Seasons
11 October 2010 by
Jean Johnson
There's one like this in Hippie Kitchen on page 75, but that was made with summer savory one sunny day in June. Now the days are more golden than sunny, but harvest is plentiful as this Lastavera shows. Broccoli, tomatillos, green chiles, leeks, tomatoes, and garlic--all from the garden--all flash ...
Posted in Amie-Pure Prairie League, Appetizers, Beans, Fall, Food Thoughts, Lunches, Recipes, Rock & Roll, Scratch Cooking, Seasonal, Seasons, The Cook Counts To, Thrift | 2 Comments »
9 October 2010 by
Jean Johnson
I don't have a cake to offer on behalf of John Lennon's 70th birthday. But I think if the man were here he'd welcome my French cut green beans with knowing look through his blue tinted granny glasses.
Honest food from my no chem garden. A celebration of harvest. Putting ...
Posted in Come Together-Lennon, Fall, Flash Cooking, Food Politics, Instant Karma, John Lennon, Preserving, Putting Up Food, Seasonal, Sixties Critique, Video | Add a Comment »
19 September 2010 by
Jean Johnson
The polenta I talked about in the preceding post had some long legs. In addition to the green bean toss, it became the topping for a cobbler. Here's how it all came down.
First I roasted some plums and peaches. Balsamic on the plums, red wine over the peaches and ...
Posted in Desserts, Food Thoughts, Fruit, Kitchen Tips, Peeling Garlic, Roasting Fruits and Vegetables, Scratch Cooking, Seasonal, Summer, Thrift | 3 Comments »
10 September 2010 by
Jean Johnson
Not too much longer to revel in the world of harvest, so I hope you can score on some eggplants for this great spin on pizza pie. It's a great way to use the last of the coals after you've grilled, and the next day it's a breeze for the ...
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28 August 2010 by
Jean Johnson
In Cooking Beyond Measure I purposely call the Italian salad, caprese, this: Sweet Basil with Tomato and Mozzarella. That's because I wanted to turn it from something exotic and perhaps strange to a salad everyone can enjoy. And right now with the tomato harvest starting to come in most places, ...
Posted in Bioethics & Sustainability, Food Thoughts, Recipes, Salads, Seasons, Summer, Vegetarian | 4 Comments »
10 August 2010 by
Jean Johnson
There's something elemental about a kettle of plums simmering on the stove. The pink foam percolates up around the burnished round fruits. Purple skins burst on ruby red flesh. Leaning in over the pot for a deep breath of harvest: sweet, sticky, dense, royal.
The neighbor around the corner ...
Posted in Food Thoughts, Kitchen Tips, Preserving, Putting Up Food, Seasons, Summer | 7 Comments »
30 May 2010 by
Jean Johnson
If 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 ...
Posted in Beans, Flash Cooking, Getting on a Roll, Lunches, Recipes, Salads, Scratch Cooking, Seasonal, Sides, Spring, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian | Add a Comment »
7 May 2010 by
Jean Johnson
I'm including these Astonishing Muffins in Grow Your Own, accompaniment as they are to Laurel & Carol's Astonishing Spinach Salad.
I don't have the recipe written up just yet, but I did dutifully put dried apricots in along with walnuts. Just the kind of muffin people would think is fun ...
Posted in Breads and Such, Breakfasts, Food Thoughts, Getting on a Roll, Lunches, Thrift, Winter | 2 Comments »
6 May 2010 by
Jean Johnson
Corn 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 ...
Posted in Appetizers, Breads and Such, Dinner, Family, Friends, & Love, Lunches, Playing with Your Food, Spring, Vegan, Vegetarian | 5 Comments »
by
Jean Johnson
This 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 ...
Posted in Breads and Such, Family, Friends, & Love, Lunches, Salads, Scratch Cooking, Spring, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Winter | 3 Comments »
