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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.

No claypot chicken rice

No claypot chicken rice

Because our donabe (Japanese claypot) is too small to cook a meal for four, my chicken rice was cooked in a cast iron pan. Chinese sausage, mushrooms and bok choy …

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Claypot salmon and mushroom rice

Claypot salmon and mushroom rice

A one-pot meal that cooks in 20 minutes, the rice, mushrooms and salmon are cooked in a combination of shiitake soaking liquid, kombu and sukiyaki sauce.

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Cheese and mushroom omelette

Cheese and mushroom omelette

In Episode 11 of Season 14 of The Big Bang Theory, Raj cooked an omelette for his new love interest. The secret, he said, was beating the egg whites separately to create …

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Cajun shrimp and mushroom spaghetti

Cajun shrimp and mushroom spaghetti

Creamy and spicy, cooking Cajun shrimp and mushroom spaghetti is made easier and faster by using frozen shelled and deveined shrimps.

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15-minute Mushroom and Vegetable Stir Fry

15-minute mushroom and vegetable stir fry

Thinly sliced shiitake, chayote, carrot, bok choy tips and egg are stir fried and seasoned with three soy sauces. Served with rice, this meatless dish makes a complete …

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Spinach and shiitake oshitashi with sesame soy dressing

Japanese-style spinach and mushroom salad

A side dish of blanched spinach and sliced shiitake mushrooms tossed with ground roasted sesame seeds, dashi, Japanese soy sauce, mirin, sugar and sesame oil.

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Sukiyaki

Sukiyaki

Sukiyaki is traditionally cooked on the table. Each diner is given a bowl of raw egg; beef, tofu and vegetables are slow cooked in boiling sauce in a pot at the center of …

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