Radish Super Mario Mushroom
Things I thought I never would have thought would have appeared on my blog in a million years #3054.
If you stalk me on Instagram or Twitter, you will be aware I hosted a retro party over the weekend, to celebrate Raz, Lky and my birthdays. With our birthdays a few days apart we decided to get together and have a joint party with a few of our fellow food bloggers. I decided to just invite a whole bunch of people, and only one couple said no… which left me with 19 people in my new house! If you want to check out what we got up to, follow the hashtag #retroparty on instgram. We had a photobooth, played Twister, listened to songs way before our time, and enjoyed food and beverages of the “retro” era.
One of the dishes I made was a French Onion Dip platter. It had the usual suspects; carrot sticks, cucumber sticks, capsicum sticks, cherry tomatoes, and these cute little radish mushrooms. I got the idea off google images as I wanted to know how to cut my radishes retro-ish. This came up and I knew I had to, but instead of doing it the way they did, I used my skills to do it the way I had been taught to make potato mushrooms from the recent BBQ Red Heads Festival masterclass. On another note, it was the first time ever I had to buy French Onion soup mix, and I felt so dirty standing in front of all the packaged sauce mixes, I felt like I was having an affair and didn’t want anyone to see me there 😛 bahaha!
So you too can impress your friends with your next dip platter, salad or whatever you wish to use them on. I can’t guarantee it will make you double in size and strength, allow you to smash through bricks or take and extra hit from enemies, but I tell you they will impress anyone!
Kim
this is super cute! and the graphics is great!
Iron Chef Shellie
Thank you 😀
msihua
Hahahah! Absolutely love this post!! Such a fun and engaging way to get kids (and adults) to eat radish!
Iron Chef Shellie
Thanks! Glad to know my boredom at work paid off 😛
Michelle aka The Bakeanista
Omg omg omg!!! This is way too cute. I loved the way you did the graphic tutorial using the Mario theme. Love love love!!! <3 But I didn't have the heart to eat the baby radish though. It was too cute to be eaten!
Iron Chef Shellie
awwww you shoulda eaten it!! 😛
jac
This is so cute! Love it.
Iron Chef Shellie
Thank you 🙂
Helen (Grab Your Fork)
Cutest idea ever! And your retro party looked like so much fun!
Iron Chef Shellie
Thanks Helen! It was a total blast 😀
Daisy@Nevertoosweet
I loved these!!! And I love how you did a tutorial 😉 super cute!!! Will damage this trick up my sleeves next time I have a party 🙂
Thanks again for inviting me! You’re a fan host!!! Xox
Iron Chef Shellie
You should totally make some for your next party! awwww thanks love x
leaf (the indolent cook)
What a great find, too cute!! And awesome tutorial.
Iron Chef Shellie
Thank you 😀
GourmetGetaways (@GourmetGetaway)
LMAO!!! I actually read your story out loud to Mr GG. I know exactly what you mean! Standing in front of the packet soup range would make me feel like looking over my should to see who was looking at me… bahah, you adulterer 😉
Anyway, I did see these on instagram and I thought they were the cutest things ever, I think I may even plant radishes just so I can give them a go.
Iron Chef Shellie
Bahaha I’m glad you can feel my pain!! haha oooo def give it a go! Your garden looks amazing 😀
Hannah
THIS IS THE BEST POST YOU’VE EVER DONE.
Iron Chef Shellie
i think so too 😉 thanks!!
Vija
Love these. Will definitely be trying these out. Thanks for the tutorial
Iron Chef Shellie
No problems 😀 Enjoy!
Alicia
These radishes are too cute! =)
Iron Chef Shellie
Thank you 😀
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef
I loved the scroll up if you need to see the tutorial again. You’re really funny. These mushies are very cute.
Iron Chef Shellie
hehehe thanks 😀
Caryn
Oh my gosh! This is super 🙂 I love it! Such a brilliant idea!
Iron Chef Shellie
Thanks!! 🙂
Jackie
Oh that’s adorable!
(French onion dip, old school unreconstructed style, is a secret pleasure of mine. So very artificial but OMG so tasty)
Iron Chef Shellie
hahaha it was scarily okay 😛
Ashley
Bahaha, what a great tutorial! Quite a bit easier than I thought it might be! 🙂 Great way to add a bit of fun to a dish!
Iron Chef Shellie
Yes! Quite easy indeed 🙂
Amy Tong
These are so adorable and super fun. The apple corer really makes the job much easier. 🙂 I know my Mom would disagree with me, but I think it’s always fun to play with our food! hahaha….
Iron Chef Shellie
You should ALWAYS play with food!
Tina @ bitemeshowme
hahaha best recipe, ever! LOL!
Iron Chef Shellie
haha thank you!
milkteaxx
this is one awesome post! cutest radishes ever! loved the post layout too!
Iron Chef Shellie
Thanks! Being bored at work sometimes pays off 😛
Cara @ Gourmet Chick
This is so clever and cute I love it – happy birthday as well!
Iron Chef Shellie
Oh thank you! It’s this coming Saturday 🙂
Agnes
Thanks for the party! Loved your radishes, though I would have been more impressed if you’d made mini Marios. 😉
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella
Shellie, these are brilliant! I love them!! 😀
Sara @bellyrumbles
Josh’s 21st birthday is coming up. It will be a Fandom party…… these babies are so bookmarked!