Posts Tagged ‘mushrooms’

Easy Pork Chop Recipe

September 29th, 2010


Pork chops can make a great meal any time of the year. Because of the wonderful flavor of pork chops, you don’t need a complicated recipe to make them absolutely fantastic.

One of my favorite pork chop recipes that I make the most often only uses about 2-3 ingredients. None are hard to find, as long as you shop at a large grocery store. Some of the smaller, home town stores may not have one or two of these ingredients.

Pork Chops in White Wine

Ingredients:

4 Pork Chops

Fennel Seeds

White Wine

Garlic Salt (optional)

Directions:

Add a good layer of white wine to the pan. Add pork chops and sprinkle with fennel seeds. Cook on Medium heat for about 5-10 minutes or until brown. Flip to cook other side and cook additional 5-10 minutes. Repeat with additional chops.

There are other variations of this recipe that include adding the optional garlic salt or mushrooms to the chops. Usually I add garlic salt for extra flavor, but this completely optional. Sometimes I’ll even add cream of mushroom soup for an extra tasty meal.

You can always get creative with your pork chop recipes, or use ones with multiple ingredients. Although some of the best recipes you will find are often the most simple.

By: Kara Kelso

Morel Mushrooms

July 8th, 2010

Mushroom spawn is simply some kind of food which has mycelium growing through it. To make your own spawn you firstly need your own mushroom spores. Next you will need to get a large jar and fill it up with the chosen grain (such as Rye grain). Usually one syringe can innoculate around 5 jars. One jar can turn into 10 if done properly!

Morels, like all fungi and mushrooms, have an extremely short shelf life once picked. However, there are a variety of ways to store morels for future use.

Once picked, morels should be washed, cleaned and refrigerated quickly if they are to be eaten or frozen for storage. Morels, like many wild fungi and mushrooms, go soggy very quickly if not properly handled or stored, due to the spore content within them. Do not pack them too tightly when picking or storing, as morels compact easily.

If you prefer a more thorough wash, either slit the morels in half lengthways before immersing, or puncture the narrow end to allow easier drainage after washing in the salty solution. This root-like mass, and the valleys of the morel honeycomb, tend to pick up small particles of dirt, sand and humus, contributing to a gritty, unpleasant texture with poorly cleaned morels. » Read more: Morel Mushrooms

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Little Known Ways to Avoid Poisonous Mushrooms

January 2nd, 2010

Mushroom poisoning refers to the ingestion of toxic substances present in mushrooms. Mushroom can be poisonous due to the composition of their geographical location. Mycetism or mushroom poisoning refers to the toxic effects from eating mushrooms with bacteria or fungi. Even edible mushrooms can cause illnesses.

There are three categories of poisonous mushrooms. Mushrooms grow in different habitats. Observe your surroundings for unwanted mushrooms. Most mushroom related poisoning are with small children eating mushrooms found in the neighborhood. Some are allergic even to the safest mushroom. Eat only fresh mushrooms. Rotting mushrooms is harmful. Do not eat raw mushrooms and on large quantities. Most wild mushrooms are difficult to digest when eaten raw.

Avoid other mushrooms which look like amanita and false morels. Amanita has bright colored caps ornamented with scales. Toxic chemical monomethyl hydrazine (MMH) is present in false morels. It can cause vomiting, diarrhea, headaches. Try to find out signs on animals that have eaten mushrooms you are identifying. Identify names of poisonous mushrooms. The little brown mushrooms are small to medium sized brownish mushroom with spores of different colors. Lastly, be aware of the mushrooms toxins involved like Alpha-amanitin, Phallotoxin, Orellanine, Muscarine, Coprine, Arabitol, Ergotamine, etc.
Symptoms of the poisonous mushroom usually pass in 24 hours with no effects. Majority of the cases are due to mistaken identity of the many types of mushrooms.