Measurefree Cooking
23 November 2011 by
Jean Johnson
This is definitely measure free hippie cook kind of stuffing. No pre-planning. A build your own affair with what's around, the apples coming in at the end because there wasn't enough mushrooms and celery in the house to fill the bill--and no one wanted to go to the store.
In fact, ...
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18 June 2011 by
Jean Johnson
It started when Linda stayed in my 2 room b&b over the weekend. I made Polenta Waffles that are always a hit. Linda went on to the next leg of her vacation, but as so often happens, I'm on a roll. That's how it happens when you're a basically lazy, ...
Posted in Breakfasts, Fresh, Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, Getting on a Roll, Iris the Cat, Lunches, Measurefree Cooking, Organic GMO Free Corn, Playing with Your Food, Scratch Cooking, Seasonal, Thrift, Ultrafast, Vegetarian, Whole Grains | 2 Comments »
4 January 2011 by
Jean Johnson
Mainstream food writers at the Oregonian dismissed spaghetti squash as bland and boring in an article on winter squashes. Too bad they missed the point, but then that's what happens as long as you're looking at things from the Standard American Perspective--which in the case of food is widely known ...
Posted in Flavor, Getting on a Roll, Leftovers, Measurefree Cooking, Playing with Your Food, Salads, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Winter | 4 Comments »
15 October 2010 by
Jean Johnson
A facebook friend who owns both Hippie Kitchen and Beyond Measure was teasing me about my "sorta cookbooks." And it's true that I'll often explain that the measure free cooking series is more kitchen companion than typical paint-by-number recipe books. That said, I contend that translating the art of cooking ...
Posted in Food Thoughts, Iris the Cat, Measurefree Cooking | 1 Comment »
16 June 2010 by
Jean Johnson
Flash cooking continues to attract people to my work. I'm glad because it's the heart of what my measure free, seasonal, sustainable message is about.
So here you go.
In these vids I show how to
Turn the burner on high with a puddle of water.
Put your rustically chopped veggies in, ...
Posted in Beans, Bioethics & Sustainability, Dinner, Equipment, Flash Cooking, Flavor, Food Thoughts, Fresh, Health and Wellness, Measurefree Cooking, Playing with Your Food, Scratch Cooking, Seasonal, The Cook Counts To, Thrift, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Video | 9 Comments »
9 June 2010 by
Jean Johnson
Not much to say here other than enjoy this vid on mixing up a bean loaf. There's even an afterthought on one of my favorites, spaghetti squash.
Posted in Beans, Measurefree Cooking, Thrift, Vegan, Vegetarian, Whole Grains | 1 Comment »
15 March 2010 by
Jean Johnson
After the Sixties in Flagstaff where better to go and chill out than Indian County. Call me lucky. I managed to cobble together an education degree and spent the next decade out on Navajo and Hopi posing as a school teacher. It's true, I arrived looking for smoke and feathers--the ...
Posted in Breads and Such, Culti-Multi Food, Food Politics, Food Thoughts, Measurefree Cooking, Organic GMO Free Corn, Recipes, Video | 4 Comments »
27 November 2009 by
Jean Johnson
Healthy, thrifty, delicious, and green. That's the whole point behind measure free. The idea that if we quit being slaves to paint-by-numbers recipes we'll be likely to cook more, eat well, be healthy, and save a bundle on the food bill. So at the end of the day, it's not ...
Posted in Bioethics & Sustainability, Family, Friends, & Love, Food Thoughts, Health and Wellness, Kitchen Garden Thoughts, Measurefree Cooking, Scratch Cooking, Seasonal, Thrift, Whole Grains | 1 Comment »
17 November 2009 by
Jean Johnson
CAFOs (confined animal feeding operations) and Big Food break my heart. That's why cheap breakfasts don't impress me. The hens and pigs pay so very pitifully for our pleasure. Factory farmers prostituting themselves under the guise of feeding the world--never mind the big bucks.
Given all that, why does this blog ...
Posted in Bioethics & Sustainability, Culti-Multi Food, Food Thoughts, Measurefree Cooking | 1 Comment »
2 November 2009 by
Jean Johnson
After the Sixties in Flagstaff where better to go and chill out than Indian County. Call me lucky. I managed to cobble together an education degree and spent the next decade out on Navajo and Hopi posing as a school teacher. It's true, I arrived looking for smoke and feathers--the ...
Posted in Breads and Such, Breakfasts, Culti-Multi Food, Food Thoughts, Measurefree Cooking, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Video, Waffles | 4 Comments »