Here Comes the Sun(ga)

Don't ask me from where but in my bedroom window floats in the most delicious smells each night of all kinds of foods. We should smell barbecue, pizza or Central American food because those are the closest restaurants. But instead we sometimes smell curries. And it leaves you with the deepest cravings for great Indian food. Tonight despite my fear of attempting ethnic foods, I got right in that kitchen and proceeded to make a super solid effort at an unnamed curry dish just based off the aromas.

The colors were all so purrrdy, almost guiding my hands to include the red tomatoes and the bright green spinach to the pork and chick peas. Lots of chili oil and shaky shakes of tumeric, curry powder, garlic and cumin until my eyes said 'time to plate'!

A squirty squirt of lemon and some Jasmine rice to soak up some of that deeee-licious sauce.

Pretty On the Inside

After the pizza weakness, we went directly to a healthy light meal the next night. You feel you need a cleansing after a meal like that.

I did a pretty spring green dish in the wok with chopped Napa cabbage, canned white great northern beans, steamed edemame and shredded chicken. It was pretty to look at and healthy to eat.

Salt and lots of black pepper was all it really needed for seasoning.

For a little kick we added a nice dollop of Sriracha sauce, that nice red garlic chile sauce with the rooster on the bottle. Don't have a bottle in your fridge right now? This is a gotta have it item. It tastes good on everything similar to Frank's or Tabasco sauce but better because its more bold in flavor with the garlic. Get it or regret it.

Regrets, I've Had a Few

Pizza shame. Hey, we're not above it. They make these deals that no man is strong enough to pass up. Even in New York where you have the best pizza. We have a pizza place that sells slices on the corner AND right next door now and its good pizza, thin slices, what we like.

How lazy can you get? I'll tell you. Even putting on your pants and going next door is a hassle you sometimes require to avoid. Domino's lets you go on-line. You order without talking to a soul. Magically a man appears at your door 20 minutes later with hot boxes of edible satisfaction. We tried the Artisan pizza with thin salami but also got the regular thin crust as a back up. Really tasty but on the back end...didn't sit well. There was some funny flavored oil almost mayonnaise taste that lingered in the gut and started setting fires.

The coupon deal allowed a chicken side, so....

Judge not, lest ye be judged!