Adapted from a King Arthur Flour recipe
It is Easter and I am making severs dishes. I have been making dinner rolls lately and my family really like them. My mother, Claudia, made rolls for most celebration dinner.
Karl’s Pull-Apart Egg Dinner Rolls
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Karl’s Biscuits and Chicken Sausage Gravy
I decided that I wanted biscuits and gravy for breakfast, but I did not have my usual sage pork sausage—which wife, Jan, does not really prefer. I did have some Trader Joe’s chicken sausage in the freezer, so I decided to go with that. I did not used to make this kind of thing—except on special weekends—but I just had a hankering.
Karl’s Biscuits and Chicken Sausage Gravy
Filed under Breakfast, California Fusion, Chicken
Karl’s Ginger Infused Sugar
Years ago, I created an orange infused sugar that was so good that it became a staple on my counter top—a jar of this sugar now sits on my counter ready to add as needed to any recipe that would benefit from a sweet citrusy boost. My wife, Jan, asked me why I had never tried this with ginger.
Karl’s Ginger Infused Sugar
Filed under California Fusion, Sauces and Spices, Vegan, Vegetarian
Karl’s Dàn Dàn Miàn II (Sichuan Peddler’s Noodles)
I have made this dish before, but son-in-law Chris asked for this hot and sour dish as his birthday meal. Last time, I made this fairly close to the traditional recipe. This time, I decided to add more meat and use some tricks I have picked up to boost the flavor.
Karl’s Dàn Dàn Miàn II
Sichuan Peddler’s Noodles
Filed under Main Dishes, Pork, Sauces and Spices
Karl’s Quick Beef and Pork Chili
My sister, Karen, came through town last week and for one of the meals I made chili. As I had not planned to make a third meal for her it was a bit of a spur of the moment thing. While everyone else went for a hike, I whipped up a quick chili.
Karl’s Quick Beef and Pork Chili
Filed under Beef, California Fusion, Main Dishes, Pork, Stews
Karl’s Volga German Bierocks
A bierock—German stuffed bread—is not now, nor has it ever been haute cuisine, it is essentially a workingman’s lunch. When you are working, traveling, or having some kind of festival event, you do not always have time to sit down for meal. Having a meal in a neat, sealed package that you can slip into a pocket or pouch is a solution that many cultures have discovered.
Karl’s Volga German Bierocks
Filed under Beef, bread, German, Main Dishes, Pork
Karl’s Guinness Beef Stew II
We were invited to a potluck this weekend and I decided—since it is close to St. Patrick’s Day—to do an Irish beef stew. I have posted this recipe before, but I am really incapable of doing the same dish the same way twice.
Karl’s Guinness Beef Stew II
Filed under Beef, Main Dishes, Stews
Karl’s Ham Steak with Cranberry Orange Marmalade
When Safeway has a half price sale on hams (after a holiday) I buy a half a ham and cut it into ¾ inch ham steaks to freeze for later. A ham steak is pretty much just a slab of meat. The trick is what glaze do you put on it to dress it up.
Karl’s Ham Steak
With Cranberry Orange Marmalade
Filed under Broiling, Main Dishes, Pork
Karl’s Xīfàn (Chinese Rice Porridge)
Daughter Miriam has been sick recently and is going in for a procedure in a few days. The doctor has put her on a restricted diet—no fiber; no red, orange or purple foods; nothing from the lily family. This cuts out many foods in our normal diet—no brown rice, whole wheat, tomatoes, carrots, onions, garlic, leeks, or any other “stringy” vegetables. How do I create a Sunday dinner that is both satisfying for everyone, but where she can still keep within this diet?
Karl’s Xīfàn
Chinese Rice Porridge
Filed under Main Dishes, Rice, Vegan, Vegetarian
Karl’s Biscuits II
Bread is mostly flour mixed with a liquid. However, because of the complex chemistry of the starches and gluten in the flour, small changes in handling techniques and additional ingredients can make a big difference in the texture of the final product. A few weeks ago I posted my updated recipe for light and flaky biscuits. I had been making these biscuits for years, so throwing them together was second nature. However, when I tried to make these biscuits as I had written the recipe they came out tough and dense.
Karl’s Biscuits II
Filed under bread, Breakfast, Side Dishes, Vegetarian
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Jabberwocky Stew 