Category Archives: California Fusion

Karl’s Rosemary Roasted Chicken

I have been doing a lot of Asian food lately and I asked Jan if she would like roast chicken. Of course, she said, “Yes,” and she said she wanted coleslaw to go with it. I also had some marble potatoes that I decided to roast at the same time I cooked the chicken.

Karl’s Rosemary Roasted Chicken

Karl’s Rosemary Roasted Chicken

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Karl’s Rosemary Roasted Marble Potatoes and Whole Garlic

I wanted some potatoes to go with my rosemary roasted chicken. When I was at the store I saw these tiny marble-sized potatoes. They were so cute I had to have them. They were also the same size as the pre-peeled Chinese garlic that I buy and it just seemed logical to mix them together.

Karl’s Rosemary Roasted Marble Potatoes and Whole Garlic

Karl’s Rosemary Roasted Marble Potatoes and Whole Garlic

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Karl’s Wild Rice Pilaf

This is one of those recipes where I took a cooking technique from another recipe that completely changes the dish.  I have been making variations of this dish for most of my cooking life, but it rarely came out how I knew it should be.  For me this has been a dish in constant evolution, I do not think I have ever made it the same way twice.  This is the first time I have even written it down.

Karl’s Wild Rice Pilaf

Karl’s Wild Rice Pilaf

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Karl’s Mesclun, Heirloom Tomato and Cucumber Salad

Tomato and Cucumber Salad

Our garden produced another spectacular cucumber and I did not want to make the same salad as the last time so I had this in mind when I went to the farmer’s market.  One of the sellers had bags of mixed baby greens and vine ripe heirloom tomatoes. What I came up with is this salad.

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Karl’s Salmon Teriyaki BBQ on a Cedar Plank

Serve with Wild Rice Pilaf and Mesclun, Cucumber and Tomato Salad.

Karl’s Salmon Teriyaki BBQ on a Cedar Plank

Karl’s Salmon Teriyaki BBQ on a Cedar Plank

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Karl’s Tomato and Cucumber Salad

Tomato and Cucumber Salad

Karl’s Tomato and Cucumber Salad

We started a raised bed garden and we had one perfect cucumber.  We had also planted basil and chives. So I created this recipe to match these ingredients.

Lueck garden

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