As I was buying the other vegetables for my stir-fries, I had an urge for pickles. For Chinese meals, the number of dishes you serve is a sign of respect. The greater the number of dishes the greater the respect—but also the greater the guanxi debt that person will owe you. I am making roast pork, a vegetable stir fry, and a mushroom dish for Sunday’s dinner.
Karl’s Sichuan Pepper Pickles
Filed under Pickles, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
When someone refers to Southwestern cooking, most people would immediately assume some version of Mexican cooking—New Mexican, Cal-Mex, Tex-Mex. Mexican dishes with an American influence—or vise versa. However, there were people and cooking going on in the Southwest long before the Spanish got there to influence the cuisine.
Karl’s Southwestern Indian Chicken
Filed under Chicken, Main Dishes, Sauces and Spices
Jan recently came back from Hopi, and had high praise for Hopi beans and hominy. I decided to do a Hopi/Southwestern Indian meal for last Sunday. In addition, to Hopi beans and hominy, I am making Southwestern Indian chicken and blue corn tortillas.
Hopi Pinto Beans and Hominy
Filed under Beans, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
I am doing a Hopi/Southwestern Indian meal this Sunday. I am making Hopi beans and hominy and a Southwestern Indian chicken. Blue corn tortillas seems a reasonable side dish.
Hopi Blue Tortillas
Filed under Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
Jan had asked for chicken tacos for dinner, but I had a temporary crown put in today. I needed soft food with a small amount of chewing. I decided to turn the tacos into a soup.
Karl’s Chicken Taco Soup
Filed under California Fusion, Chicken, Main Dishes, Sauces and Spices, Soups, Uncategorized
I had run out of my usual four chile chili powder, so I threw together a new blend for my chicken soup. Continue reading
Filed under Sauces and Spices, Vegan, Vegetarian
Adapted from a Saveur recipe
I am constantly looking for new ideas for recipes. I explore the internet with search strings like “ethnic barbecued chicken” just to see what comes up. This week it was Djaj Bil-Bahar Il-Asfar.
Karl’s Djaj Bil-Bahar Il-Asfar (Iraqi Yellow Spice-Rubbed Chicken)
Filed under Chicken, Main Dishes, Sauces and Spices
Adapted from a Recipe Lion recipe
I came upon a recipe for Iraqi barbecued chicken and I wanted some Iraqi side dishes to go with it. I found a recipe for Iraqi pickled vegetables and another for Iraqi tabbouleh. Just about every country in the Middle East has a variation of this salad of grain, parsley and mint dressed with lemon and oil. Other additions to the basic elements can be tomatoes, cucumbers, red or green onions, olives, and for the Iraqi version pickled artichoke.
Karl’s Iraqi Tabbouleh
Filed under Salads, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Adapted from an Arabic Kitchen recipe
I was making Iraqi barbecued chicken and I wanted an Iraqi vegetable side dish. Many Iraqi vegetable dishes include eggplant, which I cannot digest. One recipe I found, that is frequently serve at Iraqi meals, is turshi, mixed pickled vegetables.
Karl’s Torshi, Iraqi Mixed Pickled Vegetables
Filed under Pickles, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
I was wondering around Lion Market yesterday, thinking about what I would make for dinner—this is actually my normal state of being. I was looking at the Lee Kum Kee sauces for ones I had not tried yet. I settled on plum sauce.
Karl’s Chicken in Plum Sauce
Filed under Chicken, Main Dishes, Poultry, Sauces and Spices, Stir-fry
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