Mushrooms
Most varieties of truly wild mushrooms come into the peak of their season in the fall (the big exception being morels). The deep, woodsy flavor of mushrooms is particularly welcome as the air takes on a chill. Find information and easy, tasty recipes using mushrooms here.
Wild Mushrooms
Truly wild mushrooms are foraged. That is, someone walks through the woods or meadows looking for a picking edible fungi. Shitakes, criminis, oysters? Not wild. They're usually cultivated. There's nothing wrong with cultivated mushrooms, nothing at all, but wild mushrooms have a greater range of flavors--not all chanterelles taste alike, for example, and one batch of morels can be much earthier t…
Truly wild mushrooms are foraged. That is, someone walks through the woods or meadows looking for a picking edible fungi. Shitakes, criminis, oysters? Not wild. They're usually cultivated. There's nothing wrong with cultivated mushrooms, nothing at all, but wild mushrooms have a greater range of flavors--not all chanterelles taste alike, for example, and one batch of morels can be much earthier t…
Cultivated Mushrooms
A lot of attention gets paid to wild mushrooms, but cultivated mushrooms are delicious in their own right. They also tend to be more readily available and less expensive.
A lot of attention gets paid to wild mushrooms, but cultivated mushrooms are delicious in their own right. They also tend to be more readily available and less expensive.
Morels and Asparagus
Morels and asparagus - two harbingers of spring eating - are delicious simply sauteed together in a bit of butter in this easy recipe.
Morels and asparagus - two harbingers of spring eating - are delicious simply sauteed together in a bit of butter in this easy recipe.
Morel Mushroom Risotto
When the light and delicate flavor of morel mushrooms calls but the weather clings to a chilly gray, Morel Mushroom Risotto will get you out of the quandry of what to make for dinner.
When the light and delicate flavor of morel mushrooms calls but the weather clings to a chilly gray, Morel Mushroom Risotto will get you out of the quandry of what to make for dinner.
Mushroom Potato Enchiladas
These delicious and earthy vegetarian Mushroom Potato Enchiladas are extra yummy with a side salad and a bit of crema or thinned sour cream alongside.
These delicious and earthy vegetarian Mushroom Potato Enchiladas are extra yummy with a side salad and a bit of crema or thinned sour cream alongside.
Paprika Mushroom Soup
The light heat of hot paprika spices up this easy mushroom soup.
The light heat of hot paprika spices up this easy mushroom soup.
Sauteed Morels Mushrooms
A fabulous way to cook them is to quickly saute them in butter and sprinkle them with salt.
A fabulous way to cook them is to quickly saute them in butter and sprinkle them with salt.
Wild Rice & Mushroom Soup
Hearty wild rice, flavorful mushrooms, and a but of cream come together into more than the sum of their parts in this chill-chasing soup.
Hearty wild rice, flavorful mushrooms, and a but of cream come together into more than the sum of their parts in this chill-chasing soup.
Wild Rice Mushroom Pilaf
Wild rice, mushrooms, and sausage make a deeply savory side dish or, when paired with crusty bread and a crisp green salad, a fabulous main dish.
Wild rice, mushrooms, and sausage make a deeply savory side dish or, when paired with crusty bread and a crisp green salad, a fabulous main dish.