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I really wanted pancakes

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But since we don’t eat pancakes as a rule and I had no flour or syrup in the house, I settled for eggs. Besides, when I am craving sweet things, the best thing to kill that craving with is protein.

I found a recipe at the Incredible Edible Egg website to make scrambled eggs in the microwave.

Oooh I liked that idea. A cup, a fork, no fuss, no muss. It was easy. And good!

I took two eggs and cracked them into the mug.

I added a tablespoon of water because I also don’t use milk which the recipe called for. I think you could leave this out altogether because I never make scrambled eggs with any additions when I make them on the stovetop. I think it just adds to the fluffiness of the end product.

I whipped it all together with a fork.

Then I put it in the microwave for 45 seconds.

Took it out, stirred, and back into the microwave for another 45 seconds.

Voila! Puffy, scrambled eggs. Top with ground pepper and call it breakfast. I’ll be making this again for sure. 🙂

Chicken Tikka Masala

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We adore Indian food. The couple of times I’ve tried to make it haven’t been very successful. It’s usually good but way, way, way too hot.

That’s why, when I stumbled upon this recipe, I wanted to try it. It didn’t look terribly difficult and I thought it sounded wonderful.

After querying my twitter friends on the use of fresh ginger, I forgot the ginger at the store but I did add my favorite cilantro which wasn’t called for in the original recipe.

I am a bad, bad blogger because I cannot find this recipe on the web again to attribute it. I will keep looking, though, since it makes me feel like a thief not to say where I found the recipe.

Chicken Tikka Masala

• 4 breast organic chicken in cubes

• 2 large red onion thinly sliced

• 2 tablespoons crushed garlic

• 2 tablespoons crushed ginger

• 1 can 28 oz. crushed tomatoes

• 1 cup of yogurt

• 1 cup heavy cream (optional)

• 2 tablespoons cumin

• 2 tablespoons garam masala

• 2 tablespoons turmeric

• 1 tablespoons chili powder

• 4 tablespoons cilantro

• Salt

Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Add in the onions and start caramelizing them until brown. Add the crushed ginger stir for 5 minutes,saute the garlic for 1 minute. Add cumin, garam masala, turmeric, chili powder, and mix well, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and yogurt. Add chicken and simmer, covered, on low heat until sauce thickens, about 25 minutes.  Season it with salt and transfer to a serving platter, garnished with cilantro. Serve with Bamati Rice or Naan.

How I love basmati rice and naan! But I served this with riced cauliflower which is healthier for us and also quite good.

This is a winning recipe, easy to prepare, and I’ll make it again. It was DELICIOUS! 🙂