Porcini mushrooms add incredible richness and body to chicken gravy. Ingredients: ½ oz Dried Porcini Mushrooms 1 tbsp Sugar 1 tsp Salt 2 tbsp Soy Sauce 1 tbsp chopped Onion 2 tbsp Butter 2 tbsp Flour ½ cup White Wine 1 skin-on Chicken Breast per person 2 Garlic Cloves, crushed with the skin on 4 …

Homemade mushroom powders are a great trick to have in your culinary arsenal.  They allow you to distribute the flavor of dried mushrooms evenly throughout dishes without introducing the texture and appearance of mushrooms.  Mushroom powder also doesn’t have to be rehydrated before use. We’re demonstrating below with dried porcini mushrooms, which are an excellent …

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 …

Here’s the nuts and bolts of making risotto. This is not a risotto recipe per se, but rather a general tutorial that will allow you to improvise and tailor to your own tastes. Part one below, lays out the five general steps. Then, below is a list of embellishments that you might want to consider. …

The wild mushrooms add “meatiness” to this sauce.  A great vegetarian substitute for Bolognese! Ingredients: (Makes 6 servings) ½ oz Dried Wild Mushroom Mix, reconstituted (could substitute any dried wild mushrooms except chanterelles) Reserved mushroom soaking liquid 3 tbsp Olive Oil 1 ½ lbs Fresh White Button Mushrooms, sliced 1 Onion, chopped 1 large Garlic Clove, …

Creamy, earthy, with a hint of game flavor, this is a very elegant dish that’s really easy if you use partially deboned quail.  We’ve paired the quail with a nutty, sweet, and sour walnut sauce. Drink Pairings: Pinot Noir from Burgundy or Poulsard/Ploussard from Jura Ingredients: (Makes 2-4 appetizer or 1-2 light entree servings) 4 Semi-Boneless Quail …

Includes a great basic pesto recipe below. You don’t need to buy a pizza stone so that you can bake pizzas. Your grill will do the trick. In fact, grilled pizzas are a delight. Here’s how to make a grilled pizza: You can either make your own pizza dough or buy pre-made. You’ll also need …

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 …

Below you’ll find a list of incredible mushroom recipes created by the blogging community using our dried wild mushrooms.  Of these recipes, Big Apple Nosh’s Porcini Flan Recipe was voted the best by our readers, with Live Love Eat’s Mushroom Muffins and Inn the Kitchen’s Champagne & Mushroom Risotto as runners up. Week of Menus: Porcini …