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  • Mushroom Recipes

    Mushroom Enchiladas

    From Katrina, FP Customer Service Representative. Approximately 1 dozen corn tortillas (how many you need depends on how thick you stuff them) ⅔ lb of any organic ground meat (beef, turkey or 2 cups of nuts such as walnuts soaked...

  • Mushroom Recipes

    Chanterelle Jerky

    From Loni, FP Customer Service Representative. Like our ancestors, I find drying to be the best method for preserving mushrooms. However, I find that cooking them before drying makes for a delicious quick snack. Thinly slice Chanterelles and marinate over...

  • Mushroom Recipes

    Mushroom Brunch Bake

    From Katie, General Manger, Life Box™ / Planted Planet Productions. 12 eggs, well beaten 9 slices white or wheat* bread, crusts removed, cut into ½" squares 6 tbsp butter (4 tbsp cut into cubes, and 2 reserved for cooking mushrooms) 3...

  • What is the Stamets P Value® System?

    What is the Stamets P Value® System?

    An unavoidable fact that affects all life on this planet—including humans and fungi—is that we age. When we are young, the number of downstream cell divisions is vast, but incrementally declines as we grow older. Recently, cell division limiting factors...

  • The Petroleum Problem

    The Petroleum Problem

    Thank you for visiting fungi.com, and for your interest in the BP oil spill disaster and the potential for mycoremediation. We are being inundated with requests and cannot individually address all of the questions we have received. We are in...

  • Paul Stamets holding a large Agarikon Mushroom. Photo by Dusty Yao

    The Search for Agarikon

    My current priority is culturing the fungal residents in old growth forests. One mushroom species in particular beckons me: Agarikon, Fomitopsis officinalis. This mushroom has been used medicinally for thousands of years, and known for centuries as “elixirium ad longam...

  • Lion's Mane and King Crab Spread

    Lion's Mane and King Crab Spread

    From Kevin, Bulk Materials Manager. This recipe is great as a spread on a variety of breads, bagels, sandwiches, or as a dip with chips, or even a vegetable platter. It’s great to keep around for those occasions when a...

  • Mushroom Recipes

    Grilled Mushroom Medley

    From Katrina, Customer Service Representative. Approximately 4 cups fresh Maitake, separated into fronds Approximately 1 dozen medium-sized Shiitake, stems removed Marinade ⅛ cup balsamic vinegar ⅛ cup olive oil Coat mushrooms thoroughly in marinade. Put in colander-looking “wok” attachment in...

  • Mushroom Recipes

    Massive Mushroom Chili

    From Jax, Grow Room Assistant. 1 cup each kidney, pinto and black beans, cooked 1–2 lbs of fresh mushrooms: Maitake, Shiitake, Pioppino or your favorite wild delectable, chopped 2–4 fresh tomatoes, diced 1 green bell pepper, chopped 1 red bell...