Jan’s childhood friends are coming to town for the Quilt Festival this week end. I am planning to make a Japanese dinner on Friday night, so I decided to make pickles. I went to the Japanese store for supplies and thought why not have Japanese tonight.
Karl’s Japanese Cucumbers Pickles with Lemon and Ginger
Filed under Pickles, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Note: Today, I am posting a new pickle recipe. I was planning to refer the discussion I had made in this post, but when I got there the cupboard was bare, I found that I had forgotten to post the recipe. While this recipe produced a satisfactory pickle, the lemon flavor simply did not come through.
Karl’s Lemon Japanese Cucumber Pickles
Filed under Pickles, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
I am making an Italian “chicken under brick” this Sunday. I needed an Italian vegetable dish to go with it. I based the chicken on a Mario Batali recipe, that Richard May had posted, and this led me to Batali’s recipe for Ciambotta.
Karl’s Ciambotta (Italian Vegetable Stew)
Filed under Side Dishes, Stews, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
My potato plant died this week, so I harvested the potatoes. This was actually a sport from the year before, but if it really wanted to grow who am I not to water it? I ended up with five small potatoes. These were not enough to make a dish by themselves, so I would have to add them to something.
Karl’s Minestrone with Mini Italian Meatballs
Filed under Chicken, Main Dishes, Pork, Poultry, Soups, Stews, Vegetables
I wanted a vegetable/starch side dish to go with my baked salmon. Lately, I have been making dishes with noodles in white sauce for Jan and Eilene. Today, I decided to make it a green sauce.
Karl’s Noodles Florentine
Filed under Casserole, Pasta, Side Dishes, Vegetables, Vegetarian
I have a problem with casseroles. In the forty years that Jan and I have been together, I have made maybe three tuna casseroles. Last month, bowing to pressure from both Jan and Eilene, I made a seafood casserole. They both really liked this dish. They both had seconds and barely left enough for two more servings as their lunches.
Karl’s It’s Still Not a Tuna Casserole!
Filed under Fish, Main Dishes, Seafood, Shrimp, Vegetables
I wanted a side dish to go with my Chinese steamed chicken. Jan suggested one of my cheesy cauliflower dishes. While those are popular in my house, they are not very Chinese.
Karl’s Sichuan Cauliflower and Green Beans
Filed under California Fusion, Chinese, Sauces and Spices, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
As I was at the Mexican store, picking up some things for my fish tacos, I saw some jicama on sale. I usually do not make a side salad when we have fish tacos, but I thought why not? I was sure I would think of something to do with it.
Karl’s Chili Lime Jicama Salad
Filed under California Fusion, Salads, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Jan brought home a large squash from the university garden. I think I have identified it as a Ronde De Nice summer squash, a variety of zucchini. I decided to add it to my Labor Day barbecue.
Karl’s Chili Barbecued Squash
Filed under Barbeque, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Adapted from Oh.She.Cooks description of Nadira’s recipe
Karl’s Jordanian Cauliflower
Filed under Broiling, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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