I love mushrooms and I am working to instill the same broadened tastes in my daughter. There are so many ways to enjoy mushrooms, I just don’t understand how anyone can say they don’t like them. Plus, mushrooms are good for you as a source of selenium, potassium, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin D, pantothenic acid, ergothionine and more.
Basic button mushrooms are great raw with a creamy vegetable dip or cooked up in my spicy Camarones a la Diabla or Pork Marsala.
Crimini mushrooms are wonderful sautéed up in a pasta dish such as my Sweet Potato Turkey Meatballs with Mushroom Vodka Sauce.
Dried mushrooms make amazing soups like this great Prime Rib and Wild Mushroom Soup and also combine well with fresh mushrooms in recipes like my Mushroom Risotto with Peas. The woody flavor of shiitake mushrooms really pairs well with Asian dishes such as my Beef, Mushrooms, and Peppers with Black Bean Sauce.
Deeming mushrooms as nature’s hidden treasure, The Mushroom Council/ Mushroom Channel‘s mission is to bring awareness of the benefits that mushrooms entail. Their main website boasts a vast collection of recipes and nutritional information. They even have a swapability resource.
Who is The Mushroom Council? The Mushroom Council is a group of fresh-market mushroom producers and importers whose mission is to encourage people to consume mushrooms in a variety of meals. Great mission! They also keep you in the loop about current happenings via their social media channels: Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter.
Since March is National Nutrition Month, the the Mushroom Council/Mushroom Channel are conducting a Twitter Party on Wednesday, March 20th, 8-9 P.M. EST., using the hashtag #MushroomDish. Not only will they be discussing the nutritional benefits of mushrooms and their flavorful umami qualities, but they’ll be giving away prizes throughout the duration of the party.
Do you like mushrooms? What is your favorite mushroom recipe? If you don’t like them, why?
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All of those recipes look delicious! Thanks for including those in the post. I absolutely love mushrooms and try to include them often in our meals. Can’t wait to give these new recipes a try!
Twitter: We_HaveItAll
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The food in the pics looks sooo good, but I am one of ‘those’… I do not like mushrooms. It’s not so much the taste (well it is a little) but it’s the texture. I actually didn’t know they were so good for you though.
Twitter: Mom_Mart
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I love mushrooms. I am not a big fan of them raw, but I love LOVE love them cooked, stuffed, and sauteed. In fact my entire family loves them!
Twitter: whitbjordan
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Yum! That all looks very tasty! We love mushrooms in our spaghetti sauce
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