Adapted from an Americas Test Kitchen recipe
I am incapable of following a recipe, even my own. I know that the chefs at ATK have spent days perfecting their recipe, but I have to make changes. I cannot help myself—I watch cooking shows more for tips and techniques, rather than instructions.
Karl’s Asian Mushroom and Wild Rice Soup
Filed under Side Dishes, Soups, Vegan, Vegetarian
Japan has many Tsukemono, literally “pickled things.” When my father came back from Japan in the fifties, he introduced my family to Japanese cuisine. One dish that he learned to make was salt pickled cabbage (kyabetsu shio-zuke; キャベツ塩-漬け ).
Karl’s Salt Pickled Cabbage with Japanese Chilies
Kyabetsu Shio-zuke Tsukemono
Filed under Green Vegetables, Pickles, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
This seems to be my week for trying to improve recipes I have made recently. Last week I made an Asian influenced salad to go with my salmon teriyaki. I am making salmon again and the salad was good enough that I wanted to try and make it better.
Karl’s Asian Apple Cabbage Salad II
Filed under California Fusion, Salads, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Jan requested fresh crackers for her dinner with her friends. While they are good all by themselves—“Crack”ers, as Jan calls them—I thought I would add a spread for them while my diners waited for me to finish the other dishes. A tapenade is a primarily made from chopped olives, with a bit of oil to make it a paste.
Karl’s Red Pepper Tapenade II
Filed under Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Adapted from a Cook’s Illustrated recipe
Last week I made a hunter’s chicken. Jan asked for the same again when her old school friends, the aunties, came for Stitches this weekend. I did not want to do the exact same thing, so I made something much closer to a recipe in Cook’s Illustrated this month.
Karl’s Coq au Riesling
Filed under Chicken, Main Dishes, Poultry, Stews
Adapted from a Fine Cooking recipe
Jan loves lemon curd, so a while ago I made some with Meyer lemons. It worked out so well that I have made it a couple of times. It is really tasty, but it does not last or keep long.
Karl’s Lime Curd
Filed under Breakfast, Vegetarian
I had decided to have salmon teriyaki for dinner on a week night. Usually I would serve rice and Japanese pickles with this. I decided that I wanted something different, maybe some kind of Asian salad.
Karl’s Asian Apple Cabbage Salad
Filed under Salads, Side Dishes, Starches, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Many European countries have some variation of hunter’s chicken: the Italian pollo alla cacciatore, the French poulet chasseur and coq au vin, and the German hühnchen nach jägerart. The general idea of this dish is that you make it with the ingredients that a hunter would have on hand while out in the woods. Many modern versions include tomatoes and are served over pasta.
Karl’s Chicken Cacciatore (Hunter’s Chicken)
Filed under italian, Main Dishes, Poultry, Stews
I am making chicken cacciatore and rustic bread for Sunday dinner. I wanted a hot veg to go with these dishes. It has been a while since I made steamed artichokes.
Karl’s Steamed Artichokes with Tarragon Caper Butter Sauce
Filed under California Fusion, Steaming, Vegetables, Vegetarian
I am making a chicken cacciatore for Sunday dinner and I wanted fresh bread to go with it. While I have made white bread and other baked goods many times, I have never ventured into crusty bread territory. Bread is simply a mixture of flour, water and some kind of leaven, but the results can vary widely depending of the differences in handling—both before and during baking—and with the addition of a variety of ingredients.
Karl’s Rustic Italian Bread
Filed under bread, Side Dishes, Vegetarian
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