Johnny Appleseed Day

Monday, March 11 is 

Johnny Appleseed Day

The lucky guy has two days each year dedicated to him.

One in September, on his birthday, but today

is also celebrated in his honor since it's more of a planting season.

And although we are working on getting our backyard landscaped and have been

looking at what types of trees we want back there, we aren't quite

ready to plant.  So, instead of planting a tree or some apple seeds,

today we will be celebrating Johnny Appleseed Day by eating apples!

I think that's a pretty good idea.

Which is why I came up with it.  And later, I will be trying out

this recipe for Apple Crisp.

I'll try to remember to let you know how it went.

Chicken Curry ala Anny

The other night I made curry chicken.

It is delicious.

I love it.

And it's so easy!

I have tried a few different recipes, but every time

I do, I always wish that I had tried the first one that I ever attempted.

It's pretty much fool-proof,

so I thought I'd share it with you.

Here's what I do:

Cook up some chicken - my latest method is to just stick a couple of boneless,

skinless breasts in the crockpot in the morning,

cook them a few hours, then transfer them to the fridge

Cut up and boil some potatoes and carrots.

I think I used 6 or 7 potatoes the other day, and 2 carrots.

Boil until soft, then drain out the water.

While the veggies are cooking, I chopped an onion and 

fried it with the chicken in some olive oil.

Then add it to the drained veggies.

Next, I put in half a package of this curry.

It's delicious.  And not very expensive (notice that price is for a 12-pack!).

And I always make sure to buy the mild.

Because that's how I roll.

This mouth can handle a little spice, but I don't want to buy the hot style

and not be able to enjoy it since it's too spicy for me.

But I digress....

put in the curry, then add some water.  I put in a little over 4 cups, and it was a little 

too much, because it ended up watering down the curry flavor.

So probably 3 1/2 cups would suffice.

Stir it occasionally, so the curry paste will melt and disperse.

Serve over rice.

It may not be a great picture, but it's delicious.

Even the kids have enjoyed it.

I learned this method by watching my sister-in-law make curry when I spent a summer

living at their house in Las Vegas.

And when I remembered it a year or two later, I was super excited

that it turned out so nicely.

I think you can find this type of curry in most supermarkets; it tends

to be a little hidden on the Asian food aisle.

I don't think it's too outrageously priced, either - probably $3-4 per box,

which you can use in at least 2 recipes.  When I first started, I would only

use a square or two.  But now that our family's bigger, we make bigger dishes.

I like it a lot more than the powdered curry that has been used

in the other recipes I've tried.