This is for a weekday meal—simple broiled salmon and a half baked roll, so I usually do not go to all the effort that I put into my Sunday feasts. However, that does not mean that it should not taste good. “Quick” does not necessarily mean “bad.”
Karl’s Three Cabbage Coleslaw
Filed under California Fusion, Salads, Side Dishes, Vegetables, Vegetarian
The kids are still on their keto/Atkins low-carb diet. These diets are vegetable/protein forward. I am making brisket and a French onion soup and I thought a salad of cucumbers and baby greens would go well as a green vegetable.
Karl’s Dill Cucumber and Mesclun Salad
Filed under Salads, Salads, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
Adapted from Grill it with Levi
The kids are feeling a bit toady after weeks of holiday eating and have decided to go on a keto/Atkins low-carb diet. These diets are vegetable/protein forward. Usually, I go with dishes where I can serve the starch on the side, for those who wish for more.
Karl’s Caribbean Slaw
Filed under Salads, Vegan, Vegetarian
I am making Jan’s birthday meal of chicken mole, beans, and rice. That is a lot of meat and starch, but Jan also likes to be vegetable forward. My original idea was for a mango and avocado salad, but for seven people that would either be very small serving for each person or very expensive.
Karl’s Avocado, Mango Slaw with Lime Dressing
Filed under California Fusion, Salads, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
In the continued effort to make meals for Jan that she doesn’t have to do any biting—she has two front tooth temporary caps—I suggested salmon for dinner. She thought yams were a good soft starch to go with the fish. She then suggested that this was an Orange Dinner.
Karl’s Orange Dinner
Filed under California Fusion, Main Dishes, Potatoes, Salads, Side Dishes
In the continued effort to make meals for Jan that she doesn’t have to do any biting—she has two front tooth temporary caps—I suggested salmon for dinner. She thought yams were a good soft starch to go with the fish. She then suggested that this was an Orange Dinner.
Karl’s Mandarin Orange Salad
Filed under California Fusion, Salads, Vegan, Vegetarian
I had decided to make a Japanese feast this Sunday. Miriam had requested that it be a vegetable forward and a low sugar meal. Japanese dishes seem to have a lot of added sugar, but I could work with that. I found a site with a list of nine Japanese vegetables dishes to go with my main dish of chicken yakitori.
Karl’s Hijiki No Nimono
Hijiki and Carrot Salad
Filed under Salads, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
I made a Japanese feast for Sunday’s dinner. An ohitashi is basically a Japanese salad. A variety of green are parboiled, lightly dressed with a soy sauce based dressing and then served chilled. Using spinach seemed just too ordinary. I had planned to use komatsuna (Japanese mustard greens), but the greens at the store were yellowed and bug eaten. In the next bin was some fresh mizuna (also called Japanese mustard greens), so I decided to use that for my ohitashi.
Karl’s Mizuna no Ohitashi
Filed under Salads, Side Dishes, Vegetables
For my Korean Sunday dinner, in addition to my main dishes of japchae and bulgogi, I made several vegetable sides. I am new to Korean food, so I made this very closely to the original recipe. To quote the original recipe, “oi means cucumber, and muchim means mixed with seasonings.” I had not bought Korean cucumbers (aka Japanese or East Asian), but I had some Persian cucumbers meant for a meal that did not happen.
Korean Cucumber Salad (Oi Muchim)
Filed under Salads, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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
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