All entries for 2008
31 August 2008 by
Jean Johnson
It's been a year to date that cucumber melon soup first got mention here on the blog. No wonder, cucumbers are hanging heavy on the vines and spilling out of produce bins everywhere when harvest rolls around. So too, the melons--sweet, ripe, and fragrant at summer's end.
Not really a surprise then, that ...
Posted in Drinks, Flavor, Fruit, Health and Wellness, Measure Free News, Seasonal, Soups, Summer, Thrift, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian | Add a Comment »
22 August 2008 by
Jean Johnson
Our dear Cooking Beyond Measure has arrived at last, and along with her beaming mother, her aunties and uncles are loving this new member of the family. She's such a sweetie she already has nicknames--Beyond Measure came first and now some are simply calling her Beyond.
By whatever name, she's off ...
Posted in Drinks, Measure Free News, Measurefree Cooking, Scratch Cooking, Seasonal, Soups, Summer, Thrift, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian | 2 Comments »
15 August 2008 by
Jean Johnson
Longtime family friend Matt Loggins was here over the weekend so we grilled. It was such a snap.
I brined the shrimp for a half hour in salty water, made a salad out of leftover quinoa, garden lettuces, onion, and cashew cilantro pesto (Cooking Beyond Measure, page 75).
Other than that it ...
Posted in Dinner, Family, Friends, & Love, Fish, Kitchen Garden Thoughts, Measurefree Cooking, Sauces, Toppings, & Pestos, Summer, Vegetables, Whole Grains | 2 Comments »
8 August 2008 by
Jean Johnson
Cooking Beyond Measure includes a Carrot Slaw with Frozen Grapes (page 142) for the winter. Once you discover how marvelous carrots are grated on the fine side of your box grater, though, you'll probably be like me and grate them up no matter the time of year.
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Posted in Equipment, Innocent Sweets, Kitchen Garden Thoughts, Kitchen Tips, Lunches, Recipes, Salads, Summer, Vegetables, Vegetarian | Add a Comment »
1 August 2008 by
Jean Johnson
Actually, the real story today is about black cap raspberries--the berries my new neighbor Nick brought from his grandparents farmstead out in Sandy, Oregon. Black raspberries to match the black, gothic attire he sports. The berries were an unusual, delicious treat on cereal this morning, but wouldn't you know, the photos ...
Posted in Bioethics & Sustainability, Desserts, Family, Friends, & Love, Fruit, Scratch Cooking, Spices, Summer | 2 Comments »
25 July 2008 by
Jean Johnson
Linda's my new pal. She knows about computers and business and such. So what could I do when she arrived once again to help the cause, but offer a munch.
It was mainly leftovers that took me 15 minutes to pull together. Mahi mahi (because when I talked to Gary ...
Posted in Family, Friends, & Love, Fish, Flavor, Fresh, Kitchen Garden Thoughts, Putting Up Food, Spices, Summer, Ultrafast, Vegetables | Add a Comment »
18 July 2008 by
Jean Johnson
When it's too hot to even think about boiling the pasta water, try a variation on homemade hummus with a little blue cheese crumbled over the top and a drizz of good oil. Here I smashed up some limas and favas I'd cooked earlier. Seasoned nicely with what have ...
Posted in Appetizers, Beans, Playing with Your Food, Salads, Scratch Cooking, Spring, Summer, Ultrafast, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian | Add a Comment »
11 July 2008 by
Jean Johnson
Cooking Beyond Measure is poised for its debut, so I've done the sensible thing and started the next cookbook: Hippie Kitchen. That's why it was so perfect when I met Rosanna at a writer's confab. Long hair properly grayed for her age and era, tied back stylishly. Birkenstocks. A simple white ...
Posted in Bioethics & Sustainability, Family, Friends, & Love, Hens like on Old MacDonald's Farm, Measure Free News, Scratch Cooking, Summer | 3 Comments »
4 July 2008 by
Jean Johnson
My friend Laura generally checks a cookbook out from the library first to see if she wants to purchase it. That makes sense, as does Amazon's habit of putting sample chapters up for viewers.
In the spirit of all that and because Cooking Beyond Measure is just weeks away from hitting ...
Posted in Breakfasts, Dinner, Fall, Family, Friends, & Love, Lunches, Measure Free News, Playing with Your Food, Spring, Sprouts, Summer, Thrift, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Video, Whole Grains, Winter | 5 Comments »
27 June 2008 by
Jean Johnson
The vines grandpa planted out back sixty years ago are in full flourish this year. The first of the berries ripening now. It's as it should be since I want to give some to Paul. He's been bringing the mail to our street for close to twenty years--and it's his last week.
If Paul didn't ...
Posted in Breads and Such, Breakfasts, Desserts, Family, Friends, & Love, Fruit, Innocent Sweets, Sauces, Toppings, & Pestos, Summer, Vegetarian, Waffles | Add a Comment »
