Desserts
20 June 2008 by
Jean Johnson
This festive treat is way easier than it looks and the kids can even help. It's from the Spring Chapter of Hippie Kitchen, page 30.
Dipped Strawberries
My family's style with strawberries is pretty pedestrian. Usually berries and ice cream, a shortcake, or berries with a little cream and sugar. Then ...
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2 May 2008 by
Jean Johnson
This may be a dish so easy that you won't think of it as really a recipe, but it's so good that I included it in Cooking Beyond Measure on page 142.
You can even douse frozen grapes with buttermilk and give them a whirl in the blender. However you ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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14 October 2007 by
Jean Johnson
Cinnamon Brandy Apples
Hippie Kitchen, p. 120
Recipe Note
Dissolve a spoon of arrowroot powder or cornstarch in a little cold water before adding to grated apple laced with lemon juice for a simmer.
Cinnamon, nutmeg, pure vanilla extract, and little brandy turns these apples goopy and homey and good.
Spoon Cinnamon Brandy Apples over ...
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9 August 2007 by
Jean Johnson
This dish wouldn't work any time except when the apricots are at their prime. Just ask my friend Olive who enjoyed this with me one balmy Portland August evening. All it takes is a few plump softies along with room temperature blue cheese to pull this heavenly dessert together.And that's ...
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