Weekend Cookbook Challenge

I am not one to make resolutions each year, thinking it silly and knowing I will never follow through. However, one of my "resolutions" for the new year is to participate in more blogging events. I see various blog participating and it seems I never find out about them until after the deadline. Is there a secret club? Or am I just slow? Well, I am on top of the game this time I suppose. The theme for this month's Weekend Cookbook Challenge is Nigella Lawson.

Just like my slow discovery of The Pioneer Woman, I suppose I was slow to catch on to the gloriousness that is Nigella Lawson. I purchased Nigella Express last December and quickly fell in love with her writing. Shortly thereafter I purchased Feast read it through and put on the shelf forgetting about it until recently.



We are big lover's of Indian food which is unfortunate because there are no Indian restaurants in North Dakota. There really isn't much of anything, actually; but, that's another story.

We were quite spoiled in Guam with two Indian restaurants, our friends that turned us on to Indian and made it often, as well as a lovely couple from India that we got together with from time to time.

This particular curry was quite a bit of work for a weeknight, which is not something I typically say usually willing to undertake any recipe despite the day of the week. However, I chose to serve it with her Aloo Gobi as well. Between the two curries and making them simultaneously I set myself up.

Looking at the recipes, it looked like it'd be a breeze. Not so much. I also did not factor in cranky kids. In the end, I did get on the table, it took about 1 1/2 hours. I was proud to say I did not burn anything and it was well worth the work. However, next time I will save it for a Saturday when the Hub is home to help.

With a deadline of February 21, I knew I could make it well in time for the Cookbook Challenge. I can not wait to see what other bloggers have prepared.