Earlier this month, a friend asked if I had “no-fail, hearty amount holiday gravy recipe for incompetent gravy makers.” It might seem like a tall order for someone who has always preferred cranberry sauce to gravy, even before giving up turkey, but I actually have a recipe that fits the bill: a mushroom gravy that comes together quickly, thickens effortlessly, can be made ahead and reheated just before the holiday feast, can be easily made in a double or trip batch, and bursts with flavor. I share it this week in my Twice as Tasty column for the Flathead Beacon and for the first time here on the blog.

You can certainly serve this gravy with any holiday meal. It’s so tasty that the carnivores and vegetarians at the table will all thank you. I primarily make it to serve on poutine with homegrown oven-fried potatoes and homemade fresh cheddar curds. It would also be delicious on a lentil loaf or meatloaf, mashed potatoes, or roasted root vegetables.

Learn more about cooking with mushrooms and get the complete recipe for Vegetarian Mushroom Gravy in my column.

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Beyond a desire to use my homemade cheese curds in a delicious poutine that even vegetarians could enjoy, I first started perfecting mushroom gravy as a test recipe for The Spruce Eats. When I was sent 11 ladles to review for a soup ladle roundup, one turned out to be a drizzle spoon for gravy and other sauces and reductions. You can read about how well it works in this product roundup.

Beyond gravy, I found the side spout on this spoon ideal for pouring a range of sauces over a final dish or individual servings. Here are just a few of these sauce recipes on the blog. You can find more in the recipe index.

• Small-Batch Hollandaise
• Vegan Green Goddess Dressing
• Dressing for Warm Spinach–Cranberry Salad
• Dill-Infused Yogurt Sauce or Dressing
• Fresh Caramel Sauce

You can also learn more about choosing ladles in this blog post and read more of my work off the blog here.

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