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20 October 2010 by
Jean Johnson
Yes, I know the lastavera doesn't quite work since vera means spring in Italian. But hey, it's close, and it conveys so well the idea of using vegetables the fall harvest brings through the door. A few posts ago I was lastavering with a grain salad. This time it's with ...
Posted in Bioethics & Sustainability, Culti-Multi Food, Fall, Food Thoughts, Fresh, Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, Health and Wellness, Kitchen Tips, Organic GMO Free Corn, Ratios, Recipes, Scratch Cooking, Seasonal, Seasons, The Cook Counts To, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Video | Add a Comment »
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 »
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 | 9 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, our 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!
PS--If you're wondering why the frog ...
Posted in Celeste and HH, Family, Friends, & Love, Food Thoughts, Measure Free News, Video | 9 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 »
19 March 2010 by
Jean Johnson
Facebook 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 ...
Posted in Equipment, Fall, Family, Friends, & Love, Food Thoughts, Kitchen Tips, Roasting Fruits and Vegetables, Spring, Summer, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Video, Winter | 2 Comments »