Entries from The Amateur Gourmet tagged with 'mushrooms'
Creamed Mushrooms on Toast
When I'm home alone and making dinner for myself, my standards change dramatically. If Craig's there (and he usually is), I know he has certain expectations about what constitutes a dinner. That's fair, because most people do. But alone? My standards go out the window and I just improvise a meal with whatever I have on hand. And the other night, while Craig was in London showing his movie at the Raindance Film Festival, I happened to have the following on hand: mushrooms, thyme, cream and bread. That's why I decided to make something I'd never made before, something I wasn't even sure constituted a proper dinner. That something was creamed mushrooms on toast....
Spicy Cauliflower Soup & Braised Lobster Mushrooms
How does dinner happen? It happens in many ways. We ask the person we're with, "What are you in the mood for?" or we just pick up the phone and dial the Thai place down the street or the pizza place around the corner. Or, if we have the ingredients, we make a quick bowl of pasta and if we're even more inspired we head to the store and buy ingredients for that recipe we've been meaning to try. The best, though, is when dinner happens organically. When one event leads to another event and by the end of the chain you have a tasty, unexpected meal before you. That's what happened Sunday night when I made the dinner you see above: a very strange pairing of cauliflower soup and braised lobster mushrooms. How did that happen? Well it all started with stock......
