mushrooms

Celeriac soup with mushrooms

Can someone tell me, please, where the time went?? One day I was thinking; o we have plenty of time before it’s christmas time and the next minute it is only a mere 10 days away!! Ten days people!! That is just waaaay to short. Needless to say that I had a slight burst of [...]

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Mushroom risotto

Ok, I am so terribly behind on the Cooking Italy schedule that it’s kind of a miracle that I made the risotto that is scheduled for december 14th ahead of schedule… But then again; I didn’t exactly follow the recipe that Marcella gave, so not sure if this counts as having finished the recipe.. lol… [...]

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Finished meal

This month Daring Cooks challenge was hosted by Olga  from Las Cosas de Olga and Olga’s Recipes she chose a delicious Spanish recipe, Rice with mushrooms, cuttlefish and artichokes by José Andrés, one of the most important Spanish Chefs at the moment. Ok, can I just start by saying “eeewwwhhh”? Nothing to do with the [...]

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Signs of spring

by Simone (junglefrog) on March 11, 2009 · 9 comments

in Food and Drink, Photography

Helleborus orientalis

I had to admit that this particular flower above is not really a sign of spring, since it blooms during the winter but it was the only flower I could find in my garden at this point and it DID feel like spring, so I figured I use this as a substitute… The weather right [...]

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Fabulous ingredients!

by Simone (junglefrog) on February 15, 2009 · 0 comments

in Food and Drink, Photography

Shimeji Mushrooms

It must be something that only people who love cooking can appreciate; the ability to be able to buy the most beautiful ingredients at your own doorstep. I am not that lucky as the place I live in  doesn’t seem to feel the need to create places where you can buy something other then potatoes [...]

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