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Category Archives: Vegan
Karl’s Iraqi Tabbouleh
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
Karl’s Torshi, Iraqi Mixed Pickled Vegetables
Adapted from an Arabic Kitchen recipe
I was making Iraqi barbecued chicken and I wanted an Iraqi vegetable side dish. Many Iraqi vegetable dishes include eggplant, which I cannot digest. One recipe I found, that is frequently serve at Iraqi meals, is turshi, mixed pickled vegetables.
Karl’s Torshi, Iraqi Mixed Pickled Vegetables
Filed under Pickles, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Karl’s Blackberry Salsa
Adapted from a recipe in The Organic Kitchen Garden calendar (June)
While Jan and Eilene were in Hopi, I made a large pile of tamales for later meals. I served them for Father’s Day dinner and I decided to make two sauces to pour over the somewhat dry tamales. At Miriam’s request I made a mole. While I was deciding on the second sauce, Jan noticed a recipe on the kitchen calendar. As usual, I could not follow the recipe, but had to make “improvements.”
Karl’s Blackberry Salsa
Filed under California Fusion, Sauces and Spices, Vegan, Vegetarian
Karl’s Simplified Mole Poblano
Several years ago, I tried to make an authentic mole. This is a Mexican sauce—like many others—with no set list of ingredients. Basic ingredients include chilies, fruit, some kind of seeds or nuts, one or more herbs and/or spices, and frequently chocolate. Just about every family, in Mexico and beyond, has their own variation—some with as many as 30 ingredients.
Karl’s Simplified Mole Poblano
Filed under California Fusion, Sauces and Spices, Vegan, Vegetarian
Karl’s Avocado Toast
Several weeks ago, this dish was all the rage because Australian millionaire Tim Gurner suggested that it was the reason that young people couldn’t afford to buy a house. While I will admit that the price of avocados has gone up since I was that age, it is still not that expensive if you go to an ethnic store. You can sometimes find them for $1 apiece at Marina Grocery—as opposed to $2.50 at Safeway.
Karl’s Avocado Toast
Filed under bread, California Fusion, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
Karl’s Kumquat Marmalade
Ever since I watched the first episode of Miss Fisher, I knew I had to try my hand at kumquat marmalade. I promise I won’t use the poisoned sugar.
Karl’s Kumquat Marmalade
Filed under California Fusion, Vegan, Vegetarian
Karl’s Seasonal Fruit Salad
BBQ is a tradition meal for Memorial Day. I was serving wings and a variety of salads. A fruit salad seemed the right dessert to go with this meal.
Karl’s Seasonal Fruit Salad
Filed under California Fusion, Desserts & Treats, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
Karl’s Arugula Salad with Orange Avocado Dressing
For Memorial Day I made an eclectic California Fusion meal. BBQ chicken wings, couscous, potato salad and three bean salad. I though the meal was a bit starch heavy so I decided to make a green salad.
Karl’s Arugula Salad with Orange Avocado Dressing
Filed under California Fusion, Salads, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Karl’s Moroccan Couscous
I had decided to make Moroccan chicken wings for this Sunday’s dinner. Couscous is the obvious starch to go with them. Since I was using Ras el Hanout—a Moraccan spice blend—for the chicken, I thought it would also work well with the pasta.
Karl’s Moroccan Couscous
Filed under California Fusion, Pasta, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
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