Mushroom Ragout is a main dish made with dried porcini mushrooms, diluted balsamic vinegar, large red onion finely minced, small garlic cloves finely minced, fresh brown mushrooms such as cremini or portobello well-cleaned and sliced, small ripe plum tomatoes chopped, chopped flat leaf parsley and some salt and pepper to taste.

Chicken Lasagna is a pasta meal made with chicken cooked and diced, onion chopped, cream of mushroom soup, cream of chicken soup, sour cream, green pepper chopped, grated mozzarella cheese and lasagna noodles.