Thrift
23 December 2009 by
Jean Johnson
Isn't that just the way. The first does yeoman service path breaking, and then the second comes along with her flirty name and catchy clothes and skates all the way to the bank. Speaking of the bank, though, both numero uno, Cooking Beyond Measure, and Ms. Hippie Kitchen are both ...
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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 ...
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16 November 2009 by
Jean Johnson
It's official. We're in a jobless recovery with unemployment rates above 10 percent--the highest since the late-1980s. Before we go off half-cocked and fearful about our financial futures, it serves us well to consider the term job-less. That's right. It means fewer jobs than we'd like. But it doesn't mean ...
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3 November 2009 by
Jean Johnson
Once you discover fresh local produce, there's no going back. But the problem for me has always been the spendy price tags at farmers markets. I solved it by growing my own and here's a snippet of this year's harvest.
Kitchen gardens aren't everyone's cup of tea, of course. So Bion ...
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8 November 2008 by
Jean Johnson
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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, ...
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18 October 2007 by
Jean Johnson
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You've got to admit something's strange when we toss our Halloween pumpkins in the trash and go buy canned pumpkin pie filling for Thanksgiving pies. It's true that the folks who can pumpkin for pies pull together an amalgam of winter squashes to get that particular blend ...
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24 September 2007 by
Jean Johnson
It's true. Since we speak meat and potatoes so well, measurefree emphasizes vegetables, whole grains, and those oh so affordable legumes. Indeed, this kind of peasant food has kept body and soul together throughout the world for centuries. As for me? I find eating deliciously low on the food chain ...
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