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 …

Rich, earthy, and completely vegetarian, this French onion soup is so full of flavor that you won’t miss the veal stock (although you could substitute veal stock or 1 1/4 cup Le Québécois veal demi glace and 2 ½ cups water if you are a committed carnivore). Ingredients: (Makes 4 Servings) 4 tbsp Unsalted Butter, plus extra for …

  Below is the collection of recipes submitted by bloggers competing in a Marx Foods morel recipe contest.  All of them were created using dried morels, but you can substitute fresh morel mushrooms or frozen morels in many of them. A Thought for Food’s Morel & Fontina Pizza was voted the best, with Eats Well …

Brian from A Thought For Food won our 2010 Morel Recipe Challenge and is back with a victory lap and guest post.    ———– Ever since I learned that I’d be receiving 2lbs of fresh morel mushrooms, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what I’d do with all of them.  I’ve thought of just about everything, …

This gratin is so delicious you won’t miss the potatoes, which have been replaced by healthier (and more interesting) stinging nettles and morel mushrooms.  If you don’t have nettles on hand, don’t worry, you can always substitute another hearty green. Pairings: Red Pinot Noir from Burgundy or Chianti Ingredients: (Makes 4 Servings) ¾lb of Stinging Nettles …

This is one of my ‘shroom standbys.  Easy and delicious. Ingredients:  (Makes 4 Appetizer Servings) 1/2lb of  any variety of Fresh Mushrooms, chopped.  In the photo, we used Fresh Morel Mushrooms, which were fabulous 1 large Shallot, fine diced Leaves from 2 sprigs of Fresh Thyme 1 splash Sherry Vinegar 1 tbsp of Unsalted Butter …

I think I needed some attention.  You see… I am the leader of MarxFoods.com which would ordinarily make me the head honcho.  But, at photo shoots I play the role of both director and dishwasher / prep cook / photo assistant.  And, two years into this with the rest of the shoot team all working together beautifully, I’m …

While our marinated morel salad recipe uses the acidity of two different vinegars to “brighten up” morels’ earthiness, this recipe poaches morels in butter for a truly decadent result.  Dried morel mushooms can be substituted for fresh in this recipe, and they will still taste very good, but the texture will not be as tender as if …

This cold salad is a great way to show off the tenderness and flavor of fresh wild morel mushrooms.  You can also make it with dried wild morel mushrooms.  Blending the two vinegars leads to a complex sourness that suffuses the dish, playing against the morels’ earthiness very nicely. Because this dish is designed to …