Mushrooms are often overlooked. These sculptural, delicious growths are full of flavor and versatility. You can use mushrooms as flavoring, an accent, a side dish, or the main dish. Some mushrooms are meaty enough to replace beef. Some add flavor and texture to stews or sauces. Others can be eaten raw in salads.
There are over 38,000 mushroom varieties in the world; 3,000 are native to North America. They vary in texture, color, shape, and flavor. Some grow easily and others only sprout for a single week of the year. Many types can be farmed, while others can only be harvested in the wild.
You cannot eat all mushrooms. It is very important to know your mushrooms if you are going out wild crafting. There are many that are poisonous. If you do not know them well enough, harvest with an experienced person or buy them already harvested.
Keep them on hand so you can use them whenever you want. Fresh verities are best, but they do not keep long. Dried mushrooms can be reconstituted in warm liquid. Save the liquid to add flavor to another recipe. Canned verities keep a long time, but tend to be rubbery and without flavor.
You can put them into sauces or on top of pizzas to add a delicious boost of nutrition. They pack a lot of vitamins and minerals inside, so dig in! Put them in your sandwiches, eggs, and gravies. Put them into puff pastry and make a pasty. Throw some in stew or stir fried vegetables. Put raw mushrooms in your spinach salad for a nice contrast. There are so many delicious methods to incorporate this nutritious ingredient that you can eat something new for every meal.
Mushrooms make great easy appetizer recipes. Slice them, dice them, or leave them whole. Mix up some of your favorite flavors and stuff all that goodness into a mushroom cap and broil them lightly for one of America's favorite appetizers of all time.
You can choose from many types in your local grocery store. White or button mushrooms are very popular. You can find them sliced or whole. Cook them for a more intense flavor or slice them raw for salad. Crimini mushrooms are brown with a tan stem. They have even more flavor. Portobellos are a large, meaty verity that many vegetarians use as a beef substitute.
Enoki mushrooms can sometimes be found in the produce section. They are clusters of tiny white mushrooms on long stems. They are often used in salads like bean sprouts. Shiitakes are rich and full flavored like beef. They are tasty sauted, broiled or baked. Sometimes you can find rare varieties like morels. This is a relative of the truffle. The top is dark brown and cone shaped with a honeycomb texture. Chanterelles are another popular wild verity that you can sometimes find. They are vase shaped, broad mushrooms ranging from yellow to orange. They have a very delicate texture and flavor. They are delicious in risottos and salads.
There are over 38,000 mushroom varieties in the world; 3,000 are native to North America. They vary in texture, color, shape, and flavor. Some grow easily and others only sprout for a single week of the year. Many types can be farmed, while others can only be harvested in the wild.
You cannot eat all mushrooms. It is very important to know your mushrooms if you are going out wild crafting. There are many that are poisonous. If you do not know them well enough, harvest with an experienced person or buy them already harvested.
Keep them on hand so you can use them whenever you want. Fresh verities are best, but they do not keep long. Dried mushrooms can be reconstituted in warm liquid. Save the liquid to add flavor to another recipe. Canned verities keep a long time, but tend to be rubbery and without flavor.
You can put them into sauces or on top of pizzas to add a delicious boost of nutrition. They pack a lot of vitamins and minerals inside, so dig in! Put them in your sandwiches, eggs, and gravies. Put them into puff pastry and make a pasty. Throw some in stew or stir fried vegetables. Put raw mushrooms in your spinach salad for a nice contrast. There are so many delicious methods to incorporate this nutritious ingredient that you can eat something new for every meal.
Mushrooms make great easy appetizer recipes. Slice them, dice them, or leave them whole. Mix up some of your favorite flavors and stuff all that goodness into a mushroom cap and broil them lightly for one of America's favorite appetizers of all time.
You can choose from many types in your local grocery store. White or button mushrooms are very popular. You can find them sliced or whole. Cook them for a more intense flavor or slice them raw for salad. Crimini mushrooms are brown with a tan stem. They have even more flavor. Portobellos are a large, meaty verity that many vegetarians use as a beef substitute.
Enoki mushrooms can sometimes be found in the produce section. They are clusters of tiny white mushrooms on long stems. They are often used in salads like bean sprouts. Shiitakes are rich and full flavored like beef. They are tasty sauted, broiled or baked. Sometimes you can find rare varieties like morels. This is a relative of the truffle. The top is dark brown and cone shaped with a honeycomb texture. Chanterelles are another popular wild verity that you can sometimes find. They are vase shaped, broad mushrooms ranging from yellow to orange. They have a very delicate texture and flavor. They are delicious in risottos and salads.
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Shrimp appetizers are always a hit. Serve them up for a party or family gathering. They are also perfect for the holidays. Be sure to follow all safety recommendations when working with shrimp. Like other seafood, shrimp is highly perishable. Keep your appetizers delicious and safe.
