I am making a Sichuan Dinner tonight. So two days ago I started making my chili oil. Sichuan chili oil can be much more than just dried chilies cooked in oil.
Karl’s Sichuan Chili Oil
Karl’s Dan-Dan Chicken Wings with Noodles
I pack lunches for Jan and Eilene, so I am often end up making lunch just for myself. Usually this will be some variation of last night’s leftovers. Today’s leftover ingredient is one serving of cold pan fried noodles. Plain noodles beg to be topped with something.
Karl’s Dan-Dan Chicken Wings with Noodles
Filed under Chicken, Chinese, Chinese-American, Main Dishes, Pasta, Poultry
Karl’s Chinese Chicken with Oyster Mushrooms
Eilene is at a party on a Saturday night and that means that Jan and I can have an ingredient that she doesn’t like, mushrooms. Chicken and mushrooms, a Chinese restaurant standard, came to mind. To go with this main dish, I chose Chinese broccoli as the vegetable, but what was to be my starch? The standard Chinese accompaniment to these dishes would be steamed white rice. However, Jan loves pan fried noodles, so that is where I went. Form a mundane Saturday night meal this had turned into restaurant quality fare.
Karl’s Chinese Chicken with Oyster Mushrooms
Karl’s Cuban Picadillo
Adapted from a Cook’s Illustrated recipe
I get these emails from Cook’s Illustrated as they put up their videos. This week’s video included a recipe for Cuban Picadillo. I was inspired to make it for this Sunday night’s dinner.
Karl’s Cuban Picadillo
Filed under Beef, Main Dishes, Pork, Stews
Karl’s Cuban Moros y Cristianos (Cuban Black Beans and Rice)
I am making Cuban Picadillo, a mild Cuban chili. Chili calls for beans and rice. I have made Mexican black beans and rice before, but each country—village?—mother?—has their own take on this dish. This is my take on Cuban Moors and Christians.
Karl’s Cuban Moros y Cristianos
Cuban Black Beans and Rice
Filed under Beans, Rice, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
Karl’s Orange and Baby Greens Salad with Cuban Vinaigrette
I am making Cuban Picadillo for dinner on Sunday, but I had difficulty finding any Cuban green vegetable side dishes. I needed to make more of my orange sugar, which always leaves me with two or three navel oranges to use up after I have removed all of the zest. I decided that an orange wedge and baby lettuce salad would do the trick. To make the vinaigrette “Cuban” I used lime juice and a bit of culantro Recaíto sauce.
Karl’s Orange and Baby Greens Salad
with Cuban Vinaigrette
Filed under California Fusion, Salads, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Karl’s Roasted Red Pears
We had Cuban Picadillo for dinner and I had some lime juice left over. I had three red pears and I thought that the juice, with some rum, would make a nice Cuban twist on roasted pears. Red pears are a variety of d’Anjou pears.
Karl’s Roasted Red Pears
Filed under Desserts & Treats, Treats, Vegan, Vegetarian
Karl’s Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce
On Christmas morning my family likes to go out for dim sum (点心; snacks), Chinese small plates. For the last several years we have gone to Tai-pan in Palo Alto, but this year Miriam talked up into trying something new. It was not quite a disaster, her suggested restaurant was over-flowing with a four hour wait, but we finally found a strip mall place that was actually excellent.
Karl’s Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce
Filed under Chinese, Sauces and Spices, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Karl’s Chicken Alfredo Casserole
Eilene’s friends are coming over for their usual Thursday night TV marathon—The Avengers this week. I have made mac & cheese for them several times and I am getting a bit board with it. I decided to do a different cheesy noodle dish using an Alfredo sauce.
Karl’s Chicken Alfredo Casserole
Filed under California Fusion, Chicken, Main Dishes, Pasta, Poultry, Sauces and Spices
Karl’s Creole Chicken Gumbo
The kids are coming over this Sunday. Last week, Miriam and Chris requested gumbo with okra, a signature Louisiana dish. I used to live in Gretna, across the river from the Big Easy, so I became very fond of Louisiana cuisine.
Karl’s Creole Chicken Gumbo
Filed under Chicken, Main Dishes, Pork, Poultry, Sauces and Spices
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