Yum, curried beef
Dinner last night was, in my opinion, a success. I had to improvise a fair amount because some of what I bought for ingredients just weren't the right stuff (ie. it called for red curry base and I bought a red curry Tandoori paste), but in the end it was quite tasty. I put in a lot more vegetables than the recipe called for, which was nice. The beef was a little too well done but that's because I kept futzing with the heat on the element to get it to simmer. At least I know I can be a bit creative with food and just throw a bunch of stuff together and make it work. Lann thought it was a bit sweet and not quite spicy enough, but said it was alright.
Next up, curried chicken and vegetables.
~MikeR.
Welcome back Kott… err, Hawktalon
This weekend marks a momentous occasion for me. I was actually able to convince a good friend of mine to come back to WAR, despite numerous protestations from him against it. About a week ago his hard drive failed, then he had to take off on an out of town trip. He was back this weekend and replaced his hard drive (as well as obtaining a nice OEM copy of Windows 7), so I mentioned it would be a great time to reinstall WAR to come back and play with Lannerea and myself. He grudgingly inserted the CD and began the install, complaining about how long it was taking the entire way (which increased tenfold come patch time). Luckily we were still able to transfer his Engineer, Hammerstorm, from Phoenix Throne to Badlands but had to rename him to Hawktalon in the process. Now to get him some badly needed gear, which shouldn't be too hard.
Tonight I'm trying out a new recipe; Red Curry Beef. Yesterday we went grocery shopping and had a hard time finding some of the ingredients, but a friendly couple in the Asian/Indian aisle helped us fine the red curry base that we were looking for. I'm not completely convinced that we have the right stuff, as it's a red Tandoori curry paste, but whatever, I'm sure it will do. Hawk is coming over to try it out as well, so at least Lannerea and I won't be the only ones suffering if it doesn't go well. Plus I get to watch Death Comes To Town again, since Hawk hasn't seen the premiere episode yet.
~MikeR.
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