Butter Chicken and Other Chicken Things (Whole40, Day 36)

Thank you for your patience while I spent time away from writing and doing other crazy scattered things. (I am working on saying "thank you" instead of "I'm sorry" where appropriate).

Last night was my first attempt at Indian cuisine, and my friend Melissa sent me this amazing recipe for Whole30-friendly Instant Pot Butter Chicken.

The prep was what took the most time, but it ended up being totally worth it. Super delicious, hearty and mildly spicy, with just the right amount of dense "heavy" feeling. Next time I'll definitely use more chicken to make it more stew-y and less soup-y, but for a first try: YUM. (note: I couldn't find fenugreek so I left that out, but everything else worked just fine.)

This Saturday is my one day off between Whole40 and Whole10 and I don't think I've looked forward to a single day off this much in a LONG time. I want Dutch apple pie from Black Bear Diner. I want pizza with macaroni and cheese from Milias. I want brownie bars. I want a cheeseburger. SO MUCH WANT.

My friend Jenny and I have signed up for the Shamrock Run 15K, to make up for the fact that we didn't technically run a 15K for Hot Chocolate back in January. It's next month and I'm not prepared to run the whole thing, so I will be going slow and steady in order to finish strong.

This past few weeks have been a whirlwind, what with callbacks for Hamlet, The Merry Wives of Windsor (rebranded as The Real Merry Housewives of Windsor), and Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Suicide Club; an audition for LIZZIE the Musical, performances of The Country House, work, ...what else... all sorts of craziness. Oh! I've also been experimenting with wearing my hair naturally curly (I've been straightening it for years) and some days it looks great while other days it's a complete disaster. I'm learning what method works best for me. Always learning.

Ditto with makeup and nice work-clothing. Trying to be a better adult. Sometimes succeeding. Sometimes.

Filmapalooza is coming up fast! Jen and I are excited to go to Seattle and support Stonewood, the movie we were in for San Jose's 48 Hour Film Project last year. We leave on the 28th, and hopefully I'll know about casting for the summer shows by then, so...crazy.

Always with the crazy ._o

Thanks for reading.