Chicken Korma

Chicken Korma is a favorite entree that I order at Indian restaurants. Tonight I thought I'd try my hand at making it at home. I found this recipe at allrecipes.com, and it is just what I was hoping for. The only changes I made from the recipe on their site is that I couldn't find the cardamom seeds, so I used the ground stuff and I opted for cilantro rather than parsley.

When I talked to mom tonight and told her what I was cooking she said: "boy, when you stepped out of the box, you really stepped out of the box." I guess in some ways that's true, but I'm still afraid of condiments, so I have a ways to go yet too!

What the?

Here's a interesting use of Saturday's breakfast leftovers:

1. Take two pancakes and slather one with peanut butter.
2. Cut up some banana and stick the pieces in the peanut butter.
3. Halve "Little Sizzlers - Hot and Spicy" the long way, and put them on top of the bananas.
4. Grab the maple syrup and drizzle over everything.
5. Put remaining pancake on top to "sandwichize" it.

Now I haven't even taken a bite of this yet. I'll comment later today on whether or not I actually liked it.

What do you think?

Tomato Basil Soup

For a moment there tonight I thought I was eating supper at Turtle Bread in Minneapolis, then I remembered that I was in my own house and I was the cook. On the menu, Tomato Basil Soup with Focaccia bread.

Here's how I made the soup:

I picked about 15 tomatoes from my garden, cleaned, cored, and halved them. I them tossed them in Olive Oil, added a little salt and 2 cloves of garlic and then roasted them in the oven on 400, for 45 minutes.

Then I sauteed one yellow onion with 2 Tblsp of Olive Oil and 1/2 tsp of Red Pepper Flakes. After the onions were cooked I added the roasted tomatoes (juices and all), 4 cups of Chicken Stock, 1 cup fresh basil, 3 cloves of garlic, and 2 bay leaves. I simmered this for about 1 hour. Blended it up, added 1/4 cup cream, a bit more fresh basil.

And then I ate it all up!

The bread comes from, Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day, a great cook book.