Johnna Gale
Chef Johnnie Xel, aka The Kitchen Shaman, spent more than 20 years working in professional kitchens. They bring a life-long passion for food, the joys of cooking, and a devotion to plant-based recipes to their new career as a food writer, cookbook author, and culinary instructor.
Just be careful, use a sharp knife, and rock the blade, tip to haft, you'll be ok. Don't fear the…
On How to cut a green pepper
Really the trick is smoking your own jalapenos. It is a favorite sauce in our house.
On A Recipe a Day: Smoked Coconut Curry Sauce
Thanks, I was thinking the same thing about you too the other day. I really was going to submit to…
On One minute with Chef Aaron Sanchez
Yes, I use a fork to clean out the edible parts. Running it lengthwise is the best. But when you…
On Cooking Squash, it’s a hard life
Mine too, which is why I am reading his book.
On December Reading list
I really don't know. I've only tried it here, and in Northern New Mexico. I just throw it out into…
On Accidental Gardening in Compost
I'm not sure what you mean, I don't see any mention of corn in the recipe. I say 1/2 of…
On Beware the heat! Tomatillo Sauce
No, but I just picked up Eating India by Chitrita Banerji. It is a "food" odyssey. It looks promising. I'll…
On Cuisine of India: I need a road map
@Hannah, Mine doesn't have a brake, but it was worth the $2.50 at the Thrift store. @Dharma, you are very…
On Salad Spinners Aren’t Just for Lettuce
It's the blending and mixing of different cultures that I am interested in, and how that changed cuisine, and why…
On Curry has an Amazing History

