1.   A popular appetizer is a portobello mushroom with a bearnaise and Gorgonzola sauce with diced mushrooms, garnished with herb blossoms.

2.   Fresh corn is sauteed with diced mushrooms, green bell peppers and crushed red-pepper flakes.

3.   Try tossing in tiny croutons fried in olive oil with tender diced mushrooms.

4.   Turn up heat to high and add diced mushrooms.