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 Chinese Smashed Cucumber Pickles
Category Archives: Vegetarian
Karl’s Mixed Roasties II
Followers of my blog may have noticed that I have not posted many recipes in the last month. It is not that I have stopped cooking—in fact, my desktop is covered with pictures of the dishes that I have made. However, as well as the business of cooking for the holidays, I have been suffering from a bit of writer’s block about what to say about the dishes. Many of my recent were simply slight variations of past posts. Other dishes were seat-of-the-pants recipes—what can you write about when you are grabbing ingredients as the spirit takes you?
Karl’s Mixed Roasties II
Baby Potatoes
Filed under Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Karl’s Mandarin Sweet Potatoes
I have pretty much found my preferred way of making my Thanksgiving turkey. I use Thanksgiving dinner to create new and interesting sides to go with the bird. Today, I was inspired to make a new twist on sweet potato casserole using the mandarin marmalade I made a few weeks ago.
Karl’s Mandarin Sweet Potatoes
Filed under California Fusion, Potatoes, Side Dishes, Vegetarian
Karl’s Marjoram and Parsley Potatoes
We have had company for the last several days, so I wanted a Sunday dinner that was not hours of preparation. An American standard meal of meatloaf, potatoes, and green beans seemed like a good idea. Of course, I could not make it that simple I had to get spontaneously creative.
Karl’s Marjoram and Parsley Potatoes
Filed under Potatoes, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
Karl’s Harcourt Verts with Pear Sauce
We have had company for the last several days, so I wanted a Sunday dinner that was not hours of preparation. An American standard meal of meatloaf, potatoes, and green beans seemed like a good idea. Of course, I could not make it that simple I had to get spontaneously creative.
Karl’s Harcourt Verts with Pear Sauce
Filed under California Fusion, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
Karl’s Curry Powder for Japanese Curry
I am making a twist on Japanese curry this Sunday. I did not want to use the commercial curry cubes that most recipes for Japanese curry call for. Looking on-line at some recipes for Japanese curry spice blends, I created my own blend.
Karl’s Curry Powder for Japanese Curry
Filed under Sauces and Spices, Stews, Vegan, Vegetarian
Karl’s Mandarin Marmalade
I have learned over time that you can make marmalade out of any citrus fruit. Jan had asked me to buy some mandarin oranges, but she was having trouble peeling them with her broken arm. I decided that I needed to use them up before they spoiled.
Karl’s Mandarin Marmalade
Filed under California Fusion, Vegan, Vegetarian
Karl’s Arugula, Spinach, and Orange Salad
The Provincial fish soup I was making for Sunday’s dinner had fairly few vegetables. I decided that I needed a green salad to go with it. I had recently made orange infused sugar—which always leaves me with three navel oranges to use up. I decided to add the orange segments to my greens. The coconut garnish was a last minute inspiration.
Karl’s Arugula, Spinach, and Orange Salad
Filed under Salads, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
Karl’s Coleslaw with Apple and Pine Nuts
This is a weekday meal of simple hamburgers, but I wanted a salad—rather than fries—to go with them. Jan really likes coleslaw. To make it interesting and different, I decided to add apples.
Karl’s Coleslaw with Apple and Pine Nuts
Filed under California Fusion, Salads, Side Dishes, Vegetarian
Karl’s Traditional Soda Bread
As a family activity, we sometimes lure daughter Eilene out of her room—away from playing her online games—to watch a show together. She introduced us to The Great British Baking Show. While she like the competition of the regular show, we prefer the more educational GBBS: Masterclass (sic)—where you learn more about how to make the actual recipes.
Karl’s Traditional Soda Bread
Filed under bread, Side Dishes, Vegetarian
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