I like to think I'm an efficient multi-tasker.
I study while I ellipticize (how is it that I focus better when I'm moving?)
I'll do calf raises while I'm writing papers (again, movement = more productivity!)
I eat while I blog (yes, sometimes I spill on the keyboard)
And (confession!) sometimes I text while I drive. Sometimes. (and only at stop lights)
But my favorite way to multi-task is by reading juicy gossip cooking magazines in the bath tub. :-)
A few nights ago I was flipping through the pages of Everyday with Rachael Ray while I was soaking in the suds. I became pretty excited when I spotted a recipe for 15-minute curry. So excited, in fact, that I knocked the entire magazine into the tub.
I did not snap a picture (I never said I was that good at multi-tasking! Who takes their camera into the bathroom?!), but I did manage to salvage enough of the magazine, to guide me in the art of making a delicious (super-fast) curry.
Coconut Curry with Tofu
I'm convinced this is the easiest homemade curry recipe on the planet.
You'll be slurping those noodles like crazy.
1-2 oz. rice noodles (or any noodle of choice)
3/4 cup light coconut milk (or So Delicious Coconut Milk Beverage...see below)
1 t. soy sauce
1 t. red curry paste
1/4 block extra firm tofu, (or 3 oz. shrimp or chicken)
handful spinach
cilantro (optional)
1. Cook noodles, set aside
2. Combine coconut milk, soy sauce and curry paste; bring to a boil
3. Add tofu; cook one minute
4. Add spinach to hot soup, pour into bowls and garnish with cilantro
Enjoy feeling like you're in Thailand :-)
As I mentioned above, I used a new-to-me product, So Delicious Coconut Milk Beverage instead of regular light coconut milk in the curry.
These little to-go boxes are perfect for throwing into your bag on a busy day! The nutrition stats are pretty fantastic too.
They contain a small amount of stevia, so the milk is slightly sweet (just how I like it). :-)
Usually eating a food satisfies your craving for that particular food . However, in the case of coconut curry, it just made me want more coconut.
Good thing I recently loaded up on coconut-based goods!
Want to know what else I've been craving? A few days ago I learned that Ihop sells cheesecake pancakes. Chunks of cheesecake stirred into the batter? Mmmhhhmmm.
I've been thinking about them ever since. But clocking in at 1,100 calories, I think they fall into the "occasional indulgence" category. :-)
When you combine a craving for coconut + a craving for (healthy) cheesecake pancakes, you inevitably end up with something like this:
Cream Cheese and Strawberry Stuffed Coconut Pancakes
Click here for the recipe!
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I think that's enough food for today, but I'd like to share one more thing with you.
Meet my quote book.
Before I go to bed each night, I like to relax by reading blogs, sipping hot chocolate and journaling. Occasionally I'll open up my quote book for a little inspiration to get me prepped for the new day ahead.
Last week, Lindsay suggested that I share some of my favorite quotes with you. I love Lindsay, and I loved her idea, so here goes. :-)
Today's topic is BEAUTY. It's EVERYWHERE, but we don't always slow down and take the time to see it in ourselves and others.
For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.
-Audrey Hepburn
Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.
-1 Samuel 16:7
