#9 - mushrooms

it's fall, time for mushrooms! many things told me that it was time for these wonderful veggies - fungus. funveg. I guess you either like them or you don't but I do!! they are wonderful and can be used in anything, and everything I make. this weekend at new seasons they have a mushroom tasting and I am very excited for that. I went to NS today to check out stuff to make for dinner and found almost all the mushrooms were gone. not to worry, I did get some.

I got a pound of cremini to put in stuffing. I had this crazy craving for stuffing. a girl at my work today said she went to a canadian thanksgiving dinner the other night (who knew there was such a thing? i'm such a stupid american.) so that got me thinking of stuffing...mmmm...yum. it's probably 10 minutes from being done. yum. anyway if you don't know what cremini are, they are like regular white button mushrooms, but brown. I believe they are what portabellas start out as...picture below - portobello at top, cremini on left, button on right:


I also got a 1/2 pound of chanterelles. they are a delicious wild mushroom that grows here in oregon. I can't explain how it tastes but I've had it a few ways that just rock, like this wonderful soup that ben made. I put it last week in a bomb omelet and I think I may do that again tomorrow for breakfast. yes, I like to spoil myself.


another mushroom I can't live without is shiitake. if you like japanese food chances are you have had these. they are great in stir fry and as tempura. I usually have them dried and ready on hand because they reconstitute pretty well but they are SO GOOD fresh!! I put them in miso soup and stir fries mostly. yum.