The Gift of Time

Do ever feel that time moves too fast? That days, weeks, even years are slipping away? Today, the world moves so darn fast that it is literally training us to live in a constant state of dissatisfaction. We are always reaching for the next best thing instead of what's right in front of us. I personally am guilty of this at times. I live my life trying my best to always stay as present as possible, but even I catch myself in these states, not purposefully.

Jason and I have chatted about our life and where we are versus where we expected to be. I think since becoming a parent and watching our kids grow the concept of how fast time seems to go by hits you like a ton of bricks. Honestly, it seems like ever time I look down at them they have truly grown an inch, learned a new crazy concept or developed a little more personality. Which in turn makes me personally reflect on myself and how far I have come. I've realized lately that the concept of time can be your best friend or your worst enemy. Time, on a practical level was created so that we could plan our lives and our days. Time has made it so that life can be more efficient, convenient and accurate. But time, on a psycological level can be our worst enemy. This is when the future takes over your mind and you're in a constant state of living in your head. You enjoy very little and find it nearly impossible to feel gratitude for your life now! You find yourself saying the phrase... "When this happens..... Then I can be happy...Then life will be easier...Then life will be more enjoyable". 

After speaking to Jason I realized that he was finding it a tough to stay present for this exact reason. I felt that getting him a physical form of time would help remind him that time is precious. I thought a watch would be the perfect fit. I told him that every time he looks at his watch I want him to out of his head and back into the "now." I know that a watch seems kind of like a superficial thing, but it has truly helped my hubby to be more aware of time and how precious it really is. Jason fell in love with his watch at first site, which worked out awesome. Every time he looks at his watch he tells me its has had such a positive influence on his life. 

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Yellow Thai Curry

Seriously, who doesn't love Yellow Thai Curry. It's creamy, coconutty, sweet and savoury.  And , yes, I realize that coconutty is not a word, but i think it should be, lol. This curry can be made spicy or not depending on the curry powder you choose. Making curry is always so much fun. The bold flavours in this dish can make it intimidating to make, but I think the bold flavours make it much more fail-proof. lol Most curries are, usually, made from curry pastes, but who has time to make curry paste and then a meal. I like to keep my cooking times down to about 30 mins. So here is my easy, vegan, fail-proof Yellow Thai Curry. Easy as pie, yellow thai!

What you will need:

• 1 large sweet potato
• 5 medium carrots
• 1 medium onion
• 1 to 2 inch piece of ginger
• 1 shallot
• 5 cloves garlic
• 2 stalks lemon grass
• 8 oz can sliced bamboo shoots
• 2 cups coconut milk ( I used canned, I find it creamier)
• 2 cups water
• 2 tbsp coconut sugar 
• 3 tbsp yellow curry powder
• 2 tbsp grapeseed oil
• salt and pepper

The how to:

1. Peel and small-dice the garlic and ginger. In a mortar and pestle crush together the garlic and ginger into a textured paste. If you don't have a mortar and pestle just mince them together.
2. Peel sweet potato and cut into bite size pieces.
3. Cut onion in half and then into sixths.
4. Small-dice shallot 
5. Cut ends off of lemongrass and with back of chef knife bruise lemon grass (see picture above). Bruising releases the aromatic oils. Cut into 5 inch pieces. Be sure to keep these larger because they are not meant to be eaten. The lemongrass is there to add flavour and is to be taken out after curry is cooked. 
6. Drain and rinse bamboo shoots.
7.  Heat grapeseed oil on medium/high heat, add onion and shallots, sauté until lightly caramelized.
8. Add ginger and garlic paste. Sauté for about 2 mins.  
9. Take pan off heat.  Stir in yellow curry powder until you smell a strong aroma.
10. Bring pan back to heat. Add coconut milk and stir until blended. 
11. Add coconut sugar, potato, carrots and lemon grass. Add just enough water so everything is almost covered and stir.
12. Cover and reduce heat to a steady simmer for 10 mins.
13. Add bamboo shoots and recover until potatoes are fork tender. Approximately 5 minutes.
14. Add your salt and pepper to taste. 

Eat by it self or served on a bed of rice. I personally love it on cauliflower rice.... Yummy!!!! If you like this recipe please like and share. Feed back is greatly appreciated in the comment section below. Have a fantastic day!