Roasting Fruits and Vegetables
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 »
5 December 2010 by
Jean Johnson
I think each of these readings is 3 minutes or so. Hope you have time for a listen. Merry Howdy, Jean
if you're inspired--and I hope you are--you click over to the cookbooks page and take advantage of the December sale--all told with the free domestic shipping it's a 20 percent ...
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19 September 2010 by
Jean Johnson
The polenta I talked about in the preceding post had some long legs. In addition to the green bean toss, it became the topping for a cobbler. Here's how it all came down.
First I roasted some plums and peaches. Balsamic on the plums, red wine over the peaches and ...
Posted in Desserts, Food Thoughts, Fruit, Kitchen Tips, Peeling Garlic, Roasting Fruits and Vegetables, Scratch Cooking, Seasonal, Summer, Thrift | 3 Comments »
19 March 2010 by
Jean Johnson
Facebook friends, Laura and Emily, commented on my cast iron skillet, so thought it time to share this entry from the pages of Cooking Beyond Measure. There's both a video of me reading and below that the text so you can follow along. Enjoy...
Cooking Beyond Measure, p. 72.
On Roasting Vegetables—
Vegetables ...
Posted in Equipment, Fall, Family, Friends, & Love, Food Thoughts, Kitchen Tips, Roasting Fruits and Vegetables, Spring, Summer, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Video, Winter | 2 Comments »
13 February 2009 by
Jean Johnson
The economy's lurking outside our doors like the big bad wolf. We want fresh ideas on thrift, yet we hope to maintain an enjoyable quality of life. It can happen. We can eat exceedingly well and tighten our belts. All it takes is lightening up and having some fun ...
Posted in Fall, Measurefree Cooking, Roasting Fruits and Vegetables, Scratch Cooking, Sides, Thrift, Vegetarian, Winter | 4 Comments »
26 September 2008 by
Jean Johnson
Celeste has turned into a camera hound since she heard HH, a male frog in our town, spotted her on the back cover of Beyond Measure. She sniffs that she's not too interested, but the truth is, she invited him over once harvest is on the wane.
So you can see, ...
Posted in Celeste and HH, Fall, Fruit, Putting Up Food, Roasting Fruits and Vegetables, Seasonal, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Work Area & The Stove | 3 Comments »
20 September 2008 by
Jean Johnson
We had a fleeting few scorchers last week in Portland, Oregon, but even fluke weather must give way to the changing of the seasons. Now with the equinox just days away on the 22nd, the days have grown brisk and flipping the over on to do a little roasting seems ...
Posted in Fall, Putting Up Food, Roasting Fruits and Vegetables, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian | 3 Comments »
13 December 2007 by
Jean Johnson
This time of year cues to chow down on sugar+butter are as ubiquitous as canned holiday music. So if you're trying to keep things under wraps and still want something oh so luscious, try baked pears. D'Anjous are my favorite to bake because they hold their shape. And when I ...
Posted in Cheese, Desserts, Fall, Fruit, Health and Wellness, Innocent Sweets, Roasting Fruits and Vegetables, Seasonal, Spices, Thrift, Winter | Add a Comment »
7 November 2007 by
Jean Johnson
I stepped outside and got some fresh rosemary for this roast of spaghetti squash, carrots, and onions. Even with mincing the herbs and a little garlic, I had the pans in the oven in 5 minutes.
Yes, the roasting took 20 minutes or so, but I was elsewhere cruising back to ...
Posted in Fall, Fresh Herbs, Roasting Fruits and Vegetables, Sides, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Winter | 2 Comments »
by
Jean Johnson
SAD, the Standard American Diet, relies almost exclusively on low calorie salad veggies like lettuce, tomatoes, and cukes--relegating things like winter squash for pumpkin pies and roots like turnips for jokes.
As this image shows, though, once you've oiled up some wedges of stick-to-your-ribs winter squash and a quartered rutabaga, rubbing ...
Posted in Appetizers, Fall, Innocent Sweets, Recipes, Roasting Fruits and Vegetables, Seasonal, Sides, Thrift, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Winter | 5 Comments »