And my two favorite girls ( my best young diva helpers)
Monday, May 26, 2014
Another Diva Dinner May 24th 2014
Wow!! this one was amazing - great group of different fun fab people and this time around - we asked Graycloud to come over and take some photos of the evening - well other than the food we had no idea how the evening would end
Here is a few shots from the event I will continue more of them in the next few days stay tuned !!
Wow!! this one was amazing - great group of different fun fab people and this time around - we asked Graycloud to come over and take some photos of the evening - well other than the food we had no idea how the evening would end
Here is a few shots from the event I will continue more of them in the next few days stay tuned !!
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Like they say back home - bloody hell that was good!!!!
I just have to tell you what I had for dinner tonight!!
Been working all day and decided to make dinner for the diva and settle in before
I have to do more work - I tend to work even better after a glass of good Australian
cabernet !!! - so checked in the fridge and decided I had to manage with left overs...
Here is what I had in there - the meat of one lamb shank - chopped that up
some green onion - bacon of course !!! ha! I know this sounds really too much
but here goes........
Sautéed the green onion and garlic threw in the bacon then the meat and left over
soba noodles... three chopped up shiitake mushrooms...bloody hell what the hell....
I am worth it!!!! so then in went two slices of brie...YES we are talking real decadence....
Yes it was heavy and yet really light and still so tasty and yes I wish I would have had a
platter of it to share with everyone I know - yes it was good - sometimes left overs and put
togetherness are the best best best ever!!! I wanted to take a photo of it but I think it did not
look as good as I wanted it to - so therefore no photo!!
It was amazing - just diva-rrific !!!!
I just have to tell you what I had for dinner tonight!!
Been working all day and decided to make dinner for the diva and settle in before
I have to do more work - I tend to work even better after a glass of good Australian
cabernet !!! - so checked in the fridge and decided I had to manage with left overs...
Here is what I had in there - the meat of one lamb shank - chopped that up
some green onion - bacon of course !!! ha! I know this sounds really too much
but here goes........
Sautéed the green onion and garlic threw in the bacon then the meat and left over
soba noodles... three chopped up shiitake mushrooms...bloody hell what the hell....
I am worth it!!!! so then in went two slices of brie...YES we are talking real decadence....
Yes it was heavy and yet really light and still so tasty and yes I wish I would have had a
platter of it to share with everyone I know - yes it was good - sometimes left overs and put
togetherness are the best best best ever!!! I wanted to take a photo of it but I think it did not
look as good as I wanted it to - so therefore no photo!!
It was amazing - just diva-rrific !!!!
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Today was a great day!!!
I started my day by cooking for Momi's 50th birthday meal!
I made her these things and it was great - I hope she enjoys it all!
~ stir fry brown rice with veggies - tossed in the wok with ghee
~ curried lentils - in a coconut curry sauce
~ squash - cooked with toasted coconut and mustard seeds
~ Brussels sprouts mallung tossed with coconut
~ Mixed berry and tomato archaroo - pickle salad
~ fancy pappadams and sambol and chutneys etc
I have posted all the photos on Instagram with todays date
check it out and see what you think
cheers!
I started my day by cooking for Momi's 50th birthday meal!
I made her these things and it was great - I hope she enjoys it all!
~ stir fry brown rice with veggies - tossed in the wok with ghee
~ curried lentils - in a coconut curry sauce
~ squash - cooked with toasted coconut and mustard seeds
~ Brussels sprouts mallung tossed with coconut
~ Mixed berry and tomato archaroo - pickle salad
~ fancy pappadams and sambol and chutneys etc
I have posted all the photos on Instagram with todays date
check it out and see what you think
cheers!
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Fun day at the Sea Salt restaurant......
Here are some photos of what we were doing there today
I took two photos of the Mother Curry Sauce being made
And then of course I needed to try out my chili Squid !! it was so great!!!
And it tasted so so great - I wanted it to be much more hotter but for some
reason the chili was not as spicy as I wanted it to be.....
Check it out see what you think!!
Here are some photos of what we were doing there today
I took two photos of the Mother Curry Sauce being made
And then of course I needed to try out my chili Squid !! it was so great!!!
And it tasted so so great - I wanted it to be much more hotter but for some
reason the chili was not as spicy as I wanted it to be.....
Check it out see what you think!!
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
To my surprise Curry Night was sold out last night at the Highland Grill
We served curried Pork with my dark blend of spices and a little molasses
And also Divalisious Chicken curry and of course the veggie option was
a combination of lots of veggies dishes and curried eggs as well...
Dinner hours are from 5 to 9 pm but yesterday about 7.45 we were all out
of curry - so I have been telling people to get there before 8pm every Monday
night before we run out!!
My assistant Madison was great as always doing her thing that she does so well!!
Gotta love that Maddess!!
