If no one has given me a challenge for a Sunday meal, I am left to find one for myself. I keep track of everyone who has “liked” one of my dishes and—when I have time—I run through their sites looking for inspiration and ideas. One such site is Linda Creation, which introduced me to Goan cuisine.
Karl’s Goan Jeera Rice
Filed under Rice, Side Dishes, Starches, Vegan, Vegetarian
Technique drawn from Mel’s Kitchen Café
Jan is pushing me to use more “low glycemic” starches in my diet. I wanted beans and rice to go with my chili verde. To please her, I am using brown rice, instead of my usual white rice.
Karl’s Mexican Brown Rice
Filed under California Fusion, Rice, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
Onigiri are the Japanese equivalent of a PB&J sandwich, something to take for a school lunch or on a picnic. One of Eilene’s Japanese class friends taught her how to make these a couple of years ago. While they are commonly formed into triangles and may have savory or salty filling, they may also be formed into simple round balls.
Karl’s Onigiri (Rice Balls)
Filed under Rice, Sauces and Spices, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
Technique drawn from Mel’s Kitchen Café
I have made a more complex version of this dish, but today I wanted a simple side dish that would not distract from the star dish, the chicken. Also, half of my diners this week are not eating starch, so it would be wasted effort. I have been trying to make Mexican rice for years with only limited success.
Karl’s Simple Mexican Rice
Filed under Rice, Side Dishes, Starches, Vegan, Vegetarian
Jan wants to go to a movie for Mother’s Day, Avengers: Age of Ultron. For me this means making dishes that I can prep ahead. To go with my steamed mussels, I decided that a rice salad would be nice. In days past I would probably have used white Jasmine rice, but with my diabetes I am going with whole grains.
Karl’s Wild Rice Salad
Filed under Rice, Salads, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Another of my leftovers lunch recipes for one. I had about an ounce of teriyaki salmon left over from the night before, as well as some cold Japanese rice. This is a common Japanese leftovers dish, but I did not look any of them up. I just threw together what seemed reasonable to me. To go with my rice, I decided to make some teriyaki chicken wings and I threw in some Japanese pickled cucumber as my salad.
Karl’s Japanese Salmon Rice
Filed under Fish, Main Dishes, Rice, Seafood
I am making Cuban Picadillo, a mild Cuban chili. Chili calls for beans and rice. I have made Mexican black beans and rice before, but each country—village?—mother?—has their own take on this dish. This is my take on Cuban Moors and Christians.
Karl’s Cuban Moros y Cristianos
Cuban Black Beans and Rice
Filed under Beans, Rice, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
I am making broiled salmon with dill tonight and I wanted a starch dish to go with it. I thought apples and rice. Then, I thought green onions and tarragon would fit in nicely.
Karl’s Green Onion and Apple Rice
Filed under California Fusion, Rice, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
One of the recent Cook’s Illustrated had a recipe for the perfect rice and pasta pilaf (read Rice-A-Roni™). While this dish is famously San Francisco Italian, its origin is actually Armenia. While the dish made from the box is always passably edible, trying to make it from scratch is usually a disaster—either the rice is underdone or the pasta turns into mush.
Karl’s San Francisco Pulao
Filed under California Fusion, Pasta, Rice, Side Dishes, Starches, Vegan, Vegetarian
At four o’clock today, Eilene told me that her friends were coming over for dinner. She suggested florescent mac and cheese, trying to make it easy on me. I just could not do it. This meal was really almost as easy, and so much better for them.
Karl’s Mexican Rice with Beef
Filed under Beef, Main Dishes, Rice, Vegan, Vegetarian
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