Category Archives: Pasta

Karl’s Pan Fried Sesame Noodles

Usually, when I make my pan fried noodles I serve them with a well sauced stir-fry. Today, I am making char siu, a dry barbecued pork. The noodles on their own would be too dry to eat, I would have to add some kind of moist sauce.

Karl’s Pan Fried Sesame Noodles

Karl’s Pan Fried Sesame Noodles

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Karl’s Italian Sausage Lasagna

Son-in-law, Chris, is leaving on another trip, so the kids are not coming over for Sunday dinner. Jan requested something forbidden by his ketogenic diet, lasagna. Since this is also our anniversary week (31st) I agreed to make it for her. I also made her favorite salad, carrot, to go with it.

Karl’s Italian Sausage Lasagna

Karl’s Italian Sausage Lasagna

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Karl’s Zatar Spinach Israeli Couscous

Jan suggested Israeli couscous as the starch dish to go with my Easter lamb. Ptitim, or “Ben-Gurion rice,” has only a nodding acquaintance with the fine grained couscous of the rest of the Middle East. It was created in the early years of the nation of Israel as a rice substitute.

Karl’s Zatar Spinach Israeli Couscous

Karl’s Zatar Spinach Israeli Couscous

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Karl’s Wild Rice Pilaf

This is one of those recipes where I took a cooking technique from another recipe that completely changes the dish.  I have been making variations of this dish for most of my cooking life, but it rarely came out how I knew it should be.  For me this has been a dish in constant evolution, I do not think I have ever made it the same way twice.  This is the first time I have even written it down.

Karl’s Wild Rice Pilaf

Karl’s Wild Rice Pilaf

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