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Project 365 – 2015 Weekly Roundup: 01/01-01/03

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Welcome to what I hope is my successful attempt at Project 365! I already know there is no chance in hell of me posting everyday, so I am going for a weekly post. You’ll be able to tell when I totally forgot to take a picture or had a really boring day – random, inanimate objects are my friend!  (see: 01/03/2015)

2015-01-01

You get two for New Year’s Day, only because this blog is so new. I figured I could include a picture of myself.

2015-01-01, Me with confetti

Me, after a fun and happy new year’s eve!

2015-01-01, Burning Candles

Ringing in the new year with some ambiance…

2015-01-02

2015-01-02, PJs, a cough drop, and Game of Thrones

Trying to beat a cold before it starts and curling up with a good book.

2015-01-03

2015-01-03, Brown Scarf with purple dots

One of my favorite infinity scarves, purchased at Charming Charlie.

So this last one isn’t the greatest picture, but I messed up the other pictures I took today, so this was the best of the lot.

Chicken Vindaloo

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This is a Chicken Vindaloo recipe I have adapted from Currytastic. I’ve always been a huge fan of vindaloo dishes – outside of biryani, it’s my go-to meat dish at Indian restaurants. I love how to mix of flavors complement each other, especially the subtle taste of vinegar. Up until today, I had never actually tried cooking Chicken Vindaloo myself, but my husband wanted something different, so I gave it a shot, and I think it came out pretty well. While researching recipes, I found out that Vindaloo orginated from a Portuguese dish called Carne de vinha d’alhos.

I’ll add pictures the next time I make this because I absolutely hate recipes that don’t provide pictures of the end result.

Chicken Vindaloo
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Servings Prep Time
6-8 people 35 minutes
Cook Time
90 minutes
Servings Prep Time
6-8 people 35 minutes
Cook Time
90 minutes
Chicken Vindaloo
Print Recipe
Servings Prep Time
6-8 people 35 minutes
Cook Time
90 minutes
Servings Prep Time
6-8 people 35 minutes
Cook Time
90 minutes
Ingredients
Vindaloo Curry
Main Ingredients
Servings: people
Instructions
Vindaloo Paste
  1. In a medium bowl, combine the grated ginger and all the dry ingredients.
  2. Add the vinegar and water and mix thoroughly to create the vindaloo paste. Set aside.
Main Preparation
  1. Blend the onions in a food processor to ensure they are super fine.
  2. Heat olive oil in a wok on medium heat.
  3. Fry garlic and onions in oil for 5-10 minutes until they are soft (i.e., half-browned).
  4. Add chicken to wok and cook for 3-5 minutes.
  5. Add chilies, tomatoes, salt and pepper to wok and cook for 1-2 minutes.
  6. Mix in the Vindaloo Paste that was set aside earlier. Ensure it is mixed evenly.
  7. Allow food to come to a boil, then change temperature to low.
  8. Add in potatoes and red chili powder and mix well.
  9. Simmer for 30-45 minutes. Do not allow vindaloo to dry out, so add water as necessary. Start with a 1/2 cup and add accordingly.
  10. Serve with rice, naan, or chapatis.
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New Years

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I have a love/hate relationship with New Year’s Eve. I love the fact that everything is sparkly and there’s all this energy and hope in the air, but then it’s over and there’s a whole new year ahead of me. I am resolving not to make any new year’s resolutions this year. I suck at them. My standard one is to participate in Project 365, and I never make it past 10 days. My main problem is I tackle too many things at once and then get frustrated when I can’t keep up, which should be a fairly obvious expectation, but I’ve always pushed my limits.

My husband and I have differing views on how to spend New Year’s. I am at the point where I view New Year’s as a non-event. Sure, it’s fun to get all dressed up, but we live in the Northeast, so it’s cold, and I really, really hate the cold. He wants to go to friends’ parties (who live nowhere near us) whereas I am perfectly happy making treats at home, sipping some sparkling cider, and watching the ball drop on TV. I feel like we don’t spend enough time at home and being the introvert that I am, being out all the time or even in the company of people I like stresses me out. I need to go into my shell and rejuvenate. (Geez, I kept writing regenerate, but I knew that couldn’t be right.)

I actually hate holidays for that reason – there are always so many people around. Don’t get me wrong – I like people. Just in small doses, for a few hours at a time. Because most of our good friends live far away, it results in multi-day trips, which make me crazy.  I don’t like sleeping somewhere else and I do not like using other people’s bathrooms. (I’ll touch on that more in a future post.) 

Anyway, this year, we are both working today, so going too far didn’t make sense. We have some nice dinner reservations and then we’ll head out to the casino, which is another place I have a love/hate relationship with since I don’t gamble or drink… and knowing my husband and myself, it’s not going to be our scene, but maybe I can convince him to buy me something from one of the stores. 🙂  And at least there will be some yummy desserts to try!  I am always up for dessert!!

No matter what you’re doing tonight, I wish you a happy and prosperous New Year! I hope the world becomes a little more kind in 2015 and that there are fewer tragedies than those we have seen in 2014. Onto newer and better days!

Hello!

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I am going to try this one more time. I miss writing and being creative. I always felt so much more whole when I had an outlet. I’ve had a myriad of tries at blogs over the years. My only real success was my LiveJournal, but I feel that I’ve outgrown that platform. I need something more autonomous now. I have some great ideas for this blog – I just hope I actually execute on them this time.