So not much has been going on this month, which is why I've not updated the blog in a few weeks. I'm off this month studying for my second round of boards which are coming up August 24 and 27. It's not very interesting to write about studying. But a few things have happened this month...
We got a new bed, donated to us by my brother and sister-in-law, Ryan and Isa. It is a king size bed which is wonderful considering we've spent the first two years of our marriage sleeping on a full sized bed with mattresses literally from the 70's. I don't know how many times Blake said "scoot over" when I was already on the edge. Now it doesn't even feel like Blake and I are asleep in the same bed, there is sooo much room. We can go a whole night without bumping each other. We got to shop for new bedding which was really fun. We changed up our colors from green and beige to gray and blue.
We got to relax a few days at the lake with the in-laws. There happened to be a meteor shower the first night we were there so we went out on the dock from 10:30 to 11 with our eyes to the heavens. It was pretty neat! We saw about 8 or so meteors, which looked like shooting stars, streak through randomly. Then the next morning, I took Finn on a walk and I got to see a red fox scamper out from the woods. I was starting to feel like a nature woman with the star gazing and wild animals. We did not do any kind of water sports. Blake has stitches after having a mole removed and wasn't able to swim.
I got a new hair cut. I had kind of neglected my hair for several months and it was time for a change. I'm feeling stylish and I am actually having color put in on Tuesday! This was a nice suggestion from my stylist who informed me that it would help cover the gray that's starting to come through - thanks for pointing that out. I'm a little nervous. I haven't had any color in several years and always wonder if it will turn out good.
Lastly, I would like to share one of our favorite recipes that Blake and I recently enjoyed. Since coming to Augusta, Blake and I have had a chance to branch out on our cuisine. We've discovered that we really enjoy international food. Our favorites are Japanese, Indian, and Thai. We have good Japanese and Indian restaurants, but we are kind of lacking in Thai, so I went online to try to do it myself. We have found a couple of recipes that we've liked - nothing with shellfish though, not trying to kill Blake. We were eating this and saying "Mmm, this is so good" while our noses were running and we were sweating. Enjoy....
Thai Red Curry Chicken
1 lb chicken breast, cut into strips
1 cup zucchini
1 red bell pepper
1/2 cup carrots
1 onion
1 lime
2 cloves garlic, chopped
14 oz can of coconut milk
2 Tbl red curry paste - we end up using a lot more than this,probably 6+ Tbl, we like it spicy
1 Tbl cornstarch (I don't have this, so I just use flour, it turns out fine and makes me feel healthier)
Cilantro
Peanuts
EVOO
- Cut all of your vegetables into strips (cut zucchini in 2 inch strips and then quarter it, etc). You want to leave them kind of chunky so you can eat them separately, but have them small enough to cook well. Cut to your preference.
- Heat extra virgin olive oil in a skillet and cook chicken with curry paste and garlic. We also add the juice of half a lime and dried pepper flakes.
- Add your vegetables to the chicken and let them sautee and begin to soften.
- Next mix in the coconut milk and cornstarch
- Bring to boil and simmer until vegetables are soft
- Serve over rice and garnish with cilantro, lime, and peanuts. It also usually needs some salt.
**Like I said, we like ours spicy, but if you go lite on the curry and don't use the pepper flakes it is a savory, almost sweet dish; it is easy to adjust it to your taste.
