The Lamb and the Lion
This is an old farmers saying "if march comes in like a lamb, it will go out like a lion". Folklore and sayings usually all have a true base upon which they are built. In this case the saying is referring to the biblical fact that Jesus first came as a Lamb, but when He returns, He will return as a Lion. It was noted by the farmers that if March began meek and mild it would end with the roar of a lion. We still see this today, march is very unpredictable and even though it feels like spring is here and the weather is mild, beware there are cold and stormy days yet ahead.
We are honoring both the lamb and the lion today by preparing lamb curry and after burn pie with uniquely decorated lion cookies prepared by Austin and Zachary.
How small they were, this photo is from a cooking school they attended in 2006.
These cookies were cut out of sugar cookie dough, purchased from the grocery store and decorated with store bought frostings, using zip lock bags and decorating tips. Topped with colored sugars. All the things necessary for these cookies can be found at the local grocer.
Lamb Curry
recipe adapted from "The Spice Goddess"
Curry Lamb
INGREDIENTS
2 tablespoons coconut oil
1 onion, chopped
1/4 cup dried curry powder
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 cup water
DIRECTIONS
Place the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and then add:
Add:
Salt, curry powder, mustard seeds, red chile powder, and turmeric to the pan and cook for 2 minutes.
Add:
chicken and cook for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add:
tomatoes, coconut milk, and water and cook until chicken is done, about 8 minutes.
Serve the chicken with rice.
Potato Tortilla pancakes
Potato Tortilla Pancakes
adapted from "The Spice Goddess"
INGREDIENTS
Dough
3/4 to 1 cup water
Filling
1 cup mashed sweet potatoes
1 tablespoon dried fenugreek leaves
Pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper
DIRECTIONS
Combine the flour and water in a bowl and knead until it forms a smooth round ball similar to a stiff pizza dough. Cover the dough and set aside.
Put the mashed sweet potatoes, red onion, fenugreek leaves, garam masala, and cilantro into a bowl and mix well. Taste for seasoning and add salt, and pepper, to taste.
Take a piece of dough about the size of a golf ball and roll it into a disc with your fingers. Lightly dust a work surface with flour and using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll out the disc into a thin patty (like a tortilla).
Place 1/4 cup of the filling into the middle of the patty and then fold the edge of the dough over the mixture and form into a ball, with the filling in the center. Roll out the pancakes gently, being careful not to squeeze the filling out.
Cook until brown bubbly spots appear and then flip the pancakes and cook the second side until it is done, about 3 minutes per side.
Continue until all the pancakes are done.
Creamed English Peas with Bacon
English Peas and Bacon Creamed
Saute:
1/2pound cubed bacon
1/2 cup chopped onion
When bacon crisp and onions caramelized, about 10
minutes
Add:
1 teaspoon chopped fresh garlic and saut6s for additional
2-3 minutes
Stir in:
2-tablespoon flour until combined and cook over medium
heat for about 2 minutes
Pour:
32 ounce can of English peas with pearl onions, including
the juice, into the bacon flour mixture
Cook:
Medium heat until peas are hot and mixture has thickened
Salt and pepper to taste
After Burn Key Lime Pie with Lion sugar cookies
Blend:
2 cans sweetened condensed milk
8 ounces cream cheese; room temperature
3 egg yolks
Stir in:
3/4cup fresh lime juice
1-tablespoon lime zest
l-tablespoon adobo sauce(found in mexican aisle)
Pour mixture into ramekins
Garnish with soy pineapple spears
Pineapple spears
3 tablespoons soy sauce
Saute over medium heat until soy sauce absorbed and
pineapple spears are caramelized, about 1O minutes.
Refrigerate the pie for at least 4 hours.
"Find something that you love and share it with someone"
Please enjoy this fabulous meal with your family.
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