Miriam is having a house warming/birthday party this weekend. She asked me to bring a cold soup for the event. However, she does not want any red soups, like gazpacho, because she now has a white carpet. I could do vichyssoise, but that would be too common. I thought about a cold white bean soup, but Chris is on a low carb diet right now. I looked on-line, and nothing I saw really spoke to me.
Karl’s Cold Cauliflower and Arugula Soup
Filed under Main Dishes, Soups, Vegan, Vegetarian MD
For the kid’s party I am also planing making a hot hors d’oeuvre, stuffed mushrooms. The kids really like mushrooms, so I am constantly trying new ways to make them. This is a variation of one that I started making about a year ago. Jan does not like bacon (a childhood trauma), but this is for a crowd. I am going to use the bacon instead of butter. I will also be making a double batch.
Karl’s Scallop Stuffed Mushrooms
Filed under Side Dishes, Vegetables
For Mother’s Day, Jan has requested Uyghur Shashlik and Naan for dinner. Normally, if I was making these dishes, I would make a tomato and cucumber salad as the side dish. For me this has gotten to be a bit boring and predictable. I want to do something else.
Karl’s Uyghur Carrot Salad
Filed under Salads, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables
I don’t recall seeing cauliflower for sale in the Kashgar Sunday Market, but I want to do something different than the same old pickled cucumbers.
Karl’s Hot Pickled Cauliflower and Red Peppers
Filed under Pickles, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables
When I make shashlik and naan I always make this salad to go with it.
Karl’s Central Asian Tomato and Cucumber Salad
Filed under Salads, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables
This is my first recipe ever to have a name. I first made this soup when Miriam was a small child. More than once she would toddle up and ask for “Papa’s fine soup” for dinner.
Papa’s Fine Soup
Filed under Main Dishes, Soups, Vegan, Vegetarian MD
I wanted a side dish to go with my Veracruz Fish Tacos and the marriage [casamiento] of black beans and rice seems a natural. In reading about the cuisine of Veracruz black beans are a must.
Karl’s Casamiento Veracruz
(Black Beans and Rice)
Veracruz being as first port of call on the east coast of Mexico had more contact with Europe than other parts of the Mexican interior. The joining together of the Old World rice with the New World beans is almost symbolic of Veracruz’s historic position as the place where European, black slave and indigenous native cultures combined to form something new.
Filed under Side Dishes, Starches, Vegetables
Topping for the fish tacos. This salsa may be used with any Mexican meal. Indian Chili power is a favorite of mine. It includes the whole chili (seeds and all) and has a lot more flavor than Cayenne pepper.
Karl’s Salsa Fresca
Filed under Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables
Eilene is still on her vegetarian diet. I am bored with potato and leek soup, so I wanted to try something new. I found a BurpRecipes and adapted it to my family’s tastes.
Karl’s Celeriac Potato Soup with Kale
Filed under Main Dishes, Soups, Vegetarian MD
Eilene has been studying animal cruelty and how animals are used in the American food chain in her sociology class. As a result, she has wanted a lot of vegetarian meals lately. I could not spot anything online that really appealed to me. Most of the dishes were variations of noodles in sauce or salads. I wanted something different.
Karl’s Tofu Strada
((someone must be hungry)
Filed under Main Dishes, Vegetarian MD
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