Calm Before the Storm

It always blows me away how calm can turn into mayhem so easily with two small humans in my life. Take today for example, I am sitting on the couch, feet up, writing to-do lists (my personal therapy) and trolling through the internet for birthday ideas for my almost 27 year old hubby. Kids are calm, Jamison is playing on the floor, Amaris has taken care of her potty needs and is reading a book while sitting on her toilet. Life is peaceful, productive even, in the sitting with my feet up sense of the word.

Queue the storm/mayhem/crying/spilling/mess.

Within about 15 seconds life went from the above to the directly above mentioned scenarios. I hear a BANG of something crashing to the floor, followed by a hiss (yes I was weirded out too from my couch cushioned spot) then silence. For about 10 seconds. Then the freaking-out-age. I run over to the toilet and Amaris is COVERED from head to toe (literally) in soda pop! We had stacked left over coke on the shelf in the kitchen (yes her potty was in the kitchen) and somehow, this is still a mystery, it fell off and exploded at her feet. And I mean EXPLODED! Her book, her hair, her body (she was also sitting on the potty nekked, that's how we roll) the pantry cupboard, the shelf, all the canned goods, her potty, the floor, the garbage can. Imagine shaking a can of pop and then water gunning it out onto the kitchen and your kid. That was the scene before me. Sigh, say goodbye to a calm morning.

Anyways the ensuing mayhem ruffled Jamison's feathers and so he decided to join in the crazy. So the only thing Amaris hates more then being covered from head to toe in pop is the bath. Which continued her joy as I turned on the water and threw her in as I raced around trying to deal with the 8 month old in need of a nap and the sticky rain in the kitchen.

All in all the world is back up right, the kitchen is cleaner then before the great pop explosion of 2011. Thanks to my Dad for saving my butt and scrubbing the shmeck while I dealt with meltdowns 1 & 2. I love my family.

Naan Pizza with Curried Chicken and Asparagus

Thought I'd share a new delicious recipe I found in a magazine. I got the magazine 'House and Home' a 2009 issue from the library and the returned it after writing down the recipe. Then I took all my ingredients out of the fridge and freezer and went to get my recipe - it wasn't there!! And trust me you can NOT find this recipe by googling it. Anyways I found my recipe again and though the Internet should have it, since it doesn't already.

Naan Pizza with Curried Chicken and Asparagus

1 bunch asparagus (app. 15)

2 tbsp butter

1 onion, thinly sliced

2 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 tbsp curry powder

3/4 cup tomato sauce (or diced tomatoes)

1/4 cup water

1/2 cup plain yogurt

salt

6 Naan

1 cup (or more depending on preference) monterey jack

(I used a bit of mozzarella and a bit of mixed monterey)

fresh cilantro

lime wedges

Place asparagus in a large salted pot of water, boil 1 minute, then plunge into ice water. Drain when cool, pat dry, cut into short lengths you think would be good to chomp on in bites.

Fry onion in butter, add chicken, cook till golden, add garlic and curry powder, cook 30 seconds or so longer. add tomato sauce and water, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes, stir in yogurt and salt.

Heat oven to 400F, place naans on baking sheet, top with chicken mixture, add asparagus, sprinkle with cheese, bake 6-9 minutes or until cheese melts.

Garnish with cilantro, serve with wedge of lime for delicious squeezing flavour.

Serves 4-6 people depending on how hungry your eaters are, David eats two himself and I only eat one.

Enjoy!