​​Marinated mushroom the easy way - of course! Plus a few Happy Hour tasties

All you need are mushrooms, herbs, garlic and oil. No cooking - hooray!

1. Slice a mixed heap of button, shitaki and swiss brown mushrooms - not too finely. Leave a few of the button mushies whole or in half, if small enough.
2. Pack into sterilised, sealable jars.
3. To each jar add a couple of whole garlic cloves (slice them if they are big), some sliced brown shallots, peppercorns, couple of bay leaves, a couple of thin slivers of chilli if liked, and a few sprigs of fresh dill. Add a few slivers of preserved lemon for extra picquancy.
4. Fill jars with a mixture of half light vegetable oil and olive oil (straight olive oil, even light, is too heavy for the delicate flavour of the mushrooms).
5. Seal and store in refrigerator for as long as you like.

*The quantity of mushrooms you use depends on how many jars you plan to make. Similarly, the quantity of each of the other ingredients per jar also depends on the size of the jars.

Lots of ways to eat these delicious, flavour-infused fungi fruit. Here's a few suggestions:
Add to smoked meats and cheeses for an antipasto platter.
Perfect Happy Hour nibbles with cheese or on their own.

While we're on the subject of Happy Hour nibbles - in sophisticated circles we would of course be referring to canapes and sherry, but here we are in caravan-land so ..... Happy Hour it is!
What delectable edibles can we rustle up in the caravan other than cheese and biscuits although there's a lot to be said for a good cheese and biscuit.
* How about some homemade dips? Humus or Broad bean (recipes later)
* Edamame with salt sprinkles
* If cheese is your thing how about serving parmesan with our marinated mushrooms or pickled/sushi ginger - absolutely delicious combination
* Thick sliced chorizo or cheese kranski zapped in the microwave for 30 sec. Bad for you I'm sure but yummy.

Unshelled green soy beans. I buy mine in Asian grocers

Obviously I'm hungry so I had better eat!