Playing with Your Food
29 July 2010 by
Jean Johnson
You know, for me the measure free hippie kitchen and garden thing is mostly about beauty. I love the poetry of it all, as I all but testify to in Beyond Measure and Hippie Kitchen--chuckle. The artistry of layering fat slices of tomatoes and fresh mozzarella together for a caprese. ...
Posted in Kitchen Garden Thoughts, Playing with Your Food | 5 Comments »
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 | 6 Comments »
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 | 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 ...
Posted in Appetizers, Breads and Such, Celeste and HH, Family, Friends, & Love, Food Thoughts, Playing with Your Food, Recipes, Sauces, Toppings, & Pestos, Vegan, Vegetarian, Video, Waffles | Add a Comment »
5 November 2009 by
Jean Johnson
Researchers at the University College London think they're onto this depression thing. The conclusion of their latest research? Off the land of crinkly packages and eat real food.
Sounds good to me. Besides you can even play with it.
Along with the idea that junk food causes depression is a new Scripts ...
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8 November 2008 by
Jean Johnson
Americans! We Can Eat Well & Tighten Our Belts! There was a time when only the rich could afford expensive spices. Ah, yes. We all remember the famed Spice Route to Asia. Just Google it, and you'll find maps, mystery, and intrigue. You'll find references to cardamom, turmeric, ginger, and ...
Posted in Beans, Fruit, Kitchen Tips, Playing with Your Food, Spices, Thrift, Whole Grains | Add a Comment »
6 September 2008 by
Jean Johnson
Those who have a copy of Beyond Measure will recognize Celeste from the back cover. Indeed, she's become a bit of a mascot and will most likely ensconce her lovely self on Hippie Kitchen's (forthcoming 2009) back cover as well. While we're not sure if this shot will make the ...
Posted in Celeste and HH, Flavor, Fresh, Measure Free News, Playing with Your Food, Sauces, Toppings, & Pestos, Scratch Cooking, Seasonal, Summer, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian | 2 Comments »
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 »
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 | Add a Comment »