When I went to the farmer’s market, I saw a table with bowls and bowls of mushrooms. Something about these bowls of mushrooms just draws me in.
Aren’t the baby portobellas cute?
Both from a foodie standpoint and a picture-making standpoint, I loved coming across this table.
It was fun to see all those glorious shrooms. I could eat mushrooms raw, whole, and plain. Just by themselves. Sometimes I crave them.
Sometimes I will marinate them and then eat them mixed into a salad.
Or marinated and on a sandwich like my Sweet & Sour Marinated Mushrooms
Not into raw or marinated mushrooms and prefer them cooked?
I hold the meat and add the ‘shrooms in Vegan Fajitas with Vegan Sweet Ginger-Lime-Cumin Dipping Sauce
You could also add or use tofu to the vegan fajitas if you’re not a big ‘shroom fan or want to bump up the protein content.
Or you can always tuck some of your favorite fungi into a Cheezy Vegetable Bake
Just toss them in with all the other veggies and bake…
…and voila.
The cheezy veggie bake is great for:
using up veggie odds and ends
for hiding/camouflaging vegetables if someone in your world doesn’t always like to eat or try their veggies
and also for those times when you think you have nothing to eat and nothing to work with in your cupboards/fridge/freezer, you can toss just about anything you have on hand in and pull a rabbit veggie bake out of your hat.
Now for the Taste of Adams Avenue Giveaway Winner:
Amanda Jewell June 15, 2011 at 11:36 am
“how great! I don’t think I’ve been to the Taste of Adams Avenue before (but definitely taste of little italy.. yumm)! The most recent fair I went to was the Sicilian Festival here in Little Italy. I’m going to try to make it to the Del Mar Fair too b/c it’s always so much fun! Do you go to the fair too?”
Congrats, Amanda, and I will email you about the details.
From my last post about the flat tire I had yesterday, thankfully Scott took it and had one new tire on and it was “only” $150. Ugh. I’m trading the car in within the next 6 weeks! Oh, the timing.
And some of you did have some life hands you lemons moments recently that you shared, but hopefully things are all better now.
Questions:
1. Do you like mushrooms?
My mother hates mushrooms so growing up, I was never exposed to them and assumed I hated them too. Wrong! I really enjoy the chewiness and density they have. And I don’t eat them all that frequently, but I love grilled portobellas or shitakes.
I am not a fan of mushrooms in recipes such as mushrooms in soup or in sauces or spreads. I prefer them whole and alone or as the star ingredient of a dish, like a grilled portobella.
And I despise canned or salty mushrooms. Icky.
2. Fave way to eat or use them?
Plain and raw suits me but some people have to have their shrooms cooked.
Or just with a little marinade on them is great.
And I like them in salads and love the bites with mushrooms that have soaked up homemade vegan slaw salad dressing.
The mushrooms act as little sponge for the salad dressing, which for me, is perfect since I love sauces and dressings with a passion.
Mmm, good stuff.
Mushroom fan or not? It’s usually a love ’em or hate ’em food.
P.S. Keep the entries coming for the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 giveaway!
I don’t know if there is any correlation but I NEVER like mushrooms until I became vegan 3 months ago. Now they are just one of the best things since sliced bread. I think oyster mushrooms are the only ones I’ve come across that I didn’t really care for, but portabello’s are my favorite.
Great post and I love all of the options you’ve pictured.
Also as a side note I’ve started my own blog, I’ve been reading yours and just have continually been inspired. So I took that inspiration and started my own http://www.mynaturallyfrugalfamily.blogspot.com, not it is nothing near as well put together as your pages, but if you get a chance could you stop by and give me some constructive criticism?
your daughter is a cutie pie! Have fun with your new blog! :)
I adore button mushrooms, as they are sooo low calorie and not too weirdly slimy or textured! I’ve had some pretty exotic mushrooms and some of them are a little TOO chewy LOL…I add button mushrooms to almost anything to add low cal bulk- eg. in the tofu scramble I made for breakfast :)
Growing up I always thought I didn’t like mushrooms either because my parents didn’t. They thought they were slimy and gross. I didn’t know you could eat them raw either, and now I know much better and love them! And yes, I do like the chewiness of them and their earthy flavor too, especially as one of the main stars of a dish! Good post!
Gorgeous mushroom pics! I LOVE mushrooms and I HAVE to try your Cheezy Vegetable Bake now! Om nom nom!
I can’t believe you had to get an entirely new tire! My mechanic just took the nail out and patched that baby up. It was seriously less than $30.00 and good as new! Hmm.. I always wonder about those mechanics.
ANYWAY, I am in love with mushrooms. Raw, sauteed, reconstituted from being dehydrated, I pretty much love ’em all. Except for canned… Ick.
Based on the kind of flat tire it was, there was no other way. It’s wasn’t just a nail in it so the whole thing needed to be replaced. Ugh!
oh I adore mushrooms! in everyway! that sandwich had be biting my lip. hehe.
and I am so glad that scott came to the rescue yesterday. Thats what husbands are for, right?
;)
I love mushrooms – they’re so versatile! I love them plain on salads or sauteed in olive oil with garlic and spinach!
Hate, hate, hate. They taste meaty and they are so chewy when raw and slimy when cooked. Blech! My husband loves them, so thankfully he can be the one to expose them to our future kids. I was thinking about this when you were talking about beets. The reason I thought I hated them was because my mom HATES them, and that’s when I had realized I had never actually tried them before! I can’t wait until the farmer’s market, I really hope they have some there!
YAYYYYYYY!!! I’m so happy I won! I can’t wait to EAT! lol! I’ll be sure to do a post about the following day–> If I’ll be able to wake from my most probable food induced coma :-)
P.S. I love me some mushrooms
Mushrooms = the vegan’s meat!
congrats and I sent your name to my contact and you’re all set at the Will Call booth! :)
I LOVE mushrooms – in fact, I just made some amazing Stuffed Portabello Caps for dinner last night! Caps are my favorite! I love to stuff them, of eat them grilled on a bun! YUM =)
I will eat mushrooms in stir fries, but in general, I’m not a big fan. Something about the texture just turns me off!
I am definitely a mushroom fan! BUT I hate shiitake mushrooms and I hate canned mushrooms. I didn’t like shrooms until I was maybe 9 or 10 and then my mom introduced me to them and I fell in love. I love them in pasta sauces. They go SO well with a pasta sauce full of veggies and a little protein over pasta with basil and mozzarella. Mmmmm. I think that nostalgia probably also plays a role in why that is my favorite mushroom dish….
I love mushrooms…plain, grilled, steamed, pretty much anyway you cook them, I’ll eat em!
I love, love mushrooms, although recently I ordered the mushroom toast in a restaurant and I couldn’t stand the taste! Not sure what type of mushrooms they were, I didn’t recognise them, but I will be staying away from them in the future! Ick! :(
Great mushroom post, fun pictures. Did they let you keep the cute little bowls with the mushrooms?
1. Yes, but I prefer them fresh and not overcooked to a slimy mess. I hated them as a kid because my mom used cheap canned mushrooms a lot that looked, tasted, and smelled awful.
2. Probably a raw mushroom gravy created in the Vita-Mix.
Oh I just shot that at an outdoor table at the market as I was walking by. There was no buying or keeping going on. :)
I LOVE mushrooms! I also prefer them raw to cooked… chopped and in a salad with a little vinaigrette is perfect for me!