Our host is Debra at Eliot’s Eats and you can check out the announcement post HERE.
Ok, let's go down the rabbit hole!
This book was a trip. If you've ever listened to Jefferson Airplane's song White Rabbit it will sum up the feeling of traveling with Alice. 🐇
I think most people think of the tea party when conjuring images of Alice in Wonderland. Some of the references to food I noted were orange marmalade, bottles of liquid which tasted of cherry tart, custard, pineapple, roast turkey, toffee and hot buttered toast.
There were also cookies and cherry tarts, cakes and butter, wine, bread and mushrooms. The mushrooms were featured quite a few times with the caterpillar explaining one side of the mushroom makes you grow taller but the opposite side makes you smaller.
So....anyone who knows me, including my friends who are not fans of the 'shroom, won't be surprised that I chose a mushroom based dish.
This is called One Pot Mushroom by Mary McCartney from her cookbook Food. It's vegetarian and made a wonderful side dish.
The steam coming off the pot doesn't exactly help with the photo.
One-Pot Mushroom Rice
Mary McCartney - Food
3 TB light olive oil
3 medium red onions, chopped finely
8 ounces button, cremini or portobello muchrooms, chopped
2 tsp. fresh herbs
1 TB tamari or soy
1 cup ling grain rice
2 cups vegetable stock
1/2 cup frozen peas
salt and pepper, to taste
grated Parmesan cheese or sharp cheddar
Heat olive oil, stir in onions and saute 8 minutes. Next stir in mushrooms, herbs and tamari. Saute about 10 minutes so everything blends.
Add rice and stir well until coated. Pour in vegetable stock and simmer gently for about 15 minutes. Stir in peas and heat through; season with salt and pepper.
Serve topped with grated cheese or a spoonful of sour cream if desired.
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Hi Tina! Oh this is so clever and it can only be fun. I'm a huge mushroom fan (love how you got to that through Alice in Wonderland!) and will definitely safe your recipe.
ReplyDeleteHave a good week ahead!
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Elza, i have many mushroom-heavy dishes on this blog. I am a fan too. :-)
DeleteThat mushroom rice dish looks good. I'm liking mushrooms more and more as I get older.
ReplyDeleteGreg, I'm glad you like this one. I always add extra mushrooms in any recipe that calls for them.
DeleteWhen the men on the chessboard
ReplyDeleteGet up and tell you where to go
And you've just had some kind of mushroom
And your mind is moving low
Go ask Alice
I think she'll know ...
Feed your head
Feed your head
Mae, that's perfect!
DeleteI am not a fan of mushrooms but I love your take on this! My first thought would have been the tea party or a tart of some kind so I had to laugh when I saw your direction. I have never been able to get into the actual book - not sure if it's because I didn't read it until I was an adult or if's just not my kind of thing.
ReplyDeletePS we got the Harry Potter card and it's amazing! Will still has it opened out in his room so he can see Hogwart's.
Katherine, I thought I would do a tea party kinda treat but I did enjoy the caterpiller's role in this book. Glad the card arrived! I love that one but I am a huge Potter fan.
DeleteFun! I'm not a mushroom fan but can tolerate them if there's enough other stuff going on in a dish. Lots of onions and fresh herbs would definitely do the trick!
ReplyDeleteJoy, you could definitely cut back on any ingredienst and add your favorites.
Deletei love alice and i love mushrooms!
ReplyDeleteSherry, me too!
DeleteVery clever to go with mushrooms! This looks good.
ReplyDeleteBFR - This was a dish I'd had in mind for a while but once I started reading about the caterpiller I knew this would be the dish!
DeletePerfect, especially for a mushroom lover! I pick them in the wild (do the spore, gills, etc. tests first) and make dishes my husband puts up with. He can't see the point of them.
ReplyDeleteClaudia, I wouldn;t know how to check a wild mushroom, impressive you can do that. Fortunately Doug and i both like mushrooms!
DeleteYum.Two of the three of us in this house are mushroom fans so Iwill save this recipe!
ReplyDeleteMarg, it's simple and very tasty.
DeleteI went the magical mushroom route too. This dish sounds delicious! Welcome back to CTB as well!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Debra. The book selections have been great this year. It's fun to participate again. Yes to mushrooms all the way!!
DeleteI love mushrooms too and this dish sounds delicious. The book certainly was a trip.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Wendy. Indeed that was a trippy book!
DeleteGreat choice of recipe, Tina. I like the combination of mushrooms and peas: will have to try it :)
ReplyDeleteSimona, thanks much, mushrooms are a favorite ingredient in our house.
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