Archive for the ‘Fungi’ Category

If I Were a Vegan…

Sunday, April 26th, 2009

  ... I'd probably enjoy this simple miracle of ingredient cross-utilization on a fairly regular basis. It is, quite obviously, an uncomplicated salad of carrot julienne, cremini mushrooms and basil chiffonade with an impromptu strawberry walnut dijon vinaigrette and cracked pepper.

Cremini Poached in Espresso

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

I'm sketching out a plate presentation that will include these as an element. They are Cremini mushrooms poached in espresso with cracked Malabar peppercorns. I can actually see these working nicely in a number of plating scenarios for which deep earth flavors are called. Let me tell you something: Mushroom, ...

The Parasol Mushroom

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Listen to the podcast of this post: John J. Goddard - Parasol Mushroom, 12.19.2007 Mushroom hunting is so popular in continental Croatia that it's practically considered a sport. It really is terrific fun, and aside from being a good excuse to spend hours milling about in the forest like an idiot, ...