Here is the first recipe for Gingerama. These mushrooms are a great side dish, or combine with soba or udon noodles and vegetables to create a main dish. Enjoy Ginger Recipe #1.

1 lb whole mushrooms
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tbsp sesame oil
1 tsp ginger, finely grated
1/2 cup teriyaki sauce
1 tbsp honey
2 tsp sesame seeds
green onions, optional

Rinse mushrooms under lukewarm water. Remove stems and cut into quarters.

Heat oil in a large, non-stick skillet over high heat. Add garlic and saute for 1 minute. Add ginger, mix well, and then add mushrooms. Saute for 1-2 minutes or until mushrooms begin to brown.

Add teriyaki sauce and honey. Simmer for 3-5 minutes or until mushrooms are fully cooked. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and toss to coat. Cook for an additional minute to toast seeds and remove from heat. Top with sliced green onions as desired. Serve with hot cooked rice.

Welcome to Gingerama! This is my month-long venture into cooking with ginger. For the month of February, I will make 30 recipes with ginger. Here are the guidelines:

Recipes must contain some form of ginger, such as fresh, ground, crystallized or candied…and any other form of ginger I’ve misses.

Ginger does not need to be the primary/main ingredient, just part of the recipe.

These dishes can be main dishes, side dishes, desserts, beverages…anything that requires a recipe.

Because February has 28 days, some days may have more than 1 posting. Some days might have no postings while some might have 2 or 3.

Old recipes may be updated to include ginger.

The results do not have to good…or bad. The idea is to try new things, and not everything will turn out perfectly. Hopefully most of it will be edible.

Other recipes will be posted as well. I will continue to make new dishes without ginger as long as I’m keeping up with my goal.

All ginger recipes will be tagged “gingerama” as well as any other applicable tags.

Enjoy!