Adapted from Recipe Wise
Eilene is having friends over to watch the last Lord of the Rings movie. It is time to think up some new Shire themed recipes. I am thinking seed cake and honey chicken wings.
Karl’s Shire Seed Cake
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Karl’s Shire Seed Cake
Filed under bread, Cake, Desserts & Treats, Holidays, Side Dishes, Vegetarian
Karl’s Mediterranean Wild Rice Pilaf with Chicken and Shrimp
Eilene has settled into a routine of a video night on Thursday. Three to five of her friends will show up to watch the Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones or whatever they are into that week. I, of course, am delegated to feed the masses. It is a struggle to think, “What will I feed several starving teenagers this week.”
Karl’s Mediterranean Wild Rice Pilaf
with Chicken and Shrimp
Filed under California Fusion, Main Dishes, Poultry, Rice, Seafood, Shrimp
Karl’s Corn Beef Hash
One of the joys of a St. Patrick’s Day meal of corned beef and colcannon is having corned beef hash the next day. In New England, they add beets to make it “Red Flannel Hash.” Personally, I think this is gilding the lily and not something a Californian, like myself, would be inclined to do.
Karl’s Corn Beef Hash
with Miriam’s Balsamic Strawberries Spinach Salad
Filed under Beef, Breakfast, Main Dishes, Potatoes
Karl’s British Scones with Currents
In a recent Cooks Illustrated, they had a recipe for British scones. I woke up thinking about making scones this morning, but Jan had cleaned up and I couldn’t find that issue. Fortunately I remembered enough of the discussion about the differences between American and British scones to wing it.
Karl’s British Scones with Currents
Filed under bread, Breakfast, Side Dishes
Karl’s Colcannon II
I do not pretend that this is an authentic Irish recipe. It is more of a California Fusion revamp of the original. I doubt that chicken broth or garlic were readily available in a traditional humble Irish cottage. That being said, there is no reason not to make it as traditional as possible.
Karl’s Colcannon II
Filed under Side Dishes, Starches, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Karl’s Salsa de Seville
I am making mojo carne asada tacos and I wanted a salsa that would match well with the Seville sour oranges. It seemed logical to replace the usual lime juice or lemon juice with Seville orange juice. It turned out to be a good choice.
Karl’s Salsa de Seville
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Karl’s Fried Plantains with Seville Sour Orange Sauce
As I was scanning the recipes for Seville sour oranges I saw one for fried plantains. I thought that the plantains would do well with a sweet and sour sauce. I decided that it would make a good side for my taco dinner.
Karl’s Fried Plantains
with Saville Sour Orange Sauce
Filed under California Fusion, Sauces and Spices, Side Dishes, Starches
Karl’s Japanese Pickled Cabbage and Carrots (Hakusai no sokusekizuke)
I decided to have salmon teriyaki for dinner and the meat and rice needs a vegetable. For Japanese cuisine this usually means some kind of tsukemono (漬物; pickled vegetables). The quickest and easiest method is salt preserving (塩漬け; shinozuke).
Karl’s Japanese Pickled Cabbage and Carrots
Filed under Salads, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Karl’s Hawaiian Sweet Potato Soup
I had decided to make an African peanut and sweet potato soup to go with my Asian coleslaw and ham steak. When I told her how I had planned to spice the ham to meld these divergent dishes, her response was a very definite, “No!” She suggested that I make the soup, Hawaiian and make Hawaiian pork to go with it. A quick adjustment of the spicing and the addition of coconut milk met with her satisfaction.
Karl’s Hawaiian Sweet Potato Soup
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Karl’s Colorful Asian Coleslaw
Normally, with ham, I would want to serve North Carolina coleslaw, but Jan is not overly fond of this. She finds the harsh Western vinegar too sour. She prefers the more gently sweet and sour flavors of Asian coleslaw made with rice wine vinegar.
Karl’s Colorful Asian Coleslaw
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Filed under Salads, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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