Adapted from a FineCooking.com recipe
I am allergic to walnuts, so I cannot eat regular baklava. Jan decided that she would make pistachio baklava as the desert to go with the Middle Eastern feast I am making for Mother’s day.
Jan’s Apricot Pistachio Baklava
Filed under Desserts & Treats, Treats, Vegetarian
Earlier this week I made some raspberry crackers. This led Jan to thinking about: What other unexpected things you could you add to crackers? Her answer was the spice blend za’atar. She asked me to make these crackers for Sunday’s dinner.
Karl’s Za’atar Crackers with Harissa Humus
Filed under bread, Side Dishes, Vegetarian
Last week Jan had asked for scones, but I did not hear the request. (Hey! I have medical proof that I am slightly deaf in the range of women’s voices. It’s not my fault!) I woke up today planning to rectify the error. Tomorrow may be Mother’s Day, but today we have British scones.
In a recent Cooks Illustrated, they had a recipe for British scones. I had tied to make these close to the CI recipe a few weeks ago. This week I thought I would be a bit more creative.
Karl’s British Scones with Currents II
Filed under bread, Breakfast, Side Dishes, Vegetarian
When I started making fresh crackers, Jan named them, “Karl Don’t Make These Crackers.” This was not because they were so bad, but because they were so good. These crackers were just too good to leave just laying around tempting you to eat them. I am constantly tinkering with the recipe and I have gone a long way from the original.
Karl’s Raspberry Cream Crackers
Filed under bread, California Fusion, Side Dishes, Vegetarian
I am making a soup for Sunday’s dinner and I decided that fresh crackers would go nicely with it. When I started making fresh crackers, Jan named them, “Karl Don’t Make These Crackers.” This was not because they were so bad, but because they were so good. These crackers were just too good to leave laying around tempting you to eat them.
Karl’s Sesame Crackers II
Filed under bread, Side Dishes, Vegetarian
Apparently, my sisters and I never remembered to get the recipe for my mother’s dinner rolls. When Jan asked for sliders for dinner, they would have been a good choice for the buns. Jan, however, has this thing against white bread, so I would have had to make them at least partly with whole wheat anyway. While I am making these as slider buns, they would also make very good dinner roles.
Karl’s Rosemary Slider Buns / Dinner Rolls
Adapted from a Rebecca Katz ‘The Longevity Kitchen’ recipe
Son-in-law Chris’s birthday is this week, so Jan decided to bake him a brownie cake to go with my Moroccan feast. Chocolate brownie cake may not be Moroccan, but Chris loves Chocolate. Sacrifices must be made.
Jan’s Chris’ Birthday Brownie
Filed under Cake, Desserts & Treats, Treats, Vegetarian
It is Spring Break, so Eilene’s Thursday show night has been moved to Saturday. They are watching the last Lord of the Rings movie. It is time to think up some new Shire recipes.
Karl’s Hobbiton
Honey Glazed Chicken Wings
Filed under Chicken, Main Dishes, Poultry
Adapted from Recipe Wise
Eilene is having friends over to watch the last Lord of the Rings movie. It is time to think up some new Shire themed recipes. I am thinking seed cake and honey chicken wings.
Karl’s Shire Seed Cake
Filed under bread, Cake, Desserts & Treats, Holidays, Side Dishes, Vegetarian
In a recent Cooks Illustrated, they had a recipe for British scones. I woke up thinking about making scones this morning, but Jan had cleaned up and I couldn’t find that issue. Fortunately I remembered enough of the discussion about the differences between American and British scones to wing it.
Karl’s British Scones with Currents
Filed under bread, Breakfast, Side Dishes
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