Beans and Rice are Nice & Tidy–In a Loaf
9 June 2010 by Jean JohnsonNot much to say here other than enjoy this vid on mixing up a bean loaf. There's even an afterthought on one of my favorites, spaghetti squash.
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Not much to say here other than enjoy this vid on mixing up a bean loaf. There's even an afterthought on one of my favorites, spaghetti squash.
Fava Bean Season is Upon Us
30 May 2010 by Jean JohnsonIf you have Hippie Kitchen you'll see this picture on page 52. I choose to show off the fava beans in their pods rather than the actual dish because they have been so maligned. Typical instructions in American cookbooks are to do not pass go and double peel the beans--first ...
Corn Crescents with Avocado for Justine
6 May 2010 by Jean JohnsonCorn Crescents with Avocado for Justine These little stovetop cornbreads are quick, warm, crowd pleasers. On tours I make them round, stuffed with cheese or refried beans drawing on gorditas and empanadas as my guide. In April 2010, though, Justine, a Facebook pal from Southern California, shipped a box of avocadoes ...
Laurel & Carol’s Astonishing Salad
by Jean JohnsonThis is verbatim from Grow Your Own, the third in my measurefree kitchen companion trilogy that comes out this November. Laurel Robertson, who wrote Laurel’s Kitchen with Carol Flinders, is some kind of woman. This salad is adapted from their pages where they titled it “Astonishing.” I’ve made it many ...
Flash Cooking’s Where It’s At
14 April 2010 by Jean JohnsonFlash cooking is the heart of my kitchen scene. It nets me plenty of fresh seasonal vegetables in short order--warm salad style. I've talked about it many times here on the blog, but people resonate with the idea so, that we did a video. It's a 6 minute clip from ...
Homemade Beans
8 April 2010 by Jean JohnsonIt's so easy to get on a roll when you've got some homemade beans waiting in the fridge. Talk about ultrafast. All you do is flash cook some seasonal vegs into a warm salad, dress with oil and vinegar, add the beans for protein, season with salt and red chile ...
Tostada Salad
22 March 2010 by Jean JohnsonFinally 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 ...
Cast Iron Skillets and Great Scratch Cooks
19 March 2010 by Jean JohnsonFacebook 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 ...
Corn Cakes with Pepper Jack
14 March 2010 by Jean JohnsonThese puppies get more than passing notice. They go with spicy breakfasts and function as fresh bread come lunch or dinner time. They also work baked up as small fry for starters. Like neighbor, Patrick Earnest, said, “We really enjoyed the other night with everyone. The little pancakes had to ...
Cross My Heart and Hope to Love Polenta Waffles for Celeste and HH’s Engagement Pah-tay!
3 March 2010 by Jean JohnsonFor those that haven't been following the romance, after Celeste appeared on the back cover of cooking Beyond Measure, friend Laura said in a rather fetching way, "I have a frog." A moment of silence. My brows arched. "Is he a boy?" That's where it started and since then it's been a few ...