I needed a sauce to go with my chicken satay. While I made a peanut sauce for my Vietnamese Summer Rolls, I wanted this one to be more Indonesian. Out went the hoisin sauce and the fish sauce. Palm sugar is a common Indonesian sweetener—and is lower on the glycemic index than white sugar. I also had that fresh pineapple I was planning to grill, so in it went.
Karl’s California Fusion Peanut Sauce
Filed under California Fusion, Sauces and Spices, Vegan, Vegetarian
Filed under Barbeque, Side Dishes, Treats, Vegan, Vegetarian
Adapted from a Smitten Kitchen recipe and a Just Bento recipe
Once again, Eilene is having friends over. I decided I would make chicken teriyaki and rice. I wanted to make a side dish, but it was too late to make pickles. I have been making blended soups lately, so I thought I would make a carrot soup with an Asian twist.
Karl’s Japanese Style Carrot Soup
Filed under California Fusion, Soups, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Jan wanted something light for dinner. I went on-line for ideas and was surprised what some people—especially the diet cooking magazines—considered “light.” In my mind, anything with pasta is not “light” by definition, but easily a third of the recipes were some form of pasta and sauce.
Karl’s South of the Border Salmon Patties
Filed under California Fusion, Fish, Main Dishes, Salads, Seafood
Jan requested a “light” dinner, by which she meant low carbohydrates. I decided to do “South of the Border” salmon patties. This, of course, called for guacamole. Having already mixed Mexican and Northwest cuisines, I decided to take it a step further and mix grilled plums with my avocado.
Karl’s Grilled Plum Guacamole
Filed under California Fusion, Salads, Vegan, Vegetarian
Eilene’s friends are coming over again and Jan suggested that I make a quiche. Several years ago Jan taught in Paris and brought me back a French cookbook. I have attempted several recipes from it, but I have never been able to follow their directions.
Karl’s Quiche Lorraine
Filed under Breakfast, Main Dishes, Vegetarian
I had some French onion soup left over from the other night. It had turned into an onion jam and—although the flavor was not bad—was a bit too “oniony” for most of Eilene’s friends. I was getting few takers for the leftovers. I decided that one way to buffer the flavors—and use up the leftovers— was to turn some of it into savory crackers. I will freeze the rest, in portions, to use as “soup starters.”
Karl’s French Onion Soup Crackers
Filed under bread, California Fusion, Side Dishes
Adapted from Simply Recipes
I went to Panera Bread and had their French onion soup the other day. It reminded me of my mother’s soup, but it is not one of the recipes I copied down when I left home. I thought I could do better than Panera, so I decided to gave it a try.
Karl’s French Onion Soup
Filed under Main Dishes, Soups, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Miriam has requested a Spanish style seafood stew for this Sunday’s dinner. What she meant was something like a cioppino with Spanish chorizo. A problem here is that she and her husband, Chris, are on the low-carb Adkin’s Diet.
Karl’s Zarzuela Mixta
Filed under Main Dishes, Seafood, Stews
Jan made the dessert for our Fourth of July weekend dinner. It of course had to be patriotically themed, but the recipes in the newspaper were all full of sugar. The kids are on the Atkins diet so sugar. The berries themselves are suspect, but she did not have to add extra sugar the whipped cream.
Jan’s Red, White, and Blueberries
Filed under Desserts & Treats, Holidays, Treats, Vegetarian
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