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Congee days and ramen nights

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Mushrooms

Mushrooms are fungi. We know them mostly as spongy things with stems and caps with gills underneath. Not all mushrooms look that way but most edible mushrooms do have that appearance. Not all mushrooms are edible. Some are poisonous while some can have mind-altering effects.

Edible mushrooms are neither meat nor vegetable but, in cooking, they can be treated as either. For many vegetarians, mushrooms are substituted for meat to add bulk, texture and flavor to vegetables.

Pork ribs and mushrooms teriyaki

Pork ribs and mushrooms teriyaki

A recipe from 2019, I cooked this dish just a week or two after the house renovation. I hadn’t figured out the best angles given the new lighting so I won’t …

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Tofu and shiitake braised in ginger soy sauce

Tofu and shiitake braised in ginger soy sauce

Fried crispy tofu cubes, chunks of shiitake and vegetables and braised in ginger sauce, dark soy sauce, sweet soy sauce, oyster sauce, Sriracha and sesame oil. We had it …

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Fresh mushroom and vegetable salad lemon butter dressing

Fresh mushroom and vegetable salad with lemon butter dressing

A salad I made back in October of 2018. Back then, not too many readers were enamored with mushrooms. Almost six years later, the popularity of mushrooms has boomed — …

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Mushroom burgers

Mushroom burgers

Chopped oyster mushrooms, bell peppers, carrot, onion and a little garlic are mixed with chickpea flour paste, formed into patties and fried until browned and crisp.

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Beef and mushroom udon soup

Beef and mushroom udon soup

Blanched spinach, enoki and udon are dropped into a bowl, boiling broth is poured in, and topped with beef braised in soy sauce, sake and mirin. Finally, an egg yolk is …

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Microwave sausage and mushroom pilaf

A mere five minutes to prep and less than 20 minutes to cook in a microwave oven. No stirring required. Fast enough to make for breakfast or serve as a filling snack.

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Sticky rice with pork, sausage and mushrooms

Sticky rice with pork, sausage and mushrooms

It's machang (the Filipino adaptation of the Chinese lo mai gai or zongzi) but without the leaf wrapper. Delicious and filling, make it in bulk for a party.

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