I had decided to go with Coca-cola pork as my main dish. Daughter Miriam suggested that Coca-cola pork calls for rice. However, I was doing a more Southern version of Coca-cola pork and that calls for potato salad.
Karl’s Potato Slaw Salad
Category Archives: Vegetarian
Karl’s Fresh Tomato Soup without Garlic and Onions
Daughter Miriam—who is still avoiding garlic and onions—has requested tomato soup and melted cheese sandwiches for Sunday’s dinner. She had bought a store “fresh” tomato soup and it had so much garlic that she could not eat it. Looking on-line for ideas, I find that virtually all of the recipes called for using at least one of the forbidden ingredients.
Karl’s Fresh Tomato Soup
without Garlic and Onions
Filed under Soups, Vegetarian
Karl’s Gruyère Melted Cheese Sandwiches for a Crowd
Daughter Miriam asked for tomato soup and melted cheese sandwiches for Sunday’s dinner. She was quite particular about what she wanted on the sandwiches—melted Gruyère cheese with fig spread and Japanese mayonnaise. She had recently had a Blue Apron order that combined these ingredients. I suggested that if she was going to have all that, that you should throw in some Dijon to top it all off—she agreed.
Karl’s Gruyère Melted Cheese Sandwiches for a Crowd
Filed under California Fusion, Main Dishes, Vegetarian
Karl’s Spinach Salad with Strawberry Vinaigrette
Daughter Miriam asked for tomato soup and melted cheese sandwiches for Sunday’s dinner. I thought that a salad would go well with this meal. Some time ago, Miriam introduced me to balsamic vinegar strawberries and I had the notion that would these would pair well with spinach.
Karl’s Spinach Salad with Strawberry Vinaigrette
Filed under Salads, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
Karl’s Mushroom Leek Soup
Daughter Eilene—who hates mushrooms—was off with her friends. I wanted to make some mushroom soup. Jan had also wanted a leek soup—a creamy soup that is mostly potatoes and leeks. I thought that I could combine two recipes to make a mushroom-y leek soup.
Karl’s Mushroom Leek Soup
Filed under Side Dishes, Soups, Vegan, Vegetarian
Karl’s Japanese Bar Style Mixed Pickles
My wife Jan has her college friends staying over the weekend. Her friends come with a long list of food restrictions—no wheat, rye, barley, tomatoes, citrus, or lactose—so it is quite the challenge. Japanese cuisine tends to have few of the ingredients I needed to avoid. I decided I would make miso soup, sushi, and a selection of Japanese pickles.
Karl’s Japanese Bar Style Mixed Pickles
Filed under Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
Karl’s Pinto Beans and Hominy
My wife Jan has her college friends staying over the weekend. Her friends come with a long list of food restrictions—no wheat, rye, barley, tomatoes, citrus, or lactose—so it is quite the challenge. Vegetarian beans and hominy struck me as one solution to meet their needs.
Karl’s Pinto Beans and Hominy
Filed under Beans, California Fusion, Main Dishes, Stews, Vegan, Vegetarian
Karl’s Apricot Oatmeal with Blueberries and Coconut
Still making breakfasts for wife Jan’s college friends. The friend with a gluten allergy closes off my usual breakfast standbys of biscuits, waffles or pancakes. Oatmeal is an acceptable breakfast, but by itself it is a bit dreary.
Karl’s Apricot Oatmeal with Blueberries and Coconut
Filed under Breakfast, California Fusion, Vegan, Vegetarian
Karl’s Pears with Mandarin Marmalade
Wife Jan’s college friends are visiting and I have been cooking up a storm. I had decided to make Hoe-waffles and it seemed a bit of a scant breakfast. I had a couple of pears in the basket I and decide to make a side fruit salad. Pears just by themselves seemed just too plain, so I quickly thought to add some marmalade.
Karl’s Pears with Mandarin Marmalade
Filed under Breakfast, California Fusion, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
Karl’s Oyster Mushrooms in Oyster Sauce II
Sister Grace stopped by this Sunday. Of the several options I gave her for dinner was spicy chicken and pan fried noodles. While this dish is a lot of work, it is one of my family’s favorite meals.
Karl’s Oyster Mushrooms in Oyster Sauce II
Filed under Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
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