Flash Cooking
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, ...
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30 May 2010 by
Jean Johnson
If you have Hippie Kitchen you'll see this picture on page 52. I choose to show off the fava beans in their pods rather than the actual dish because they have been so maligned. Typical instructions in American cookbooks are to do not pass go and double peel the beans--first ...
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14 April 2010 by
Jean Johnson
Flash cooking is the heart of my kitchen scene. It nets me plenty of fresh seasonal vegetables in short order--warm salad style. I've talked about it many times here on the blog, but people resonate with the idea so, that we did a video. It's a 6 minute clip from ...
Posted in Beans, Cheese, Dinner, Fall, Flash Cooking, Food Thoughts, Fresh Herbs, Getting on a Roll, Kitchen Tips, Lunches, Salads, Seasonal, Sides, Spring, Thrift, Ultrafast, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Video | 3 Comments »
18 December 2009 by
Jean Johnson
Ah, yes, I remember my own trip to Mexico as a food writer. Here's one of my photos:
So Mark Bittman's recent NYT piece on Mexican markets was a nice reminder of my own cruise-arama. Here he's talking about how Mexican women get fresh veggies on the table pronto--but he ...
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23 May 2009 by
Jean Johnson
Flash cooking is the term I've coined for getting veggies ready pronto. Here's the way I describe the technique in Hippie Kitchen, the second in my measurefree trilogy due out this fall:
Flash Cooking
To flash cook vegetables, start with a puddle of water, spices if you’re in the mood, and ...
Posted in Breakfasts, Cheese, Dinner, Flash Cooking, Lunches, Spring, Vegetarian | 3 Comments »
28 March 2009 by
Jean Johnson
Soupy Soup, a dish from Cooking Beyond Measure, is named after the elderly lady doggie who used to live next door. The spring day I first pulled the soup together, the weather was warm enough to draw me and my bowl outside. Who was waiting by the daffodils but the ...
Posted in Beans, Cheese, Dinner, Flash Cooking, Flavor, Fresh Herbs, Lunches, Soups, Spring, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Winter | 3 Comments »
23 May 2008 by
Jean Johnson
I bought some red peppers the other day. It was against my local, seasonal religion and all, but I guess I was feeling rebellious. For sure, the kale, spaghetti squash, and tofu dish I pulled together took on a wow when I added the red peppers. Still, I thought wistfully ...
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11 April 2008 by
Jean Johnson
This meal isn't new with me. Most every inventive cook these days makes a version of this great dish. Every mouthful is so delicious. More it's a one-skillet flash cooked pull together.Still, as you can see it's so beautiful that I chose it for the cover shot on Beyond Measure. ...
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14 March 2008 by
Jean Johnson
At least I think there was a dance called the savoy shuffle back in the Roaring Twenties. At any rate, savoy cabbage is a whole lot more fun that regular old plain cabbage. If you find some of this crinkly, almost psychedelic cabbage there's no end to what you can ...
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29 February 2008 by
Jean Johnson
Thanks to Michelle for prompting this post. She looked at the Flash Cooking entry back in January and made the sensible connections: wok + green veggies = where's the tofu?
She's right, of course, tofu's a great protein source to pair with vegetables. Yet, in addition to buying seasonal produce, what's ...
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