Until I met my Polish husband, mushrooms were, to me, either a veggie burger substitute or fun obstacle to eat around in my salad. Little did I know that Eastern Europeans are (apparently) Mushroom People, and that the world of fungi is to be a part of my life forever more. It could be worse. <br /> <br />Mushroom flavor permeates every level of this dish - the couscous is cooked in porcini soaking liquid with dried mushrooms while a cream sauce reduces with more porcini flavor. After the sauce and pasta are swirled together, a shower of sauteed shitakes add more of that fungalicious essence, as well as some welcome crunch.

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