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
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
Filed under Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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
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
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
Filed under Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables
My family likes my cauliflower au gratin. I try to switch things up by using a different cheeses. This time it is baby Swiss cheese rather than emmentaler.
Karl’s Cauliflower Swiss Au Gratin
with Crispy Bacon
Filed under Side Dishes, Vegetables
Jan wanted a simple dinner of brats and potatoes. Eilene wanted more vegetables. I tried to please them both.
Karl’s Chervil Green Beans with Mandarin Orange
Filed under Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables
I want to make Charlie B’s tomorrow. This is a leftover breakfast, but to make it you kind of have to have the leftovers. I already had the potatoes, but I needed the sausage. That meant bratwurst for dinner tonight.
Karl’s Rotkohl II
Filed under California Fusion, German, Other Vegetables, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Two Sundays ago, I bought some Persian cucumbers for a dinner that did not happen. I did not want them to spoil. There were too many of them just to eat on my own, so I decided to make pickles with them.
Karl’s California International Pickles
Filed under Pickles, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian MD
I made some shredded pickled carrots for Jan, while her mouth was healing. I did not think they were anything special, but she really liked them. Today, I was at the Japanese store and saw some nice carrots. I decided that I would make some more for my Japanese dinner tonight.
Karl’s Japanese Quick Pickled Carrots
Filed under Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian MD
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