Mushrooms are the perfect centerpiece of Meatless Monday meals — particularly the meaty and flavorful fresh mushrooms now available at local farmers markets. And did you know that mushrooms are the only vegetable that provides Vitamin D? They also contain potassium, antioxidants and even protein. Morels, available locally for a very limited period in the […]
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Egg Noodles with Morels
April 5th, 2010 · 5 Comments
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Meatless Monday ~ Mushroom Polenta
January 25th, 2010 · 3 Comments
We were very disappointed to lose the mushroom vendor from our neighborhood (Del Ray) market this past year, especially as I had made such great progress the prior year in convincing my previously mushroom-adverse husband that they really weren’t so bad. So now to get our local ‘shroom fix I have to head to one […]
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Creamy Sunchoke Soup
December 9th, 2008 · 6 Comments
Sunchokes, also known as Jerusalem artichokes, look very similar to ginger root, but when you begin to peel them they offer an intensely concentrated artichoke aroma. Raw, they have the texture of a water chestnut, but taste sweeter and nuttier. They are a member of the tuber farm and are packed with iron and potassium. […]
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Turkey Chanterelle Pot Pie
November 28th, 2008 · Comments Off on Turkey Chanterelle Pot Pie
There are few things more comforting on a chilly winter day than a piping hot chicken pot pie out of the oven. Pot pie was one of the first things I taught myself to make when I was learning to cook, and is what I crave when I’m sick. This turkey version provides another option […]
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At Market: VA 5.31 & NY 6.07, morels and goat cheese
June 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments
I got thrown off my food blogging game by our two-day power outage followed by a weekend trip to NY. But we are back and slowly refilling the fridge, so it’s time to catch up! I wrote previously about our June 1 Del Ray (VA) Farmers Market dinner for Week One of One Local Summer. […]
