Portabella Caps

I don't know if I've discussed my love of my Bj's membership much here, but for better or worse Bj's is my jam....though I don't get jam at Bj's, lots of peanut butter though, lots and lots of peanut butter (my mom and mother in law were a bit horrified by the peanut butter stash when they helped us move). Anywho, amongst the many things Sarah and I procure at the club (...yes I did just do that, even I'm embarrassed for myself) are portabella mushroom caps, cause for just shy of five buck for half a dozen, yes please! And this is a dinner Sarah loves, so lets get on with it...

Line your pan. You don't have to, but the one time I didn't cleaning it was ...less than fun. Spread out the caps and drizzle each with a bit of balsamic vinegar and a bit of olive oil. 

Add cheese! We had been using mozzarella, but we were running low on it this time around and used feta instead. Both. Delicious. Season those suckas...Italian seasoning? Sure! Basil? Yeah! Oregano? Why not! (I mean don't go crazy, one of those options will do, you really don't need more than one). Throw them in the oven at 400*F until the cheese looks melty and delicious....

Nom, nom, nom. See you next Tuesday!

Growing Mushrooms?

I'm attempting to grow mushrooms. No, not the psychedelic kind, the normal edible, button mushroom kind. Why you ask? For the past two summers I had a vegetable garden at my parents house, and seeing as I'm not longer there enough to upkeep a garden, and I can't really grow vegetables (I only really enjoy growing things I can eat, like vegetables or berries or sunflowers, ect) in our apartment. Lilly does however really enjoy mushrooms, and we tend to eat a fair amount of them. Mushrooms are something, in theory, that we could successfully grow in our apartment, so I figured why not? 

I'm attempting to grow them in this plastic storage container. In it is some dirt, under some compost (which consists of a lot of ash), under some coffee grounds. Below is the mushroom spawn I got online (I got it from eBay, for about $8 including shipping). 

After spreading the spawn over the top, I put wet paper towels over it. Fingers crossed this works, cause it'd be sweet to have our own personal supply of mushrooms over the summer. And if it does work I'll be sure to update with a post all about it. Until then, I'll see you next Tuesday!