Another delicious curry dish for you today. This one comes together in just over 20 minutes. I love a dish that has a mix of protein, vegetables, and rice. Its just so simple and satisfying. And this one is so colorful to boot!

1-2 large chicken breasts, cut in half length wise
1 red bell pepper, chopped into strips
1/2 large onion, diced
1 large garlic clove, minced
3 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 tablespoons green curry paste
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup snow peas
3 cups rice, cooked
1 can coconut milk
Salt and pepper
1 tablespoon fresh minced ginger
Handful of basil leaves, chopped
2 tsp fresh lime juice

Cook your rice.
Chop and brown your onion and bell pepper in your oil with salt and pepper until tender. 
Add your chicken to the pan and salt and pepper it as well, brown your chicken on all sides. 
Add your garlic, oyster sauce, and curry paste. Add your coconut milk and bring to boil. Simmer on medium low for 15 minutes. Add your snow peas and cook for another 5 minutes. Then add your basil and lime juice and mix together. Serve over rice. 

You could make this as spicy as you wanted by adding extra spicy curry. But around these parts, we keep things pretty mild since we are sharing our meals with a 2 year old. Luckily the savory robust flavors of this dish make even the vegetables lick your lips delicious. Hope you enjoy it!

This is an easy 20 minute dish. The curry is satisfying without being spicy. Its a great way to get out of a boring old chicken rut. 

2 cups white rice
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 pounds chicken breasts
2 bell peppers, sliced
2 tablespoons yellow curry paste
1/4 cup water
1 can coconut milk (15 ounces)
Salt and Pepper
4 large thai basil leaves chopped
1 lime, sliced into wedges
1/4 cup peanuts, crushed

Cook your rice in a rice cooker. Meanwhile heat your oil in a skillet. Chop and season your chicken with salt and pepper. Brown your chicken in the skillet. Add bell peppers and water to your skillet and cook for 3 minutes until tender. Add your curry, coconut milk, and simmer until the sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes. Add your basil and cook for 1 additional minute. Serve your chicken over rice with your lime wedges and crushed peanuts as garnish. 

Who doesn't love a delicious dinner that comes together in less than 20 minutes prep? 

My lovely friend just completed his first deer hunt. His beautiful wife had no idea what to do with all of that venison, so they gifted a bunch of it to us. While deer and elk love to frequent the lavender apple farm, they don't frequent the kitchen. 

When I looked online for a good venison recipe, all I could find was hunting websites. And no offense to all of my hunter friends, but most of the recipes I found just had you brown the meat with a jar of marinara sauce and call it good. We wanted to try something a little bit gourmet. We also thought simmering the meat for 30 minutes removed the gamey-ness of the meat. By the time we were done you could not have guess this was not a beef sauce! 

1 lb venison
1/2 onion
1/2 bell pepper
2 garlic cloves
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp Tyme
1/2 cup white wine
1/4 cup tomato paste
1 can diced tomatoes
1/2 cup marinara sauce
1/4 cup water
1/2 tsp parsley
Salt pepper
1/2 tsp sugar
1 stalk celery
3/4 box spaghetti noodles 

Brown your venison in a large saucepan with about a tablespoon of olive oil. Salt and Pepper lightly.  
Once thoroughly browned, remove it from the pan and set aside. Using the left over grease in the pan, cook your onions, celery, and bell pepper until softened. Salt and pepper lightly. Add garlic and cook for 1 more minute. And 1/2 a cup of white wine and simmer for a few minutes. Add your diced tomatoes, tomato paste, water, marinara sauce, oregano, tyme, parsley, and salt and pepper lightly. Simmer for 30 minutes. When you sauce has about 10 minutes left, boil your pasta in salted water. Combine pasta and sauce, top with fresh parmesan. 

This may not be the fancy Parisian dishes you are used to seeing from Peggy, but its the perfect down home farm meal for anyone looking for a great way to utilize your deer meat! 

Enjoy!