Adapted from a Sophisticated Gourmet recipe
My family has been hankering for bagels, but with the current crisis I am not going to rush out and buy some. Looking online, I found a reasonable recipe and I gave it a try. It was incredibly easy and put all of the store bought bagels to shame.
Karl’s New York Style Bagels
Filed under bread, Side Dishes
Adapted from a Bon Appetit recipe
My daughter Eilene loves hamantaschen. She has been asking for weeks for these Jewish festive treats served for Purim. These triangular cookies are filled with a variety of sweet fillings—wife Jan and Eilene’s favorite is the traditional poppy seed.
Karl’s Hamantaschen
Filed under Desserts & Treats
I am making Easter dinner and I decided to make latkes to go with my ham and salmon main dishes. I have more people attending this meal, so I have increased some of the ingredients from the last time I made these popular pancakes. I have also decided to add a touch of mustard seeds.
Karl’s Tarragon Potato Latkes
with Irish Whiskey Pear Sauce
Filed under California Fusion, Potatoes, Side Dishes
I wanted something a bit different to go with my latkes for Easter Dinner. Last time I used Drambuie in the sauce. I thought it made for a very tasty sauce, but it is not my nature to make the same thing the same way twice. This time I decided to use Irish whiskey.
Karl’s Irish Whiskey Pear Sauce
Filed under California Fusion, Sauces and Spices, Side Dishes, Vegetarian
I’m trying to catch up on my postings. While I did not stop cooking while Jan was working on her book, I did not have time to write them up. We were going to a party and as my contributions I thought I would bring crackers and schmear. My thought was to make a schmear that would be reminiscent of a classic lox bagel—lox, cream cheese, onions and capers.
Karl’s Lox Schmear
Filed under California Fusion
Jan, Miriam, and Eilene all wanted latke for the last day of Hanukkah. I made both regular potato latke and less traditional sweet potato latke. Miriam also wanted roasted Brussels sprouts. Latke and sprouts are both side dishs, so I decided I wanted to make a stuffed meatloaf as my main dish, a variation on an Ashkenazi klops.
Karl’s Lamb Klops
with Apricot Sauce for Hanukkah
Filed under Holidays, Lamb, Main Dishes
Jan and I were discussing what to have with the challah I was making. Jan wanted me to make super-mini challah in the mini-muffin pan. Jan piped up with you could put jalapeños in it and they would be challahpeños! How far will this family go for a good pun? Apparently quite far.
Jan’s Challahpeños
Filed under bread, California Fusion, Side Dishes, Vegetarian
Adapted from a Leah Cooks Kosher recipe
Jan bought some salmon while she was in Seattle—a package of three different salmon for a tasting. She wanted it with fresh crackers for her birthday dinner. Miriam’s TMJ is so bad lately that she could not eat the crackers. I decided to make challah, a very soft Jewish bread, for her to eat with her fish.
Karl’s Challah Rolls
Filed under bread, Side Dishes
I wanted a starch dish to go with my leek soup. I have always had a problem with making latkes. I never seem to be able to have them cooked through before they are starting to burn. One reason for this is because I try to use as little oil as possible when frying them. My solution is similar to making Venezuelan arepas, first fry and then bake.
Karl’s Potato Latkes
Filed under Potatoes, Side Dishes
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