Mushroom recipes?

[Stick in Mud]

Hello folks,

I'm hoping there are some better cooks around here than I am. But I've got a few good recipes of my own, and I'm willing to share them. One at a time.

Here's mine:

Butter or olive oil

1 cup of 1/2'' cubed chickens, chants, or oysters (if using chants or oysters, use more, as they'll cook down considerably)

1/2 cup of artichoke hearts (add more or less depending on your taste)

A handful of green olives (add more or less depending on your taste)

pimientos (if you're curious)

Some slivered almonds (optional, but I like them)

A shallot if you're bold

Some pesto sauce

Mayonnaise

French bread/ciabatta/white bread

Before frying up the shrooms, artichoke hearts, green olives, and assorted and optional goodies, mix up in a separate bowl some pesto and mayonnaise. Go with more pesto than mayo...you just want a creamy sauce that's a light green. This should take about 2 minutes.

Then, melt butter/heat up olive oil before tossing in the shrooms, artichoke hearts, pimientos, and the shallot. If adding the almonds, wait a bit, as they'll burn if in the pan too long.

If you haven't by now, put the bread in the toaster.

When all's done, put the toasted bread on a plate. Put the materials from the pan (the shrooms, artichoke hearts, pimientos, almonds, etc.) on the toast. Then put on the mayo/pesto mix. It'll melt over the hot bits, and you'll have a meal fit for a king, president, union boss, tenured professor, or even a lesser mortal if need be.

Oh, and if yer super fancy, toss some cheese on it.