I had a friend once who foraged bags of morel mushrooms right from his backyard. We feel lucky when we come across them at our local farmers market. I have been told that there are loads of secret mushroom foraging places here in the town where we live…and I’m starting to think I should stalk […]
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Mushroom Ketchup & Mustard Jus with Beef
Mushroom ketchup is a traditional English condiment. Larousse Gastronomique describes the use of mushroom ketchup in English cooking as “an addition to season sauces and also as a condiment for cold meat”. It also gets a mention in Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management, first published in 1861, where she describes how to make your […]
Pickled Mushrooms
We are great fans of mushrooms. All too often when you have that mushroom craving and you open the fridge the mushrooms have gone past their best or are ready to throw out. A great way to ensure that your craving can be satisfied is to pickle your favorite fungi in a jar. Mushrooms are such […]
Jarlsberg, Shiitake and Arugula on Toast
Sometimes there is nothing better than a grilled cheese sandwich. We love them plain but sometimes it is fun to dress them up a bit. We decided to use Jarlsberg cheese, Shiitake mushrooms and sautéed arugula. At the market we found a great loaf of rosemary bread which we knew would be great for […]
Foie Gras with Lentils and Sauted Mushrooms
So they may have banned it in California but over on the East coast we can still get the wonderfully rich Foie Gras. The only draw back was that we did not think ahead and get a good Sauterne to accompany it. I love the idea of taking something decedent, like Foie, and serving it […]
The Real Housewives of…
Thumbing through my great grandmother’s handwritten recipe book I came across this clipping titled “Housewives Ask Short Cuts in Preparing Summer Dishes“…because of course, what housewife would want to be stuck behind a stove in the summer?! Clearly…a bit dated…although I speak those words having just dropped off my husband’s shirts at the dry cleaners […]
Organic Mushrooms on Toast
We were so excited to find an organic mushroom farmer at the farmer’s market! Just days before we were discussing the lack of mushroom farms in our area and then voila! We used our yummy organic mushrooms to make mushrooms on toast. I won’t lie- we did spend nine of our twenty dollars on […]