Mushrooms
The Cure for Pasta Withdrawal: Stuffed Portabellas with Canadian Bacon and Feta Cheese
I admit, it is a little cliche, but the New Year has brought about a good excuse for me to become more motivated to eat well and exercise. Truthfully, I am feeling quite positive about my new lifestyle, except for one thing: I know I need to cut back on my over-consumption of pasta. Pasta [...]
Perfect for the Holidays: Cream of Mushroom Soup
Few things in the culinary kingdom are better than mushrooms in my mind - especially when you slow cook them over low heat to get all of their moisture out and concentrate their flavor. Comforting to no end - especially when paired with a good salad and some bread to soak it all up.
Trust me, [...]
Easy and Delicious Wild Ingredients: Poached Salmon with Chanterelle Mushrooms
Don’t let me fool you, this recipe is rather rich and rather French. If you’ve never poached fish, go ahead and try it with a fish with a fairly high fat content like Salmon, Sea Bass or Sardines even. It’s tougher to overcook and will stand up better to this cooking process.
Salmon is always a [...]
Mini Meatloafs with Mushroom Gravy
Generally speaking, I am not a fan of Rachael Ray. I find her voice annoying, her ingredients sometimes questionable, and her end results unappetizing. I am not alone in this, of course, as this article shows. However, among the Tex-Mex Pasta dishes and the various incarnations of “Stoup”, there are a few rare gems. One [...]
French Ragout the Mushroom and Swiss Chard Way
Ragu or Ragout has long standing tradition in both Italian and French cuisine - though the term actually means different things in each culture. Italians have their regional Ragus; which for the most part imply a sauce including meats. Different yet similar varieties hail from the north and Bologna (Ragu Bolognese) and from the south [...]
