A few weeks ago I had some peaches sitting on the counter in danger of over ripening. Jam was the obvious solution. Jan thought it was “too sweet.” This flaw did not stop her from eating the entire jar in two weeks.
Karl’s White Peach Jam
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Karl’s Sub-Saharan African Chicken Stew
The best known Sub-Saharan chicken stew, at least in America, is Ethiopian doro wot, This is a dish with a long ingredients list—complicated by many of them being hidden inside several spice blends. There are, however, many other Sub-Saharan countries, everyone of which has their own version of chicken stew.
Karl’s Sub-Saharan African Chicken Stew
Filed under Chicken, Main Dishes, Poultry
Karl’s African Spinach Soup
I wanted to make a Sub-Saharan side dish to go with my West African chicken stew. I knew I wanted to use garbanzo beans and spinach, but all the dishes I found on-line threw in peanut butter to “make it African.” Since my chicken dish already contained peanut butter, I did not want to use it—two dishes that taste too similar is not interesting. I had to find another way to make my dish “African.”
Karl’s African Spinach Soup
Filed under Side Dishes, Soups, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Karl’s Apple Wood Smoked Irish Whiskey Chicken Wings and Legs
Jan asked me last week why I never make chicken wings. As is usually the case, at some point in the past she told me that she did not like them. As is also the case, she completely denies ever having said that or that she did not want them that day. Eilene prefers legs to wings, so I threw in some of those as well.
Karl’s Apple Wood Smoked
Irish Whiskey Chicken Wings and Legs
Filed under California Fusion, Chicken, Main Dishes, Poultry, Sauces and Spices
Karl’s Garlic Lemon Barbecued Corn
I am barbecuing chicken wings for this Sunday’s Dinner and I needed a vegetable side dish. While Jan like corn on the cob, much of what you find in the stores has already gone moldy—pull back the top leaves and take a sniff. My wife will not touch it when it is that state. Fortunately, there is an Summer vegetable stand near us that has really fresh corn.
Karl’s Garlic Lemon Barbecued Corn
Filed under California Fusion, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Karl’s Sautéed Red Radishes and Greens
Usually when you buy radishes from the supermarket—and even from the farmer’s market—the leaves are almost always wilted and sorry looking—good only for compost or the trash bin. Yesterday, a new farmer had shown up at my local market and he had really fresh radishes.
Karl’s Sautéed Red Radishes and Greens
Filed under California Fusion, Salads, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Karl’s Chinese Poached Chicken Salad
Since I have been writing this blog, I have felt pushed to constantly upgrade my skills and recipes—new, different, better. I read Cook’s Illustrated and I get e-newsletters from NYTimes and Serious Eats—to the point that my inbox is full of posts that I do not have the time to read. I mine these posts—not so much for recipes—but as a source of new ideas and techniques.
Karl’s Chinese Poached Chicken Salad
Filed under California Fusion, Chicken, Main Dishes, Poultry, Salads, Sauces and Spices, Vegetables
Karl’s Salt Pickled Cabbage with Pickled Ginger and Japanese Chili, Kyabetsu Shio-zuke Tsukemono
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 Pickled Ginger and Japanese Chili
Kyabetsu Shio-zuke Tsukemono
Filed under California Fusion, Green Vegetables, Pickles, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Jan’s Hot Peanut Butter and Lettuce Sandwich
Jan grew up eating peanut butter and lettuce sandwiches. Instead of the sugary sweet of jam or honey, she prefers the crunch of the lettuce. She also prefers to toast her bread first, for the added flavor of the Maillard reation. I forgot to toast the bread before adding the peanut butter to both slices of bread, so she had me put them in the toaster oven as is. The bread toasted, but the peanut butter became hot and melted. She thought that it went perfectly with the cool crisp lettuce.
Jan’s Hot Peanut Butter and Lettuce Sandwich
Filed under California Fusion, Vegan, Vegetarian
Jan’s Chocolate Mousse, the Father’s Day Variation
For me Claudia’s Chocolate Mousse is the mousse by which all others are judged. It is however, not a health food. It has replaced cakes as the birthday/holiday treat in our house. Jan has spent years perfecting the techniques of making my mother’s mousse, but it took her years before she dared to tinker with mom’s recipe. This weekend, I am making Israeli couscous with almonds, Jan decided that chocolate mousse with Amaretto would be a good dessert for my Father’s Day dinner.
Jan’s Chocolate Mousse
the Father’s Day Variation
Filed under California Fusion, Desserts & Treats, Holidays, Treats, Vegetarian
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