Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Things That Make Me SMH...

There's a lot of things that make me SMH, but lately I feel like I've been doing it way too often. For those that don't know SMH means Shaking My Head as in shaking your head left and right and saying to yourself "I disapprove" or "that is so stupid" or "why????"
I don't mean to offend anyone, but I have to SMH at the video to LMFAO's "I'm Sexy and I Know It." I felt so traumatized after seeing that. If you haven't seen it yet I don't suggest watching it, but if you want to know what I'm talking about then you can watch. I mean, I'm not going to lie and say I don't like the song. It's quite catchy. Every time I hear it though I cringe and think what have we, as a society, come to? And what in the world are we going to think of next? It seriously worries me because if this is what we look at for entertainment, then in 10-15 years, what are our children and grand children going to be looking at? I really don't want my kids to grow up in a place where men shake their junk on camera for a living.
I also SMH when people "try" to save calories by drinking diet soda but still have french fries or eat a salad with lots of dressing and then complain about their weight. I mean really??? Who are you trying to kid here? You really think switching from regular soda to diet soda is going to make you lose weight? (No.) That dream body comes with hard work and determination. You have to want it first to make it happen. Once you want it and you know what your goal is, then strive to do anything to make it happen. Don't just make one change, make many changes.
To the people that post their every move on their Facebook statuses: here's a big fat SMH! Who wants to know your itinerary for the next hour except for maybe your stalker?? "Just got done with homework, now time to eat then shower and chillax time!" Also, to anyone who likes that person's status or comments on it...SMH!
So what makes you deem a situation SMH-able? I hope I didn't offend anyone and if I do, I never intended to, I was just trying to be funny. Sorry in advance!
Peace

Monday, October 3, 2011

Chicken Korma?

Hi all! I recently tried out this recipe called chicken korma. I got this bottle of curry paste that claimed to be chicken korma and I was so tempted to try it out. I had chicken korma at an Indian/Pakistan restaurant and fell in love with it so that's why I had to try this recipe. The bottle came with it's own recipe so I just followed that one. But, once a Trini, always a Trini. I used our bottle of green seasoning (Chinese celery blended with garlic and bandanya [don't know the English to that but AKA, shadow benny]) because we Trinis just can't get enough of that stuff to season our meat. So all you have to do is brown the chicken with a bit of oil and then add the bottle of curry paste to the pot and let it simmer until it's done cooking...and that's exactly what I did. And to my relief it turned out great! I was a bit skeptical because after adding the bottle of curry paste to my chicken, this really not-supposed-to-be-coming-from-food-smell filled the air. It definitely didn't smell like curry at all but more like a vinegar smell. I thought to myself, this is not chicken korma!!! After several minutes of panicking and wondering what to do I decided to just let it simmer for a while. My sister told me to add more onions and cilantro because you can never have too much of that. Lo and behold! It started smelling a lot better! 
About an hour after I started cooking, I turned off the stove and decided to taste this sucker. What met my taste buds was a very tangy but sweet flavor. The onions were very much needed to add texture and to not just have a boring dish of boiled sweet and tangy chicken. It didn't hit the spot that I wanted when I had the chicken korma at the Indian restaurant, but overall, everyone was happy with the meal. I served it with basmati rice and instead of naan, I found something way better. Because I can never find restaurant quality naan in the Indian groceries, I used tortillas! I just butter the pan lay one tortilla flat and then butter the side that faces up, wait until you get air bubbles then flip it over and wait a few more mins. It's kind of fattening, but really delicious if you want to risk it. I took a picture of the chicken with the rice, but not with the tortilla-naan to show what it looks like. Sorry :( But, I hope it inspires you to make something similar. Peace! 
The finished product! :D