Hushpuppies are a Southern fried cornbread. Many recipes call for self-rising flour (both corn and wheat). These are not always available, but they are easy to make.
Karl’s Hushpuppies
Category Archives: Side Dishes
Karl’s Quick Guacamole
I am having fish tacos and I wanted some guacamole to go with it. This is so simple it is barely a recipe. I know that some people really “doctor up” guacamole, but I think that a good ripe avocado just needs a bit of lime juice to prevent it from turning brown.
Karl’s Quick Guacamole
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Karl’s Cucumber and Jicama Salad
I am having a crowd over tonight. Stitches is in town so the aunties, Pat and Barbara, are in from Fresno overnight. Miriam and Chris decided to come tonight so they could see them too. Having more people to dinner means more food restrictions. Pat does not eat pork or beef and Barbara will not touch tomatoes. Miriam needs soft foods and Chris does not eat starches.
Karl’s Cucumber and Jicama Salad
Filed under Salads, Side Dishes, Vegetables
Karl’s Chinese Chili Roasted Brussels Sprouts
I did not want all of my dishes to be the same, so I decided to leave the Sichuan pepper out of this one. When I am home alone, I will frequently make a lunch of some sautéed vegetables with a tablespoon of Chinese chili garlic sauce stirred in. I decide to carry that idea a step further in these roasted vegetables.
Karl’s Chinese Chili Roasted Brussels Sprouts
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Karl’s Szechuan Shrimp Stuffed Mushrooms
A salad, which was my original plan, did not quite an appropriate side dish to such an Asian meal. Eilene had planned to go to a party. I decided on a mushroom dish, which she would never eat.
Karl’s Mushrooms Stuffed
with Szechuan Shrimp
Filed under Shrimp, Side Dishes, Vegetables
Karl’s Scallion Rice
The rest of my meal is so fancy, plain rice seemed bland. A few weeks ago I made confetti rice with Chinese chives. That technique should work just as well with scallions (green onions).
Karl’s Scallion Rice
Filed under Rice, Side Dishes
Karl’s Potato Latkes
I wanted a starch dish to go with my leek soup. I have always had a problem with making latkes. I never seem to be able to have them cooked through before they are starting to burn. One reason for this is because I try to use as little oil as possible when frying them. My solution is similar to making Venezuelan arepas, first fry and then bake.
Karl’s Potato Latkes
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Venezuelan Arepas (corn pocket breads)
Jan went to Sonoma a few weeks ago and while she was there she went to a Venezuelan restaurant, Pica Pica. She came back raving about arepas, Venezuelan corn pocket breads. I was ordered to learn how to make them.
Venezuelan Arepas
(corn pocket breads)
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Karl’s Sage Turnips and Green Beans with Orange Marmalade
Jan and I were at the farmer’s market. I had already planned on green beans to go with my roasted pork, but Jan saw these cute little turnips. I decided to combine the two vegetables and add some of the marmalade I made yesterday.
Karl’s Sage Turnips and Green Beans
with Orange Marmalade
Filed under Side Dishes, Vegetables
Karl’s Tarragon Mixed Mushrooms with Meyer Lemon
Everybody in my family, except Eilene, loves mushrooms. She doesn’t like the texture. This leaves me with three options when I use them in cooking.
Karl’s Tarragon Mixed Mushrooms
with Meyer Lemon
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Jabberwocky Stew 