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From Katie, General Manger, Life Box™ / Planted Planet Productions. 12 eggs, well beaten 9 slices white or wheat* bread, crusts removed, cut into ½" squares 6 tbsp butter (4 tbsp cut into cubes, and 2 reserved for cooking mushrooms) 3...
An unavoidable fact that affects all life on this planet—including humans and fungi—is that we age. When we are young, the number of downstream cell divisions is vast, but incrementally declines as we grow older. Recently, cell division limiting factors...
Thank you for visiting fungi.com, and for your interest in the BP oil spill disaster and the potential for mycoremediation. We are being inundated with requests and cannot individually address all of the questions we have received. We are in...
My current priority is culturing the fungal residents in old growth forests. One mushroom species in particular beckons me: Agarikon, Fomitopsis officinalis. This mushroom has been used medicinally for thousands of years, and known for centuries as “elixirium ad longam...
From Kevin, Bulk Materials Manager. This recipe is great as a spread on a variety of breads, bagels, sandwiches, or as a dip with chips, or even a vegetable platter. It’s great to keep around for those occasions when a...
From Katrina, Customer Service Representative. Approximately 4 cups fresh Maitake, separated into fronds Approximately 1 dozen medium-sized Shiitake, stems removed Marinade ⅛ cup balsamic vinegar ⅛ cup olive oil Coat mushrooms thoroughly in marinade. Put in colander-looking “wok” attachment in...
From Jax, Grow Room Assistant. 1 cup each kidney, pinto and black beans, cooked 1–2 lbs of fresh mushrooms: Maitake, Shiitake, Pioppino or your favorite wild delectable, chopped 2–4 fresh tomatoes, diced 1 green bell pepper, chopped 1 red bell...
From Scott. Hen-of-the-Woods (Grifola frondosa/Maitake) is the most common gourmet/medicinal mushroom that grows in Illinois. Most people are unaware of how common this mushroom is to this area and unaware of its wonderful taste. We harvest approximately 70-90 pounds per...
From saltwind. 2 medium onions, minced equal volume of portobello mushrooms (chopped) several tablespoons nut oil (peanut works nicely) 4 tablespoons of sweet paprika salt and pepper 1 small tomato, sliced in half 2 italian long pepper (can substitute green...
