Back at the Salt Cellar there was an older couple that would come in every weekend, the staff and I called them our favorite couple. Salad, split entree, then they’d each have a different scoop of ice cream to share. I loved talking to them in between pushes on Friday or Saturday nights. The man…
Honey Mushrooms
Pan Roasted Honey Mushrooms
A couple years ago I shared a recipe I borrowed from David Arora on cooking honey mushrooms alongside their peeled stems, which is useful when you find a bunch of honeys that have grown to have large or long stems. This past season I ended up finding a number of clusters that were really prime…
Sweet and Sour Venison-Honey Mushroom Soup
Hot and sour soup! Is it Asian food? Nope. Asian cuisine is not the only one to take advantage of the awesome combination of sweet and sour. There is another locale that values the combo of sweet and sour, and it’s Eastern Europe. Just thinking about a bowl of sour, sweet, meaty soup makes my…
Honey Mushrooms
Honey mushrooms are one of the best fall mushrooms out there, with a caveat or two. If the conditions are right, you could walk out of your favorite patch of woods with a literal truckload of these, it’s all about timing though. When I describe them to people who want to start picking them, I…