Now I am sitting here pretty close to bed time for me thinking of what spices
to get together for my Mother Sauce that I will be making for the Sea Salt
Restaurant tomorrow - Wednesday!!
I will be roasting and grinding them fresh from scratch!!
Yes I am at the Sea Salt restaurant every Wednesday now - making their curry
sauces for the week and also making some amazing chutneys and of course
some hot coconut sambol as well - the customers are starting to love the dishes
that they come up with there with their great fresh Seafood!!
We have a few things up are sleeve that we are talking about for some specials that
they are planning to run at the Sea Salt
Make sure that you check the "board" for what their specials are and order a curry that
you will remember for sure and I hope you love it as much as I do - it is amazing!!
Give it a try - let me know what you think!1
"nourish the body - feed the soul"
We served curried Pork with my dark blend of spices and a little molasses
And also Divalisious Chicken curry and of course the veggie option was
a combination of lots of veggies dishes and curried eggs as well...
Dinner hours are from 5 to 9 pm but yesterday about 7.45 we were all out
of curry - so I have been telling people to get there before 8pm every Monday
night before we run out!!
My assistant Madison was great as always doing her thing that she does so well!!
Gotta love that Maddess!!
Now I am sitting here pretty close to bed time for me thinking of what spices
to get together for my Mother Sauce that I will be making for the Sea Salt
Restaurant tomorrow - Wednesday!!
I will be roasting and grinding them fresh from scratch!!
Yes I am at the Sea Salt restaurant every Wednesday now - making their curry
sauces for the week and also making some amazing chutneys and of course
some hot coconut sambol as well - the customers are starting to love the dishes
that they come up with there with their great fresh Seafood!!
We have a few things up are sleeve that we are talking about for some specials that
they are planning to run at the Sea Salt
Make sure that you check the "board" for what their specials are and order a curry that
you will remember for sure and I hope you love it as much as I do - it is amazing!!
Give it a try - let me know what you think!1
"nourish the body - feed the soul"
Monday, May 12, 2014
~ Another amazing Diva Dinner ~
There were a mix of peeps from all walks of life there -
beautiful salon people - retail people - new mom's - air plane people
entertainers - singers - belly dancers - and all kinds of great people
that all ended up getting to know each other and being new face book
friends etc. . . . . this is one of my favorite things that happen at a Diva Dinner!!
And of course the amazing food!! that it is all based around!!
the smells the tastes - the laughter and jokes and stories etc....
and everyone loves my assistant Maddess!!!
Here is a shot or two of some of the dishes I made last night
This was the Australian Lamb slow cooked in yogurt and coriander with
a touch of cardamom and the diva blend!!
Served over wok tossed samba rice from Sri Lanka with popped mustard seeds and ghee!
The Desert of course!! I am usually not great at deserts unless it is something I can throw together and be really creative and learn as I go sort of speak...I took one of my old favorites from Australia - sticky date cake and instead of making it with flour and butter - because so many people are dairy free and gluten free - I made it with a little bit of ghee and coconut flour and it was just so light and delish !!! For the topping which turned out a bit darker than I wanted was preserved ginger and lemon rind slow cooked in coconut trickle - total yumness!! crazy good and served it over a slice of star fruit....
have a look - see what you think....
" nourish the body - feed the soul "
There were a mix of peeps from all walks of life there -
beautiful salon people - retail people - new mom's - air plane people
entertainers - singers - belly dancers - and all kinds of great people
that all ended up getting to know each other and being new face book
friends etc. . . . . this is one of my favorite things that happen at a Diva Dinner!!
And of course the amazing food!! that it is all based around!!
the smells the tastes - the laughter and jokes and stories etc....
and everyone loves my assistant Maddess!!!
Here is a shot or two of some of the dishes I made last night
This was the Australian Lamb slow cooked in yogurt and coriander with
a touch of cardamom and the diva blend!!
Served over wok tossed samba rice from Sri Lanka with popped mustard seeds and ghee!
The Desert of course!! I am usually not great at deserts unless it is something I can throw together and be really creative and learn as I go sort of speak...I took one of my old favorites from Australia - sticky date cake and instead of making it with flour and butter - because so many people are dairy free and gluten free - I made it with a little bit of ghee and coconut flour and it was just so light and delish !!! For the topping which turned out a bit darker than I wanted was preserved ginger and lemon rind slow cooked in coconut trickle - total yumness!! crazy good and served it over a slice of star fruit....
have a look - see what you think....
" nourish the body - feed the soul "
Friday, May 9, 2014
Grocery shopping for the Diva Dinner!!
I take so much pride in doing this - I just love
going to visit my vendors and seeing what they have
to show me etc....
today I found really nice Australian Lamb - I started
to remember all the things that I do with Lamb and decided
that I would make it with the yogurt sauce - and a touch
of cilantro and ghee...and the beautiful touch of zucchini !!!
