Day 149: Smells Better Than it Looks (and Tastes)

Turkey has been coming out of our pores these last few days (Thanksgiving + leftovers = turkey overload!) but yet we decided to have chicken for dinner tonight.

I  perused some of my favorite recipe books and decided on Malaysian Chicken Curry from the stellar Gourmet Cookbook (this despite having curried turkey and mango salad for lunch!).  The recipe sounded exotic and different and I used the opportunity to toss in some roasted sweet potatoes left over from Thanksgiving.

The scent wafting through the house while this dish was cooking was amazing.  Total cooking time was about 45 minutes and with every passing moment our hunger and excitement to eat grew.  Imagine our disappointment when we discovered that the aroma was far better than the taste of this dish.

That's not to say that we didn't enjoy this meal -- but let's just say I'm not in a big rush to make it again.  There are far too many other more delicious dishes to cook and to eat.  I guess my greatest memory of Malaysia will have to continue to be that its president was at the center of a murder plot in Zoolander.  Oh, Malaysia.