Chicken Curry

Indian food has always been one of my top choices for favorite kinds of food. The flavors are so deep and the spices are fabulous. I've tried a few different recipes for chicken curry and came up with my own with simple ingredients that can easily be tweaked to one's own liking. The vegetables are easily replacable with your favorites. Try it and branch out!

• 2 chicken breasts
• 1/2 an onion, diced
• 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
• 3 small to medium zucchini, diced
• 4 green onions
• 1-2 tablespoons curry powder (or your favorite Indian spice blend, there are many!)
• 1/3 cup coconut milk
• 1/4 cup chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• olive oil
• salt and pepper

Cut your chicken into bite size cubes and cook in a large skillet with a little olive oil, salt and pepper until cooked- about 5-10 minutes depending on the size of your chicken. Remove chicken from pan and discard any liquid in the pan. Add a little more oil and add your vegetables, cooking for 5 minutes with more salt and pepper (if you like your veggies softer, cook for anothe 5 minutes). Add the curry powder and cook for 1 minute. Pour in the chicken broth, coconute milk and tomato paste, stirring to combine the spices into the liquid. Replace the chicken and cook for 5 minutes on low to medium heat to heat the chicken through. Taste for any salt need and serve with rice and naan- amazing Indian flatbread. Serves about 3-4.

Vegetarians Rejoice

Healthy, delicious, simple. Though I'm not a vegetarian, I could always go for these things. This can be a starter or a light lunch. Here's a recipe you should try:

• 3 medium red potatoes
• 1/2 cup of grape tomatoes, halved
• 1/2 cup black beans
• 3 tablespoons chopped basil
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• parmesean cheese
• salt and pepper

Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees. Cut the potatoes in half and par boil for up to ten minutes in salted water. This means that the potatoes will be about half cooked, stick a knife through one and make sure the potatoe is still a little firm, we are not making mashed potatoes! Once boiled, take out and cut into chunks. Meanwhile, in a bowl mix together the tomatoes, black beans, basil, garlic, olive oil and 1/2 teaspoon of salt and pepper. Pour onto a baking sheet along with the potatoes. Grate a little cheese on top and stir to combine. Put in the oven and cook for 15 minutes or until the potatoes are done. About half way through stir the mixture for even cooking. When done, sprinkle more cheese and serve! Serves 2.

Tomato Soup You'll Want to Eat



Yes, the first thing that comes to my mind when I hear tomato soup is 'from a can' and 'nasty'. Not this stuff though. Trust me, even the biggest haters will like this. Tomato is a fairly blank canvas, so I just dressed it up to make it fabulous.

• 1 large can of crushed tomatos (yes, I said canned, do you want to crush them yourself?)
• 1/2 a red onion, diced
• 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon fennel seed
• 1/4 cup white wine
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, plus extra for garnish
• salt and pepper to taste

Sautee the onion and bell pepper until softened with 1 tablespoon of olive oil on medium-low to medium heat (about 5-7 min). Add the garlic, fennel seed and a pinch of salt and pepper and cook for a minute or two. Then pour in the white wine, making sure to scrape any bits off the bottom of the pan, don't waste the flavor! Add the crushed tomatos and stir to combine. Cook on low heat for 15 minutes then add the parsley and cook for another 15 minutes. Taste before serving and definitely add salt and pepper, it will need it! Garnish with parsley and drop a dollop of sour cream in the middle. Serve with homemade sweet potato chips. Enjoy!

French Toast San Francisco Style

I have grown up pretty much my whole life eating french toast made with french bread. Many times I have seen on TV and other places where 'french' toast is made with other kinds of bread. Today was my official inauguration to the other side. I used a bread that San Francisco is known for: sourdough. Oh boy, did it taste good! Here's the recipe...

• day-old sourdough bread
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups of milk
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons sugar

Mix all these ingredients together and dunk your pieces of bread in the liquid one at a time making sure the bread is well soaked. Heat a pan or griddle on medium heat and melt a little butter in the pan. Cook your french toast a couple minutes on each side making sure not to touch your bread until you flip it! This will create an incredible crust on the edges of your toast, I have found sourdough bread produces the best crust. Once it's done cover the breakfast with your favorite syrup or some berries. Enjoy!