Innocent Sweets
13 December 2007 by
Jean Johnson
I hope you have enjoyed some baked pears or at least are planning to. Dates are another way to have your sweets without letting the Sugar Fairy captivate you. My mother stuffed those big medjool dates with cream cheese and pecans. So do I, skipping her last step of rolling ...
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by
Jean Johnson
This time of year cues to chow down on sugar+butter are as ubiquitous as canned holiday music. So if you're trying to keep things under wraps and still want something oh so luscious, try baked pears. D'Anjous are my favorite to bake because they hold their shape. And when I ...
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7 November 2007 by
Jean Johnson
SAD, the Standard American Diet, relies almost exclusively on low calorie salad veggies like lettuce, tomatoes, and cukes--relegating things like winter squash for pumpkin pies and roots like turnips for jokes.
As this image shows, though, once you've oiled up some wedges of stick-to-your-ribs winter squash and a quartered rutabaga, rubbing ...
Posted in Appetizers, Fall, Innocent Sweets, Recipes, Roasting Fruits and Vegetables, Seasonal, Sides, Thrift, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Winter | 5 Comments »
1 November 2007 by
Jean Johnson
I can't help thinking of Ruby--the little dust mop kerin terrier who lives next door--when I work with pomegranates.
Indeed, once the glistening ruby red seeds are freed from their leathery husks, they do as much to garnish soup, cereal, or warm salad as little Ruby-do does to dazzle her doting ...
Posted in Fall, Fruit, Getting on a Roll, Holidays, Innocent Sweets, Sauces, Toppings, & Pestos, Seasonal, Vegan, Vegetarian, Winter | Add a Comment »
14 October 2007 by
Jean Johnson
Cinnamon Brandy Apples
Hippie Kitchen, p. 120
Recipe Note
Dissolve a spoon of arrowroot powder or cornstarch in a little cold water before adding to grated apple laced with lemon juice for a simmer.
Cinnamon, nutmeg, pure vanilla extract, and little brandy turns these apples goopy and homey and good.
Spoon Cinnamon Brandy Apples over ...
Posted in Breakfasts, Cheese, Desserts, Fruit, Innocent Sweets, Lunches, Pie, Vegetarian, Whole Grains | 2 Comments »
8 September 2007 by
Jean Johnson
If you are trying to kick the white crystal--as in sugar--you'll find all the jammy goodness a sweets junkie could want in roasted Italian prune plums.
Like the tomatoes and summer squashes in the previous post, I did my plums on 300 degrees in an oiled pan for a couple hours.
They ...
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9 August 2007 by
Jean Johnson
This dish wouldn't work any time except when the apricots are at their prime. Just ask my friend Olive who enjoyed this with me one balmy Portland August evening. All it takes is a few plump softies along with room temperature blue cheese to pull this heavenly dessert together.And that's ...
Posted in Cheese, Desserts, Family, Friends, & Love, Innocent Sweets, Seasonal, Summer, The Cook Counts To, Ultrafast, Vegetarian | 1 Comment »
