Butter poached lobster tail, caramelized chanterelle mushrooms and fluffy, delicious pasta pillows stuffed with a creamy, sweet parsnip puree.  Are you drooling yet? If not, consider that the above culinary delights are all tossed in a cognac butter sauce made with lobster stock and lobster roe butter (though you could substitute chicken stock & plain …

A Marx Foods customer going by the web pseudonym “Old Gator” was kind enough to share his tantalizing recipe for matzo brei made with a blend of hedgehog mushrooms, chanterelles, and black trumpet mushrooms.  It looks like an incredible upgrade for a classic Passover dish! You crumble a couple of sheets of matzo – preferably …

We can’t deny this looks pretty complicated for a stew recipe…but the results are worth it.  By removing the cooked carrots, celery and onion after cooking, and then adding separately-cooked fresh chanterelle mushrooms and pearl onions, you get a far more beautiful, cleaner tasting result. Drink Pairing: Merlot Wine Ingredients:                Makes Eight Servings 2lbs Kobe …

There are many ways to reconstitute dried mushrooms, but here is the easiest: 1) Put the desired amount of dried mushrooms in a non-reactive bowl. 2) Pour boiling water over the dried mushrooms to cover. 3) Let sit for at least 20 minutes, or until the mushrooms are tender. 4) Strain the mushrooms and use …

Buying fresh mushrooms in bulk and preserving them yourself is a cost-effective way to ensure you have wild mushrooms in your pantry all year long.  Below are the methods we prefer for preserving and storing leftover mushrooms: How to Dehydrate Fresh Mushrooms If you dry them, they will last for years and retain an intensified …

This side dish is incredibly easy and really lets the beauty and flavor of fresh chanterelles shine.  Sweet spring onions, and earthy, full flavored chanterelles that have softened, but still have a good amount of crunch, are brought together with just a bit of herby bite from the tarragon butter.  The total effect is smooth, …

If you’ve ever looked down on the humble skirt steak as inferior to more expensive cuts like the filet mignon…this recipe just might change your mind.  This dish is simple, but delicious and lets the steak and mushrooms stand on their own with just a slight thyme/butter flavor. Drink Pairings: Oregon Pinot Noir or Sangiovese from …

Nutty, chewy farro (emmer) grain salad loaded with flavor and texture.  The seabeans can be omitted, but they add further complexity to the salad as well as some saltiness and very welcome green color. Farro Salad with Roasted Beets, Sea Beans, Fennel & Chanterelles Ingredients: 1lb Organic Farro Berries (aka Emmer Berries) 1/2lb Fresh Chanterelle …

Lazaro is back!  If you don’t yet know his blog, Lazaro Cooks!, it is time to get to know him and to get to know him well!  A delicious and innovative dude, Lazaro inspired enough top notch bloggers to win the Five Star Foodie’s Makeover Summer ’10.  With his prize booty, Lazaro has been whipping up some …

      Chanterelle mushrooms are one of the more widely known and most sought-after of the wild mushrooms harvested in North America. Found in forests on both coasts under conifers and oak trees, they are a warm yellow to orange in color, with a trumpet-like cap over a sometimes spindly stem. Their aroma is …