(the very light colored zucchini)
This would be amazing if I served it over some wok tossed
white samba rice - yum!!! yes that is what I will do
And with the chicken I will slow cook it in saffron and
almond butter with a touch of coconut milk
I think that I will serve that over inka red quinoa
Which is really simple but delish when its soaked with
the sauces of the chicken in the coconut gravy
That sounds great to me
I will think upon the salad and its dressing as I sleep!
oh and desert - I just pre prepped the dressing for my date
cake/pudding - the topping is made with ginger preserve
slow cooked with a little bit of trickle and lemon peel
Yum !
ok now I feel better - yes "nourish the body - feed the soul"
I take so much pride in doing this - I just love
going to visit my vendors and seeing what they have
to show me etc....
today I found really nice Australian Lamb - I started
to remember all the things that I do with Lamb and decided
that I would make it with the yogurt sauce - and a touch
of cilantro and ghee...and the beautiful touch of zucchini !!!
(the very light colored zucchini)
This would be amazing if I served it over some wok tossed
white samba rice - yum!!! yes that is what I will do
And with the chicken I will slow cook it in saffron and
almond butter with a touch of coconut milk
I think that I will serve that over inka red quinoa
Which is really simple but delish when its soaked with
the sauces of the chicken in the coconut gravy
That sounds great to me
I will think upon the salad and its dressing as I sleep!
oh and desert - I just pre prepped the dressing for my date
cake/pudding - the topping is made with ginger preserve
slow cooked with a little bit of trickle and lemon peel
Yum !
ok now I feel better - yes "nourish the body - feed the soul"
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
What a lovely day it was today!!
Nice weather for being at the SeaSalt Restaurant!!
We made some amazing pickled eggplant and then made
my famous Fish in mustard sauce with some really fresh Cod
it was so YUM!!
It was great to chat with Jon who owns the SeaSalt place
about the old Sri Lanka Curry House days and make some
of the dishes I used to make there
So now I think that they want to do that mustard Fish Dish
as a special together with my other Mother Curry Diva
Sauce dishes!! which will be great
We then also put together a great tomato raisin chutney
Which everyone loved too!!
hope you guys will all get to SeaSalt and try my specials
that I put together for them
And you must come try a diva dinner as well - it is for sure a
must do!! www.thecurrydiva.com
Make sure you sign up otherwise you will not be able to
come to one - see you soon!
Cheers !
Curry Diva
"Nourish the body- feed the Soul"
Nice weather for being at the SeaSalt Restaurant!!
We made some amazing pickled eggplant and then made
my famous Fish in mustard sauce with some really fresh Cod
it was so YUM!!
It was great to chat with Jon who owns the SeaSalt place
about the old Sri Lanka Curry House days and make some
of the dishes I used to make there
So now I think that they want to do that mustard Fish Dish
as a special together with my other Mother Curry Diva
Sauce dishes!! which will be great
We then also put together a great tomato raisin chutney
Which everyone loved too!!
hope you guys will all get to SeaSalt and try my specials
that I put together for them
And you must come try a diva dinner as well - it is for sure a
must do!! www.thecurrydiva.com
Make sure you sign up otherwise you will not be able to
come to one - see you soon!
Cheers !
Curry Diva
"Nourish the body- feed the Soul"
Monday, May 5, 2014
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Super busy tonight at the Highland Grill
We were almost out of everything before 8pm
I think that there were many new guests because they had seen
the article in the Villager (see link)
I think it was great that we did lemongrass Snapper
It turned out really yummy...
And after searching for thai chilies I finally found them to be
able to make a great coconut sambol with it ( it was nice and HOT)
It was a great evening!
Now I am looking forward to planning the next diva dinner
My thoughts are that I will make a sticky date pudding but I will make
it with coconut flour....this way it will be gluten free as well...
Usually my diva dinners are gluten free - dairy free - and fat free without
even putting any thoughts into it - this stuff is really good!!
Will post more about the next diva dinner soon!
Super busy tonight at the Highland Grill
We were almost out of everything before 8pm
I think that there were many new guests because they had seen
the article in the Villager (see link)
I think it was great that we did lemongrass Snapper
It turned out really yummy...
And after searching for thai chilies I finally found them to be
able to make a great coconut sambol with it ( it was nice and HOT)
It was a great evening!
Now I am looking forward to planning the next diva dinner
My thoughts are that I will make a sticky date pudding but I will make
it with coconut flour....this way it will be gluten free as well...
Usually my diva dinners are gluten free - dairy free - and fat free without
even putting any thoughts into it - this stuff is really good!!
Will post more about the next diva dinner soon!
