shiitake sans nom shiitaki 040225 ... sans nom relaxing . 040225 ... sans nom nutritious . 040225 ... mon flower mushrooms 040225 ... sans nom shii take 040225 ... crOwl i was in whole foods, the grocery store this evening, and saw these mushrooms available for sale. i asked beth, -who had been with us, for we had celebrated our birthdays a bit earlier that night at a cafe called casbah, in the east end of pittsburgh,- if she knew anything about them. "they're used in chinese cooking," she told me. the package said they were grown in virginia. and then for the next 15 minutes or so we told stories about mushroom hunting, tripping, and the faeries that live under them. 040226 ... nomme oh they are so yummy i'd cooked and eaten them fresh before many times,.. but then i tried the dried shiitake, and i noticed a different effect, more relaxing, felt warm and tingly all over, chi moving... I knew they were supposed to be good for you, but I was only cooking them for, well, something to eat! So, after feeling tingly, I was reading up on them and apparently they are super-good, more than i thought! Obviously something in them interacted well with me because they made me feel a bit better. I want to eat them every day now. I've been eating them for three days in a row hahaha 040226 ... nomme oh wait, that's two days or three? days are strange, i need some ginkgo 040226 ... monee i was eating them for a while bought a whole bunch but people got fed up with the smell of them cooking so i haven't cooked them in a long time i found them to be quite nice in spaghetti 041223 ... monee and people liked the taste they said especially in the pasta when i let the sauce sit and simmer for a while but one said they reminded them of some octopus they ate one time and others said they looked like worms when i sliced them thin and stirfried them for a sandwhich filler. i've never eaten octopus, so i don't relate them to that at all... or worms for that matter. i just smell and taste shiitake mushrooms. 041223 ... monee they're really good minced up and added to a veggie burger mix. 041223 ... chiidi shiitake, garlic, ginger, a faint hint of red chili paste (or more if you like it full-on hot) and some tofu (and/or chicken for those so inclined) bean sprouts large cut pieces of white onion and a bit of either bok choy or nappa 041223 ... monee makes me feel good. 050105 ... monee olive oil minced garlic and onion finely chopped celery diced green pepper stirred and fried shiitake mushrooms, cut in quarters tamari soy sauce bit of water to add some steam basil oregano curry powder garam masala dill cumin nutmeg parsley sage rosemary & thyme diced tomatoes stewed tomatoes bit of tomato paste simmered, stirred, simmered served up on penne rigate 050105 ... monee (note: spices are added after mushrooms are done being stirfried, and the water has all been absorbed or steamed off. if no mushrooms, or even with mushrooms, i might use textured soy protein and cook that by crisping and steaming to rehydrate. or if not, just add the spices right after the garlic, onion, and celery are done, then proceed straight to the tomatoes.) 050105 ... monee forgot: turmeric (it's in the curry powder, but i always add extra turmeric,... and cinnamon, and sometimes chili powder, extra paprika, and a touch of cocoa, etc... (depends on the weather and all that jazz)) 050105 ... monee good baked with cheese, (dairy or non, depending on the person) 050105 ... monee (and...some balsamic vinegar, can be added before the mushrooms.) 050105 ... monee (or with them, after them) 050105 ... monee or lemon 050105 ... monee yeah. 050105 ... . tarragon. 050111 ... . fresh tomatoes in summertime. 050111 ... . (tofu can also be used, instead of tsp/tvp i find it important that the spices fuse with the oil before tomatoes are added) 050111 ... . (two other things that also go good: certain types of squash and sliced black olives) 050111 ... . (or green or purple or yellow wax beans, instead of tsp or tofu) 050112 what's it to you? who go blather from