Curry makes the heart grow fonder!

Curry makes the heart grow fonder! 


It might be windy, cold and damp outside but it is sure warm in my kitchen.
It is the time of year when we start craving warm comforting food. When you have a schedule like we do, out most nights of the week at a hockey arena, football field, volleyball, etc our family dinners are suffering. So when we get a night off the idea of spending  time in the kitchen creating something magical for my family is what I love to do.
When my boys say , " Dinner is really good Mom, thank-you" this is music to my ears!
This makes all the effort worthwhile!
This morning when I woke up I knew I was going to make a comfort dinner to remind everyone in the house how wonderful it is to come home to a delicious smelling meal and cherish this pleasure together.
This evening I prepared and served " Spicy Curry Chicken with Chickpeas atop long grain white rice"
The two most valuable ingredients of this dish are the curry and spiced dark rum!!!
Simply adding curry though is not enough, in order for the curry pop in the dish you must dry heat the curry in an cast iron skillet for 2 minutes then add vegetables. The vegetables I used were sliced carrots, grated ginger, diced peppers, onions and garlic sauteed in butter! Yes, marvelous butter!
The spiced dark rum is used in the sauce cooking the chicken. Now the spiced rum is not all I used, I also added 1 cup of coconut milk. When I was ready I added all the ingredients including potatoes and simmered.
Tonight, I delighted the palate of my boys ( I am including my husband in this) with a caribbean flare comfort dish.

It might be cold outside but everyone is warm in here!