It’s time to give vegetables the spotlight on the grill this summer. You don’t have to be a vegetarian to enjoy grilled corn on the cob or perfectly charred eggplant. If you really want to let plants shine this summer, upgrade them from side dish to entree with this easy grilled portobello burrata recipe. It’s the perfect vegetarian dinner and…
Quick Fix: Mushrooms Add an Earthy Flavor to These Perfect-for-Memorial Day Burgers
By Linda Gassenheimer From Tribune News Service Looking for a really, juicy burger for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend or for anytime you want a burger. Try this one. Mushrooms add an earthy flavor to lean ground beef. They also make the burgers juicy. The mushrooms are cooked before they are added to the ground…
Chicago’s Top Fungi Guy Is out to Save the World, One Beautiful Mushroom at a Time
By Lisa Shames From Chicago Tribune Chicago—Contrary to what his profession might lead you to believe, Joe Weber hasn’t always been obsessed with mushrooms. It’s not that he hated them either. Rather, while growing up in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, he didn’t think about mushrooms at all, beyond the rare occasion they would make an appearance…
The Mighty Agarikon Mushroom
The oceans, forests, and jungles of our planet are the sources of our oldest medicines. Long before a trip to the drugstore could yield a bottle of tidy pills, medicines grew in the deepest, most fertile places on earth. And many of them grow there still, at least in the natural places that remain. Fungi…
Making the Most of Medicinal Mushrooms
If you think mushrooms are just a way to add flavor to pizzas and stir-fries, then you’re missing the bigger picture. The medicinal use of mushrooms in Asian culture is one of the most well recognized use of this extraordinary plant. There’s a reason the mushroom is bearer of the title “MycoMedicinals” a unique class…
Air Fryer Mushrooms Are as Easy to Make as They Are to Eat
These savory, bite-sized garlic-butter mushrooms are perfectly tender with crispy edges, all thanks to the efficient heating of the air fryer. If you can stop yourself from snacking on them straight from the basket, they make for a truly show-stopping side; there’s no shortage of dinners made even more delicious with them. Here’s how to…
Medicinal Mushrooms: The New Power Food
Mushrooms come in many different shapes and colors and grow best in warm moist soil full of decaying organic material. They are nature’s recyclers, breaking down what has died so it can be used to create new life. Since they contain no chlorophyll like green plants, they can’t perform photosynthesis. Consequently, they must get all…
A Pasta Spring Fling
Morels, asparagus, and peas team up in this quintessential springtime pasta dish. Earthy mushrooms marry well with early asparagus and sweet peas. Famously delicious in sauces, risottos, and pasta, these ingredients require little else except a nap of cream and a sprinkling of cheese to bind them together, resulting in an easy yet elegant seasonal…
2 Surprising Ingredients Transform an Ordinary Meat Sauce
Many meat sauce recipes begin by cooking chunks of meat until browned bits stick to the bottom of the pot. Those browned bits are called fond, and they’re absolutely packed with savory umami taste. But this recipe uses ground beef rather than chunks of meat, which will turn dry and pebbly if cooked long enough…
Australians Warned About Mushroom Picking After Toxic DeathCap Mushrooms Appear Early
Australia’s Food Safety Information Council is warning adventurous food eaters not to pick wild mushrooms because of the early arrival of the deadly deathcap fungi after a soggy summer. Toxic mushrooms grow during all seasons of the year but pop up particularly quickly in moist areas. Deathcap mushrooms can be mistaken for more common edible…
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