central America. I think my climate may be changing….

My research told me they are edible and hard to confuse with any other fungus.

The blue dye was pretty amazing.

I sautéed them with red onion, garlic, oregano (I didn’t have epazote) and olive oil. Salt and pepper, of course.

They made a nice filling for omelettes. They tasted like mushrooms, but a bit meatier than your normal agaricus (the type commonly sold in supermarkets). And they didn’t kill us! That’s always nice.