I found a book Izakaya: Japanese Bar food. A few weeks ago I made some pickled cucumbers for my Japanese bar meal. Because it was a last minute decision, I did not have the hours necessary to marinate the cucumbers and carrots. For my ramen meal, I took the time to make the bar style pickles more like the book’s recipe.
Karl’s Japanese Bar Style Pickles
Filed under Pickles, Salads, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
Last week, I was being Papa’s Uber for Eilene—she was being paid to be a professional “pedestrian,” during an autonomous vehicle test. While I waited for her, I was pursuing the cookbooks at the library. One of the books was Everyday Harumi.
Karl’s Japanese Coleslaw
Filed under California Fusion, Salads, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Last week, Jan and I went over the hill to Santa Cruz to visit her “new” brother. While we were there, we stopped by a large book store that was going out of business. The cookbook section was fairly picked over, but as I was perusing the fiction section I found a book Izakaya: Japanese Bar food—someone had obviously picked it up and then changed their mind, leaving it “where ever.” Their loss, my gain. This Sunday, I decided to make a Japanese bar style dinner.
Karl’s Japanese Bar Style Pickled Cucumbers
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Last week, Jan and I went over the hill to Santa Cruz to visit her “new” brother. While we were there, we stopped by a large book store that was going out of business. The cookbook section was fairly picked over, but as I was perusing the fiction section I found a book Izakaya: Japanese Bar food—someone had obviously picked it up and then changed their mind, leaving it “where ever.” Their loss, my gain.
Karl’s Japanese Bar Style Sunday Dinner
Filed under California Fusion, Main Dishes, Pickles, Side Dishes
I came upon a recipe for Iraqi tabbouleh. Just about every country in the Middle East has a variation of this salad of grain, parsley and mint dressed with lemon and oil. My family like the Iraqi tabbouleh so much that I had to make my own variation.
Karl’s Tabbouleh
Filed under California Fusion, Salads, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
I made teriyaki hamburgers and I wanted a vegetable side. It was too late to make pickles, so I decided on a salad. Using what I had on hand I came up with this.
Karl’s Cabbage Salad with Miso Dressing
Filed under Salads, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
I am making a Chinese roast pork for Sunday. A vegetable stir-fry is a necessary compliment to a meat heavy dish. Going to Lion Market, I finally decided on baby bok choi and to add variety chive stem.
Karl’s Stir-fry with Bok Choi and Chive Stem
Filed under Green Vegetables, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Eilene does not like mushrooms. I usually make a separate dish with the mushrooms for everybody else. Today, I am making a slow roasted pork shoulder and thought a mushroom stir-fry with beech and oyster mushrooms would be nice.
Karl’s Beech and Oyster Mushroom Stir-fry
Filed under Side Dishes, Stir-fry, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
As I was buying the other vegetables for my stir-fries, I had an urge for pickles. For Chinese meals, the number of dishes you serve is a sign of respect. The greater the number of dishes the greater the respect—but also the greater the guanxi debt that person will owe you. I am making roast pork, a vegetable stir fry, and a mushroom dish for Sunday’s dinner.
Karl’s Sichuan Pepper Pickles
Filed under Pickles, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Adapted from a Recipe Lion recipe
I came upon a recipe for Iraqi barbecued chicken and I wanted some Iraqi side dishes to go with it. I found a recipe for Iraqi pickled vegetables and another for Iraqi tabbouleh. Just about every country in the Middle East has a variation of this salad of grain, parsley and mint dressed with lemon and oil. Other additions to the basic elements can be tomatoes, cucumbers, red or green onions, olives, and for the Iraqi version pickled artichoke.
Karl’s Iraqi Tabbouleh
Filed under Salads, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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