dog run adventures

[hatam_soferet]

Met a lady in the dog run. Chatted. "Oooh, puffball mushrooms!" she said. Huge gigantic clump of puffball mushrooms at her feet. Apparently they're edible. Being doggy people, we both had spare poo bags with us; we split the hoard. Came home, checked online that they *are* the edible kind. Deciding now whether to make mushroom pasta or soup.

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[ajollypyruvate]

Make mushroom broth -and- mushroom gravy. Sorry I wasn't more clear; I blame the cats. And the heat. But mostly the cats. :p

[hatam_soferet]

No, I got that bit--I just don't know how to do either really. ANd you apparently do...

[ajollypyruvate]

Oh! I, uh, don't. Because I don't much like mushrooms and only ever buy them in pre-cooked condition. I -do- have several cookbooks with lots of mushroom recipes (and once, years ago, successfully made a nice mushroom gravy) but that doesn't help you at all. Also, they're in the storage garage, so even less helpful than not helpful at all. Negative helpfulness.

[hatam_soferet]

Hey, ideas are always helpful. I'm gratefu for those!

[ajollypyruvate]

Puffballs seem to do well fried or sautéed and can be frozen but I'm not seeing much for gravy. Wrong type of mushroom? There are soup recipes available, though. So many choices for you! :D