Stagger baking times for each wrapped Brie to ensure a fresh warm one is ready to go when guests devour the first.
This makes a great vegetarian main course salad or side dish served with grilled meat. Since pea shoots are not as tender as pea tendrils, they are cooked before eating.
Japanese udon noodles are usually served in a mild-flavoured broth, but here they star in a tasty sauce. Linguine makes a good substitute; just cook it for about 2 minutes less than package directions, since they finish cooking in the sauce.
Mini savoury cheesecakes topped with shiitakes make a splendid appetizer.
Tender-crisp bok choy smothered in a savoury mushroom sauce makes for a great meatless main. It also works well as a side dish for six. Serve with brown rice.
Nothing says spring like the first-of-the-season asparagus, paired here with shiitake mushrooms.
A classic favourite gets updated with shiitake mushrooms and sun-dried tomatoes. Leftovers make great sandwiches.
Mushrooms add earthy flavour to this slow-cooked dish. Dried shiitakes are a good substitute for the porcini.
Flavoured with chestnuts, gingerroot, and shiitake mushrooms, this recipe gives an Asian flair to the humble beef patty.
Dried mushrooms add even more flavour to the fresh mushrooms in this creamy, delicious soup. Save the shiitake stems for the stockpot.
