Playing with Your Food
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 ...
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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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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 »
6 June 2008 by
Jean Johnson
I have to credit the farmers' market vendors for getting me hip to green garlic. And once again, now I'm growing my own. You plant garlic in the fall, and each clove you nestle down into the earth will return the favor by becoming a whole bulb.
This time of ...
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30 May 2008 by
Jean Johnson
Later in the season when fava beans are more mature, it does pay to shuck them not only out of their white velvet pods but also out of their individual shells. Now, though, favas go great to the table easily once removed three or four at a time from their ...
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18 April 2008 by
Jean Johnson
If you've got a clump of chives by your back door, you'll know that it's chive season. Perfect green spearlets of mild, oniony flavor. None of the yellow tips that appear later in the season when the plants grow thirsty.
Sour cream and chives on nice bakers, of course, and ...
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