A good, simple chowder made with wild mushrooms has been a reader request for a while here that I finally got around to posting. It comes together in just under an hour, and is a good way to use some fresh or dried wild mushrooms if you need a bowl of comfort food. A soup…
Lobster Mushrooms
A fascinating creation of nature, lobster mushrooms are the result of a fungus parisitizing Russula and/or Lactarius mushrooms that changes their shape, improves their flavor, and gives them a bright red-orange color. These are incredibly versatile mushrooms, and highly appreciated by chefs and sold commercially in large quantities. They can also be found in large quantities by you.
If you're new to lobsters, check out my intro to lobster mushrooms. If you have some you'd like to cook, try my lobster mushroom cakes or lobster rolls first and branch out from there.
Wild Mushroom Tacos
If you’re a mushroom hunter, the thought of making wild mushrooms tacos has probably crossed your mind, as it has mine. The thing is, wild mushroom tacos aren’t some gringo adaptation, or heretical thing, they’re actually a traditional way of preparing mushrooms in certain parts of Mexico, specifically (to my knowledge, chime in if you…
Mushroom Fricasee Fredy Girardet
Old cookbooks are a wealth of knowledge. Back in the day, it didn’t matter how many art directors were on set for the photo shoot, and how many different plate props you had, good food was just good food. One of my favorite old books is Fredy Girardet, a famous Swiss chef who reached the…
Lobster Mushroom Rolls
Lobster mushroom rolls are a solid way to enjoy your harvest, and one of my favorite vegetarian mushroom recipes. Lobster rolls are usually a pretty simple thing: really fresh lobster, mayonnaise, and maybe some chives or celery, since it’s all about the lobster. But lobster mushroom rolls, if they’re going to taste like anything, need…
Lobster Mushroom Ratatouille
Nothing says the peak of summer like a dish of ratatouille, that classic French dish of summers bounty made from zucchini, eggplant and tomato delicately scented with herbs. This year, with a fridge full of lobster mushrooms calling my name, I decided to make a version substituting lobster mushrooms for zucchini. I wanted to remove…
Braised Lobster Mushrooms with Tomato and Leek
Way back, a long time ago, I wrote a recipe for braising a lobster mushroom whole, and, while it was an ok way to cook them, as the years past, the recipe has been on my list to update, so here you go. The original recipe was a simple stewed mushroom cooked whole, and while…
Lobster Mushroom Confit
I’d struggle to think of anything that wouldn’t be good seasoned and cooked covered in fat with herbs, and lobster mushroom confit is no exception. Even though mushrooms will never get fork tender like a pheasant thigh, or a goose leg, they’re still great candidates for confit, but especially chunky, ones like lobster mushrooms. Lobster…
Cooking Wild Mushrooms with the Wet Saute
A while ago a video on cooking mushrooms started circulating in the online community that turned a lot of heads, at least in my world. In a nutshell, the video discussed the benefits in depth (see the video) of adding water to mushrooms before they’re sautéed. At first, I thought l “ok science guy, the…
