Name: Mushroom Cappuccino
Ingredients: 2 c Mushroom vegetable stock; 1 pn Porcini powder; 2 tb White port wine; 2 Sprigs fresh thyme; 4 Shiitake mushroom caps; 2 tb Olive oil; 1 Clove garlic; minced; 1 ts Soy sauce; 2 ts Butter; Freshly ground white pepper; Truffle oil; (optional); Parmesan cheese shavings for garnish; (optional); Fresh sprigs thyme for garnish; (optional)

Whereas the Bible explicitly forbids drunkenness, it nowhere requires total abstinence. Make no mistake: total abstinence from alcohol is great. As a Christian you are certainly free to adopt that as a lifestyle. But you are not free to condemn those who choose to drink in moderation. You may discuss with them the wisdom of such a choice and the practical consequences of it, but you cannot condemn them as sub-spiritual or as falling short of God’s best.

Sam Storms

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Dairy	Vegetarian	Vegtime4	4	servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Mushroom vegetable stock
1	pn	Porcini powder
2	tb	White port wine
2		Sprigs fresh thyme
4		Shiitake mushroom caps
2	tb	Olive oil
1		Clove garlic; minced
1	ts	Soy sauce
2	ts	Butter
		Freshly ground white pepper
		Truffle oil; (optional)
		Parmesan cheese shavings for garnish; (optional)
		Fresh sprigs thyme for garnish; (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

4 SERVINGS LACTO
This frothy soup has a wonderfully rich flavor that you won't soon forget.
It's great served with a dense multigrain bread.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In medium saucepan, combine stock, porcini
powder, wine and thyme. Bring to a simmer and cook 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, put mushroom caps on baking sheet and roast in oven until golden
brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Rub caps with olive oil; add garlic.
Remove broth from heat and add soy sauce, butter, pepper, and 2 to 3 drops
of truffle oil and stir until well blended. Beat mixture with a hand
blender until frothy. To serve, place one mushroom cap in each of 4 serving
bowls. Pour frothed stock mixture over mushroom cap and garnish with
Parmesan cheese shavings and thyme.
PER SERVING: 107 CAL.; 1G PROT.; 9G TOTAL FAT (2G SAT. FAT); 5G CARB.; 5MG
CHOL.; 522MG SOD.; 1G FIBER.
Converted by MC_Buster.
By Kathleen <[email protected]> on Feb 17, 1999.
Recipe by: Vegetarian Times Magazine, May 1998, page 50
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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