01. the whole bear brook podcast. my sister and i listened to ALL of it on a drive from NJ back to MA recently. true crime, if you’re into that sort of thing (it seems a lot of us are given that’s a lot of the podcast reccs i see on IG. we’re all such sickos! and yet… i still am so drawn to them! even when they disrupt my sleep! i’m trying to balance them with light, happy ones. i need to be better about this. some of the happier ones–armchair expert, oprah (duh), and new-to-me mindbodygreen.. listened to one of those so far and liked it a lot.)
02. this indian dish. i went to our good friend’s house the other day (ryan and caroline! they’re such foodies, the best hosts, and everything they make is fantastic) and they made a full indian meal. from the naan, all the way to the main dishes, it was fantastic. i have had so little indian food in my life, and i want to have more. i found my own chicken biryani (which was one of the dishes they made) and attempted it last night. it was delicious. kids ate it too! variations: i didn’t have coriander, i added turmeric even though it wasn’t called for (so good for you!), and i added a few sliced potatoes, and about 1/2 a cup of lentils. it all simmers in the oven and flavors the rice and lentils SO well. the house smelled amazing. we need more of those spices in our lives. any fantastic indian recipes to share?
03. these stunning linen cross back aprons. i feel like this would be a perfect thing on your mother’s day list.
04. this protein powder. i’ve been adding a scoop lately to our smoothies for some extra staying power (and plant protein!) and it’s really not bad at all. changes the flavor just a bit (but not in a overly veggie/wheatgrassy way at all).
05. ALL OF THIS SERIES on prime. do you know how die-hard the hunts were back in the day for this show? like i’m going years back, but we all used to watch this religiously. it’s SO good. discovering that it was all on prime was so fun and parker and anders have gotten really into it.
The chicken biryani looks so good! Biryani was the first Indian dish I ever had in my whole life (surprise, not curry!). Would love to try this recipe out. 😀
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it was soo good. i think i’ll try a tikka masala next!
I looove making Indian food, but I usually do it the cheater way with premade sauce. I’ll have to try that dish!!!
OMG, Bear Grylls! My husband and I used to love this show and I don’t know what made us think of it, but we started showing it to our boys (8 and 11) recently and they love it too!
Two good websites for Indian food
https://www.thespruceeats.com/chicken-dopiaza-recipe-1957361
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/food/recipes/chickenjalfrezi_91772/amp
Our family favourites
Chicken Jalfrezi – could be any meat
Chicken Dopiaza – could be any meat, very heavy on the onions
Chicken Tikka if you want it in a curry sauce it would be chicken Tikka masala which is a traditional English recipe btw
Peshwari naan – your kids will love it, as it’s full of coconut and fruit –
Onion bhaji – pakora – samosas as sides
dhal (you will love this, full of lentils) – chana dhal is our favourite
Mango chutney – dipping sauce
Riata sort of a dipping sauce with salad
spiced greens – bombay potatoes – sag aloo
When ever you make a curry put whole bag or two of spinach in it, we always do
definitely checking these out!!!
I feel like that apron is something Jane Adler would wear 🙂