Potato Chowder

Potato Chowder

by | Feb 6, 2020

This recipe was a staple for me during my college years. It was cheap, easy and filling. A big pot of it could feed me for a week. I would gather and dry quantities of fairy ring mushrooms (Marasmius oreades) from the little park down the street from my apartment, and...
Slow Cooker Beef Stew

Slow Cooker Beef Stew

by | Jan 19, 2020

Stew is one of the easiest, most comforting foods to make. With slightly more attention this slow cooker recipe would work just as well in a Dutch oven or even in a kettle on the stove-top or over a fire. You hardly need a recipe, but the dredging the meat in flour...
Dutch Oven Shepherd’s Pie

Dutch Oven Shepherd’s Pie

by | Dec 26, 2019

I love Shepherd’s Pie. The thick filling of meat and vegetables, topped with mounds of mashed potatoes, makes the perfect comfort food. The sound of it bubbling, the tantalizing aroma, mixing with the smoke from the coals as it leaks out from under the heavy lid...
Protected: Sparassis Lasagna

Sparassis Lasagna

by | Nov 19, 2019

Essentially, I just substituted the Sparassis for lasagna noodles. I actually did half cauliflower mushroom and half noodles in the same casserole-my wife doesn’t like mushrooms. I had some of each, and the Sparrasis half compared favorably in texture and...