Majestic Mushrooms

Welcome to Mushroom Week at The InTolerant Chef!



I grow a lot of my own veggies, and am quite conscious of where the rest of my food comes from. I prefer to keep Food Miles to a minimum where I can, and what better way than to buy healthy, fresh mushrooms that originate from only 30-50 kms from my door

This month I'm working with Australian Mushroom Growers to help promote the benefits of the Mighty Mushroom and to buy local from our local farmers. Did you know that Canberra has two local Mushroom Farms? Canberra Mushrooms in Yass and Majestic Mushrooms in Murrumbateman both provide amazing goodies that taste great and are so good for you too. I know this because I was generously gifted a huge 4kg box of these little lovelies to play with and enjoy!

During June, Australian Mushroom Growers under the powerofmushrooms campaign will

be promoting the health benefits of mushrooms on Radio 2CC as well as running a competition for

the chance to WIN $500 to dine out on, plus a year’s supply of local mushrooms to enjoy

cooking at home. This competition will run from 9 June until 22 June 2014. To enter, listeners will

need to go to www.2cc.net.au and simply share where they buy their local mushrooms from, and

tell us in 30 words of less why they like to buy local mushrooms.
 

 

 I popped by Majestic Mushrooms stall at the Capital Region Farmers  Markets, held at Epic every Saturday morning to say hello and snap a few photos of the action


So busy, no time to stop...

So many varieties to choose from!

Decisions, decisions...

Plenty to go around, just waiting in the wings

Let's support our local producers, eat fresh and stay healthy. The best places to buy our local lovelies are:

For more information on this campaign and the wonderful health benefits of mushrooms, check out:
 Facebook: powerofmushrooms

 Twitter @Mighty_mushroom

 Instagram: powerofmushrooms

 Pinterest: powerofmushrooms

 Website www.powerofmushrooms

 Hashtag #powerofmushrooms

So Dear Readers, do you like to buy local, and do you love mushrooms as much as me? Also, stay tuned for these yummy mushroom recipes coming this week!

I'd like to thank Majestic Mushrooms for supplying me with a wonderful box of their local lovelies!

 

In My Kitchen- June 14

Last week I wasn't really convinced that Winter was on it's way


Sunny skies, warm weather and a remarkable lack of frostiness had me fooled... but with the first of the month came the chills and rain. The skies start to darken at half past four and pots of soup simmer long and slow on the stove

Luckily with the first of the month comes lovely Celia's In My Kitchen roundup where I love to get my voyeuristic peek into usually much more interesting kitchens around the world. Check out the list Here and of course feel free to join in the fun too!



In My Kitchen...
Is a gorgeous silver Cupcake Server. A Mother's Day gift from MiddleC. Isn't it cute? Now I just need to make some cupcakes...

In My Kitchen...
Are some delicious gluten free loaves from a local bakery. Once a week they take pre-orders, then clean out all their equipment just for us InTolerants. Yummo!

In My Kitchen...
Is a gift from BigJ and littlej. This monster 400 odd page wonder and it's 200 odd page Kitchen Manual with all the recipes. I'd love the other 5 books in the series, but I'll have to save up for them one at a time

Everything is explained scientifically and exhaustively- just look at this explanation on the effects of boiling an egg. Who knew it was so tricky!

In My Kitchen...
Ready for my Kitchen Garden, is a Tamarind Tree. Of course I'll have to shelter it through Winter, but I'm planning on dedicating a section of yard to tropical fruits with a bit of a greenhouse soon

In My Kitchen...
Also for the Kitchen Garden, is a Dwarf Cardamom plant. Hopefully it will flower down here, otherwise apparently you can cook with the leaves. Any ideas Dear Readers?

In My Kitchen...
Are a couple of gorgeous Quinces. One of my favourite fruits indeed! Now I just need to decide if I'll roast them, put them in a crumble or cake, or put them into a Tagine with lamb... Decisions, decisions...

In My Kitchen...
Is a little jar of Tomato and Ginger Jam. I found it at a little bake-sale stall at the local shops, and would have bought more if it wasn't sadly the last jar left :(  I love tomato jam and will have to remember to make some from my own garden next season for sure

In My Kitchen...
Are 6 yummy stuffed and rolled Lamb Breasts ready for the oven. Such an economical and delicious cut of meat! For instructions on how to make these look  Here  just please excuse the messy formatting as I was still learning back then :) With these I can feed my family a nice roast for about $3.50-  that's not each, but for the lot of us!

In My Kitchen...
Is a big, beautiful box of Mushrooms from the lovely Ian at Majestic Mushrooms. I have a couple of posts coming up this month with the Australian Mushroom Growers Association, supporting our local suppliers. With Majestic Mushrooms only about 20 minutes drive away, it's certainly local indeed. I can hardly wait to play with them, but they are packed so prettily that I want to gloat over them just a little while longer first :)

So Dear Readers, do you ever gloat over your kitchen goodies, and do you have anything exciting going on in your kitchen this month?