Another opportunity arose for a quick trip to the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland. We didn't hesitate. We got in the car, drove for over an hour, and found ourselves in a different world.

The first boletus mushrooms have appeared, and the one in the photo is the first boletus found this year. Of course, we found plenty of other edible mushrooms that ended up in our kitchen.

Our favorite mushroom, often found in the pan instead of a pork chop, was also included. We're talking, of course, about the mushroom called the Capricorn. Many people avoid picking this species, fearing it's a toadstool. And let's hope it stays that way.

Below is another mushroom species that some people steer clear of. This is the brick-shaped bolete. A very hard, firm, and tasty mushroom, it's edible without any additional processing. It can easily be confused with the gloomy bolete, which, while not poisonous, can cause stomach upset without heat treatment.

But beyond the edible mushroom species, there are a great many conditionally edible and inedible mushrooms. Of course, we only pick the proven mushrooms, but we take photos of all of them. It often turns out that the poisonous mushrooms turn out best in photos.

A visit to the village head's house and the shop next door is a must-see on our trips to the Jura. As is often the case in shops, the conversation over a glass of piso never ends.

Our route, of course, couldn't be complete without another must-see: a walk up Chełm Mountain, which is accessed by a hiking trail that runs almost from the shop itself. So, wherever we go, all roads lead to the shop.

The forest is incredibly alive at this time of year, there are still blueberries, in shady places you can still find wild strawberries, there are plenty of wild raspberries and the first red lingonberries are already appearing, of which we, of course, collected some to make the first liqueur of the year.

Of course, we couldn't leave out the culinary element. Since we always have barbecue equipment and other things in the car during the holiday season, we decided to use the stove and make ourselves an unusual dinner in the forest. So today, instead of a quick sausage, we're having scrambled eggs with buttermilk.

Bon appetit 😉