Family, Friends, & Love
19 May 2011 by
Jean Johnson
One bowl meals. It's how to turn gorgeous food out on a dime. A dime of both time and money.
In this case, there were leftover French lentils and quinoa in the fridge--so into the bowl they went with some jarred roasted red peppers, a pear from the season's end, and ...
Posted in Dinner, Family, Friends, & Love, Flash Cooking, Food Politics, Processed Food, Salads, Spices, Spring, Thrift, Vegan, Vegetables, Whole Grains | 1 Comment »
5 December 2010 by
Jean Johnson
I think each of these readings is 3 minutes or so. Hope you have time for a listen. Merry Howdy, Jean
if you're inspired--and I hope you are--you click over to the cookbooks page and take advantage of the December sale--all told with the free domestic shipping it's a 20 percent ...
Posted in Family, Friends, & Love, Measure Free News, Roasting Fruits and Vegetables, Winter | 1 Comment »
16 May 2010 by
Jean Johnson
Our Cooking with the Little Aunties Class turned out to have little uncles and big aunties as well as younger girls. That was fine by me because great people cluster around the Stevenson Community Library up the Columbia from Portland on the Washington side of the river.
Yes, indeed. A good ...
Posted in Family, Friends, & Love, Food Thoughts, Measure Free News, Pie, Playing with Your Food, Video | 9 Comments »
6 May 2010 by
Jean Johnson
Corn Crescents with Avocado for Justine
These little stovetop cornbreads are quick, warm, crowd pleasers. On tours I make them round, stuffed with cheese or refried beans drawing on gorditas and empanadas as my guide.
In April 2010, though, Justine, a Facebook pal from Southern California, shipped a box of avocadoes ...
Posted in Appetizers, Breads and Such, Dinner, Family, Friends, & Love, Lunches, Playing with Your Food, Spring, Vegan, Vegetarian | 5 Comments »
by
Jean Johnson
This is verbatim from Grow Your Own, the third in my measurefree kitchen companion trilogy that comes out this November.
Laurel Robertson, who wrote Laurel’s Kitchen with Carol Flinders, is some kind of woman. This salad is adapted from their pages where they titled it “Astonishing.” I’ve made it many ...
Posted in Breads and Such, Family, Friends, & Love, Lunches, Salads, Scratch Cooking, Spring, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Winter | 3 Comments »
28 March 2010 by
Jean Johnson
Celeste, our measure free cover girl, has finally tied the knot with Mr. HH! It was a lovely Friday evening froggie wedding.
We're expecting it to get scooped by all the society pages--and for book sales to be brisk.
Just remember, you saw it here first!
PS--If you're wondering why the frog ...
Posted in Celeste and HH, Family, Friends, & Love, Food Thoughts, Measure Free News, Video | 9 Comments »
19 March 2010 by
Jean Johnson
Facebook friends, Laura and Emily, commented on my cast iron skillet, so thought it time to share this entry from the pages of Cooking Beyond Measure. There's both a video of me reading and below that the text so you can follow along. Enjoy...
Cooking Beyond Measure, p. 72.
On Roasting Vegetables—
Vegetables ...
Posted in Equipment, Fall, Family, Friends, & Love, Food Thoughts, Kitchen Tips, Roasting Fruits and Vegetables, Spring, Summer, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Video, Winter | 2 Comments »
18 March 2010 by
Jean Johnson
It's an exciting time to be on the American culinary journey. We've certainly had twists and turns and all manner of steep grades, with the path getting downright mired in some pretty strange places over the years. Think: SAD (Standard American Diet)
Here's a bit of my own story that I ...
Posted in Family, Friends, & Love, Food Thoughts, From Candy Bars to Fresh Garlic, Measure Free News, Video | 3 Comments »
16 March 2010 by
Jean Johnson
You wouldn't think a post on homemade bread would include former husbands and cat, but what can I say. It all comes down in three-part harmony. So here you be--a three-part vid on me making it, a focaccia recipe and photos straight from the pages of Hippie Kitchen. Don't know ...
Posted in Breads and Such, Family, Friends, & Love, Food Thoughts, Iris the Cat, Recipes, Thrift, Video, Whole Grains | Add a Comment »
3 March 2010 by
Jean Johnson
For those that haven't been following the romance, after Celeste appeared on the back cover of cooking Beyond Measure, friend Laura said in a rather fetching way, "I have a frog."
A moment of silence. My brows arched.
"Is he a boy?"
That's where it started and since then it's been a few ...
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