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Here is a video that Steve posted from one of the Diva Dinners
Last Month
It was a fun night and of course I talked too much!!
cheers!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXXETLddLns&feature=em-share_video_user
The Curry Diva
www.thecurrydiva.com
Last Month
It was a fun night and of course I talked too much!!
cheers!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXXETLddLns&feature=em-share_video_user
The Curry Diva
www.thecurrydiva.com
DIVALICIOUS..NESS HAPPENED LAST NIGHT!!!!
What an amazing evening it was
Here is the menu that I made for 8 people
For the nibbles while the cocktails were had. . . .
Date/lime cumin salsa - with blue corn chippers!!
Dinner!
~first
Singapore chili prawns tossed in the wok with my
very own chili sauce lemongrass and kaffir
*served over samba yellow rice tossed with ghee
~second
Diva slaw with mustard - arugula - sweet onion and
sweet vinegar
~third
New Zealand leg of Lamb - slow cooked with the dark
curry diva blend of spices and cardamom
*Served over quinoa and corn
~fourth
Desert - cooked and chilled melon with coconut milk
and mango sorbet ..oh yeah delish!!!
And then of course I was talked into doing a song
so I belted out Janis Joplin's "me and Bobbie Magee"
Grateful I had two glasses of great wine ha!!
the song was not bad at all considering that one guest
pulled out his guitar and was really good!
This was a great evening - #lovewhatido blessed!
"nourish the body - feed the soul" hj
What an amazing evening it was
Here is the menu that I made for 8 people
For the nibbles while the cocktails were had. . . .
Date/lime cumin salsa - with blue corn chippers!!
Dinner!
~first
Singapore chili prawns tossed in the wok with my
very own chili sauce lemongrass and kaffir
*served over samba yellow rice tossed with ghee
~second
Diva slaw with mustard - arugula - sweet onion and
sweet vinegar
~third
New Zealand leg of Lamb - slow cooked with the dark
curry diva blend of spices and cardamom
*Served over quinoa and corn
~fourth
Desert - cooked and chilled melon with coconut milk
and mango sorbet ..oh yeah delish!!!
And then of course I was talked into doing a song
so I belted out Janis Joplin's "me and Bobbie Magee"
Grateful I had two glasses of great wine ha!!
the song was not bad at all considering that one guest
pulled out his guitar and was really good!
This was a great evening - #lovewhatido blessed!
"nourish the body - feed the soul" hj
Friday, May 2, 2014
Private dinner tonight for 12 people
This is what we made for them
~Aged brown rice tossed in the wok with ghee and sultana raisins
some fried shallots
~ Slow cooked chicken - with my very own Garam Masala spice blend
chopped up cilantro and a bit or crushed almonds
~ French Green beans - tossed with Ceylon cinnamon and fried onions
and lots of black pepper - fresh curry leaves
~ Butternut Squash - cooked with cardamom and toasted coconut
and fresh turmeric
~ And the condiments were HOT coconut sambol - Raita a yogurt fresh mint
cooler and Ginger plum chutney
There was a hour long cocktail merriment and then when they dived into the
divalicious ness they were instantly activated !!!
So great to see that look on everyone's face and when some of the guys broke out
into a sweat when they had the hot sambol...ha yeaa Nice!!
This is what we made for them
~Aged brown rice tossed in the wok with ghee and sultana raisins
some fried shallots
~ Slow cooked chicken - with my very own Garam Masala spice blend
chopped up cilantro and a bit or crushed almonds
~ French Green beans - tossed with Ceylon cinnamon and fried onions
and lots of black pepper - fresh curry leaves
~ Butternut Squash - cooked with cardamom and toasted coconut
and fresh turmeric
~ And the condiments were HOT coconut sambol - Raita a yogurt fresh mint
cooler and Ginger plum chutney
There was a hour long cocktail merriment and then when they dived into the
divalicious ness they were instantly activated !!!
So great to see that look on everyone's face and when some of the guys broke out
into a sweat when they had the hot sambol...ha yeaa Nice!!
Have you ever been activated by The Curry Diva?
you'll never know what it's like until you try it! get ALL the info by signing up on her website, www.thecurrydiva.com !!
Be Activated! Be DIVAlicious!
xx
you'll never know what it's like until you try it! get ALL the info by signing up on her website, www.thecurrydiva.com !!
Be Activated! Be DIVAlicious!
xx
Did you know? The Curry Diva was featured on MPR! "the local unsung hero"
http://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/02/18/curry-diva
Beautiful! Activating! DIVAlicious!
Check it out: hear her voice, see her pictures, support this Curry Goddess!
www.thecurrydiva.com
xx
http://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/02/18/curry-diva
Beautiful! Activating! DIVAlicious!
Check it out: hear her voice, see her pictures, support this Curry Goddess!
www.thecurrydiva.com
xx
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