Category Archives: Mushrooms

Farro, Shiitake and Leeks

I love farro’s texture; chewy like barley but slightly stiffer like brown rice. It is a wonderfully satisfying side or main dish. This version is vegetarian, but can easily be vegan– just eliminate the Parmesan. 1 large leek, timmed of … Continue reading

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Tapas Mushrooms

Preparing for a cooking class tonight with a great group of ladies! They wanted to do a tapas menu— Love munching through a class : ) I thought it would be nice to have something ready for the gals as … Continue reading

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Coq au Vin

I made this for a dinner party I catered last night. It’s a great dish for entertaining because all the work is done ahead of time. It’s simple to prepare, but does take several steps to achieve the rich, finished … Continue reading

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Slow Cooker Beef with Noodles

Jen also uses her Crockpot in the summer, which at first was confusing; I associate slow cooking with dark, chilly, winter days. Using a Crockpot in the summer– in the south– makes perfect sense, though: It cooks a delicious meal, hands free, without heating up the kitchen.

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Vegetarian Stuffed Mushrooms

Qualifier: These are stuffed mushrooms made for vegetarians, not mushrooms stuffed with vegetarians… I was having a small get-together with my best girlfriends. Two of the attendees, Emma and Aimee are vegetarian. Remember, way back, when saying someone was vegetarian … Continue reading

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Roast Portobello Mushroom Cap with Soft Poached Egg

Confessional: I swiped this idea from a cooking student of mine. She said that on ‘Meatless Mondays’ she bakes up portobellos, places a thick slice of goat cheese in the middle, broils, then serves on greens with a poached egg … Continue reading

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Preppy Party Nosh

  Like many children of the ’80s, The Official Preppy Handbook was my Bible when it was released 30 years ago. I was not nearly cute enough to reflect the gentile WASPY spunk illustrated on its pages, but I tried to dress the part … Continue reading

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Beef and Mushroom Pie

It’s May. It’s sunny. It looks as if it would be warm outside. It’s not. It’s a cold, windy English day. Eh, at least we will eat well.2 pounds lean, stewing (casserole) beef500 grams (2 cups) beef stock1/2 bottle dry, … Continue reading

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Farmer’s Market Ragu

Visiting our local farmer’s market Sunday I was determined to use only ingredients I found there to make dinner. The problem was not in finding enough gorgeous ingredients, rather deciding which to choose: seafood, gourmet sausages, cheeses, produce, organic meats … Continue reading

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The Bestest, Beefiest Meatloaf

Like Whitney Houston sings in the movie The Bodyguard, “I will always love you”. In my case I am referring to meatloaf rather than Kevin Costner, but the sentiment remains the same. And by ‘meatloaf’ I mean the food, not … Continue reading

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