too many mushrooms

fresh mushroom soup with turkish bread

what do you do when you have too many mushrooms? make mushroom soup of course! the more varieties of mushrooms the better. i used some white portabello mushrooms, swiss brown mushrooms, and a handful of fresh shitakes this time round. i wish i had some dried porcini or truffle oil to add in as well, but i couldn't find either in safeway. i probably wasn't looking hard enough...

here's a tip for bread and carbo junkies in melbourne... threshermans bakehouse (just off lygon street, near melbourne uni) has some fantastic fresh breads that go for half price after 3pm every day. i bought a massive thing of turkish bread for two bucks! i love bargains. they make me happy :) 

i don't usually like cream in my mushroom soup. i find it too rich, and you can't really appreciate the full flavour of the mushrooms. i took a hint from jamie oliver and serve each bowl with a dollop of marscapone cheese instead. the results are heavenly! absolutely recommended if you love mushrooms.