Adapted from Joy of Cooking (1997)
My sister, Karen, moved to a new home in Port Townsend, WA and there is a pear orchard in the back. In our Christmas exchange this year, I gave her marmalade and she sent me the pear chutney she had made from her crop. We ate it with an Indian dinner I had made and it went very well. I asked for the recipe to share.
Karen’s Pear Chutney
Filed under Sauces and Spices, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
A bag of molé has been living in my freezer for months. I wanted to do some barbecued chicken for this Sunday’s dinner, but I did not want it to be the same old, same old. I thought using the molé as a barbecue sauce was just the ticket.
Karl’s Molé Basted Barbecued Chicken
Filed under Barbeque, California Fusion, Chicken, Main Dishes, Poultry, Sauces and Spices
As a Californian, I like to do mash-ups—taking the ingredients of one culture and the cooking techniques of another to create something new. Jan wanted taco’s, but I was growing of the same old, beef, pork, chicken or fish with the usual Mexican spices and salsas. I decided to take kubideh and make something different with it.
Karl’s Middle Eastern Tacos
Filed under Beef, California Fusion, Lamb, Main Dishes, Sauces and Spices, Stir-fry
I was making salmon rice for lunch, but I had very little teriyaki salmon left. I decided that I would supplement the meal with some chicken wings. A simple teriyaki sauce and sometime in the oven and presto—lunch.
Karl’s Teriyaki Chicken Wings
Filed under Chicken, Main Dishes, Poultry, Sauces and Spices
I am making a Sichuan Dinner tonight. So two days ago I started making my chili oil. Sichuan chili oil can be much more than just dried chilies cooked in oil.
Karl’s Sichuan Chili Oil
Filed under Chinese, Sauces and Spices, Vegan, Vegetarian
On Christmas morning my family likes to go out for dim sum (点心; snacks), Chinese small plates. For the last several years we have gone to Tai-pan in Palo Alto, but this year Miriam talked up into trying something new. It was not quite a disaster, her suggested restaurant was over-flowing with a four hour wait, but we finally found a strip mall place that was actually excellent.
Karl’s Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce
Filed under Chinese, Sauces and Spices, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Eilene’s friends are coming over for their usual Thursday night TV marathon—The Avengers this week. I have made mac & cheese for them several times and I am getting a bit board with it. I decided to do a different cheesy noodle dish using an Alfredo sauce.
Karl’s Chicken Alfredo Casserole
Filed under California Fusion, Chicken, Main Dishes, Pasta, Poultry, Sauces and Spices
The kids are coming over this Sunday. Last week, Miriam and Chris requested gumbo with okra, a signature Louisiana dish. I used to live in Gretna, across the river from the Big Easy, so I became very fond of Louisiana cuisine.
Karl’s Creole Chicken Gumbo
Filed under Chicken, Main Dishes, Pork, Poultry, Sauces and Spices
Easter is upon us and, in this household, this means lamb. Since I like to mix up my cultures while cooking, son-in-law Chris suggested a Greek korma lamb. This would be lamb braised in yogurt but with Greek, rather than Indian, flavors. While most of my diners would be fine with this, the wife, Jan, only likes lamb barbecued. To meet both their desires I decided to barbecue the lamb and top it with a hot yogurt sauce on the side, something like a hot tzatziki.
Karl’s Barbecued Greek Lamb Korma
Filed under Barbeque, California Fusion, Lamb, Main Dishes, Sauces and Spices
One of our favorite meals during our stay in Hong Kong was tandoori chicken. What—you might think—does Hong Kong have to do with Indian food? When the British took possession of Hong Kong in 1841, they brought many Indian servants with them. After a hundred and fifty years some of these servants became entrepreneurs, some starting their own businesses and becoming quite wealth. As a result—at least 20 years ago—Hong Kong had some truly excellent Indian restaurants, tucked away is surprising corners.
Karl’s Chicken Tandoori Meatballs
Filed under California Fusion, Chicken, Main Dishes, Poultry, Sauces and Spices
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