Second-and this may help explain the first point-mushrooms are incredibly versatile. First, there are so many mushroom varieties, including porcinis, morels, chanterelles, crimini (sometimes spelled cremini), and more, but these edible fungi are also equally at home in Italian pasta as they are in a Chinese-inspired soup, a French cream sauce, or a good-old American Thanksgiving side dish with wild rice or mushroom gravy.
At the grocery store, I am a wide-eyed baby with a wholly undeveloped sense of object permanence. What do I have at home? Your guess is as good as mine. It wouldn't hurt to grab a can of beans, you know, just in case the reserves are low. Well, peekaboo. At present writing, there are nine cans of chickpeas in my pantry.
"We prefer the hummus with a bit of texture," Reicher wrote. "But, if you prefer a completely smooth hummus, start off mixing the herbs, olive oil, tahini, and lemon juice in a blender and blend until smooth. Then add the remaining ingredients and blend again until hummus comes together. Store in refrigerator for up to 3 days."
Sodha remembers barely coming up for air between mouthfuls when she first ate this risotto. She describes it as wildly pink, savoury and rich, yet zingy and sweet. Coconut milk and marsala are stirred into the arborio rice to create a creamy base. Sodha recommends making the effort to find fresh curry leaves for their citrus and smoky notes, which she uses in the spiced lime beetroot topping.