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by | November 23, 2014 · 9:27 pm

Karl’s Lightly Pickled Carrots and Spinach Salad

Eilene requested carrot salad and some kind of green thing as the vegetable to go with the chili dogs for her birthday meal. I had bought a bottle of Champaign vinegar for another meal a few weeks ago and that seemed like a likely place to start. Thinking about what herbs and spices would compliment this rather expensive ingredient, I started grabbing bottles out of my spice rack. This is what I came up with. Giving the carrots a bit of time to pickle a bit also seemed like an obvious idea.

Karl’s Lightly Pickled Carrots and Spinach Salad

Karl’s Lightly Pickled Carrots and Spinach Salad

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by | October 23, 2014 · 10:09 pm

Karl’s Chicken Florentine

I am finally getting around to posting the meal I served Jan’s childhood friends last Saturday. This is basically my noodles Florentine recipe with meat added. While this is a dish is a meal in a bowl, I served it with a side of steamed broccolini.

Karl’s Chicken Florentine

Karl’s Chicken Florentine

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by | September 25, 2014 · 3:35 pm

Karl’s Noodles Florentine

I wanted a vegetable/starch side dish to go with my baked salmon. Lately, I have been making  dishes with noodles in white sauce for Jan and Eilene. Today, I decided to make it a green sauce.

Karl’s Noodles Florentine

Karl’s Noodles Florentine

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by | April 21, 2014 · 11:48 pm

Karl’s Zatar Spinach Israeli Couscous

Jan suggested Israeli couscous as the starch dish to go with my Easter lamb. Ptitim, or “Ben-Gurion rice,” has only a nodding acquaintance with the fine grained couscous of the rest of the Middle East. It was created in the early years of the nation of Israel as a rice substitute.

Karl’s Zatar Spinach Israeli Couscous

Karl’s Zatar Spinach Israeli Couscous

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by | January 23, 2014 · 2:10 am

Karl’s Three Course Ham and Beans

I had defrosted one of my ham steaks for a meal that ended up not happening this Sunday. I do not want to re-freeze it, so I must think of a dish to make with it. Jan, who is just coming off a soft food diet, suggested ham and beans. Real food, but soft enough not to disturb her healing oral surgery.

Karl’s Three Course Ham and Beans

Karl’s Three Course Ham and Beans

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by | October 21, 2013 · 3:53 am

Karl’s Orange and Pear Spinach Salad with Lime Vinaigrette

I decided that I needed some greens to go with my salmon and soup that I am serving to my sister. A spinach salad seemed like a good idea, but plain leaves and dressing did not seem like enough. I have been doing a lot of cooking lately and I have several “left over ingredients” on hand. 

Karl’s Orange and Pear Spinach Salad with Lime Vinaigrette

Karl’s Orange and Pear Spinach Salad
with Lime Vinaigrette

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by | September 9, 2013 · 3:19 am

Karl’s Palak Paneer

From my research on the web I understand that the difference between Palak and Saag Paneer is that if you only use only spinach it is a Palak and if you use a mixture of greens it is a Saag. When people come to Silicon Valley, they bring their food with them. As Californians we often feel it necessary to mash these recipes up with other cuisines. Today, I am doing an Indian shepherd’s pie, a mash up of Indian and English cuisines. I am thinking of making my palak a bit more French by adding wine.

Karl’s Palak Paneer

Karl’s Palak Paneer

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by | June 24, 2013 · 6:20 am

Karl’s Sloppy Jodhs

To add to the dietary restrictions for this week, Myr was just put on a “soft food diet.” This week’s recipes must be: low(er) fat, low carb, and soft foods. She suggested something like Sloppy Joes.

Karl’s Sloppy Jodhs

Karl’s Sloppy Jodhs

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by | June 24, 2013 · 5:50 am

Karl’s Kalmi Saag Paneer

I went to the Indian market looking for fresh methi leaves, but was told they didn’t have any because it was summer. I had picked up something called “green leaf,” which I was told was very good.  Although it looked familiar I didn’t recognize it. I am always one to try something I have not tried before.

Karl’s Kalmi Saag Paneer

Karl’s Kalmi Saag Paneer

 

Note: I am still not sure that this is water spinach. If anyone out there knows by what other name the Indians call “green leaf” I would appreciate knowing.

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by | June 21, 2013 · 9:21 pm

Karl’s Vegetarian Lasagna

Adapted from a Cook’s Illustrated recipe

A friend of ours had a reoccurrence of her cancer, an all too familiar event in our lives. She is so sick that it is hard for her to cook, so I am making one of my mitzvah lasagnas. When a person is on chemo they tend not to be concerned with eating. I unfortunately know this from personal experience.  This dish is designed to tempt you into eating at least a bite or two to keep body and soul together.

Karl’s Vegetarian Lasagna

Karl’s Vegetarian Lasagna

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