Lavishly illustrated with nearly three hundred gorgeous full-color photos, this engaging guidebook carefully describes forty different Edible species of Wild Mushrooms found around Illinois and Surrounding states, including Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri, Indiana, and Kentucky. com.. illinoismushrooms.
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As the first new book about Illinois Mushrooms in more than eighty years, this is the guide that mushroom hunters and cooks have been craving.
Recipes include classics like Beer Battered Morels, Parasol Mushroom Frittatas, and even the highly improbable (yet delectable) Morel Tiramisu for dessert. ``Edible Wild Mushrooms of Illinois and Surrounding States`` also offers practical advice on preparing, storing, drying, and cooking with Wild mushrooms, presenting more than two dozen tantalizing mushroom recipes from some of the best restaurants and chefs in Illinois, including one of ``Food & Wine`` magazine\'s top 10 new chefs of 2007.
Mueller also impart their wisdom about the best times and places to find these hidden gems.
Veteran mushroom hunters Joe Mc Farland and Gregory M.
Mushroom lovers from Chicago to Cairo will find their favorite local varieties, including morels, chanterelles, boletes, puffballs, and many others.
With conversational and witty prose, the book provides extensive detail on each Edible species, including photographs of potential look-alikes to help you safely identify and avoid poisonous species.
Lavishly illustrated with nearly three hundred gorgeous full-color photos, this engaging guidebook carefully describes forty different Edible species of Wild Mushrooms found around Illinois and Surrounding states, including Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri, Indiana, and Kentucky
