Mushroom Stock

Toss a pound of trimmed button mushrooms and a few dried porcini into 6 cups water. It need not be more complicated than this, but adding some onion, carrot, or celery makes it even better. Bring to a boil, and simmer. Strain the mushrooms out if you like, but make sure to use them for something. This is where our colleague Kerri Conan gets her dried po…