Cooking with Wild Mushrooms

Soups, Stir-Fries, and Full Courses from the Forest to the Frying Pan You've spent the summer picking mushrooms in the forest, gaze sweeping along the trunks of trees and a basket of mushrooms dangling from the crook of your armbut what next? With storerooms and cellar overflowing with chanterelles, porcini, and boletes, how do you prepare these delicacies of nature into flavorful and mouthwatering dishes? Thisis the cookbook foragers and mushroom lovers have been waiting for; this is the book that shows how to turn delicious, hand-picked ingredients into: Mushroom flourChanterelle soup with gorgonzolaDumplings, quesadillas, and risottosPorcini focacciaMushroom pie with mozzarella and chardLamb and venison stir friesLasagnaAnd much more! Mushrooms are a flavor enhancer like no otherperfect for a light snack, appetizer, or main courseand are perfect in combination with fish, poultry, game, and other wild ingredients. Mushrooms are also sugar-, gluten-, and carb-free, making them the ideal ingredient for the modern kitchen. Featuring fifty delectable recipes, mouthwatering photographs, and tips on how to dry and preserve mushrooms from the wild,Cooking with Wild Mushroomsis all you need to turn your favorite hobby into tonight's dinner.