THANK YOU ALL!

Today I want to start by thanking you all!  Those of you that leave comments, and those that don't, I appreciate it all so much.  You've made me happy, feel good about myself and what I do, shared your (food) secrets and overall, made my life fuller.  I only know 2 of you (maybe 3, if you're reading this Christina), but I feel like I've found a new group of friends.  I didn't know how it easy it would be to become accepted in blog world, but I feel like it's happened. 

THANK YOU LADIES (and gents??)!!! 

On to the day...A very usual breakfast for me, granola, vanilla yogurt, blueberries. :)

EDIT: Hey...looks like I posted the wrong photo!  Whatever, you gals know what yogurt looks like.

Before lunch I thought I'd make some soup.  Carrot, ginger, orange.

I started by sauteing some onions.

Then add a bunch of chopped carrots, chopped celeriac and minced ginger.  I don't really measure.  As well as a few cups of homemade stock and some water.

Simmer for about 40 min, put in about a cup of OJ, s&p and blend with the immersion blender.  I cooked up some barley and put it in as well.  I had a great (fuzzy) bowl for lunch.

And an apple.

Hung out in the greenhouse for a while, planted more leaf lettuce and radishes.  Worked in my attic - oh the joy!  Then, decided it was curry night.  A simple, chicken yogurt curry.

Start again, buy sauteing onions, black mustard seed and cumin seed.

Add chili peppers, garlic and ginger.

Add cut up chicken, a bunch of yogurt, some chickpea flour and a bit of water.  Simmer for 40 min.

Stir in some tomato paste and sprinkle on garam masala.  Cover and let sit for about 5 min.

Stir everything together again, and voila!  Beautiful curry.  I added more tomato paste after this, it just needed more.

Served with saffron basmati rice and topped with cilantro. 

I use a recipe from this book,

The dish does not call for tomato paste, but I add it in anyway.  It seems to need something more.

All in all, a good, semi relaxing day.  The house is cleaned up from our guests, I'm stuffed after more mini eggs.  My chocolate cravings are out of control.

Jess