I came upon a recipe 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. My family like the Iraqi tabbouleh so much that I had to make my own variation.
Karl’s Tabbouleh
Filed under California Fusion, Salads, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
It it Father’s Day, so I get to pick the menu. Being a Lueck I will, of course, pick lamb. I have been craving lamb shanks lately.
Karl’s Braised Lamb Shanks
with Middle Eastern Flavors
Filed under California Fusion, Lamb, Main Dishes, Sauces and Spices
Lamb calls out for a starch of some kind—potatoes, rice, or couscous. Since I am doing Middle Eastern lamb shanks, I decided I would use ptitim. This Israeli couscous was invented in the 1950’s as a substitute for rice.
Karl’s Israeli Couscous With Almonds and Mint
Filed under Pasta, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
I needed a vegetable to go with my Middle Eastern Lamb shanks. Stuffed artichoke hearts came to mine as a good and tasty solution. However, after gentle criticism of my tapas dinner, I have tried to move away from my overpowering urge to stuff meat into vegetables.
Karl’s Middle Eastern Stuffed Artichoke Hearts
Filed under Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
I made challah this weekend and it was so successful that I had to make it again. The question was: What do I serve with it? After several rounds of bargaining, Jan and I settled on lamb stuffed bell peppers.
Karl’s Lamb and Apricot Kofta Stuffed Bell Peppers
Filed under Lamb, Main Dishes
Miriam wants lamb for her birthday dinner, but because of her TMJ she would like tender meatballs (kofta). Variations of kofta are found over most of the Middle East, the Balkans, and throughout Central Asia and India. Miriam has asked for one of the simpler ones with various sauces.
Karl’s Lamb Kofta
Filed under Barbeque, California Fusion, Lamb, Main Dishes
Miriam was specific on what sauces she wanted for her kofta. She wanted a sauce with kefir, mint, and lime. The recipes on-line were either too simple or had way too many ingredients. I wanted something that was cooling, clean, and fresh.
Karl’s Kefir, Lime and Mint Sauce
Karl’s Pomegranate Chili Sauce
Karl’s Sour Cream and Lemon Sauce
Filed under California Fusion, Sauces and Spices
Miriam was specific on what sauces she wanted for her kofta. When I looked up recipes for pomegranate chili sauce, I did not find any that really appealed to me. I decided to go whole California fusion on this one. I know the kids like Shiracha and two weeks ago Jan and the kids bought some pomegranate syrup. The syrup is already a well balanced sauce, so simply combining the two seemed just the ticket.
Karl’s Kefir, Lime and Mint Sauce
Karl’s Pomegranate Chili Sauce
Karl’s Sour Cream and Lemon Sauce
Filed under California Fusion, Sauces and Spices
Miriam was specific on what sauces she wanted for her kofta. The third sauce she requested was a sour cream and lemon sauce.
Karl’s Kefir, Lime and Mint Sauce
Karl’s Pomegranate Chili Sauce
Karl’s Sour Cream and Lemon Sauce
Filed under California Fusion, Sauces and Spices
Adapted from a FineCooking.com recipe
I am allergic to walnuts, so I cannot eat regular baklava. Jan decided that she would make pistachio baklava as the desert to go with the Middle Eastern feast I am making for Mother’s day.
Jan’s Apricot Pistachio Baklava
Filed under Desserts & Treats, Treats, Vegetarian
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