Caesar Salad With Shitake Mushrooms

Ingredients

• 8 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup cubed gluten free baguette (or your favorite bread, gluten free or not) (1-inch cubes)
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• 3/4 pound shiitake mushrooms, stems removed, caps sliced
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 2 hard-cooked eggs
• 3 tablespoons wine vinegar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons anchovy paste (or 2 anchovies, mashed with a fork)
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan
• 2 small heads romaine lettuce (about 1 pound each), cut crosswise into 1/2-inch strips