Mushrooms: Deeply Delicious Recipes

A celebration of mushrooms—from folklore to foraging. Plus a collection of more than 65 deeply delicious recipes where the fabulous fungi is allowed to take center stage. 

From regular humble cultivated button and oyster mushrooms, to wild mushrooms such as chanterelles and porcini, and not forgetting the VIP of the ingredient world, the truffle, this book covers them all. 

This mouth-watering selection of recipes include: small bites and sharing plates such as Pesto Ricotta Stuffed Mushrooms, Shiitake Dumplings and Truffle Mushroom Crostini. satisfying soups and stews, like Thai Mushroom Soup or Pumpkin and Lentil Stew. Hearty and delicious meat and fish dishes like Beef Porcini Ragu with Pappardelle and White Fish Fillet with Wild Mushrooms. Light salads and vegetable dishes include Fennel, Mushroom and Crab Salad and Wild Mushroom Carpaccio. To conclude, eggs and cheese incorporates decadent dishes such as White Pizza with Funghi, Parma Ham and Truffle Oil. Woven into the recipe chapters are informative essays from how to grow mushrooms to mushroom folklore. 

Details:

• Hardcover
• 9.5" x 7.75"
• 160 pages

Jenny Linford is a professional food writer based in London and a member of the Guild of Food Writers. She is the author of several books and her food journalism has appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines, including the Financial Times, Guardian, Time Out, and The Times.