This recipe uses my Mushroom "Beef" Grounds and a store bought sloppy joe sauce for simplicity. We stacked up our sandwiches on pretzel buns, but feel free to use any bread you wish. Additionally, we used cashew cheese, but you can melt down your favorite vegan cheddar cheese. Hope you enjoy these grounds and the nostalgia of eating a sloppy joe.

Spicy Harissa Portobello Burger with Plantain Bacon while camping in the beauty of the desert 🏜️ 🌵. I had to start cooking this delicious sandwich before the desert heat came for me. I had another recipe in mind but struck gold when I discovered my plantains were not ripe. If you can use young jackfruit and young breadfruit to create meat replacements, why can't you use young plantains? When plantains are not mature, they are not sweet and can take on the flavor you want. I was impressed with how crispy the plantains were. I love anything mushroom and grilled on a wood fire, and this Spicy Harissa Portabella did not disappoint. Check out the recipe for the marinate below.

I found myself yearning for some Caribbean vibes 🏝️, so I decided to smoke some Lion's Mane mushrooms 🍄. I bathed them in my Spicy Pineapple Marinade 🌶️🍍 that doubles as a fantastic sauce. When smoking Lion's Mane, patience is key 🕰️ - it's all about allowing the flavors to fully infuse the mushroom. It made me happy to know I was making this with the intention of dropping off some to my mom for Mother's Day!

It is hard to deny that you feel good when you eat well. I am far from perfect when it comes to eating, but I always try to do better. This is why I eat mindfully at least three days each month. If you are ever interested in raw vegan food, this recipe is a delicious one.

This thing is flakier than my skin in the desert. LOL!

Mushrooms are incredible, and learning more about each species fascinates me. I have been trying to grow snow oyster mushrooms for about a year. Every time they started to pin, they stopped growing and turned dry and brown. I moved to the desert, and the weather is colder at night than in San Diego. I placed the North Spore fruiting block into a chest outdoors and sprayed it daily since I still needed to set my grow tent up at the new place. Surprisingly, the snow oysters grew, and I got a big flush/harvest. They finally grew because the weather was colder outside at night than in my house. Snow oysters love to fruit in colder weather at 45-65°F. Now, fruiting blocks are meant to grow in tents, but I learned you can succeed in different environments. Also, mushrooms are like fruits and vegetables because they can thrive in seasons. I am starting a new journey with growing mushrooms in 2024. I will learn how to grow outdoors in my soon-to-be garden and how to reuse the growing blocks after I have grown mushrooms indoors. Let's learn together. As for this, how do Snow Oysters taste? I couldn't taste a difference, but I love the texture. They are less chewy and buttery. But that's just me. They were perfect for this Chili Pepper Passion Fruit Sauce. OMG, we could not stop eating them.