Mushrooms Galore

I ordered porcini and shiitake mushrooms online last week and was excited to get them a few days after. I discovered that the cost online is a lot cheaper than at the supermarket. I already used some porcini when I made beef stew, and am now looking for recipes for shiitake.

My sister-in-law gave me a recipe book for my birthday and I plan to use the recipes in that book as much as possible for the next few weeks.

Fresh Peaches

I bought fresh peaches the other day at the farmer's market. The first time I ate peaches was of the canned variety. The taste is not that different, except that canned peaches are drenched in syrup.

I remember being astonished the first time I saw fresh asparagus. Like peaches, my initial discovery of asparagus was from a can, but unlike peaches, fresh asparagus looks a lot different from canned. Fresh asparagus spears are dark green and hard, while the canned variety is light yellow and mushy.