#7

I'm thankful for RECIPES!

I like to think of myself as a pretty decent cook. Let me clarify. I am VERY good at following a recipe. Without such instructions, my repertoire would consist of bean & cheese burritos or grilled cheese sandwiches. I'm just now learning the art of throwing a few ingredients together and being confident it'll turn out. I've had a couple epic failures--like this morning's eggs with some leftover tri-tip. I thought, steak and eggs, why not? It was weird. Not my best idea.

Anyway, this rainy day made me so in the mood for some warm spicy Indian food...of which I have a single recipe: Chicken Tikka Masala.

Super delicious. I would never have thought to marinate chicken in yogurt, ginger and cayenne pepper to put into a tomato based sauce with serrano peppers and cilantro? So thank you recipe wizards for my wonderfully scrumptious meal.

ps...my two new favorite recipes sites:

Mel's Kitchen Cafe & Our Best Bites