Chicken Curry in a Hurry

This is not, by any means, an authentic curry recipe. I do love Thai and Indian curries but have been unsuccessful making them at home. If you have any tried-and-true recipes for those, please share them with me in the comments! Until then, we really like this version and it's super easy to make. It comes from Simply Recipes and she got it from Mark Bittman. He is a food writer for the New York Times (The Minimalist) and also wrote "How To Cook Everything". He is a little arrogant but I happen to like his no-nonsense approach to cooking. He keeps his recipes really simple. I added a couple of steps and ingredients so I hope you enjoy my version.

All Day Chili

I mentioned our annual chili cook-off in my Quick Chili post and am finally getting around to sharing that recipe. We actually had a tie this year which was a first in Kruger v. Kruger history! Going into it, we both thought each other's chili was really good so I was glad it turned out a tie. I'm sharing my "recipe" here but in all honesty, I didn't write it down so this is probably not very precise. Hopefully you can get an idea though of what makes an all-day chili truly worth the effort. Hope you enjoy!

Sauteed Broccolini

I've cooked broccolini a few times in the past and haven't been crazy about it. I realized that you have to make sure the stems cook all the way through or else they'll be tough. This method, which I also use for regular broccoli, works really well. I think broccolini has just a touch more bitterness than broccoli so it's nice for a change.

Oven Barbecue Chicken Drumsticks

I love barbecue chicken. My favorite recipe is this one I cook on the grill with homemade BBQ sauce but there is not always time for a recipe that takes an hour and a half. Enter the recipe I'm sharing today, which is one I pulled from Martha Stewart's Everyday Food magazine a few years ago and I've made many times since. There's still a homemade BBQ sauce but it's really quick to make while the chicken cooks. Hope you enjoy!