In a reflective piece, the author explores the emotional complexities of revisiting past memories facilitated by social media's features like Facebook's On This Day. They recount experiences from two years ago, particularly focusing on positive memories associated with cooking and dining, which starkly contrasts the challenging moments of the pandemic's onset. The highlight is a recipe for maitake au poivre, showcasing the author's love for cooking with mushrooms, and inviting readers to recreate this delightful dish reminiscent of a favorite NYC café.
Living any portion of your life online increases the likelihood of the digital jump scare: spotting an ex on a dating app, say, or receiving a LinkedIn invitation from a childhood nemesis.
On this day, we remedy that, with many different mushrooms. Frilly maitake (or hen-of-the-woods) may be my favorite mushrooms to cook with, their edges becoming crisp and lacy when pressed against a hot skillet.
Then came a different kind of jump scare: I haven't written a Mushroom Week Veggie in two years. That feels like a different lifetime. That feels like yesterday.
A nice memory pops up, I savor it. Like the one of an old apartment I adored, or the one served to me Monday, of some mushroom tacos I posted two years ago.
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