Keller Approved

When Thomas Keller writes about you in the French Laundry cookbook, you know you're doing something right. Mushroom expert and cook Connie Green has taken her decades of knowledge of mushrooms and herbs to create salts, rubs and preserved goods that are renowned nationwide. Chefs, like Keller, think of Green as a pioneer in her field. This rice mix shines due to its authentic heirloom grains and those high-quality mushrooms. It’s wonderful served alongside poultry, pork, fish or simply a hunk of good cheese and a green salad. The porcini polenta is packed with rustic charm. We love how low-maintenance it is, and how creamy the result is. Polenta is one of those foods Americans rarely cook at home, but it’s very simple, very filling, and very impressive.