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cultural celebrations :: the family

cultural celebrations :: the family

One of the aspects that completely sold me on our new geography curriculum this year is the fact that the schedule includes plans to celebrate on a regular basis the countries studied!  Should we choose (and we probably will not do them all), each week we’ll gather together to experience the food, customs, games, etc. of a particular region of the world.  Winter Promise calls this a ‘cultural celebration’ :: I love it!

The first one was to pause and celebrate our family.  Yes, the curriculum called for us to choose our favorite family meal, games, memories and such to be the focus; the children were quite excited.  But, deciding on our favorite food was not simple at all and I finally allowed one child to make the final decision.

I guess we are fairly globally-minded already because chicken curry over rice turned up as the choice 🙂  What a fun time of ‘remembering when’ as we recounted the years gone by and enjoyed some favorite games!

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Pictures of the table setting or of the people might have been appropriate, right?  That didn’t happen.  Hmm…it’s all about the food.  Oh, well.  I will leave you with the recipe used :: maybe it will find it’s way to your family’s table!

Basic Meat Curry (with chop salad)

Saute in deep skillet:

2 T oil

sweet onion, chopped (as much as you’d like)

2 tsp minced garlic

Blend in a small bowl:

2 T lemon juice

2-4 tsp curry powder (depending on taste desired)

Stir curry mixture into sauteed onions and fry lightly 2-3 minutes.

Add:

1-1/2 lb cubed chicken breast (or beef, fish :: for a veggie version try white or black beans)

Stir briefly to coat meat with spices.

Add:

1 cup tomato juice

1 tsp salt

1 cup broth

Bring to boil, cover and simmer 1 hour.  Thicken slightly with flour before serving, if desired.  Serve over hot rice with chop salad (recipe below), coconut, pumpkin or sunflower seeds, peanuts or raisins.  Freezes well. Serves about 4-6.

Chop Salad

Chop into bite size pieces and combine in a bowl:

3 peppers: red, orange & yellow (if I have this, it gets put in.  if not, moving on…)

1 long cucumber

3 green onions

1 pkg. grape tomatoes

Mix dressing and pour over all:

3 TBsp vinegar

1 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp salt

dash of pepper

Stir well and chill several hours.

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  • DeeSeptember 1, 2010 - 6:48 pm

    Oh my goodness, this looks so good! I am copying this recipe and seeing if maybe my daughter wants to try it with me really soon! Thanks for posting!ReplyCancel

  • Julie@comehaveapeaceSeptember 1, 2010 - 8:34 pm

    Great pictures to motivate our appetites 🙂 It DOES look delicious, but the conversation and remembering also sounds really sweet.ReplyCancel

  • JenniferSeptember 3, 2010 - 12:28 pm

    I just tried this recipe-with beef-and YUM!
    We are adding it to our family favorites 🙂
    Thanks for the great recipe~ReplyCancel

  • TraceySeptember 4, 2010 - 10:19 am

    This curry chicken looks soo good and simple! I'll try it soon.ReplyCancel

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