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Hippie Kitchen Appeals to the Upcoming Gen

17 December 2009 by Jean Johnson
Lenore's not two yet, and she's already in the groove. Angela, her mom and next door neighbor, sent these images and says they weren't posed. Rather Lenore loves to page through Hippie Kitchen, pausing particularly at page 159 where Iris (same-same from the Cat in the Cheese blog post here) ...

Hippie Kitchen has a Ticket to Ride

11 September 2009 by Jean Johnson
Our second born arrived this week on 09-09-09, a date we hope is an auspicious harbinger. We are beside ourselves. Clearly proud parents who think their darling sweetie pie Hippie Kitchen will have a ticket to ride. Indeed, Hippie Kitchen's first coming out party is at Food Front on Thurman ...

Spicy Food Gets More Than a Passing Glance in the Bay Area

6 September 2009 by Jean Johnson
Ten days in the San Francisco Bay Area touring with Cooking Beyond Measure and previewing Hippie Kitchen. It was a blast pretty much, and Thai Slaw & Latina Peaches stole the show with their spicy twists.

Wall Street Journal Plumbs Depth of Measure Free Trend

2 April 2009 by Jean Johnson
No joke, we got coverage in the Wall Street Journal on April 1st. The story consulted many big names, although it danced around the empowerment issue of measure free cooking. Nonetheless, word's getting out. Momentum's building. Yes! Leave your measuring cups behind and take back your kitchen! Here's the article in ...

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things…

22 December 2008 by Jean Johnson
Clearly a copy of Cooking Beyond Measure wrapped up in kitchen towel figures as one of my all time favorite things--proud mama that I am. It does with Susan and Paul Coleman, too, who came up with this festive offering. I hope whoever gets this copy of Beyond Measure from the ...

Celeste Becomes One with Fresh Salsa

6 September 2008 by Jean Johnson
Those who have a copy of Beyond Measure will recognize Celeste from the back cover. Indeed, she's become a bit of a mascot and will most likely ensconce her lovely self on Hippie Kitchen's (forthcoming 2009) back cover as well. While we're not sure if this shot will make the ...

Cucumber Melon Soup Gets Ink in The Washington Post

31 August 2008 by Jean Johnson
It's been a year to date that cucumber melon soup first got mention here on the blog. No wonder, cucumbers are hanging heavy on the vines and spilling out of produce bins everywhere when harvest rolls around. So too, the melons--sweet, ripe, and fragrant at summer's end. Not really a surprise then, that ...

It’s a Celebration on a Theme of Melon, Cashews, and Cilantro

22 August 2008 by Jean Johnson
Our dear Cooking Beyond Measure has arrived at last, and along with her beaming mother, her aunties and uncles are loving this new member of the family. She's such a sweetie she already has nicknames--Beyond Measure came first and now some are simply calling her Beyond. By whatever name, she's off ...

Serendipitous Starters from a Hippie Garden & Hippie Kitchen

11 July 2008 by Jean Johnson
Cooking Beyond Measure is poised for its debut, so I've done the sensible thing and started the next cookbook: Hippie Kitchen. That's why it was so perfect when I met Rosanna at a writer's confab. Long hair properly grayed for her age and era, tied back stylishly. Birkenstocks. A simple white ...

Homegrown Sprouts and Cereal

4 July 2008 by Jean Johnson
My friend Laura generally checks a cookbook out from the library first to see if she wants to purchase it. That makes sense, as does Amazon's habit of putting sample chapters up for viewers. In the spirit of all that and because Cooking Beyond Measure is just weeks away from hitting ...