Getting on a Roll
2 February 2012 by
Jean Johnson
Squash is much maligned in SAD (Standard American Diet)--especially winter squash. It's largely reserved for pumpkin pies and acorn halves baked with yet more unimaginative SAD stuff: brown sugar and butter. Not that I don't enjoy an acorn trussed up in such decadent fashion now and then. It's just that ...
Posted in Food Thoughts, Getting on a Roll, Health and Wellness, Roasting Fruits and Vegetables, Seasonal | 1 Comment »
18 June 2011 by
Jean Johnson
It started when Linda stayed in my 2 room b&b over the weekend. I made Polenta Waffles that are always a hit. Linda went on to the next leg of her vacation, but as so often happens, I'm on a roll. That's how it happens when you're a basically lazy, ...
Posted in Breakfasts, Fresh, Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, Getting on a Roll, Iris the Cat, Lunches, Measurefree Cooking, Organic GMO Free Corn, Playing with Your Food, Scratch Cooking, Seasonal, Thrift, Ultrafast, Vegetarian, Whole Grains | 2 Comments »
4 January 2011 by
Jean Johnson
Mainstream food writers at the Oregonian dismissed spaghetti squash as bland and boring in an article on winter squashes. Too bad they missed the point, but then that's what happens as long as you're looking at things from the Standard American Perspective--which in the case of food is widely known ...
Posted in Flavor, Getting on a Roll, Leftovers, Measurefree Cooking, Playing with Your Food, Salads, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Winter | 4 Comments »
2 November 2010 by
Jean Johnson
Here's how ultrafast cooking works in my hippie kitchen. In the morning when I'm having breakfast, I steam up a pot of quinoa. This grain cooks in 10 minutes and has the highest protein of them all. I leave it sitting out at room temperature and then when dinner comes ...
Posted in Fall, Getting on a Roll, Kitchen Tips, Salads, Sides, The Cook Counts To, Thrift, Ultrafast, Vegan, Whole Grains, Winter | 9 Comments »
19 September 2010 by
Jean Johnson
An inside peek at my mind would never do--chuckle--but the interior of my fridge and freezer is something that never fails to give people wandering through my hippie kitchen pause.
"It's empty!" they remark. "And you're a cook?" they say. "What's up?"
What's up is that I like food that's ...
Posted in Equipment, Food Thoughts, Getting on a Roll, Kitchen Tips, Leftovers, Technology | 8 Comments »
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 ...
Posted in Beans, Flash Cooking, Getting on a Roll, Lunches, Recipes, Salads, Scratch Cooking, Seasonal, Sides, Spring, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian | Add a Comment »
7 May 2010 by
Jean Johnson
I'm including these Astonishing Muffins in Grow Your Own, accompaniment as they are to Laurel & Carol's Astonishing Spinach Salad.
I don't have the recipe written up just yet, but I did dutifully put dried apricots in along with walnuts. Just the kind of muffin people would think is fun ...
Posted in Breads and Such, Breakfasts, Food Thoughts, Getting on a Roll, Lunches, Thrift, Winter | 2 Comments »
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 »
8 April 2010 by
Jean Johnson
It's so easy to get on a roll when you've got some homemade beans waiting in the fridge. Talk about ultrafast. All you do is flash cook some seasonal vegs into a warm salad, dress with oil and vinegar, add the beans for protein, season with salt and red chile ...
Posted in Beans, Getting on a Roll, Putting Up Food, Scratch Cooking, Thrift, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Video | 2 Comments »
25 April 2009 by
Jean Johnson
This post is for one of the women at the last cooking class I did. I was talking about how much it streamlines cooking when you keep things you use a lot out handy. She wanted to know what was out on my counter.
Well, here it is--at least this is ...
Posted in Equipment, Flavor, Getting on a Roll, Measurefree Cooking, The Cook Counts To, Work Area & The Stove | 10 Comments »