Realized just now that with my life being in a minor uproar (see previous post), I've turned to cooking as a soothing pastime. After we got home from church, I cut up a sirloin tip roast, browned it and added some chopped onion, garlic and curry powder to it. It's similar to what my MIL shared with us years ago---a Smith family recipe that everyone enjoys. Had thought of making something unfamiliar and new for us to have for dinner, but this just sort of fell into place. Made 2 coconut cream pies as well, which was a dessert my dad loved. But have substituted the traditional meringue for plain old whipped cream. The meat mixture simmers now, and the pies are cooling on the dining room table. Only have to make the rice, and dinner's done. I'll cook some white rice and mix it with some long grain/wild rice. Usually we just have the white with the curry, but I was thinking the flavors might complement one another nicely.
Finished reading Molly Wizenberg's book, 'A Homemade Life', yesterday and really enjoyed it, especially her recipes. Nice how she tells a personal tale and then sizes up the chapters with whatever dish she's chattering about. Reading her recipes makes for creative cooking, that's for sure. Too bad we're having navy bean soup for dinner tomorrow---not my wildest sort of meal, but will dress up the soup with some bacon and will make cornbread besides. Guess this is my new hobby. And really, making meals is harmless fun and everyone wins, right?
