1 - For a period of 4 weeks, you must work and report your progress on a project of your own choice, documenting the results as they occur.
2 - You can take the time you need to decide on your project and then you write an opening "DAY ONE" description, with an introductory photo, and your expectations for the end-result.
3 - If you are "in" (oh please say you'll do it!), you need to leave word in the comments section so we all know who we are and then we can all keep track of each others' progress and offer support, advice, links that could help or whatever.
4 - Each week, you will post three times (whichever days you want, but three times a week) with photos showing progress. Or simply a description of what has developed since the previous post. You can give a shout out for help or moral support in these posts, or you can brag all you want, or whatever! If you post three times a week, you'll have a total of 12 posts showing the progress and final accomplishment, but hell, I'm no slavedriver; post only once a week if that's all you can manage - just keep it steady!
5 - At the end of the 4-week period, we'll have a documented chain of events that has led us each, in our individual projects, from point "A" to point "B"! Something we can later look back on with a sense of satisfaction! If our projects don't seem to be coming out right, we'll know early on, and we can take steps to repair the situation. Maybe we'll even need more than 4 weeks, but we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.
6 - So are you in???? Let's do this!!! Pass the word so we can get a network of people working on something interesting for one month and sharing the outcome - as it happens - with others. Maybe someone will hit on a project that we can all contribute to from
Which explains my title, I am taking up the challenge, picking up the glove and I have a project to announce.
It is that I am going to try to cook at least 4 vegetarian meals a week, and those meals are going to be primarily East Indian cuisine.
Since I'm a vegetarian I am really looking forward to hearing about your meals. For me the challenge would be the Indian spices, but it sounds like you've got that covered.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, it is pretty humid in Merida, too - do you keep any of your spices in the freezer? Someone here told me they do that.
Thanks,
Nancy
Nancy, I have a pretty small freezer and fridge. I just keep my spices in a couple of plastic boxes (about 2 1/2 shoeboxes worth) with tight lids and try to buy the smallest amounts or whole spices rather than ground. The only ones that I have really had a problem with were some garlic and onion powder. You are supposed to throw out your spices after a year anyway. I also keep them as far away from the stove as possible and never use the container to sprinkle into a pot. I either measure and put the spices in a custard cup or put them into my hand first.
ReplyDeleteMost Indian foods use the same spices as Mexican food, we can actually buy tumeric and curry powder here. The tumeric is curcucema and the curry powder is Curry de la India.
regards,
Theresa