Share the Good!

Yesterday was the 6^th Annual Foodland Ontario Celebration of Local Food at Queen’s Park, Toronto. It truly was a farmer’s market of Ontario commodities and a celebration of the wonderful foods Ontario has to offer. It was such an excellent opportunity to Share the Good, especially with our Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Ted McMeekin, who stopped by the Mushrooms Canada booth! 

The day turned out to be absolutely wonderful, with very little (but welcome) rain! In the heat, our fresh Crimini Mushrooms with Spinach Dip were a hit along with the other samples of everything from ice cream, to hot dogs, to devilled eggs!

Enjoy your local foods because Good Things Grow in Ontario!

-Shannon

Meatless Monday: Stuffed Caps on the Grill

What a warm weekend it was! It was absolutely perfect timing for a backyard barbeque with friends. I was in charge of bringing a salad and an appetizer- a great time to show off my new skills and love for stuffed mushrooms. These were super easy and were made with things found in my fridge!

In a bowl I mixed up herbed goat cheese, minced garlic and pesto. This was all added “to taste” and since we were all garlic lovers there was an obscene amount of minced garlic! After removing the mushroom stems, we brushed the caps with extra-virgin olive oil and set them on the grill with the lid closed for about 5 minutes (during which time, we helped ourselves to the stuffing mixture right out of the bowl). Once the caps were browning, the mixture was lovingly spooned in and the caps were left for another 5 minutes with the lid down. Once done, they were pulled off the grill and sprinkled with panko bread crumbs for an added crunch.  All-in-all it was a fantastic appetizer that went all too quickly for my liking!

What You Need:

extra virgin olive oil

herbed goat cheese

minced garlic

pesto
panko bread crumbs

white button or crimini mushrooms

*add all ingredients “to taste” and make it your own!

Try these Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms! Another Meatless Monday favourite of mine. Enjoy!

What did you cook on the grill this weekend?

-Shannon

Wordless Wednesday: Chicken in Chipotle Cream Sauce with Mushrooms

Chicken in Chipotle Cream Sauce with Mushrooms and Onions by From Away

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