Let's Play Ingredient Association!
It's like word association; you know, when you hear a word and say the first thing you think of:
dog...cat...lion...Simba
Cat links with both dog and lion, but dog has nothing directly to do with cat or anything that follows.
Anyway, I was in an autumn mood the other day, so I made several mini-loaves of pumpkin bread. My daughter immediately asked if we could have Curried Pumpkin Soup to go with it. I didn't have anymore pumpkin, so I promised I'd make it before we devoured all the pumpkin bread. (They're yummy together.)
Last night, I made the soup, and the curry powder put me in the mood to make something else with curry. I'd just bought a head of cauliflower that was a delicious shade of orange instead of traditional white, so I googled a recipe for curried cauliflower and chickpeas. (I ended up reading a few different ones and then improvising my own version.) I wanted to make Indian Butter Chicken as well, but I was running short on time, and my chicken breasts were still frozen. Besides, I thought my family might be all curried out. So, I cheated and threw some frozen chicken strips in the oven.
pumpkin bread...curried pumpkin soup...Indian curried veggies...Indian butter chicken...chicken tenders
It all linked together in my mind.
dog...cat...lion...Simba
Cat links with both dog and lion, but dog has nothing directly to do with cat or anything that follows.
Anyway, I was in an autumn mood the other day, so I made several mini-loaves of pumpkin bread. My daughter immediately asked if we could have Curried Pumpkin Soup to go with it. I didn't have anymore pumpkin, so I promised I'd make it before we devoured all the pumpkin bread. (They're yummy together.)
Last night, I made the soup, and the curry powder put me in the mood to make something else with curry. I'd just bought a head of cauliflower that was a delicious shade of orange instead of traditional white, so I googled a recipe for curried cauliflower and chickpeas. (I ended up reading a few different ones and then improvising my own version.) I wanted to make Indian Butter Chicken as well, but I was running short on time, and my chicken breasts were still frozen. Besides, I thought my family might be all curried out. So, I cheated and threw some frozen chicken strips in the oven.
pumpkin bread...curried pumpkin soup...Indian curried veggies...Indian butter chicken...chicken tenders
It all linked together in my mind.