Story time!
One day back in high school, my art teacher (we’ll call her Mrs. Smith) decided to show off a mushroom-shaped piece of pottery constructed by a student.
“Look, class,” she said. “Isn’t this gorgeous?”
Her question was met with snickers. Confused, she asked, “You don’t think it’s beautiful? Just look at the skill; look at the attention to detail.”
More snickers. Finally, someone got up the nerve to tell her:
“Mrs. Smith, it’s a bong!”
Shown above, with Dreena’s famous Vegan Macaroni and Cheese.
(I highly recommend that mac and cheese recipe!)
Magic Mushrooms
(serves 2)
- 2 packages sliced mushrooms (350 grams)
- 1/2 tbsp minced garlic (or 1/2 tsp garlic powder)
- 2 tbsp vinegar (I like red wine vinegar)
- sautéing liquid of choice (oil, broth, or water)
- 1/4 tsp salt (or to taste)
- pepper, if desired (I dislike pepper, so I leave it out)
- optional: beans, tofu, or any other add-ins you wish
Combine all ingredients except vinegar. Sauté over medium heat, stirring very occasionally. The mushrooms will get very liquidy, then they’ll eventually dry out. When they dry out, turn off the heat. Add the vinegar and stir. Eat cold or hot.
Add a can of beans and you turn a simple side into a fantastic main dish!
Above, not-yet-magic mushrooms cooking in the pan.
Hiya kids. Here is an important message from your Uncle Bill.
Don’t buy drugs. Become a pop star, and they give you them for free!
VeggieGirl says
Perfect day for the mushrooms – today is National Day of the Mushroom 😀
And the story made me laugh, haha.
Diana says
LOL @ that bong story 😀
I love mushrooms so much 🙂
Blueberry pizzert sounds so good.
Have a great friday!
Jessica @ How Sweet says
I JUST started loving mushrooms! Especially caramelized…yum.
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Veggiegirl,
Oh my WORD! I had no idea! What are the odds, seriously? Haha happy Mushroom Day! 🙂
Sarahishealthy says
Love Actually is my FAVORITE movie!!!! Hahahaha love the Uncle Billy!
Mary says
Cute story, Katie!
I have to admit to liking that movie too. :-/
vegangal says
a bong oh my gosh haha why didn’t the teacher know? she doesn’t know what one looks like? she should if shes a teacher! but so funny i love mushrooms too and uncle billy in love actually.
Keri - I Eat Trees says
Hahaha – great story. For some reason I thought it was going in a different direction. Haha.
Yum, I love mushrooms in most any dish!
brandi says
Oh, to dream 🙂 I would LOVE to come up with new Larabar flavors!!!
that’s a funny story – great way to start my Friday 🙂
Happy Weekend girly!
eatandrun says
What a dumb kid!
Love the recipe, though. I’m always looking for new ideas with vinegar, because it’s supposedly very healthy for you :).
Dan213 says
My kind of guy 😉
Lauren @ Eater not a runner says
That is TOO funny! And yes it is national mushroom day haha
Jessica (PB & Jess) says
lol I bet that was even more hilarious in person!!
I’ve been waiting to get some good shrooms from the “Mushroom Man” at my farmer’s market…will definitely try out your recipe! 🙂
loveelisa says
yummmmmmy raw gingerbread!
Betherann says
Bill Nighy is great!
As for the mushroom recipe, that’s a good one, too. I like mine with balsamic (I blogged the recipe last year here: http://tinyurl.com/y4ter6u). Yum!
JoLynn-dreaminitvegan says
I heart mushrooms!!!!
That is so funny about the teacher!!!!
theprocessofhealing says
The story is so funny!! I looooove mushrooms!!!!
Valerie says
To vegangal: I wouldn’t know what a bong looked like either! I guess it’s just an age thing!
abby says
love love love Love Actually! But my dad walked in once at the porn movie scene. Yikes!!!
CCV says
Kelsey,
I know, right?! I’m so excited :).
Bianca- Vegan Crunk says
I can’t believe I used to hate mushrooms! I was obviously crazy. But now I LOVE them!
Janna ~ Just Flourishing says
I adore mushrooms! I could eat them everyday!
Your magic mushrooms look DE-licious. And mushrooms are so healthy too!
I like them so much and I don’t eat nearly enough of them! Thanks for the recipe, I will be using it often 🙂
Melissa says
Haha, loved the bong story… just bought two packages of brown mushies and heading right to the kitchen to get a bowl of magic 🙂 *lol*
Enjoy a beautiful weekend hun!! xoxo Mel
maggie says
My mom says theres a fab recipe for mushrooms but I havent tried it yet…love when people merinade them!
