I had decided to blend Cajun and Mexican cuisines to make chicken tacos. Tacos call for salsa. I decided to make a salsa out of the “holy trinity” of Louisiana cooking—bell peppers, celery, and onions.
Karl’s Cajun Salsa
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Karl’s Kūbide Bierocks
I love stuffed breads, whether you call them a samsa, a pasty, a samosa, or a bierock. While making them can be a lot of work—you are first making some kind of stew, letting it cool, making the dough, and then filling the dough with the stew, before baking them all together—the payoff is well worth the added labor. Packet breads are a convenient, grab-and-go meal for lunches and I usually get two, or even three, meals for three people out of one recipe.
Karl’s Kūbide Bierocks
Filed under Beef, California Fusion, Lamb, Main Dishes, Sauces and Spices
Karl’s Leftover Steamed Chicken Soup
Last Sunday I made steamed chicken for Sunday’s dinner. While my family ate a great deal of it, there was enough left over for soup on Monday. Making soup with leftovers is second nature to me.
Karl’s Leftover Steamed Chicken Soup
Filed under Chicken, Main Dishes, Soups
Karl’s Chinese Five Spiced Steamed Chicken
Daughter Miriam is on a very restricted diet—no onions, garlic, or peppers (not even bell peppers). This has made creating my Sunday feasts a bit of a challenge. After a bit of negotiation, we settled on Chinese steamed chicken and pea sprouts for this week.
Karl’s Chinese Five Spiced Steamed Chicken
Filed under Chicken, Main Dishes
Karl’s Steamed Pea Sprouts with Marinated Oyster Mushrooms
Daughter Miriam is on a very restricted diet—no onions, garlic, or peppers (not even bell peppers). This has made creating my Sunday feasts a bit of a challenge. After a bit of negotiation, we settled on Chinese steamed chicken and pea sprouts for this week.
Karl’s Steamed Pea Sprouts with Marinated Oyster Mushrooms
Filed under Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
Karl’s One-eyed Jacques (French Toast Punch-Out Eggs)
I was making French toast for Jan’s breakfast. My wife never eats an egg as well when she has French toast, but I wanted one. I suddenly remembered her family recipe for One-eyed Jacks and I wondered, why not make it with French toast? Of course that would make it a One-eyed Jacques.
Karl’s One-eyed Jacques
French Toast Punch-Out Eggs
Filed under Breakfast, Main Dishes
Karl’s Low-Sugar Ginger Strawberry Jam
The last time I made strawberry jam, Jan complained that it was too sweet. I decided to cut the sugar way back. At the start, I was unsure whether I would need to add some commercial pectin. This is a total experiment.
Karl’s Low-Sugar Ginger Strawberry Jam
Filed under Treats, Vegan, Vegetarian
Karl’s Moroccan Chicken Bierocks
I love stuffed breads, whether you call them a samsa, a pasty, a samosa, or a bierock. While making them can be a lot of work—you are first making some kind of stew, letting it cool, making the dough, and then filling the dough with the stew, before baking them all together—the payoff is well worth the added labor. Packet breads are a convenient, grab-and-go meal for lunches and I usually get two, or even three, meals for the three people out of one recipe.
Karl’s Moroccan Chicken Bierocks
Filed under Chicken, Main Dishes
Karl’s Lime Apples
Many years ago, when my older daughter got her braces I was left with a dilemma. I had usually put an apple in her school lunch, but with the braces she could not longer just bite into them without pain. If I simply cut the fruit into wedges and put them in a plastic bag they would turn brown and unappealing by her lunch time.
Karl’s Lime Apples
Filed under California Fusion, Vegan, Vegetarian
Karl’s Chicken Satay Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce
This week’s dinner is being a bit of a challenge. Daughter Miriam has been sick and she is off all onions, garlic, and heavily spiced foods. Other diners are off, or limiting, starches. Leafy greens have also been requested, but I am getting tired of “just another green salad.”
Karl’s Chicken Satay Lettuce Wraps
with Peanut Sauce
Filed under California Fusion, Chicken, Main Dishes, Sauces and Spices
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