Risotto or The Mushroom Lovers

Risotto

Author: Ursula Ferrigno

Risotto, Italy's most famous rice dish, is enjoyed the world over. It's utterly delicious and nutritious, versatile and economical — and can be prepared in only 20 minutes. 30 authentic risotto recipes — inspired by the regional cooking of Italy — in three simple chapters: Cheese, Beans and Vegetables.

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The Mushroom Lover's: Mushroom Cookbook and Primer

Author: Amy Farges

A Must for Any Mushroom Enthusiast. (Jean Georges Vongerichten)

"Amy's book more than illustrates her passion for the 'mighty mushroom,' and will provide any cook with both practical information and culinary inspiration." (Daniel Boulud)

Cooking her way through over fifty seasons of porcinis and portobellos, chanterelles, blewits, and hedgehogs, Amy Farges knows the secret of each wild and cultivated mushroom's affinities, its preferred cooking method, its subtleties of texture, flavor, and even size. And as the co-founder, with her husband, of Aux Delices des Bois and Marche aux Delices, the New York - based mushroom purveyors, she's spent over a dozen years talking mushrooms, handling mushrooms, tasting mushrooms, and swapping mushroom ideas. Distilled here are the best of her recipes and knowledge. It's mushroom heaven.

San Francisco Chronicle

...can guide lovers of the edible fungi into new territory... the information is solid and the recipes tempting.

Internet Book Watch

A mouth-watering compendium of more than 175 recipes, Amy Farges' The Mushroom Lover's Mushroom Cookbook And Primer is enhanced with a "Mushroom 101" guide and an innovative shopping and preparation primer for more than 30 edible fungi. From Crepe Pouches with Shiitakes, Seared Cod with Porcini a la Grecque, and Lamb Broth with Autumn Mushrooms and Pearl Barley, to Mushroom Cornmeal Muffins, and Old-World Polenta, The Mushroom Lover's Mushroom Cookbook And Primer offers a cornucopia of delicious eating inspired by common and exotic mushrooms, and eminently suitable both for family meals and special event celebrations.

Table of Contents:

INTRODUCTION: THE MANY FUNGUS AMONG US

Mushrooms 101 - An initiation into selecting, cleaning, storing, and preparing wild and exotic mushrooms. (1)

Finger Foods - Mushrooms on bruschetta or in brochettes, topping mini-pancakes and fritters - perfect nibbles with a glass of wine. (15)

Openers - Double Oyster Gratin, Candy Cap and Duck Tapas, and Porcini Carpaccio help get dinner off to an enticing start. (39)

Soups from the Woods - Take the chill off with a welcoming bowl of Cepe and Chestnut Soup or a silky Seafood and Lobster Mushroom Chowder. (67)

Mushrooms in Salads - Striking salads, both main dish and side, feature Pompom with Bresaola, mushrooms with warm greens and bacon or tossed with creamy pink lentils. (85)

Mushrooms with Meat - Wine caps accent the perfect sirloin steak, black trumpets sauce pork chops, and oysters and creminis fill a leg of lamb. The star billing here goes to both the meat and the mushrooms. (107)

Poultry: Mushrooms' Feathered Friends - Mousserons, chanterelles, and hedgehogs make favorite chicken and turkey dishes exotic, as well as matching up beautifully to the wild flavors of quail and pheasant. (131)

Seafood and Fish - Seared Snapper in Chilean Porcini Broth, Thai Scallops with Blewits, Stripped Sea Bass with Morel Cream - it's a heavenly kind of surf and turf. (157)

Little Meals for Brunch or Lunch - Scrambled Eggs with Black Truffles, Woodsy Mushroom Pot Pie, Grilled Portobellos and Polenta - perfect alone or with fresh greens on the side. (179)

Grains, Beans, Pasta, and Potatoes - Polenta with a Wild Mushroom Ragout, Gnocchi with Honey Mushrooms and Tomatoes, Down-Home Dirty Rice with Mousserons - easyentrEes with lots of personality. (199)

Mushroomy Breads - Crackers, biscuits, focaccia - and pizza, of course - are just the types of breads that are all the better for including mushrooms. (239)