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16 June 2010 by
Jean Johnson
Flash cooking continues to attract people to my work. I'm glad because it's the heart of what my measure free, seasonal, sustainable message is about.
So here you go.
In these vids I show how to
Turn the burner on high with a puddle of water.
Put your rustically chopped veggies in, ...
Posted in Beans, Bioethics & Sustainability, Dinner, Equipment, Flash Cooking, Flavor, Food Thoughts, Fresh, Health and Wellness, Measurefree Cooking, Playing with Your Food, Scratch Cooking, Seasonal, The Cook Counts To, Thrift, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Video | 6 Comments »
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 »
14 April 2010 by
Jean Johnson
Flash 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 ...
Posted in Beans, Cheese, Dinner, Fall, Flash Cooking, Food Thoughts, Fresh Herbs, Getting on a Roll, Kitchen Tips, Lunches, Salads, Seasonal, Sides, Spring, Thrift, Ultrafast, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Video | 3 Comments »
8 April 2010 by
Jean Johnson
It'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 ...
Posted in Beans, Getting on a Roll, Putting Up Food, Scratch Cooking, Thrift, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Video | 2 Comments »
30 March 2010 by
Jean Johnson
When you put these on the table people think they're getting burritos. Then they take a bite and roll their eyes. That's right, soft rolled up pancakes filled with a Thai-inspired slaw is first rate--something I'd make in a heartbeat if Mark Bittman swooped in for a nib.
If you ...
Posted in Appetizers, Breads and Such, Celeste and HH, Culti-Multi Food, Food Thoughts, Fresh, Salads, The Cook Counts To, Vegetables, Video | 7 Comments »
28 March 2010 by
Jean Johnson
Celeste, the 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!
Posted in Celeste and HH, Family, Friends, & Love, Food Thoughts, Measure Free News, Video | 6 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 »
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 | 1 Comment »
16 March 2010 by
Jean Johnson
You wouldn't think a post on homemade bread would include former husbands and cat, but what can I say. It all comes down in three-part harmony. So here you be--a three-part vid on me making it, a focaccia recipe and photos straight from the pages of Hippie Kitchen. Don't know ...
Posted in Breads and Such, Family, Friends, & Love, Food Thoughts, Iris the Cat, Recipes, Thrift, Video, Whole Grains | Add a Comment »
15 March 2010 by
Jean Johnson
After the Sixties in Flagstaff where better to go and chill out than Indian County. Call me lucky. I managed to cobble together an education degree and spent the next decade out on Navajo and Hopi posing as a school teacher. It's true, I arrived looking for smoke and feathers--the ...
Posted in Breads and Such, Culti-Multi Food, Food Politics, Food Thoughts, Measurefree Cooking, Organic GMO Free Corn, Recipes, Video | 2 Comments »