Turkey Mulligatawny is a childhood memory. Every year, that I can remember, my mother, Claudia, would make it with the carcass of the Thanksgiving turkey. It is, however, as Indian as chop suey is Chinese. Simply, not something a native cook would make.
Karl’s Turkey Mulligatawny
Filed under Main Dishes, Poultry, Soups
Jan has her favorite soups, but Scotch broth is mine. Jan does not like it at all. This is something I make when she is off on a conference, like this week. Lamb, barley, and leeks, for anyone who is even a bit Scot it is paradise. (Hey, what can I say, I even like Haggis.)
Karl’s Scotch Broth
Filed under Lamb, Main Dishes, Stews
Last Sunday I made a Georgian pork roast. This left a good bit of leftover meat. I used part of the meat to make pork tacos early in the week. When I make taco filling I add lots of chilies, onions, and celery. After we had eaten our fill I was left with a good bit of taco filling left over. I used this meat to make sixteen tamales. These were so good that Jan asked me to make more pork this weekend, so we will have leftovers for tamales next week.
Karl’s Bavarian Schweinsbraten
(Pork Shoulder Roast)
Filed under Main Dishes, Pork
Adapted from Gourmet magazine
I have been looking at the recipes on Georgia About with hungry eyes, I am talking about gee-OR-gee-a. If you search for Georgian recipes you will get three things: 1) Southern U.S. Georgian recipes, 2) late 18th century English Georgian cooking, 3) and a few recipes from the country of Georgia. With this as my inspiration I started to create a Georgian feast for this Sunday.
Karl’s Caucasus Style Braised Pork Shoulder
Filed under Main Dishes, Pork
The recipe on my blog that has gotten the most views is my Moroccan oxtail tajine. While this dish was very tasty, it was way too fatty for Jan. Jan had her gall bladder removed while we were in China and she is in the 10% of the population that has difficulty digesting fats after that operation.
Karl’s Moroccan Chicken Tajine
Filed under Main Dishes, Poultry
I have some diners who do not eat starch or fruit. In converting my Moroccan oxtail tajine to chicken I have had to deconstruct it to make some of my diners happy. I have moved all of the starch and fruit into this side dish. Green lentils take some time to cook while couscous cooks in no time at all. The trick here is to cook the dried fruit and lentils until almost done and then add more cooking liquid for the couscous.
Karl’s Moroccan Quince and Green Lentil Pilaf
Filed under Side Dishes, Starches
I usually try to make three dishes for my Sunday feasts. I am trying to work around peoples whose diets are completely at odds with each other. Some diners are starch eaters, other are low or no starch eaters. Some people want lots of meat, others want lots of vegetables. I make three dishes so that everyone may balance their meal to their own satisfaction.
Karl’s Moroccan Kale and Mushrooms
Filed under Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables
I bought some fresh tofu last Saturday that I was planning to make into mapo doufu. Jan’s schedule interfered. She had work on Monday and Tuesday nights. When she came back she did not want anything as spicy as mapo doufu.
Karl’s Chinese Broccoli Chicken Soup
Filed under Main Dishes, Poultry
Last week Jan asked for bouillabaisse for her birthday dinner. As I was looking up recipes, I realized that she was using this term in the sloppy American way we do as a generic word for fish stew. Bouillabaisse is a Provençal fish stew from Marseille that is made with specific fish, cooked in a specific order and served with a rouille, a mayonnaise sauce that Jan would not touch. What Jan was really asking for was cioppino.
Karl’s Cioppino
Filed under Main Dishes, Seafood, Stews
Jan is still struggling with her cold, so she wants soup for the second day in a row. I did not want to make the same thing I did yesterday, so I was trolling through the WordPress reader for soups. I looked at several, before one finally caught my eye.
Karl’s Italian Sausage, Beans and Barley Soup
Filed under Main Dishes, Pork, Soups
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