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this is exciting. i'm leaning towards the idea that "blogging" totally fun. on to part two. today we will make curry together. i love curry, it's so heartwarming and earthy. fuck it lets do it. in part three i will touch on the subject of music, because hey, music "rocks" so to speak.

ONWARDS!

Curry. now there are hundreds and hundreds of variations of this dish, from dozens of countries, but i have created my own version and that what we will use.

You will need:

1 onion (white)

1 mango or meaty fruit

2 limes

15 cloves of garlic (don't be scared)

1 bunch of cilantro

1 can of coconut milk (unsweetened, try to get first pressing)

1 T. of coriander seeds

1 t. of cumin

5 cloves

1 habanero pepper (also known as scotch bonnet)

if you are so lucky as to live somewhere where you can find lemongrass, or kaffir lime leaves,

2 stalks of lemongrass, soft innards only

5 kaffir lime leaves

1 bell pepper

thats it. good fortune and stomach hapiness is headed your way. don' be afraid to go crazy, you cant really fuck this up. use 2 habaneros! throw in some THAI BASIL! use a DIFFERENT kind of pepper! the options are limitless.

now. cut your onion up, discard skins and ends, and saute this bad boy up until soft and slightly browned. excited? i am. meanwhile put everything else in a bowl minus the limes and coconut milk, being sure to discard all the obvious parts. i don't wanna explain it to you, but i mean, trim the cilantro, don't the whole mango in with the skin and seed, cut out the tops to your peppers, mash your lemongrass up, toast your spices, etc. good. now gently zest the limes into the bowl. if you don't know zest, that means take only the outermost layer of the lime off, just the green part where all those yummy oils are. add your sauteed onion to the bowl and blend the holy christ out of it. i mean liquify it. it'll be delicious. now that this is complete throw this and the can of milk in a pot and simmer for 30-40 minutes using your intellect as a human to determine doneness. TASTE IT. you probably need salt, so put some in. DONT BE AFRAID. thats what i learned and i'm all the better for it. BE GENEROUS. oversalt. it shows confidence. or dont. be perfect, you'll know when to stop. ITS FINISHED!!! i'm SO happy. lets sit down and talk.

what do we want to put this on? well i usually go with tofu. its good, it lasts, and its something both a certain lovely lady and i can enjoy. BUT:

be crazy! throw it on some rice, chicken, goat, pork, beef, pheasant, duck, lamb, i dont care.

to cook rice, simply put two parts water to one part rice.

1 C rice, 2 C water

2 C rice, 4 C water

and so on.

use aromatics, salt, black pepper, boullion cubes, soy sauce, anything.

simmer this on low heat until all water is absorbed.

WE ARE FINISHED! lets eat, i'm fucking hungry. oh man, this food is so good. i fucking LOVE curry. i have good ideas. music.

i was so enveloped in the curry that i havent given much thought to this subject. i'm obsessed with thrash metal at the moment, it's so raw and primal. theres no ridiculous technicality behind it like all the other bands are doing, you can move to it! its downright mind blowing.  love it. listen to lazer assault by ramming speed, and obliteration WWIV by rammer. listen to ghoul hunter by ghoul, and listen wild dogs by toxic holocaust. ITS SO GOOD! thrash on, fellow humans, enjoy this recipe, it comes from me to you.

-skeleton.smith