I wanted a vegetable dish to go with my Moroccan lamb. None of the recipes I found on-line were quite what I had in mind. I started taking ingredients from several of them and built my own.
Karl’s Vegetable Tajine
(Tagine)
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Karl’s Vegetable Tajine (Tagine)
Filed under Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Karl’s Lemon Couscous
I am making a Moroccan feast for my birthday dinner. A tajine is frequently served over a bed of couscous. I decided that my vegetable tajine needed a lemon couscous. I looked at several recipes, but they all seemed very shy with the lemon juice.
Karl’s Lemon Couscous
Filed under Pasta, Side Dishes, Starches, Vegan, Vegetarian
Karl’s Moroccan Orange and Spinach Salad with Ras el Hanout Shrimp
It is my birthday and I thought I would get creative and please myself. I was looking on-line for Moroccan dishes to add to my feast. I was scanning more for idea, rather than recipes. This combination for the salad just sort of clicked into place as I was reading.
Karl’s Moroccan Orange and Spinach Salad
with Ras el Hanout Shrimp
Filed under California Fusion, Green Vegetables, Salads, Seafood, Shrimp, Side Dishes
Karl’s Harissa
Harissa is a North African condiment of chili and spices. I had never tried it and I thought I would buy a jar of commercial harissa to get an idea of how it was different from other chili pastes. I am afraid it was not a good introductory experience.
Karl’s Harissa
Filed under Sauces and Spices
Karl’s Deviled Eggs
Jan and I did not have eggs for breakfast today, so I thought I would make deviled eggs for lunch. Jan is constantly worried about her cholesterol, so she keeps a strict limit on the number of egg she eats. Plain soft boiled eggs are the rule at this house, but I like to spice things up occasionally.
Karl’s Deviled Eggs
Filed under Side Dishes, Vegetarian
Karl’s Maafe Minus (West African Sweet Potato and Peanut Soup)
Jan’s friend is coming to join Jan in a visit to Santa Barbara—the yearly gathering of women who went through UCSB’s Anthropology Program in the late ‘70’s. I decided to make the sweet potato and peanut butter soup I made earlier this week for their lunch, but she is allergic to both tomatoes and milk.
Karl’s Maafe Minus
(West African Sweet Potato and Peanut Soup)
Filed under Main Dishes, Potatoes, Soups, Stews, Vegan, Vegetarian, Vegetarian MD
Karl’s It’s Not a Tuna Casserole! III
Jan got a temporary crown on Monday, so she is still eating soft foods. She asked for It’s Not a Tuna Casserole! for Thursday night’s dinner. This was not my first attempt to reinvent the American tuna casserole into something actually like food.
Karl’s It’s Not a Tuna Casserole! III
Filed under Casseroles, Fish, Main Dishes, Pasta, Seafood
Karl’s Maafe, Mafé or Groundnut Chop (West African Sweet Potato and Peanut Soup)
Jan had a temporary crown put in on Monday and she wanted a soft creamy soup for dinner. In times past this would mean some variation of vichyssoise, potato and leek soup. I am always looking for something new, so I started thinking about an African sweet potato and peanut soup/stew.
Karl’s Maafe, Mafé or Groundnut Chop
(West African Sweet Potato and Peanut Soup)
Filed under Main Dishes, Potatoes, Soups, Stews, Vegan, Vegetarian, Vegetarian MD
Karl’s Sichuan Roasted Chicken with Honey Lemon Glaze and Stir-fried Vegetables
Jan and Eilene just got back from Hopi. Traveling in Arizona, other than chilies, most places they ate did not use any spices, beyond salt and culinary ash—the additive that turns blue corn meal dishes blue. Now that they are home, they want spicy dishes for dinner.
Karl’s Sichuan Roasted Chicken with Honey Lemon Glaze
and Stir-fried Vegetables
Filed under California Fusion, Chicken, Main Dishes, Poultry, Stir-fry, Vegetables
Karl’s Scotch Lamb and Barley Stew (a Scotch Broth)
Jan, Big Eilene, and Little Eilene are off to Third Mesa to visit Hopi Eileen and to work on some quilts. While Jan is away, I tend to use up all of the lamb bones that have collected in my freezer to make a Scotch broth. This is a soup that I love, but that Jan cannot stand. Since I am feeding only myself, I decided to pare down the usual amount of liquid and make it more of a stew.
Karl’s Scotch Lamb and Barley Stew
(a Scotch Broth)
Filed under Lamb, Main Dishes, Soups, Stews
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