Cravings...

I've been enjoying a nice and lazy Sunday. From last night's post, I was asked how I am strengthening my knee/quads. While I workout, I wear my knee brace that slides over my knee and has the hole where the knee cap is. After my runs (and in the am), I follow these exercises. I've also been taking some prescribed 900 mg pain pills. Everything seems to be doing the trick and working out well. I just hope I'm not jinxing myself.

Also, as requested, I have recipes from last night's homemade Indian dinner. Everything was so good (except for the dessert), I can't wait for left overs!

I made Naan bread, Chicken Korma over brown rice, and Guferati. Everything was pretty easy to make, it just took some time. I love being able to cook one long dinner once a month. It satisfies my baking urge.

I hated the dessert. It tasted just like flan and I hate flan. If you like it, you would probably like this. It was also super easy to make!

I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend as much as I am. Next weekend is going to be super busy for me, so I'm relaxing while I can. I really have been craving pizza. Every time I turn on the tv, there it is. I need some pizza!!

What is your favorite international dish to make (recipes please)?

Day Trip to India

I am so proud of myself. I ran an entire 6 1/2 miles at the gym this morning. My legs felt great and my body wanted more. I gave it all I had. I ran my heart out. I loved every moment of my run. I watched some cooking show and some detective show (shows I've never watched before).

After relaxing for most of the afternoon, I started fixing our special dinner. Once a month, I make a dinner from another country. Tonight was Indian food. I love making things from different countries and planing. I'm a big planner, if you didn't know.

I made dessert first, even though we ate it last. We had some Ras Malai. If you like flan, you'd love this. I hate flan, so I hated this dish.


Here is the mixture for the main dish:


I love my new hand blender. This is what I used for my food processor.

We opened out shite wine from when we went to Apple Hill. Super yum!

Our main dishes included: Guferati (Indian Green Beans), Naan Bread, and Korma.

Everything was so good. I can't believe that I made this. I can't wait for leftovers. I hope they're as good as today.

Like I said before, dessert wasn't so good. Hubs didn't mind it. Here's what it looked like.

I'm unbelievably proud of how far I ran today. What was your workout like?