Measure Free News
14 October 2011 by
Jean Johnson
First try ever on croissants. Did whole wheat too and they also turned out. Stay tuned as I refine my skills over the months and do some videos and measure free ratio-style recipes.
Posted in Measure Free News, Pastries, Recipes | 3 Comments »
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 ...
Posted in Family, Friends, & Love, Measure Free News, Roasting Fruits and Vegetables, Winter | 1 Comment »
2 December 2010 by
Jean Johnson
The measure free trilogy books will surely become collectible. After all, Cooking Beyond Measure and Hippie Kitchen are the first cookbooks without measurements written in the United States in over a century. And when Grow Your Own Comes out next year, it will be the third.
More, these books are ...
Posted in Measure Free News, Seasonal, Seasons, Winter | 1 Comment »
16 May 2010 by
Jean Johnson
Our Cooking with the Little Aunties Class turned out to have little uncles and big aunties as well as younger girls. That was fine by me because great people cluster around the Stevenson Community Library up the Columbia from Portland on the Washington side of the river.
Yes, indeed. A good ...
Posted in Family, Friends, & Love, Food Thoughts, Measure Free News, Pie, Playing with Your Food, Video | 9 Comments »
20 April 2010 by
Jean Johnson
We've announced the Crazy Mama Sale to our blog subscribers and facebook friends, so now's time to clue others in. We know the economy’s tight, so here’s our best shot—offered because we’re new kids on the block with a radical measure free message.
We’re holding a two-fer sale on ...
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28 March 2010 by
Jean Johnson
Celeste, our measure free cover girl, has finally tied the knot with Mr. HH! It was a lovely Friday evening froggie wedding.
We're expecting it to get scooped by all the society pages--and for book sales to be brisk.
Just remember, you saw it here first!
PS--If you're wondering why the frog ...
Posted in Celeste and HH, Family, Friends, & Love, Food Thoughts, Measure Free News, Video | 9 Comments »
22 March 2010 by
Jean Johnson
Finally overcame some serious inertia and got started on the third in the measurefree trilogy: Grow Your Own: From the Garden to the Table. So you can say you saw it here first.
Also a variation on the theme in a video at the bottom of this post. "Tostadas: So ...
Posted in Cheese, Measure Free News, Recipes, Salads, Spring, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Video | 3 Comments »
21 March 2010 by
Jean Johnson
You heard it here first. Straight from Hippie Kitchen, p. 44.
On the Cook Counts Too—
Fussing with cooking vegetables by the singleton is something I do less often than not. That’s because when you’re going for a quick meal, it’s easier to get a bunch of veggies onto the heat ...
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18 March 2010 by
Jean Johnson
It's an exciting time to be on the American culinary journey. We've certainly had twists and turns and all manner of steep grades, with the path getting downright mired in some pretty strange places over the years. Think: SAD (Standard American Diet)
Here's a bit of my own story that I ...
Posted in Family, Friends, & Love, Food Thoughts, From Candy Bars to Fresh Garlic, Measure Free News, Video | 3 Comments »
23 December 2009 by
Jean Johnson
Isn't that just the way. The first does yeoman service path breaking, and then the second comes along with her flirty name and catchy clothes and skates all the way to the bank. Speaking of the bank, though, both numero uno, Cooking Beyond Measure, and Ms. Hippie Kitchen are both ...
Posted in Books, Blogs & Links, Measure Free News, Thrift | 3 Comments »