I am barbecuing Argentinean beef and I wanted some kind of starchy side dish. Although it is from the other end of the South American continent, I suggested Venezuelan arapas—basically a thick corn pancake—but for some reason Jan said “No.” She was more amenable to empanadas—stuffed pocket bread.
Karl’s Cal-South American Empanadas
Filed under bread, Broiling, California Fusion, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
This Sunday is Mother’s Day and the following day is Miriam’s birthday. Jan requested something with avocado and Miriam wanted a fruit salad. Most weekends we have Sunday dinner, but Chris wanted to take his wife out for her birthday, so we are having brunch this weekend.
Karl’s Fruit Salad with Honey Lime Mint Sauce
Filed under Breakfast, California Fusion, Sauces and Spices, Vegetarian
This Sunday we are having Mother’s Day and Miriam’s birthday brunch. Mimosa is an obvious choice, but how to make it as special as my women? This is what I came up with.
Karl’s Strawberry Sunrise Mimosa
Filed under Breakfast, California Fusion, Vegetarian
I am barbecuing Argentinean beef and I wanted a salad to go with it. While some Argentinean salads are more Mediterranean influenced—filled with eggs, potatoes, or fruit—the salad commonly served with asado—barbecue—is almost Japanese in its simplicity. A few high quality ingredients, simply dressed. The flavors of the ingredients should stand proudly on their own.
Karl’s Argentinean Ensalada Mixta
(Mixed Greens Salad)
Filed under Green Vegetables, Salads, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
I keep a wide variety of rice in my pantry—Italian arborio, aged Indian basmati, Spanish Bomba, short grain Japanese rice, Thai Jasmine, Chinese red rice, American wild rice, as well as Californian jasmine and short grain brown rice. Jan has been loving my rice pudding, so when she suggested using Black rice I had it ready to hand. During imperial China, this rice was for the emperor alone.
Karl’s Forbidden Rice Pudding
Filed under California Fusion, Chinese-American, Desserts & Treats, Rice, Vegetarian
Sometimes, Jan eats Alpen cereal for breakfast. For the last week, she has been saying, “I should make muffins with the Alpen one morning.” I finally caught on to what she was really saying which was, “You should make Alpen muffins one morning.” This is that morning.
Karl’s Alpen Mini-muffins
Filed under Breakfast, Treats, Vegetarian
I make Greek barbecued lamb for Easter and I wanted a Greek starch side dish. I have done Spanakorizo (spinach rice) and Spanakorzo (spinach pasta), but I wanted to do something different. The Persian store near me carries large frozen artichoke caps and I decided to do something with them.
Karl’s Greek Artichoke Rice
Filed under California Fusion, Rice, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
For me Claudia’s Chocolate Mousse is the mousse by which all others are judged. It is however, not a health food. It has replaced cakes as the go-to dessert for special occasions. Jan has spent years perfecting the techniques of making this mousse, but it took her years more before she dared to tinker with mom’s recipe. This Easter, Jan made chocolate mousse with Drambuie.
Jan’s Drambuie Chocolate Mousse
Filed under California Fusion, Desserts & Treats, Holidays, Treats, Vegetarian
I had made a chile chicken and was kind of locked into recipes South of the Border for my leftover dishes. To season my chicken tacos and chili chicken soup, I made a batch of chili powder. This was enough seasoning for both dishes.
Karl’s Four Chile Chili Powder
Filed under Sauces and Spices, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tuesday is Jan’s long day, she teaches until 8:45 pm, and she texted that she needed rice pudding when she got home. I live to serve—good food. I started with a Food.com recipe for rice pudding, but I have continued to change it. One of the recipes I had looked at earlier suggested that arborio rice was the best choice. Having made this variation twice now, I must agree.
Karl’s Orange Infused Rice Pudding II
Filed under California Fusion, Desserts & Treats, Rice, Vegetarian
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