3 mushroom soup croutes Recipes

butter, sliced onions (about 2 large), garlic, sliced, brown sugar, dried thyme, bay leaf, sliced small mushrooms, salt, pepper, dry sherry or 1/3 cup wine, sodium-reduced beef broth or 4 cups vegetable broth, shredded swiss-style cheese, baguette

dried mushrooms, butter, shallots (peeled and chopped ), garlic cloves (peeled and finely chopped ), mushrooms, thinly sliced, chestnut mushrooms, thinly sliced, dry madeira wine, fresh thyme, vegetable stock ((1 1/2 pt), double cream ((1/4 pt), french bread, camembert cheese (sliced ), leaf from 2 sprigs thyme (to garnish )