A Little Spice to Life

I’ve really been into Ethnic foods lately—especially curry, masala and any other sort of spicy and flavorful Indian-type food. Last night I piecemealed a pretty decent dinner together from the random ingredients in my cupboard, and I was pleased as punch. It’s not everyday you can find a recipe on the side of a box (literally on the side of the couscous box), add a little and substitute for what you don’t have—and end up with a decent meal. I think this is proof that my culinary capabilities are evolving past having to read and follow a recipe verbatim. (Yippee!) So, thought I’d post it here for those interested in experimenting a bit in the spicy, Indian-food category (You can click on the card to make it bigger, and print):


(The recipe called for walnuts—I substituted cashews—and 1 ½ cups of tomato sauce, but I used the rest of the TJ’s Marsala I had and tomato sauce. I added ginger, garlic and chicken, but I left out the raisins and chutney, which I didn’t have. I'd like to try it with raisins next time since I'm a sweet and savory type o' girl. Mine turned out four stars, so next time I won’t add quite as much extra Cayenne pepper.)

Next up…Baby Daddy and I are signing up for a handmade sushi roll class, which I’m REALLY excited for!

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