Flavor
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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25 April 2008 by
Jean Johnson
Microplanes do such wonderful things to food. Use a petite one to grate nutmeg over your latte in the morning. Or nab the grande sized tool for zesting citrus and turning Parmesan into the stuff of the goddesses.
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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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29 March 2008 by
Jean Johnson
It's a yellow, trumpeting time of year. From daffodils to the very excellent pastel backdrop the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer features these days. It's all about yellow and light and life itself.
Spring is also the last hurrah for winter citrus. It was as if Mother Nature knew we'd need just a few ...
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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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1 February 2008 by
Jean Johnson
I took this shot one of the rare days when the griddle was not in use on the stove. A wash in the background except you get a glimpse of some of the students I worked with in the Hopi and Navajo nations. Indeed, it was in Indian Country that I ...
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9 January 2008 by
Jean Johnson
This takes me back to Bangkok where I watched the gracious Daeng Arporn Punlert make tom yam goong, or hot and sour shrimp soup, many times. Here's what I wrote down one day while she was in action:
Hot and Sour Thai Soup
Recipe Note (Cooking Beyond Measure, p. 92)
Boil the shells from ...
Posted in Culti-Multi Food, Family, Friends, & Love, Fish, Flavor, Fresh Herbs, Putting Up Food, Scratch Cooking, Soups, Vegetables | 5 Comments »
2 January 2008 by
Jean Johnson
It's easy to mince up some zippy garlic salt to cure the January blues. Quesadillas, tuna melts, soups, and eggs all soar to new heights when treated to some of this very excellent brew. You can boldly dose the pot on behalf of everyone or simply put a small plate ...
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23 October 2007 by
Jean Johnson
I came home from farmer's market table with 5 peaked bouquets of cilantro last Sunday. The first couple days I chopped up leaves for any number of meals, but then on a whim I made pesto.
If you're still buying jarred pesto, you might have a gander. It's so easy--and nothing ...
Posted in Fall, Flash Cooking, Flavor, Fresh Herbs, Sauces, Toppings, & Pestos, Summer, Thrift, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian | Add a Comment »
