Adapted from A Dash of Flavour
I am making Moroccan stuffed vegetables and I wanted a dish for the starch eaters in my home. I found this recipe on-line and my first thought was to make it Californian, raw vegetables and starch with a dressing. As I read through the directions I began to understand the appeal of the lightly sautéed vegetables. Still, I could not help myself from making some changes.
Karl’s Moroccan Couscous Salad
Filed under Salads, Vegan, Vegetarian
Adapted from Levena Cooks
I was looking for a salad to go with my lamb stuffed vegetables and this one struck my fancy. The tangy citrus should offset the oiliness of the lamb quite nicely. I chose Cara cara oranges, because they are seedless and the pink color should look nice with the red and white of the radishes. I decided to add some celery for the extra crunch.
Karl’s Moroccan Salad
Filed under Salads
It is Spring Break, so Eilene’s Thursday show night has been moved to Saturday. They are watching the last Lord of the Rings movie. It is time to think up some new Shire recipes.
Karl’s Hobbiton
Honey Glazed Chicken Wings
Filed under Chicken, Main Dishes, Poultry
Adapted from Recipe Wise
Eilene is having friends over to watch the last Lord of the Rings movie. It is time to think up some new Shire themed recipes. I am thinking seed cake and honey chicken wings.
Karl’s Shire Seed Cake
Filed under bread, Cake, Desserts & Treats, Holidays, Side Dishes, Vegetarian
Some may have noticed that I have not posted anything in the last week. We have been on spring break in Death Valley and the Owens Valley. Jan was born in Lone Pine— actually in Bishop, where the only hospital was at the time—and she needs to get back to the high desert every few years to recharge.
While I normally use this blog to post recipes, Eilene has become quite the nature photographer. She took over 500 pictures while on this trip. Here are just a few of the best. Continue reading
Filed under Holidays
Eilene has settled into a routine of a video night on Thursday. Three to five of her friends will show up to watch the Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones or whatever they are into that week. I, of course, am delegated to feed the masses. It is a struggle to think, “What will I feed several starving teenagers this week.”
Karl’s Mediterranean Wild Rice Pilaf
with Chicken and Shrimp
Filed under California Fusion, Main Dishes, Poultry, Rice, Seafood, Shrimp
One of the joys of a St. Patrick’s Day meal of corned beef and colcannon is having corned beef hash the next day. In New England, they add beets to make it “Red Flannel Hash.” Personally, I think this is gilding the lily and not something a Californian, like myself, would be inclined to do.
Karl’s Corn Beef Hash
with Miriam’s Balsamic Strawberries Spinach Salad
Filed under Beef, Breakfast, Main Dishes, Potatoes
Myr and Jan went to a pot-luck at Pie Ranch yesterday (Hey, for them this is work). Myr’s contribution the meal was Balsamic Strawberries. These are good all by themselves, but they can also go equally well on a mesclun salad or vanilla ice cream.
Karl’s Quick Variation of
Miriam’s Balsamic Strawberries
Filed under Breakfast, Desserts & Treats, Vegan, Vegetarian
In a recent Cooks Illustrated, they had a recipe for British scones. I woke up thinking about making scones this morning, but Jan had cleaned up and I couldn’t find that issue. Fortunately I remembered enough of the discussion about the differences between American and British scones to wing it.
Karl’s British Scones with Currents
Filed under bread, Breakfast, Side Dishes
I have never been overly fond of corned beef and cabbage, but like most part Irish-Americans I have usually made it on St. Patrick’s Day. Part of the reason for this dislike was because, like most Americans, I would go to Safeway and buy the plastic package of bright red meat. This sour meat would be tossed in the pot with potatoes, carrots and cabbage to be boiled to death.
Karl’s Corned Beef and Cabbage
Filed under Beef, Main Dishes
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