Birthday Curry

My roommate, Kurt, had his birthday today, and I wanted to do a little something special for him.  Unfortunately, he already had dinner plans, so the pressure was on for me to cook him a satisfying lunch between the end of my class at 11 a.m. and the start of his class at 2 p.m.  As it turned out, three hours was plenty.

I made Japanese curry.  He had professed his love for it earlier and even brought some for me to cook back when he went home.  I chose the most appropriate moment to make it.  It's got chicken breast, potatoes, carrots, and onions swimming in the not-too-spicy curry (it was actually a mix between hot and mild Vermont Curry, half a serving of each combined).  As per usual, it's served on top of white rice.  The potatoes got a little mushy, but overall, it was almost as good as my mom made back at home.

The lunch wasn't a surprise for Kurt since I had to make sure he'd be free and actually wanted to eat curry, but I think it was a success since he had a good meal inside of him before his midterm this afternoon.  Plus, it fed a bunch of people, and I've still got plenty leftover for lunch tomorrow.  To call it sustainable living would be an incorrect use of the term, but I know that I'll be sustained well enough to go on with the daily grind.

P.S.  I kind of ate out today.  I bought a Vietnamese sandwich at a club fundraiser because my friend, Gaby, is a member.  Since it was essentially a donation, though, I'm not going to count it, and you can't make me!  It was a really good sandwich (fresh French roll, tasty grilled pork, sweet and sour pickled veggies, not too much jalapeno and mayonnaise, and cilantro to cut through the flavors), which also helps.