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This wild mushroom gorgonzola sauce is so good! The gnocchi is not made from scratch. To be honest, I bought it from Trader Joe’s and it was really tasty. Feel free to make yours from scratch though. The sauce is the focus of this recipe and honestly you could throw it on steak or chicken if you wanted to skip the gnocchi. In terms of the mushrooms here, I used maitake, black trumpets, chanterelles, and hedgehogs. I think maitake and/or black trumpets hold up best. I also thi

I developed this recipe specifically with those late season morels in mind. You find a lot of big ones–some of which are damn near perfect, others started to mold in places or crumble but with salvagable bits. I would still be sure to use only parts with no trace of decomposition: no color change, firm flesh, no contamination from other fungi, etc. Take those morels that need some trimming, toss the bad parts, you can chop those up and saute them with shallots. Add lemon zest

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

If you haven’t gotten the chance to get out and look for morels yet, or you have and you haven’t found anything, you might be wondering what the status is of the morel season so far. Facebook will make it appear as if there are piles of morels all over the place out there because a handful of folks post photos of massive hauls (like my picture above...sorry, couldn't resist). Days out in the woods will paint a different picture, however. This is a brief synopsis of what I’ve