Adapted from a Just One Cookbook recipe
My original idea for this Sunday was to make a teriyaki beef stew, but Miriam said, “Too sweet.” I suggested chicken skewers and she agreed to that, as long as the meal was vegetable forward and low sugar. Japanese dishes seem to have a lot of added sugar, but I could work with that.
Karl’s Negima Yakitori
Chicken Thigh and Green Onion Skewers
Filed under Chicken, Main Dishes, Sauces and Spices
Adapted from a Family Cookbook Project recipe
Jan and Eilene went to Hopi this summer and came back loving hominy. I made some Hopi beans and hominy, but I used canned corn for the dish. I bought a bag of pozole corn with the intent of making it fresh, but Eilene said she wanted Mexican pozole instead.
Note: In some American recipes it is spelled posole.
Karl’s Nayarit Pozole Roja
Filed under California Fusion, Holidays, Main Dishes, Pork
A few weeks ago, I tried to make some enchiladas the way I thought my mother, Claudia, had made them. While this was not one of the recipes that I took down when I left home, I had watched her make them several times. While my enchiladas looked good in the pan, they were hard to serve without them completely falling apart.
Karl’s Chicken Enchiladas
Filed under California Fusion, Chicken, Main Dishes, Sauces and Spices, Weeknight
Adapted from a KimchiMari recipe
For this Sunday’s Korean Dinner, I decided to make separate starch and meat main dishes, because my son-in-law is again avoiding starches. I am making beef bulgogi and a vegetarian japchae. That way my diners can adjust their servings as it pleases them. In addition I am serving three vegetable sides: chive stem kimchi; Korean cucumber salad; and a Korean bok choy dish.
Karl’s Beef Bulgogi with Lettuce Wraps
Filed under Beef, Main Dishes
Adapted from a My Korean Kitchen recipe
Daughter Eilene goes out with her friends a fair amount—which in San Jose means a lot of culinary options. She came home with a new favorite dish, Korean japchae. She asked me to learn how to make it. My first attempt want not a total disaster, but my noodles were over cooked and gummy—decidedly not good enough to post.
Karl’s Vegetarian Japchae
Filed under California Fusion, Main Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tacos are a favorite meal around my house. I usually make some version once a week—although rarely on Tuesday. Jan had brought some ghost pepper products back from a trip to Monterey, one of which was Jolikia Hot Chocolate mix from the Pepper Palace. I decided to try using it in a taco dish—chocolate and chilies is a traditional Mexican combination.
Karl’s Jolokia Chocolate Chicken Fajita Tacos
Filed under California Fusion, Chicken, Main Dishes, Sauces and Spices
I decided to make a Moorish themed dinner this Sunday. The Moors controlled most of present day Spain from the 8th–15th centuries. While Moorish cuisine is little different from that of Morocco, the Moors had a great effect on the gastronomy of Spain. They introduced almonds, citrus fruit and rice, as well as the irrigation systems necessary to grow them. However, this period was also pre-contact with the New World, so that some items that are common to today’s Spanish and Moroccan cuisines had not yet been introduced to European diets—no tomatoes or chilies, including paprika and cayenne.
Karl’s Moorish Chicken Tajine
Filed under California Fusion, Chicken, Main Dishes, Sauces and Spices
Adapted from a Persian Mama recipe
For Labor Day it is tradition to have a barbecue. Just to be different this year, I decided to make koobideh hamburgers (alternate spelling kubideh). In Persia (Iran), this finely ground and seasoned meat is usually grilled on a thick skewer. Forming it into a patty to barbecue is a most California Fusion thing to do. While the burger was international the condiments were all American—well sort of—Japanese mayonnaise, German mustard, tomatoes, sweet onions, Romaine lettuce and the buns of your choice.
Karl’s Koobideh Burgers
(Sorry, I was hungry!)
Filed under Beef, California Fusion, Lamb, Main Dishes
I had half a Moorish chicken left over from Sunday’s dinner and Jan had a desire for chicken salad. She also pointed out that she really likes the crunchiness of cabbage and my peanut dressing. To add starch—to make it a full meal—and to give the salad even more crunchiness, I decided to add fresh baked croutons.
Karl’s Mixed Salad with Chicken, Croutons, and Peanut Dressing
Filed under California Fusion, Chicken, Main Dishes, Salads, Sauces and Spices, Vegetarian
This dressing started out as a dipping sauce for Vietnamese summer rolls. Jan really likes it. It has become a standard dressings for salads at our house.
Karl’s Peanut Dressing
Filed under California Fusion, Chicken, Salads, Sauces and Spices
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