In my carpet bag are the mushrooms that I gathered in the woods.
With two fingers I pick up a piece and look at it.
Then I take a bite and wait for my body to react.
Now I'm in a better mood.
In a short time I'll be dead.
Or alive. I'm not always sure that there's any difference.
~ Peter H. Fogtdal, The
Tsar's Dwarf
In September, I’m participating in the
Sapphire Even Day Blogging Challenge and
the Two Pages-A-Day Writing Challenge.
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eptember is National
Mushroom Month.
Whoaaaaa, niiiiiice,
man!
Not those kind of ‘shrooms, dude! Although there are some that will kill you,
so you have to know your forest fungi before you pop one in your mouth.
I hated mushrooms as a
kid, and I still don’t like to eat them raw.
But sautéed, fried, ground up into a spreadable paste? Yes, please!
I’ll have seconds!
My favorite way to
consume this little bit of fungus among us, is in mushroom gravy. Mom used to make the best mushroom gravy when
I was growing up, but of course, now that I’m dairy-free, I use vegetable broth
as a base, and not milk. Which is just
fine, because you add red wine to that iron skillet and baby, everyone who isn’t
already in the kitchen, comes running in!
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Image Credit: Epicurious
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When people ask me
about my foodie lifestyle, I usually say I’m vegan except for the meat. But really, I should say I’m a meataholic who
not only keeps falling off the wagon, but jumps off and runs to the nearest
butcher! At least when I’m devouring
animal proteins, it’s organic, humanely raised, and not fed any nasty GMO’d feed.
Seriously, did you
read Frankenstein? I don’t want that guy
anywhere near my food!
Anyway, I blame my meat
wagon ways to the high stress I’ve been under the past few months (Oh, you
picked that up, did you? Smart
cookie). But I am committed to getting
back to eating a higher percentage of vegetables and fruit.
For me it’s about health and nothing more,
although I make no judgments on meat eaters (this would be the height of
hypocrisy) nor do I snort at those who eschew it (see what I just did there?)
But since I am committed to both eating and
promoting a healthier and more sustainable lifestyle, here are five vegan
recipes to celebrate the great fungus among us this month.
Oremus pro invicem,
~ Mikaela
If you
have a vegan mushroom recipe, do share it with me on Pinterest. I’m always looking for new ones!
