In Southern cooking (U.S.), a buttermilk marinade is frequently used to tenderize the chicken pieces before frying. I decided to try the technique in roasting a whole chicken. I found a few recipes that called for cutting up the chicken, but none for leaving it whole. While I have made buttermilk roast chicken before, every recipe has room for improvement.
Karl’s Buttermilk Roast Chicken II
Filed under California Fusion, Chicken, Main Dishes, Poultry
One of the benefits of passing out jams as Christmas gifts is that you get other peoples’ efforts in return. This year, I received some Bartlett pear jam from Michael and Jennifer. While it is good on my breakfast toast, I thought it would make a good base for a chicken marinade. To complete my dinner I had a large vegetable side dish and buttermilk biscuits for the starch eaters.
Karl’s Roasted Chicken
with Sage and Pears
Filed under California Fusion, Chicken, Main Dishes, Poultry
I wanted to make a ratatouille to go with my roasted chicken, but I cannot eat eggplant. My son-in-law, Chris, is off starches, so that means no potatoes or rice. I did not even want to use tomatoes, but I was looking for a vegetable side dish that is large, varied, interesting, and to fill people up who are not eating starches. Many of the recipes for ratatouille, that I have found on-line, cook the vegetables to death.
Karl’s Rattatouille California
Filed under California Fusion, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Miriam has been moving this week and her mother and sister have been helping her. In this situation it is polite to feed your workers, but with the kitchen half packed up it can be a challenge. Takeout pizza is the usual solution, but my daughter is capable of being creative. A little chicken, vegetables, fruit, a bit of mayonnaise and viola you have a salad.
Miriam’s Chicken Salad
Filed under California Fusion, Chicken, Poultry, Salads, Side Dishes, Vegetables
Jan had a Stitching Guild luncheon on Saturday and most of the other people signed up to bring meat dishes. Jan sees her role as to provide a vegetarian option. Normally, I would add toasted pine nuts to my carrot salad, but one of her friends is deathly allergic to nuts.
Karl’s Heirloom Carrot Salad
with Raspberry Balsamic Vinaigrette
Filed under California Fusion, Root Vegetables, Salads, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
As some of my readers may have guessed, I really like pickles. Most of my pickles are quick recipes, ready in a day or two—I am an impatient and hungry kind of guy. For this batch, I waited all of four weeks, but they were worth the wait.
Karl’s Bread and Butter Pickles
Filed under California Fusion, Pickles, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Jan invited her new half-brother to dinner so I was planning a nice meal. In the end he came down sick and didn’t come. I’m afraid he missed a really nice meal.
Karl’s Lemon Marmalade Roast Chicken
Filed under California Fusion, Chicken, Main Dishes, Poultry, Sauces and Spices
Jan has a potluck today and most of the other people signed up for meat dishes. Jan thought that there should be at least one vegetarian option. I suggested saag paneer, greens with cheese.
Karl’s Saag Paneer II
Filed under California Fusion, Side Dishes, Vegetables, Vegetarian
I am doing a Hanukkah dinner and Miriam asked for Brussels sprouts as the vegetable. I was making a lamb meatloaf that would be using the oven and I wanted a way that I could shorten the time it would take to roast the sprouts. My solution was to half steam my vegetables, so that I could quickly roast them in the oven at the last minute after I took the meat out to rest.
Karl’s Lemon Thyme Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Filed under Broiling, California Fusion, Holidays, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Adapted from a Washington’s Green Grocer recipe
What is a Thanksgiving turkey without the sauce? Jan read recently that while many of the ingredients of an American Thanksgiving feast had a New World origin, the culinary aesthetic was definitely Old World. The serving a tart fruit sauce with greasy roasted meats comes straight from the (European) Middle Ages.
Jan’s Grand Marnier Cranberry Sauce
Filed under California Fusion, Holidays, Sauces and Spices, Vegan, Vegetarian
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