Before I left home for the first time, I sat down with my mother’s recipe box and wrote down my favorite dishes. Her monkey bread is one of those recipes. While it was good, and has a fond place in my memory, I still had to change it.
Karl’s Savory Monkey Bread
Filed under bread, California Fusion, Side Dishes, Vegetarian
Before I left home for the first time, I sat down with my mother’s recipe box and wrote down my favorite dishes. This is everything that was written on the original 3×5 card. Continue reading
Filed under bread, Side Dishes, Vegetarian
Adapted from Simply Recipes
I went to Panera Bread and had their French onion soup the other day. It reminded me of my mother’s soup, but it is not one of the recipes I copied down when I left home. I thought I could do better than Panera, so I decided to gave it a try.
Karl’s French Onion Soup
Filed under Main Dishes, Soups, Vegetables, Vegetarian
These salads are based on my mother’s potato salad, but the kids are coming over and this is a dilemma. They are on the Atkins diet, which means no potatoes. I decided that I would make two almost identical salads: One with potatoes for those of us eating starchy foods and a second with the potatoes replaced with cauliflower.
Karl’s Potato Salad Karl’s “Potato” Salad (Cauliflower)
Filed under California Fusion, Salads, Vegetables, Vegetarian
I making potato salad for the Fourth of July today, and I am making it based on, my mother, Claudia’s recipe. I have had to make some adjustments—I am not trying to feed seven hungry mouths and—while I remember there being celery in it—there was none listed on her 3×5 card recipe. Another twist is that Myr and Chris are on the Atkins diet, so I decided I would make a second salad—with cauliflower replacing the potatoes—just for them. Continue reading
Filed under Potatoes, Salads, Side Dishes, Starches, Vegetarian
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 in our house as the holiday treat. Jan has spent years perfecting the techniques of making mousse, but it took her years before she dared to tinker with mom’s recipe.
Jan’s Low Sugar Chocolate Mousse
with Drambuie Butterscotch Sauce
Filed under Desserts & Treats, Holidays, Treats, Vegetarian
Louise’s adobo was her own variation of the more traditional adobo made by Louise’s aunt. The Philippines is a large country of many islands and ethnic groups, so what is true for one group may not be true for other groups and islands—this is the way Louise’s family makes adobo. Adobo can be made either wet—simmered submerged in the sauce for hours—or dry—slowly braised, while adding a bit of the sauce at a time. Continue reading
Filed under Main Dishes, Pork, Stews
A few days ago. I made what I thought was Filipino pork adobo—based on a recipe I had tweaked from the internet—and served it to Eilene’s friend from the Philippines. The response I got was disappointing—“…good, but it is not Filipino pork adobo.” Continue reading
Filed under Main Dishes, Pork, Stews
Fond memories of childhood. The occasional Saturday when my mother would make French toast. Soft, custardy bread dripping with butter and syrup.
Claudia’s French Toast
Filed under bread, Breakfast, Treats, Vegetarian
Jan wanted comfort food after her family’s visit and she requested pot roast. I have made more complex versions of this dish, but I wanted this to be a home-y version. A hearty “meat and potatoes,” closer to what my mother, Claudia, would have made.
Karl’s Pot Roast and Smashed Potatoes
Filed under Beef, Main Dishes, Potatoes
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