Putting Up Food
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 »
3 October 2007 by
Jean Johnson
The Spitz Springs contingency down on the Southwest's Colorado Plateau always thwacks the ball right out of the court when it comes to food. Not only do they grow their own, mostly, they're hip to seasons and sustainability, and treat their laying hens right.
They just sent this photo along with ...
Posted in Bioethics & Sustainability, Fall, Family, Friends, & Love, Kitchen Garden Thoughts, Putting Up Food, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian | Add a Comment »
10 September 2007 by
Jean Johnson
Gone is the end of the week when I was in the mood to roast tomatoes and make fussy hors d'oeuvres. It's Monday morning, the day is supposed to be in the high 80s at least, and I'm trying to get to work.
But there are still more ripe tomatoes than ...
Posted in Fall, Putting Up Food, Seasonal, Thrift, Ultrafast, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian | 2 Comments »
8 September 2007 by
Jean Johnson
If you are trying to kick the white crystal--as in sugar--you'll find all the jammy goodness a sweets junkie could want in roasted Italian prune plums.
Like the tomatoes and summer squashes in the previous post, I did my plums on 300 degrees in an oiled pan for a couple hours.
They ...
Posted in Fall, Fruit, Getting on a Roll, Innocent Sweets, Putting Up Food, Roasting Fruits and Vegetables | 1 Comment »
7 September 2007 by
Jean Johnson
The other evening while out on my bike I ran into friends who mentioned a neighbor was roasting tomatoes. It isn't as though roasting veggies isn't in my repertoire, but with the weather being so hot lately, the thought of heating an oven has not presented itself. But serendipity. Recent ...
Posted in Culti-Multi Food, Fall, Putting Up Food, Roasting Fruits and Vegetables, Ultrafast, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian | 2 Comments »
2 September 2007 by
Jean Johnson
It's time for the old ice cube tray trick. Make some pesto with your extra fresh basil and freeze it up in the trays. Once hardened you can pop the cubes out for storage in a plastic bag. Come winter a couple cubes thawed whenever you've a yen for a ...
Posted in Family, Friends, & Love, Kitchen Tips, Putting Up Food, Salads, Sauces, Toppings, & Pestos, Sides, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Winter | 1 Comment »
22 August 2007 by
Jean Johnson
My friend Denise brought me a golden winter squash that looks like a large zucchini. Since her family has both zuchs and pumpkins growing in their garden, we suspect that it got cross-pollinated. I've had similar mongrels from my own squash patch in past years and found them to be ...
Posted in Bioethics & Sustainability, Fall, Flash Cooking, Putting Up Food, Seasonal, Thrift, Ultrafast, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian | 2 Comments »
