I wrote a brief method of how to cook with brains here. I understand though how much trepidation people have when trying offal though, so I really need to share this recipe. The first time I read about a dish like this was while reading Mario Batali’s Babbo book. Even though Mario Batali now has…
Winter
Puffball Parisienne Gnocchi
It may not look like it, but this is a study in giant puffball mushrooms. Typically you see puffballs breaded and fried, but you can’t always have them fresh, so here is a fun recipe I dreamed up using powder made from their dried slices. Essentially, these are just puffball flavored dumplings made from a…
Chaga Mushroom
After researching mushrooms in my region for a while, I started hearing about something called chaga. After poking around online, I saw t referred to by names like “mushroom of immortality” “God’s gift” and “Holy Chaga”, which was enough to pique my interest. I had to find out for myself what it was, and was…