On the Fourth of July we went to a friend’s house for Santa Maria barbeque. Jan liked it so much that she asked me to make it this Sunday. A Santa Maria Barbecue is not complete without pinquito beans and Santa Maria style salsa.
Karl’s Santa Maria Barbecued Tri-tip
Filed under Barbeque, Beef, Main Dishes, Sauces and Spices
I am making Santa Maria barbecue this Sunday and this needs a special kind of beans. I finally found a source for heirloom Santa Maria pinquito beans. If you live in the South Bay (San Jose, CA area) it is just a short 30 minute drive down to just south of Gilroy to where the 101 briefly becomes a two lane highway. Garlic World is an overgrown roadside fruit stand that specializes in Gilroy’s primary crop—I love when the wind is out of the south in the morning, it smells of garlic. Garlic World also carries Suzie Q’s pinquito beans.
Karl’s Santa Maria-Style Beans II
Filed under Beans, Pork, Side Dishes, Starches
Eilene is having friends over tonight and one of them is a picky eater. If it is not Vietnamese or sweet she will not like it. I would make pho, but it takes a long time to make the stock. Jan suggested that she would like chicken teriyaki.
Karl’s Barbecued Chicken Teriyaki II
Filed under Barbeque, California Fusion, Chicken, Main Dishes, Poultry
When I was leaving home as a youth, this is one of the first recipes I copied out of my mother’s card file. When Dad returned from Japan in the early ‘50s, he brought back a love of all things Japanese and many Japanese recipes. Mother was making chicken teriyaki when it was still an exotic foreign food in California. When most American families were getting hamburgers and hotdogs, we were getting chicken teriyaki and rice once a week. This is one of the comfort foods of my youth.
Karl’s Chicken Teriyaki
Filed under Barbeque, Chicken, Main Dishes, Poultry
This meal started in a very different place than it ended. In the morning, I suggested to Jan that I make fish that night. Lately, that has meant fish tacos, but I am getting board with that. Jan suggested lobster rolls, but that is too expensive in California. I suggested Langoustine, which are kind of Italian mini-lobsters. When I got to the store, I found no Langoustine and there was not even any lobster.
Karl’s Crab Cakes
with Aioli and Champaign Pickled Radishes
Filed under California Fusion, Main Dishes, Salads, Seafood
Jan wanted gazpacho for dinner. I do not consider this a meal in itself, it is a liquid salad. She agreed to let me add meatballs, but only if they were turkey.
Karl’s Spanish Turkey Meatballs
Filed under Main Dishes, Poultry, Turkey
Char siu is a common ingredient in many Chinese dishes. There is nothing quite like a fresh char siu baozi for a quick comfort meal. However, in Mainland China most home cooks do not make their own, because most apartments lack the oven necessary to cook it properly—at least in the cities 25 years ago (personal experience).
Karl’s Char Siu
Chinese Barbecued Pork
Filed under Barbeque, Main Dishes, Pork, Sauces and Spices
The kid’s love mushrooms and, since son-in-law, Chris, is still avoiding noodles. I need to add a dish for Sunday’s dinner that will fill him up. Man does not live on meat alone, but he is trying with his keto diet.
Karl’s Stir-fried Mushrooms and Shrimp
with Sichuan Garlic Sauce
Filed under Seafood, Shrimp, Side Dishes, Stir-fry
Jan and Eilene have been on me to make meals are less heavy on the meat and starch. They want more vegetables. A simple green salad though is so boring.
Karl’s Salmon and Tofu Teriyaki
with Six Pickles
Filed under Fish, Main Dishes, Pickles, Seafood, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Fanime is this weekend, so we have had a bunch of teenagers camped out on our living room floor. Our usual Sunday dinner got pushed to Memorial Day. Traditionally this holiday means barbecue. Jan asked for tri-tip.
Karl’s Apple Wood Smoked Teriyaki Tri-tip
Filed under Barbeque, Beef, Main Dishes, Sauces and Spices
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