the summer when i was 19 (oh so long ago!), tommy did an internship in california and lived in newport beach, about 20 minutes from my parents' house. we were dating. and one night tommy made me dinner in his apartment--some delicious chicken tikka masala. i remember several things about that meal: that it was delicious, that he was all sweaty and stressed with getting this meal on the table all at the right time, and that i was SO impressed that he could make something so fancy--not because he was a boy who could cook, but because i couldn't even make something like that. i also remember he had to buy a whole array of spices that he ended up throwing away when he moved back to provo because we had no idea what to do with them other than this one meal.
fast forward five summers. we decided to make this same recipe for father's day dinner on sunday. and it was just as delicious as before--and a totally easy, normal meal, no harder than any that we make for dinner all the time nowadays. and the funniest thing was that the spices were spices we use all the time: cumin, cinnamon, paprika, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper.
it cracked me up to contrast the two meals, and i feel very impressed with how far we've come. back in those days, i lived off of lean cuisine frozen meals and macaroni and cheese. and now i don't really buy anything boxed or pre-made--because i LIKE cooking now and we both prefer food we make ourselves over something that comes from a box (as a whole).
look at us--i think we're growing up!
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That is funny. Devin and I were just Talking today about how we used to live in our younger days. Stayed up super late, ate frozen chicken nuggets, etc. it's amazing we are still alive.
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