Category Archives: Mushrooms

Home Poultry Plans, Sous Vide Chicken Breast with Lime/Mushroom Sauce – and Sous Vide Discussion

Posted on March 23, 2018 by

Or:  How I fought the Breast Meat Trend, and how I HOPE to WIN!!! I’m going to be raising chickens this year.  I’ve ordered 9 meat birds (“red broilers”) to arrive the first week of May. I also ordered egg … Continue reading →

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Vegetarian Pizza-Like Cheese Melts with Indian or Mexican Influences

Posted on March 9, 2018 by

Inspired by both Indian and by Mexican thin flatbreads. Okay, these lack tomato (though the recipe can be adapted easily, and although one of my favorite pizza slices at the pizzeria in Litchfield CT is a cheese/shrimp/broccoli one), no tomatoes … Continue reading →

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Pyogo Jeon, Korean Stuffed Mushrooms, Lunar New Year

Posted on February 16, 2018 by

I started hunting around for a good Lunar New Year recipe from any appropriate Asian culture that celebrates this time of year.  I stopped dead in my tracks with this potentially gluten-free Korean recipe that incorporates… mushrooms!  And, you can … Continue reading →

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An Eastern-Asian Soup

Posted on January 12, 2018 by

I haven’t driven since December 13th (recovering from surgery), and my pantry in my new home is not yet installed, so some of my foodstuffs are not readily find-able.  But I was in the mood for a nice winter-body warming … Continue reading →

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Dining Out: Pera Bistro, Williamstown, MA

Posted on September 6, 2017 by

I went on “walkabout” last week, taking a spontaneous short vacation for four days, three nights.  Such is possible sometimes when one is retired.  It could never have happened in the years before this.  I just simply left home, telling … Continue reading →

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April 1st: Mashed Sweet Green Peas with Shiitake

Posted on April 1, 2017 by

This is actually created in memory of the time when I was a child.  I looked at the platter of loathed green peas, and, using the logic of the Laws of Similarity, decided that mashing my peas might improve the … Continue reading →

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Gluten-Free, Braised, Stuffed Lamb Hearts: Featuring Cauliflower

Posted on March 3, 2017 by

Here is a Paleo-friendly (use Coconut aminos instead of soy/tamari sauce, and go with my Mirin substitution idea) recipe for stuffed, braised lamb hearts.  They are wrapped with bacon to keep moisture in while baking.  This recipe uses cauliflower rather … Continue reading →

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