Ultrafast
21 March 2008 by
Jean Johnson
I'm doing the photos for Cooking Beyond Measure, of course, and while I was getting my camera gear ready for this shot, my cat Iris, was quick on the draw. I won't print this one in the cookbook, but you can say you saw it here first.
The dish ...
Posted in Appetizers, Cheese, Desserts, Innocent Sweets, Iris the Cat, Recipes, Ultrafast | 6 Comments »
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 ...
Posted in Cheese, Fall, Flash Cooking, Flavor, Salads, Spring, Ultrafast, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Winter | Add a Comment »
22 February 2008 by
Jean Johnson
"What do you do with that?" said Nicole, the deli manager at my neighborhood Fred Meyers. "We sell so much of it, but I've never known what people do with it."
"It's all the Norwegians that live here in Portland," I said. "They mostly eat it shaved thinly onto good dark ...
Posted in Cheese, Culti-Multi Food, Dinner, Fall, Flash Cooking, Innocent Sweets, Lunches, Salads, Ultrafast, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Winter | 3 Comments »
19 January 2008 by
Jean Johnson
It took 5 minutes to pull these vegetables together. There's carrots to sweeten things. Cabbage just because. Dark leafy greens since we're 'sposed to eat 'em. And a little onion, garlic, and leftover spaghetti squash--the trio I love so dearly.
The secret's high heat. And a cast iron wok that I ...
Posted in Beans, Cheese, Dinner, Fall, Flash Cooking, Sauces, Toppings, & Pestos, Scratch Cooking, Seasonal, Spring, Thrift, Ultrafast, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Whole Grains, Winter | 2 Comments »
18 December 2007 by
Jean Johnson
This shot was at breakfast per the cup of black coffee and bowl of cereal. Then there's a tray of winter squash ready for the oven and a basket of kale from the garden waiting for all manner of magic along with a beautiful lemon.
Clearly my stove is nothing extra, but it does ...
Posted in Celeste and HH, Family, Friends, & Love, Measurefree Cooking, The Cook Counts To, Ultrafast, Work Area & The Stove | Add a Comment »
13 December 2007 by
Jean Johnson
I hope you have enjoyed some baked pears or at least are planning to. Dates are another way to have your sweets without letting the Sugar Fairy captivate you. My mother stuffed those big medjool dates with cream cheese and pecans. So do I, skipping her last step of rolling ...
Posted in Cheese, Desserts, Fall, Fruit, Innocent Sweets, Lunches, Seasonal, Thrift, Ultrafast, Winter | 2 Comments »
30 October 2007 by
Jean Johnson
Lunch to Go
The best thing about this lunch to go is that it tasted as delicious as it looks. Simple food. It really is fabulous and fast--and so very kind to our health and wealth.
Recipe Note
Layer greens and leftover quinoa or other whole grain into your lunch box. Then ...
Posted in Beans, Cheese, Fall, Lunches, Scratch Cooking, Thrift, Ultrafast, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian | 2 Comments »
27 October 2007 by
Jean Johnson
Gary and Argelis are here again putting the finishing touches on their second CD. They were running late for their recording session so I fixed them a bento box of sorts to go. Fresh figs from my tree, Florence, and these quinoa poppers that were such a hit Argelis called ...
Posted in Breakfasts, Family, Friends, & Love, Getting on a Roll, Measurefree Cooking, Playing with Your Food, Thrift, Ultrafast, Vegetarian, Whole Grains | Add a Comment »
1 October 2007 by
Jean Johnson
I'm half Norwegian, and we love cold salmon and cucumbers. Still, when fall starts to bluster, there's nothing like chowder.I made the one pictured just for myself out of fish left over from roasted salmon.
Salmon Chowder
Cooking Beyond Measure, p. 108
This takes all of five minutes if you have some roasted ...
Posted in Bioethics & Sustainability, Culti-Multi Food, Fall, Fish, Getting on a Roll, Lunches, Roasting Fruits and Vegetables, Soups, Ultrafast, Vegetables, Whole Grains, Winter | Add a Comment »
23 September 2007 by
Jean Johnson
Cucumbers have about lost their appeal this time of year when the winter squashes are starting to appear. It's the same with raw tomatoes. The temperatures are dropping, and we want food with a bit of warmth to it. That said the cukes and tomatoes are still around and need ...
Posted in Dinner, Fall, Getting on a Roll, Lunches, Salads, Seasonal, Summer, Ultrafast, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian | Add a Comment »
