Bryan and I left Thursday morning to be in Durham for  Nana’s surgery. She did well and was released the same day. We stayed in Durham overnight to make sure everything was ok.

• Forgot my coat (it was 19 degrees Friday morning)
• Went shopping to find a coat, unsucessful but bought a really cool big sweater
• Ate lunch at Foster’s Market the best chicken pot pie ever and brought home coconut cake and other homemade goodies
• Went to the Apple store and bought a headphone jack extension piece. Now I can play music through my car stereo.
• Spent time with my boyfriend who is so hot!

3 days until removal of the orange.

Being a mom to three wonderful boys, a grown son, and a wife to the most amazing husband, dinnertime is a challenge. Usually there is at least someone at the table who doesn’t like what I have prepared. Dealing with the “orange“, my dinner preparations are really a labor of love and when I hear, “We are having that?” I want to scream.

 Bryan is teaching our young men to be gentlemen and requires them to thank me for dinner, clear their plate from the table, and use manners at the table. However, I know when they really like what I have made for dinner.

Last night, I tried a new recipe, Quick Chicken Curry that I served over organic brown  basamati rice. Noah is not a chicken fan, and I was the most concerned with his vote. He cleaned the plate and Gabriel and Adam had seconds.

I have been reading about curry and the all the good it does your body from the book by Dr. OZ and Dr. Roizen You Staying Young. We will be having this dish again, especially since it was so easy and good for us.

Here are my tips: I doubled all the wet ingredients, the wine, chutney, and tomato juice to make more sauce and then I  added more curry. I used a mango chutney and it gave the dish a nice flavor. Next time I will use peanuts, but I forgot to order them online with my groceries. If you are allergic to peanuts or don’t like them this dish is really good without them.