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Category Archives: Mushrooms
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
Posted in Mushrooms, Starters, Uncategorized, vegetarian
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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
Posted in British Flavours, Eggs, Mains, Mushrooms, Salads
Tagged entree salad, portobello mushroom, portobello mushroom cap, vegetariansalad
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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
Posted in Italian Flavours, Kid Friendly, Mains, Mushrooms, Pasta
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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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Wild Mushroom Soup
This is a basic mushroom soup that uses the addition of dried porcini mushrooms to impart a more robust flavor. It is delicious and easy– great served with a thick piece of toasted country bread with melted Stilton or any … Continue reading
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Swiss Lasagna
We are moving from Switzerland to England a week from now. In light of this, I thought it best to open up and sift through the few still sealed boxes left from our last move here– five years ago…I am … Continue reading
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Chicken, Mushroom and Smoked Gouda Calzone
This isn’t haute cuisine, it is simple, comfort food. This is one of my favorite flavor combinations. I often make this for myself when my tomato-sauce-loving-husband is out of town (he would not appreciate the non-sauce factor of this recipe).1 … Continue reading
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