Well as an unintended by-product of a very fun contest, I missed Mushroom Recipes of the Week last week. No seriously…I missed it a lot. So to make up for lost time, I present to you twice the recipes we usually highlight!
I love fancy food as much as the next hungry person but this? This is what a cozy craving is made of. Perfect for these transitional days between winter and Spring when I start to crave that sweet crisp pea but am still in hibernation casserole mode. Elly Says Opa! nailed this Chicken, Mushroom, Pea and Stuffing Casserole right on the head.
Soup is another meal category that seems especially perfect for transitions. This selection also speaks to the joy in my heart when bloggers who don’t typically talk about food give us a peek into their palates. Anonymous Midwest also happens to capture the process behind this Mushroom, Leek and Potato Soup beautifully.
To carry through that last point, check out this Spanish Stew recipe from the Reluctant Entertainer’s Napa trip last week! I included a prep pick so you could see all the fabulous fungi in the mix but click through for the whole shebang and a recipe.
Oh Smitten Kitchen…you never fail to impress. As I announced to Twitter last night, the combination of mushrooms and hazelnuts is not something I would have ever thought of on my own. Now I can’t get it out of my head. I’m hosting a brunch tomorrow and this Warm Mushroom Salad with Hazelnuts has just the flavor balance I never knew I was looking for.
Not only is Smitten still coming up with her own inventive mushroom combinations but she’s inspiring other food bloggers to try them out. Amanda from Cakes and Ale was very happy with how Smitten Kitchen’s Mushroom Bourguignon recipe turned out when she made it at home.
Just another deliciously easy weeknight recipe from a friend to fungi, Rachel from A Southern Fairytale. And by “just another,” I clearly mean isn’t it nice to have talented friends? With veggies making up more than half of the ingredients, this one is on the light side as well!
Speaking of easy, family-friendly dinners, Stacie from Chowmama threw this together when she was sick. That’s how low-maintenance a health meal can be if you’re just stuffing good things into a portabella cap. Good things like chiles, rice, spinach and onion.
Last but not least, something you could even make for brunch this weekend! Tina from Carrots ‘N’ Cake combined some breakfast classics with an Italian staple to create a delicious take on Breakfast Pizza. As a longtime fan of pizza for breakfast, I think this is a healthier and likely a tastier version of the leftovers I ate cold in college…
Hey y’all, it’s Rachel visiting from 
raised, his dark eyes lit up and he gave me that look, the one that said that he was willing to admit it; I’d done it again. I’d taken him by surprise and he was not just liking, but loving something he wasn’t too sure about to begin with.