I wanted a vegetable dish to go with my Moroccan lamb this Sunday. I just put Miriam on a plane for Milan, Italy, on Friday and I pick up her husband, Chris, who is just getting back from NY on Saturday. Chris is on the Adkin’s diet, so this dish must fit his needs—out go the starchy vegetables, fruit and flour as a thickener.
Karl’s Adkin’s Vegetable Tajine (Tagine)
Filed under Clay Pots, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
I made a tajine for my Father’s Day dinner to go with my Moroccan lamb. I had a zucchini on my counter that I wanted to use before it spoiled, but I thought that a soft squash like this would not stand up to the long cooking time of a tajine. I decided it would be much better barbecued separately. Since I had already blended Ras el Hanout for the lamb it seemed an obvious spicing.
Karl’s Zucchini Ras el Hanout
Filed under Barbeque, Sauces and Spices, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
I have made the Moroccan spice blend Ras el Hanout before. For this Father’s Day, I wanted a Moroccan blend that was just a little bit simpler than 29 ingredients. Looking at my old recipe, I cut out the more obscure spices and adjusted the quantities. To be called a Ras el Hanout the blend should have at least these eleven spices: allspice, black pepper, cardamom, cayenne pepper, cloves, coriander seeds, ginger, mace, nutmeg, turmeric, and white pepper. The quantities of each spice vary widely between blends I have found.
Karl’s Moroccan Spice Mix II (another “Ras el Hanout”)
Filed under Sauces and Spices, Vegan, Vegetarian
After living in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, my family has always really loved garlic—a lot! I had an idea that popped into my head about a side dish to go with my Moroccan lamb—large chunks of roasted garlic floating in a sea of fluffy couscous. My thought was that as you took a bite of couscous you would get a burst of roasted garlic goodness.
Karl’s Roasted Garlic Couscous
Filed under Pasta, Side Dishes, Starches, Vegan, Vegetarian
Just Miriam is joining us for dinner this Sunday, Chris is off to New York for the week. She is on the Atkins diet, so I still have to adapt my cooking to her desires. She is entering Phase two, so I thought I would make a dhal to go with my chicken curry and palak paneer.
Karl’s Carrot and Red Lentil Dhal
Filed under Side Dishes, Stews, Vegan, Vegetarian
I am making some Greek lemon chicken for a weekday meal. I made Spanakorizo (Greek spinach and rice) as a hot side dish last Easter. Today, I want to use the same flavors to make something lighter. This is more a fresh spinach salad with pasta, not orzo with a bit of spinach.
Karl’s Greek Spanakorzo Salad
Spinach and Pasta Salad
Filed under California Fusion, Salads, Vegan, Vegetarian
Adapted from Joy of Cooking (1997)
My sister, Karen, moved to a new home in Port Townsend, WA and there is a pear orchard in the back. In our Christmas exchange this year, I gave her marmalade and she sent me the pear chutney she had made from her crop. We ate it with an Indian dinner I had made and it went very well. I asked for the recipe to share.
Karen’s Pear Chutney
Filed under Sauces and Spices, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
Sometimes I have a derth of ideas for what to make for dinner. At times like this, I will type “dinner suggestions” into Google and see what comes up. This search produces lists of recipes with pictures that I can scroll through and think, “No, no, no…maybe?”
Karl’s Lentil Soup with Chicken Sausage
Filed under California Fusion, Chicken, Main Dishes, Poultry, Soups, 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
One of our favorite dishes from a local Chinese restaurant is Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings. I am sure right now you have a picture of heavily salted wings covered in black pepper in your mind. You would be wrong, the peppers in this dish are Jalapeños.
Karl’s Salt and Pepper Cabbage
Filed under California Fusion, Green Vegetables, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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