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Chicken parmesan is a classic, fun and simple Italian dish that I grew up having on the rare occasion my mom felt like going to the effort to make it. It's such great comfort food and conjures nostalgia. The only vegetarian version of this dish that I have had is eggplant parmesan, which IS NOTHING LIKE THE ORIGINAL!!!! Eggplant has its place, but its too wet and slimy to truly replace the (dare I say) moist and tender yet firm texture of chicken. One of my favorite things ab

Lemon Chicken over Pesto Chicken of the woods is perhaps the most novel mushroom because it not only has that umami taste that is associated with meat but it has the actual texture of real chicken meat. Because of this, I like to treat it like chicken--grill it, deep fry it, bake it. This recipe involves brining the mushroom in a preserved lemon and olive oil, as you might with chicken, baking it at 375 for 20 minutes, then shredding it and tossing it with rotini and pesto. I

Here’s what I’m seeing out there: There’s only ONE GOOD WEEKEND LEFT! Morels will likely continue to be found after this weekend, but this will be the last decent weekend of hunting for those merkels. Here’s why: In southwest Minnesota along the MN River towards Mankato (which typically warms up sooner than St. Croix valley or the driftless area around Red Wing down to Rochester) the season is far along. Even north-facing slopes (the ones that warm up slowest) are starting t