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⏱ 5 min read 🔬 Lykyn editorial The deer mushroom is Pluteus cervinus, a common wood-decomposing mushroom found across temperate forests in North America, Europe, and Asia. The name "deer" comes from the cap's color (brown, often the shade of...

⏱ 5 min read 🔬 Recipe guide Blue oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus var. columbinus) are one of the most rewarding culinary mushrooms to cook with. Their fan-shaped, velvety-blue caps fade to a soft grey when sauteed, but the flavor only...

⏱ 5 min read 🔬 Lykyn editorial Cremini mushrooms are the brown, firm, button-shaped mushrooms you find next to the white ones in every grocery store. They're sometimes labeled "baby bella," "crimini," or "Italian brown mushrooms." All of those names...

⏱ 5 min read 🔬 Lykyn editorial Rotisserie chicken mushroom soup is the back-pocket weeknight dinner that works because it borrows three free things: a fully cooked bird, a bone-rich carcass for stock, and a flavor base (the seasoned drippings...

⏱ 5 min read 🔬 Recipe guide Asparagus and mushrooms are one of those pairings that just makes sense. The grassy snap of asparagus cuts through the earthy depth of mushrooms, and the two cook at almost identical speeds in...

⏱ 5 min read 🔬 Lykyn editorial The parts of a mushroom most people can name (cap, stem, gills) cover only a fraction of what's actually happening when a mushroom grows. A mushroom is the fruiting body of a fungus,...

⏱ 5 min read 🔬 Lykyn editorial A mushroom tart is the kind of dish that looks like it took hours and actually takes about 45 minutes, including chill time. Buttery pastry, deeply caramelized mushrooms, a smear of creamy cheese,...

⏱ 5 min read 🔬 Lykyn editorial Mushroom marsala sauce is one of those recipes that punches well above its weight class. The technique is simple, the ingredient list is short, and the result is a glossy, wine-rich pan sauce...

⏱ 4 min read 🔬 Lykyn editorial Mushroom appetizers are the unsung heroes of any dinner party. They're cheap, they cook fast, and almost every variety of mushroom takes on big flavor with very little work. Whether you've got 20...