Mushrooms

Mushrooms aren’t bad for you! They contain vitD2 which is converted to D3 in the body which it can then use (VitD now recognised as a hormone). They are also part of the umami flavour family so add rich flavour to most dishes.

I can recommend Madhur Jaffrey’s mushroom curry (to die for - in the best way). See internet.

Mushroom soup made with a tin of full fat coconut milk (and a potato for thickening, a little nutmeg S&P - fry mushrooms in butter before simmering to give even more deliciousness. You can include onions and garlic too. O, and a blob of cream. Delicious with fresh home made bread.

Roast aubergine, mushroom and spinach curry with freshly cooked chickpeas.

Roast aubergine, mushroom and tomato pasta. Add lentils to make a lasagne base.

Mushrooms on toast - creamed.

In any dish with meat.

In any dish without meat.

I used to have a garden where grew shaggy inkcap mushroom - fantastic when caught at the right time and gently fried in butter.

Thank goodness it’s lunchtime!

You can chop finely and add to mince for lots of different recipes, he probably wouldn't notice

Yes, I often make soup with left over mushrooms. Boil them with some potatoes and onion ( not too much water. You can always add water later if soup is too thick). Then blend
Salt and pepper and some fresh parsley to garnish and a dollop of fresh cream. Delicious.

I am cooking mushrooms for supper this evening. They are very large brekfast mushrooms. I took the stalks out and lightly fried them in olive oil and wizzed them in a blender to add to Knoor Muschroom soup powder. This made very aceptable cream of mushroom soup for lunch.
From Christmas I have a sage, stuffing mix. I have laid the mushrrom stalk side up on an oiled roasting tray, put a table spoon of olive oil in eachmushroom to soak through it, put the boiling water on the stuffing and put spoon fuls of it on the mushrooms, then I will sprinke them with grated cheese and put them in the oven for 25 mins, serving with green veg and a few boiled potatoes.

I'm a vegan and use mushrooms a lot - usually chestnut. One of my favourite recipes is Mushroom Stroganoff.
Onions and garlic- chopped fine and cooked in a little olive oil-
2 boxes of mushrooms - sliced and added to the pan.
2tsps spicy paprika
2tsps Italian mixed herbs
4tsps tomato puree
4tsps vegan bouillon powder
s&p
1 tin coconut milk
1 fresh chilli - chopped fine
A small handful of chopped flatleaf parsley to garnish.

When the mushrooms are browned add everything else and bring to the boil. Simmer until reduced by 1/3.
I serve with rice and a green vegetable.

shysal

When having mushrooms on toast I like to spread the toast with Marmite for a bit more flavour.

Great idea Shysal I will try Marmite on the toast. I love mushrooms and eat them several times a week. Lots of good recipes in this thread.

mushrooms with everything !

Braganza I'm veggie and use alot of mushrooms too. My favourite is mushroom stroganoff, same recipe as yours, but I put creme fraiche mixed with dijon and wholegrain mustards instead of coconutmilk in it ( can't remember the name of the vegan one, but that's lovely too). Add it at the end of cooking, delicious.
My granddaughter loves my mushroom risotto.

You can buy mushroom growing kits online. My grandson had great fun growing and eating them. You can get lots of varieties like chestnut or oyster for example.

I love mushrooms and mushroom stroganoff is delicious!!

DH does most of the cooking but last Christmas I astonished him by making rather splendid stuffed Portobello mushroom 'Wellingtons". I also enjoy making (mostly chestnut - lots!) mushroom soup, substituting half a bag of ground almonds for cream for my heart's sake...

I throw them in spaghetti sauce,chilli,stuffing & quiche,they are high in fibre,protein,antioxidants and selenium,a handy filler.

I make chill non carne with them. Just finely chop mushrooms and fry them with the onions and use in place of beef. Delicious! (I actually use Rose Harissa paste rather than chilli powder - just because I always have it in my fridge)

I take a mixture of mushrooms (chestnut and hopefully cep ) and fry them in butter to which I've added a tiny bit of finely minced garlic and some sliced spring onions .
When done - I toss in some chopped fresh parsley and the result is delicious .

I've sometimes omitted the garlic and onions and that's nice too .

I can eat this mushroom mix warm on fresh buttered bread without anything else .

We also make a mushroom stroganoff but cheat!

For a fast meal (15-20 minutes):

Sweat an onion then reserve.

Add the chopped (into bite-sized chunks) mushrooms into the pan with a little added butter and cook gently until al dente.

Add a small tub of Philadelphia (we use the light variety
but any own brand/variety will be almost as good) and stir gently until a creamy sauce is made.

Return the chopped onion to the mixture.

Add one teaspoon of smoked paprika. One teaspoon of sweet paprika and a little (to taste) of hot paprika.

Serve with pappadelle or any pasta of your choice.

This has a delicious flavour and is fairly fast to make.

Enjoy!

Oops, forgot to say that chestnut mushrooms give a better texture so use these where possible.

My absolute treat is a buttie of big flat garlicky mushrooms... ?.
Just thought I would throw that in!

The reason my husban avoids them is because he has a longstanding fungal condition and he thinks he should avoid mushrooms
I'm wondering about that too because I still have that shingles since last October. Which is from a fungus.

I thought shingles was from a virus.

Shingles is a viral infection that results from the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), the same virus that causes chickenpox. It typically affects a single sensory nerve ganglion and the skin surface that the nerve supplies.

Fennel All the references I can find are from 'alternative' companies. None of them has the name of a reputable mainstream medical information provider anywhere near them - NHS, Mayo Clinic etc.

However one ot two of these marginal sites do suggest that food with yeast is more of a problem than mushrooms. So he will need to stop eating bread, drinking beer or consuming any other product with yeast in it, to be really safe.

Fennel

The reason my husban avoids them is because he has a longstanding fungal condition and he thinks he should avoid mushrooms
I'm wondering about that too because I still have that shingles since last October. Which is from a fungus.

What MawtheMerrier said
Plus: if you've had chickenpox as a child, which most of us have, the virus sits in your body in a nerve/ganglia and can be reactivated when you are stressed, under par healthwise or just spontaneously with no trigger, resulting in shingles..
Chickenpox is the primary infection.

A nurse practitioner at our surgery was convinced that shingles was as a result of contact with chickenpox but I think the jury is out on that. She said she had noted the link over many years.

I hope you feel better soon, Fennel.

A nurse practitioner at our surgery was convinced that shingles was as a result of contact with chickenpox but I think the jury is out on that. She said she had noted the link over many years

Not the case, but you can catch chickenpox, if you have not had it, from contact with shingles .
People with shingles can spread VZV to people who have never had chickenpox or never received the chickenpox vaccine. This can happen through direct contact with fluid from shingles rash blisters or through breathing in virus particles that come from the blisters

Yes, we discussed that

She did say that she always noticed a rise in shingles cases at the surgery when there were cases of chickenpox in the community.
She said it was too remarkable to be a coincidence!