Cuisine: Mushrooms

Tahoe Brunch Casserole

Tahoe Brunch Casserole is the perfect breakfast to have when you have a house full of guests. It is very versatile and can be a vegetarian entrée by adding any ingredients you like.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 20 mins
  • Cook: 1 hrs
  • Yields: 8 - 10 Servings

Shells with Pesto Alfredo and Bacon

This Shells with Pesto Alfredo and Bacon is a great way to liven up your Alfredo sauce.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 10 mins
  • Cook: 15 mins
  • Yields: 4 Servings

Pasta with Sausage, Tomatoes, Zucchini and Mushrooms

Try this Pasta with Sausage, Tomatoes, Zucchini and Mushrooms for a easy and delicious weeknight meal.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 10 mins
  • Cook: 1 hrs
  • Yields: 6 Servings

Wild Mushroom Risotto

A friend of mine asked for a risotto recipe that you don't have to laboriously stir. I make this all the time. You start it on the stove top and transfer it to the oven. Risotto is a class of Italian dishes of rice cooked in broth to a creamy consistency. Many types of risotto contain Parmesan cheese, butter, and onion. It is one of the most common ways of cooking rice in Italy. Properly cooked risotto is rich and creamy but still with some resistance or bite: al dente, and with separate grains. The traditional texture is fairly fluid. It is served on flat dishes and it should easily spread out but not have excess watery liquid around the perimeter. It must be eaten at once as it continues to cook in its own heat and can become too dry with the grains too soft.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 10 mins
  • Cook: 30 mins
  • Yields: 8 Servings

Toasted Brie & Mushroom Open Faced Sandwich

I had this wonderful Toasted Brie & Mushroom Open Faced Sandwich at The Little Flower Candy Company in Pasadena, CA. I don't think of using lemon with mushrooms, but it really works to add a brightness to the dish.
This is what is says on the menu:
garlic mushrooms and brie toasted and served open faced on baguette with fresh thyme and lemon zest

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 10 mins
  • Cook: 15 mins
Mushroom Shallot Tart

Mushroom Shallot Tart

Try this delicious Mushroom Shallot Tart. I used a mixture of cremini, oyster and shiitake mushrooms for this tart.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 15 mins
  • Cook: 1 hrs
  • Yields: 8 Servings

Rigatoni in Woodsman’s Sauce

Last night, I felt like cooking something new and different. I grabbed a random cookbook and opened a random page and made dinner. Here is what happened. It was a huge success and hit with the family.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 15 mins
  • Cook: 35 mins
  • Yields: 4 Servings

Pasta Florentine

Florentine, or the term à la Florentine, refers to a recipe that is prepared in the style of the Italian region of Florence. Over the years it has come to mean cuisine that includes spinach as an ingredient. I love making this for a crowd because it is vegetarian. This is a recipe that I have adapted over the years from a cookbook that my aunt Marjorie gave me from New Orleans called Artist's Palate Cookbook, New Orleans Museum of Art.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 20 mins
  • Cook: 40 mins
  • Yields: 8 - 10 Servings

Shiitake Mushrooms With Harissa Vinaigrette

I saw this recipe years ago in The Wall Street Journal. I love mushrooms also I happened to have a tube of Harissa, which my husband, Eric, calls "The Ketchup of North Africa". Harissa, the Tunisian chili paste packed with spices and herbs, can add punch to all kinds of dishes. Harissa is available at some speciality foods stores and at Middle Eastern markets. To save time, you can use store-bought harissa and skip straight to the instructions for making the vinaigrette, which is what I did. The other liberty I took with this recipe was to use a combination of Shiitake and Crimini or Baby Bella mushrooms.By the way, mushrooms are packed with vitamins, nutrients and antioxidants. People who eat 2 medium-sized mushrooms daily have a 45% lower risk of cancer compared to those who do not eat mushrooms, according to Pennsylvania State University research, published in Advances in Nutrition.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 30 mins
  • Cook: 15 mins
  • Yields: 4 Servings
Grilled Mushrooms with Orange & Black Pepper

Grilled Mushrooms with Orange & Black Pepper

If you love mushrooms, you'll love these Grilled Mushrooms with Orange & Black Pepper! The original recipe used trumpet mushrooms. I used portobello.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 30 mins
  • Cook: 15 mins
  • Yields: 4 Servings