Stuffed Mushrooms
Gluten-Free Girl recently announced she is with child.
Out here in Colorado, I have big news as well. Our pet house-bunny was neutered today. After humping every stuffed animal and slipper in the house, we took him to the vet only to discover that contrary to what the Humane Society had told us when we adopted him from their shelter, all of his reproductive capacities were fully intact.
Now, I know this is not the usual subject matter around here and it is even bordering on PG. Probably not a very appetizing way to begin a food post either. However, it was 70 degrees today and everyone has spring fever. Except bunny. He is hunkered down is his cage mourning the loss of his manhood. Alas, population control prevails. After all, you know what they say about rabbits.
Now, onto something more appetizing. Stuffed mushrooms. This classic dish is a favorite of mine, however, I figured I would have to give it up along with cheese –cheese really makes the stuffed mushroom. Happily, I was wrong.
Last week I posted my parsley pesto with sundried tomato recipe. Of late, I have been making stuffed mushrooms using this pesto as the filling. The nuts in the pesto make for a rich and tasty stuffed mushroom. These would be great hors d’oeuvres for a spring baby shower –congrats to Gluten-Free Girl and the Chef!
1 cup parsley, chopped
½ cup sun dried tomatoes
½ cup pine nuts
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 teaspoon lemon juice
¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt
¼ cup olive oil
1 (8) ounce package mushrooms
- In a food processor, place parsley and pulse briefly
- Add sun dried tomatoes, pine nuts, garlic, lemon juice and salt, then pulse until almost smooth
- Drizzle in olive oil and pulse again briefly to incorporate
- Remove stems from mushrooms and stuff with pesto
- Bake at 350° for 30-45 minutes
- Serve
Serves 4
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Elana-
I am SO thankful for you. I found freedom from an eating disorder by eating a low-glycemic diet. It is the ONLY way I do not have a “monster” in my head telling me to over exercise or to purge the food out of my body. I know my eating disorder was my body telling my brain that it is not O.K. for certain foods to be in my digestive system. I HAVE to eat wheat-free and sugar-free. I am working on cutting out my dairy just because of the way it makes me feel. At first, I bought every wheat-free cookbook I could get my hands on. They are all taking up space on a shelf because I get so overwhelmed to get in the kitchen with over 10 ingredients and a long recipe. My husband loves comfort food so it is a process to cook a dish my husband and I will both enjoy. I agree with you, “Dinner should be a meal we all enjoy together”. I absolutely love your suggestions and I definitely look up to you. My husband and I are from Tennessee and we will be visiting Boulder, CO this June. I know I will feel a connection with the atmosphere in Colorado. A healthy lifestyle is the only way I can experience life to the fullest. It is not worth the “sugar and grains” to have the mental fogginess that follows. It seems you handle the life God gave you Brilliantly. Thank you for the time you put into this website… You are helping others in a way you may never know.
Courtney Holden
Knoxville, TN
March 12th, 2008 7:58 pm
Wow! What a nice and interesting comment!
I was just going to thank you for making me laugh today! :)
March 13th, 2008 7:55 am
Dear Courtney,
Thanks for your comment. It is so nice to love what you do AND be appreciated for it. I am blessed.
Maybe we can schedule a cooking class during the time you are in Colorado; send me an email and let me know the dates for your trip.
Thanks,
Elana
March 13th, 2008 2:13 pm
That’s a fabulous Easter-ish picture of bunny and flowers. It gives me warm fuzzies. And about now, I really needed that! Lol. We will be trying these stuffed mushrooms… SOON. Likely tonight with a BIG BOTTLE OF MERLOT. Nuff said.
March 13th, 2008 5:39 pm
Jamie-
Thanks for stopping by, it’s always nice to see you whether here, or on your blog http://looksgoodinpolkadots.wordpress.com/
Sorry to hear about the bug enthrallment and keep hanging in there!
Elana
March 14th, 2008 4:20 pm
I have been looking for a good dairy-free mushroom stuffing idea and this sounds delicious. Love the random bunny pic too, it caught me off guard!
March 16th, 2008 8:57 am
Alisa,
So great to hear from you and thanks for stopping by. How are things going over at http://www.godairyfree.org/? Every time I stop by your site things look good and as busy as ever!
Elana
March 16th, 2008 12:53 pm
Thanks Elana, yes, we do our best to keep it updating daily with recipes, reviews, news, etc… more than a little work for this small show, but lots of fun. So glad you stop by!
I am also delighted that you now have comments, this is one of my favorite blogs.
March 16th, 2008 2:47 pm