Broiled salmon with ginger peach glaze has become a standard weekday meal at my house. The question is what vegetable do I serve with it this meal. Frequently that choice is broccoli, but wife Jan has not been well and broccoli is a bit hard to digest. Jan decided that she could handle green beans, but plain steamed beans is a bit boring. Jan has already decided that she is having no difficulties with mushrooms, so off I went on a spur of the moment creation for two.
Karl’s Shiitake Green Beans
Filed under Beans, Side Dishes, Vegetarian
We have had company for the last several days, so I wanted a Sunday dinner that was not hours of preparation. An American standard meal of meatloaf, potatoes, and green beans seemed like a good idea. Of course, I could not make it that simple I had to get spontaneously creative.
Karl’s Harcourt Verts with Pear Sauce
Filed under California Fusion, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
Daughter Miriam has been sick lately and cannot eat anything in the pepper or lily families— no chili powders, garlic, leeks, onion, or peppers (even bell peppers). This has made Sunday dinners quite a challenge lately. I decided to barbecue some tri-tip this Sunday and I thought a cold vegetables salad would go well with the beef.
Karl’s Two Bean and Cucumber Salad
Filed under Beans, Salads, Side Dishes
February 13th was Fat Tuesday and wife Jan asked for Louisiana food for dinner. I had decided on red beans and rice as my main dish. Since that dish is mainly meat and starch, I thought that I wanted a vegetable side dish.
Karl’s Louisiana Green Beans
Filed under California Fusion, Side Dishes, Vegetables
One of Jan’s students is coming to dinner with her husband and she had asked for (American) festival food. I decided to do a chicken variation of my Thanksgiving turkey and I wanted a hot vegetable dish to go with it. Green beans are always a good choice, because you can steam them to just tender and then set them aside. Reheat them with some aromatics, just before serving, gives you a quick hot vegetable.
Karl’s Green Beans with Green Onions
Filed under California Fusion, Holidays, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Eilene’s friends came over to binge watch the last two episodes of GoT. I really do not mind feeding them, as long as Eilene gives me more than a five minutes warning that the hungry hordes are descending. Eilene and her friends like to be “spontaneous,” but this time they gave me 24 hours notice—one of them even requested three bean salad.
Karl’s Three Bean Salad Plus with Kumquat Marmalade Dressing
Filed under California Fusion, Salads, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
I had Stone Soup-ed my plain ham steak for Sunday’s dinner. Simple steamed green beans seemed inadequate. They needed dressing—a bit of butter, green onions and garlic would not be amiss.
Karl’s Green Beans with Balsa Mela Vinegar
Filed under Sauces and Spices, Side Dishes, Steaming, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
I bought a Safeway ham the other day and I was thinking about a weekday dinner. I wanted something other than my usual sweet potatoes and steamed green beans to go with the ham. I decided what I needed was a dish that covered both my starch and vegetable. Three bean salad seemed the way to go.
Karl’s Three Bean Salad
Filed under Beans, California Fusion, Salads, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
Since I was using alcohol in my main dish—port—I thought I should keep it up and add some brandy to my vegetables. Mushrooms and green beans are very popular at our house. They also go very well with barbecued beef.
Karl’s Brandied Mushrooms and Green Beans
Filed under California Fusion, Green Vegetables, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
I wanted a green vegetable to go with roasted turkey and stuffing. The traditional American side dish involves overcooked green beans, canned mushroom soup and fried onions. Some people actually look forward to this dish every year.
Karl’s Garlic and Chive Harcourt Vert
Filed under Holidays, Side Dishes, Steaming, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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