Mushrooms

Mushrooms Grow As Polystyrene Alternative

Wendy Gordon | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Mushrooms, Compostable, Sustainable Packaging, Polystyrene, Mycelium, Ecovative Designs, Ecocradle, Eben-Bayer, Mushroom Packaging, Eben Bayer Gavin McIntyre, Green News
Wendy Gordon

Their mothers must be proud. The idea for their ingenious new packaging material, made from mycelium -- the hidden roots of mushrooms -- came from the fungus growing under their dorm room beds.

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'Worthless' Foods That Are Actually Good for You

EatingWell | Posted 05.23.2012

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EatingWell

Think that sprig of parsley on the side of your plate is just sitting there looking pretty or that mushrooms aren't particularly nutritious? Find out why these and four other "worthless" foods are better for you than you think.

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Fungi Farmer Grows Mushrooms for Slow Food, Medicine, Bioremediation (VIDEO)

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 05.21.2012

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Kirsten Dirksen

Can mushrooms save the world?

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Company Puts Mushrooms Where They're Least Expected

AP | MICHAEL HILL | Posted 05.08.2012

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GREEN ISLAND, N.Y. (AP) — Turns out that mushrooms — great in soups and salads — also make decent packaging material. Mushrooms a...

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How To Clean Dried Mushrooms

The Splendid Table | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Mushrooms, Porcini-Recipes, Vegetarian, Mushroom Recipes, Lynne Rossetto Kasper, The Splendid Table, Vegan, Cooking How-To, KitchenDaily News
The Splendid Table

How do you get the grit out of dried mushrooms? Even after soaking and straining, my super expensive porcini sauce tasted like it had been through a sand storm.

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Magic Mushrooms As Medicine?

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Searles | Posted 01.24.2012

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They're called magic mushrooms because people who eat them experience hallucinations. But a pair of new studies from Imperial College London suggests ...

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How Dry I Am: Mushroom Jerky

Laura Silverman | Posted 03.21.2012

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Laura Silverman

I read about a portobello mushroom jerky made by this company, but apparently it's been discontinued. Not to be deterred, I decided to attempt my own.

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Vegetarian Stuffed Mushrooms

Laura Kumin | Posted 03.18.2012

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Laura Kumin

These stuffed mushrooms are vegetarian, but if you're a meat-lover, don't let that fact scare you. They are filling enough to be a main dish and tasty enough that you won't miss the meat.

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Poisonous Shrooms Kill Australian Chef And His Assistant

AP | Posted 01.06.2012

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CANBERRA, Australia -- A chef and assistant from China died after eating poisonous mushrooms in a meal they prepared for a private dinner at a restaur...

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Gifts That Keep On Living

Avital Binshtock | Posted 01.16.2012

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Avital Binshtock

The problem with most holiday presents is that they're just so... lifeless. Not these.

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A Visit to My Kitchen: Eugenia Bone,
Food Writer and Journalist

Maria Rodale | Posted 01.03.2012

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Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Eugenia Bone, journalist, food writer, co-president of the New York Mycological Society, and author of the new book Mycophilia ...

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Can Mushrooms Help the Immune System Fight Cancer?

Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald | Posted 01.02.2012

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Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald

When many of us think of mushrooms, we may think of culinary delights such as Portobello and Shiitake, or we may think of those "magic mushrooms." But the implication of mushrooms is absolutely profound. They have the potential to dramatically improve our health and the health of the planet.

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Tropical Storm Leads To Unprecedented Culinary Bounty

AP | DAVID SHARP | Posted 12.19.2011

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PORTLAND, Maine — The tropical storms that drenched the Northeast this year left an unexpected bounty: Thousands of mushrooms have sprung up on ...

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Meatless Monday: Alice In Expoland

Ellen Kanner | Posted 12.03.2011

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Ellen Kanner

For one fab weekend, the spacious but contained world of the Baltimore Convention Center became a Wonderland of all things organic, where I never had to apologize for being vegan or explain what it means. Coming from meatcentric Miami, I've got to tell you, it was nice.

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Your Yard Might Be Home to the "Vomiter" Mushroom

Jason Salzman | Posted 10.26.2011

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Jason Salzman

It's mushroom season in Denver again. This year, one large mushroom, with off-white little scales on top and greenish "gills" under the cap, is plentiful, despite the record heat. It's called the "Vomiter" because, if you eat it...

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The Most Interesting State Foods

The Daily Meal | Posted 09.07.2011

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The Daily Meal

When thinking about what makes America unique, it's fun to take a moment and consider the foods that have come to define this glorious nation. And w...

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Are Small Family Farms As Important As Eating Locally?

Daniel Klein | Posted 08.02.2011

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Daniel Klein

Earlier this week I posted my latest video about the organic mushroom farmers from Sweden Creek. Carol Ann, one of the co-owners of the farm had som...

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Is Too Much 'Local' Harmful?

Daniel Klein | Posted 07.31.2011

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Daniel Klein

I found Curly and Carole Anne the same way I find a lot of the stories for The Perennial Plate, searching the internet. When I stumbled upon banjo p...

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15 Drinks, Salads, Nibbles & Cake For Graduation Celebrations

Food52 | Posted 07.17.2011

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Food52

High school and college graduations are fast approaching and local restaurants will be swarmed with well-meaning relatives. Avoid the graduation wee...

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WATCH: Bill Maher's New Rule For Drugs

Posted 07.12.2011

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When you find a $20 bill in the pocket of a coat you haven't worn in years, you're delighted. Not so when it's a bottle of pills. But that's about to ...

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How Mushrooms Became As American As Apple Pie

Time | Posted 06.11.2011

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Fungus that grows on rot might not, at first, seem the perfect image of our culinary ideals. And yet, if there is one food that can most perfectly sym...

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How To Find Morel Mushrooms & Cook Them

Daniel Klein | Posted 05.31.2011

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Daniel Klein

It's that time of the year. There have been too many root vegetables eaten, and too many hours spent indoors, or bundled up outside to the point of n...

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A Case For The Unfashionable Full English Breakfast

Elizabeth Gunnison | Posted 05.25.2011

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Elizabeth Gunnison

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Out Of The Closet: How To Clean, Prepare & Cook Small Game Birds

Daniel Brooks | Posted 05.25.2011

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Daniel Brooks

I was the first to arrive back to work after the afternoon siesta. Suddenly, a man wearing bright orange pants with a burlap sack slung over his shoul...

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Winter Mushroom Foraging

Daniel Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Daniel Klein

Hunting season is over, there is nothing green for miles, and squash doesn't look nearly as good as it did three months ago. But there's always an obscure mushroom laying dormant out in the woods.

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