Curry, etc.

Curry

I love the flavor of curry. A dear friend of mine sent me a recipe for curried shrimp that is simply divine. She also sent me some wonderful curry powder from England that is the best I've ever had. Here is her recipe...



Mae’s Shrimp Curry

1 lb. Shrimp (de-veined but not shelled)
salt to taste
1 T fresh minced ginger
6-8 cloves of garlic
1 T. curry powder*
1 lg. Onion sliced
small amount of oil to saute shrimp and onion
½ squeezed fresh lemon or lime juice
handful of chopped cilantro leaves

1. Wash and dry shrimp
2. Marinate shrimp with the minced garlic, ginger, salt and curry. Leave for at least an hour, or overnight
3. In a heated skillet or wok with oil. Add onions. Brown nicely until a bit burnt. Then add marinated shrimp into the onions and saute under medium-high heat until shrimp are pink and done. Don’t overcook!

When you shut off the heat, add the lemon or lime juice, give it a quick stir and sprinkle cilantro leaves over the plate.

*or to your taste…experiment to see how “hot” you and your guests like the dish to be!

Note from Mae…Gin,- I usually use large shrimp. I leave the shells on because they taste better! My guests are informal about it and peel them with their fingers.

Lilies

When we had our farm, I ordered all my garden seeds from a seed company. With an order a certain size, they would send a "free gift". In one of my orders, I found a package with 3 mystery lily bulbs in it. I got around to planting them and when they bloomed, they were a rather bold orange color.

After (yes AFTER) I sold the farm, I sneaked back there and dug up a portion of those lily bulbs, which by then had spread quite nicely. I loved them and didn't want to give them up. In the whirlwind of moving our stuff off the property before the new owners took up residence there, I had forgotten to get a few bulbs of my lilies. I wasn't happy about having to sell the place and I guess it was my little rebellion to reclaim some of those bulbs.

I have never been able to ID these lilies. But I have shared some bulbs with a couple of online friends from other parts of the country. They've done well for them too!

Yesterday, I noticed that even though we have placed our raised veggie beds in the spot where my orange lilies grow here at home, they are still pushing their way up between the beds and the fence. I had left a few on one end, not wanting to totally obliterate the orange lilies, but they had sort of taken over the area. Here are a couple of photos of those lilies, in all their prolific glory, in past days.







I have other lilies that are way more beautiful...







...but those orange no-name lilies are survivors. They're pretty special to me.