Spilled Milk

This week, we're lacing up our boots, buying a truffle pig, and going foraging in the Safeway produce section. From criminis to shiitakes, Matthew and Molly discuss the finer points of our most common fungi and, once and probably not for all, answer the age-old question: what's the best way to clean a dirty mushroom? www.spilledmilkpodcast.com SLICED MUSHROOMS WITH FRESH MOZZARELLA AND THYME Adapted from Jamie's Italy, by Jamie Oliver This dish is extremely adaptable, so what follows is more of a method than a true recipe.  To give you an idea of proportions: for two people, you might want two small handfuls of crimini mushrooms, ¾ to 1 standard-size ball of fresh mozzarella, and the leaves from one sprig of thyme.  That, plus some bread and a salad, is a nice, light lunch.  Ingredients: Fresh mushrooms, such as crimini, porcini, shiitake, or portobello Fresh mozzarella Olive oil Fresh thyme, leaves removed and stem discarded Sea salt Preheat the broiler. Clean the mushrooms, and then slice them thinly, no th