Mushroom

Truffle Cream Shell Pasta

One of those dinners that tastes far more extravagant than the effort involved. Little pasta shells capture a velvety mushroom sauce enriched with real truffle paste and plenty of Parmesan. Simple, earthy and dangerously easy to finish.  Shell pasta with mushrooms, cream, Parmesan, garlic and real truffle paste for a...

Truffle Porcini Guanciale Tteokbokki

Creamy, earthy, chewy, and unapologetically indulgent. This is what happens when Italian comfort food meets Korean street food and neither side has to compromise.  Creamy Tteokbokki with porcini mushrooms, guanciale, truffle paste, Parmesan and mushrooms in a rich Italian-inspired sauce. Fusion cooking often gets criticised for trying too hard, but...

Morel Fettuccine in Parmesan Truffle Sauce

Some ingredients never need to shout. Wild mushrooms, real truffle and aged Parmesan create the kind of pasta that turns a simple dinner into an unforgettable occasion.  Fettuccine with wild morel mushrooms, Parmesan, truffle paste, cream, garlic and herbs in a rich, luxurious pasta sauce.  #morelfettuccine If there is one...

Porcini Garlic Cream Ramen

A bag of Swiss porcini turned into one of the most comforting bowls I’ve made all year. Silky garlic cream broth, earthy mushrooms, springy ramen noodles, and jammy eggs proving that fusion cooking is often just curiosity meeting opportunity. Creamy porcini ramen with garlic, mushroom dashi, wood ear fungus and...

Tagliatelle ai Funghi Porcini

Fresh tagliatelle with porcini, shiitake and brown mushrooms in a creamy Parmesan sauce with garlic, butter and white wine.  Sometimes the best souvenirs are not magnets or postcards. Sometimes they are bags of mushrooms bought from a Swiss supermarket that end up becoming one of the most satisfying pasta dishes...

Ginataang Tahong with Aligue and Sweet Chillies

NZ mussels simmered in coconut milk with aligue, oyster mushrooms, ginger, garlic, and sweet red chillies. A bowl that tastes like two homes meeting halfway. Sweet mussels, rich coconut milk, silky crab fat, and chillies melting into every spoonful of sauce. #ginataangtahong #mussels #filipinofood #seafoodlover #ginataan If there is one...

Dried Porcini Pasta

Creamy pasta with dried porcini mushrooms, Swiss brown mushrooms, garlic, cream, and Parmesan cheese.  A supermarket souvenir turned into one of the richest and most comforting pasta dishes I’ve made lately. Deep mushroom flavour, silky sauce, and proper cold-weather comfort in a bowl. #porcinipasta #mushroompasta #comfortfood #pastalover #italianfood During our...

Clam and Oyster Mushroom Lumpia

Filipino lumpia with clams, oyster mushrooms, carrots, and garlic, deep fried until crisp with a savoury umami filling.  Crispy rolls packed with deep umami, where seafood and mushrooms come together in every addictive bite. #lumpia #seafoodlumpia #filipinofood #fusioncooking #umamibomb There are certain habits you pick up because of necessity, and...

Crispy Pan-Fried Oyster Mushrooms

Golden, crackly edges with a juicy, meaty bite inside. One pan, a handful of spices, and suddenly mushrooms become something you cannot stop eating.  Pan fried oyster mushrooms with garlic, paprika, soy sauce and spices, crispy outside, tender inside, a flavourful vegetarian dish. Oyster mushrooms are one of those ingredients...

Porcini Risotto

Slowly stirred, deeply earthy and unapologetically classic, this porcini risotto proves that patience is the secret ingredient in Italian cooking.  Classic porcini risotto with Arborio rice, dried porcini, white wine, Parmesan and butter. Creamy Italian comfort food. Porcini risotto feels like a dish designed exactly for someone like me. I...