Hi all, the countdown continues:) It has been so lovely having Henry and Josh in Auckland – they are still both sound asleep after a great night out to dinner last night – such a treat to have Nick, Rich and Lil there too, a rare occasion to get all six of us around a table! Tonight they head back to Wellington, laden down with frozen home-made dinners, not that they need them, they are both whiz cooks, but I figure it’s nice to have an easy dinner that doesn’t take too much effort some nights! This mushrooms on creamy polenta is actually that kind of dish that – super-satisfyng and takes no time or effort to throw together, containing two of my favourite things – creamy, luscious earthy, mushrooms and cheesy, soft polenta – yum. It is a recipe that I put together for Fairfax, but I have been making variations on the same theme for years. The trick to the mushrooms is to cook the cream down with them so that it becomes silky and almost slightly sweet, add to that the zing of the sherry, the hint of pungent garlic and thyme and the result is so very, very good. Obviously this is vegetarian (and gluten free), but if you can’t imagine a meal without meat, it would go beautifully with pork and fennel sausages. To me this is right up there with perfectly cooked scrambled eggs in terms of comfort factor.
This time next week I will be frantically cleaning the house in preparation for my gorgeous nephew Will who is coming to house/dog sit, and packing my bags for the flight to Shanghai….can’t quite get my head around that when I still have so much to do. Hopefully I’ll sneak one last recipe up before I fly out – and then of course I am hanging out for a truck load of inspiration from my foodie discoveries in Shanghai,Tokyo and Kyoto to share with you on my return…can’t wait!
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
This dinner is the ultimate comfort food, which is exactly what we need at the moment! It sounds like you have a busy but awesome time coming up. I can't wait to see photos of your travels!
Hi Amy – thanks so much – I'm really looking forward to the trip, and to taking loads of pics 🙂
This looks and sounds just scrumptious! Your photography is amazing, too! Great recipe!
xx Sydney
Thanks so much Sydney – glad you like it! 🙂
There are so many yummy flavours in here!! I love this!
Yay – thanks Katrina! 🙂
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Thanks so much – and I love the design of your blog – beautiful! 🙂
Looking forward to your travel photos – especially Tokyo!
Thanks so much Laura – can't wait to get there! 🙂
that's dinner sorted
Excellent – now I really hope you enjoy it! 🙂
There's a bag of polenta hiding in the back of the pantry, this looks like a pretty convincing reason to bring it out!
Woo-hooooo, go for it! 🙂