MUSHROOM MYSTERY
After recently visiting a local hostelry and sampling their 'sizzling mushroom' starter - I decided I could replicate the said dish in the comfort of my own kitchen! Armed the other night with only mushrooms, butter, cream, thyme, salt & pepper, I came fairly close, much to my amazement, but there was definitely some key factors missing.. firstly the 'sizzle' and secondly garlic.
Off to the shop I popped, a basket full of mushroom sizzling ingredients and back to the chopping board.
Mushrooms, garlic, mascarpone, cream, thyme, butter, white wine and some olive oil.. slapped it all in the pan at various stages and came up with something that resembled 'sizzling mushrooms' - but still no sizzle! In my excitement I left the pan for a few short seconds to get the attention of Amanda, my chief taster! Upon returning to the stove, I thought the dog had been in and sicked in the pan - my concoction had curdled and turned into a terrible looking mess - still no sizzle though!
If you closed your eyes and didn't look at the pile of sick on your plate, they actually tasted rather nice, they just looked vile. It won't put me off trying again, I will master the sizzle and I shall not curdle!
2 comments:
Hi Both, How're you doing?
Glad to see there's less bloodshed on the blog, now, I was beginning to wonder what was coming next!
A technical question you may be able to answer; I have a lot of difficulty keeping my blog up to date. I cannot upload pics with any degree of reliability. Are you using IE 6 or some other browser? Do you have any problems?
Incidentally, we're going to be heading back up to Northwich towards the end of October to get some mods done to the boat, so we may see you there.
All the best, Geoff & Mags
Typical. I hear on the grapevine that you've got a blog, so I log on to see what my favourite galpals are doing and I'm greeted by a giant picture of a fucking mushroom - my one great fear in life. Its so grosteque and detailed as well, I can see every crevice and fold and will now have to sign up for a course of talking therapy to try and heal and myself.
O well, good to see your creative juices are still flowing - nice design work here girlies. Reading about your resevoir dogs style torture of bunny rabbits has made me yearn for our drinking days of yesteryear where I would be doubled up in pain at your stories (through laughing, naturally). We must get together soon and terrorise another pub sometime, maybe in Wales with some sheep. As this isn't a private e-mail, but is instead going to be posted for all to see, i feel compelled to end with a joke:
Q. How many roadies does it take to change a lightblub?
A. one two, one two.
Mel.x
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