Maggie
Danielle says
hahah poor innocent teacher 😀
Gina G says
i used to HATE mushrooms, now i cannot get enough of them! haha
p.s. loved your story!
=)
Kelsey says
black beans are SOOO good. and yay for strawberries coming into season!
BroccoliHut says
Haha, nice Love Actually reference;)
foodlovingpolarbear says
HAHAHA. What a funny little story 😀
I love mushrooms, we have a great variety in the forests of Finland and those are absolutely my favourite. I just don’t go picking them myself because I’m sure I would pick the wrong ones and end up poisoned. Not a good idea.
anonymous says
Hey I love your blog 🙂 I check it almost everday, just to see whats going on. I was wondering if you had any knowledge that could help me out. I am like you in that I eat very healthily and I am vegan. However, I am noticing that I do not feel as well when i eat soy products and beans. What are some other lean protein sources? I don’t want to live off of peanut butter ( well actually I would love that, but…)
Heather Eats Almond Butter says
Katie,
I love your simple recipes. Mushrooms + garlic = happiness. 🙂
Your art teacher story has me cracking up – totally something I would have done. I grew up pretty sheltered.
Demelza says
A bong?
…
…
…Eh? -clueless-
Ah, well…I decided to try your recipe because I had a carton of mushrooms in the fridge~ I used balsamic vinegar, because I thought apple cider vinegar might be a little weird. :s It turned out really good. ^^
lola says
Haha funny story 😛
Katherine: What About Summer? says
I actually killed off an entire carton of mushrooms on my own today 🙂 maybe I’ll come up with a 3,000 calorie post some time soon haha
Katherine
Monica says
mmmm I had some ‘shrooms for dinner! Although they weren’t accompanied by a ~fabulous~ British popstar, which was kind of sad. But nonetheless, they still tasted glorious 🙂
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Hey anonymous! Thanks for the sweet comment 🙂
Honestly, so-called “protein foods” (tofu, tempeh, veg burgers, etc.) aren’t my favorite things. I’m more of a carbs-n-veggies girl. You might notice that in the meals I sometimes post (such as the one above). But that’s ok! As long as you’re getting enough calories to meet your body’s energy needs, you don’t need to worry about protein. You’ll be getting enough just with the foods you eat. Did you know that there are 6 grams in a serving of oatmeal?? Or someone told me a cup of broccoli has ten! (Dunno if that’s true…)
But in the following post, I asked people to list their favorite meatless source of protein, so read the comments of the post and maybe it’ll give you some ideas:
https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2009/04/19/its-moo/
Hope that helped! 🙂
anonymous says
Thank you! My mom just always asks me, “Did you get enough protein today?” haha so annoying.
Lauren says
Thats story is too funny!
Also, your mushrooms look delish.
Natalie says
your mushroom dinner looks like something I would fling together 🙂
Laura E says
Loved you art story! I’m taking a pottery class right now and a lot of seniors like to crack jokes and what not. My (hilarious) teacher always says that they can look bong-ish but they just can not be functional.obviously. haha!
Vegantvpresenter says
bloody hell that is funny!!
Anastasia@healthymamainfo.com says
Yummy! Mushrooms also go so well together with steamed buckwheat!
Amy Sparks says
That was too hilarious! I’m looking up your recipes while watching Love Actually…oh that Uncle Bill, what a rascal 😉
Hannah says
Delicious!!! I made these last night and I was a little hesitant at first because they weren’t drying out. I kept on cooking, though, and sure enough they dried out. The red wine vinegar gives the mushrooms the perfect tanginess. Definitely a great recipe. I served it over bow tie pasta and my friend and I loved it!
Anonymous says
These are delicious!! I make them all the time. I use apple cider vinegar, so good!
Tanja @ Playful and Hungry says
Mushrooms are one of my all time favorites!
Daniel Shields says
Thank you so much for sharing! This is an amazing recipe! Kids will definitely enjoy this and it is so much healthier. This is another way for me to persuade them to eat the healthy type of foods!
Kat says
I was so excited when I saw the title of this recipe. Then I saw the word garlic… Blech.
Oh well. I saw something about cookie dough, I’ll go look at that. 🙂
I guess a bong has something to do with drugs… don’t know what it’s for, or what it would look like. I wouldn’t have known what it was either. I’d probably have been the only kid not laughing and wondering what was going on. Lol.