Recipe Thursday!

I've been experimenting with recipes trying to add some diversity to my dinners. So I decided the best way to keep track of things (and share wonderful recipes with you lovely folk) was to post them here!
So here's Recipe #1:

Chicken Masala

2-4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/3 cup flour
2 tablespoons oil
1 onion chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 can (14.5 ounce) diced tomatoes, drained
1 cup light coconut milk
1/2 cup condensed cream of chicken
1 1/2 - 2 tablespoons masala seasoning (I made my own: 1 part each of cumin, curry, ginger, coriander, chili, and garlic)
cayenne pepper (optional)
salt and pepper to taste
desired vegetables (I used two carrots, a bell pepper, and cup of peas)
couscous (I used quinoa instead)

Cover chicken with flour (shaking in a bag works great). In large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown chicken breasts on both sides. Remove to a plate and set aside.
Add onion and garlic to skillet and saute until soft. Add tomatoes, coconut milk, cream of chicken, spices, and vegetables to the skillet (if using peas, don't add until end). Bring mixture to boil then reduce heat. Add the browned chicken and simmer for 15 minutes.
Add peas or any other soft vegetable. Continue to simmer for 10 minutes.
Serve hot over couscous (or quinoa).

Unfortunately, I do not have a picture to show how wonderful this turned out. But my fiance and two of my friends swear it was absolutely delicious.
Enjoy! :-)

l&w

So, I've had a busy couple of months. First off, I got engaged! :-) Second, we set the date for this june-thus I've been running around trying to plan a wedding within a 6 month time frame. It's been hectic. The main thing that keeps popping up in my planning is cost. Everything dealing with a wedding costs about 3x what you think it would. My miniscule budget got blown away the moment we started booking venues. Le sigh.
I was hoping for a simple wedding, easy reception, and lots of fun. The wedding I was basically gonna elope and the reception I was gonna treat like a large larp group gathering--rent a park pavillion and bbq. That got veto-ed .
Two things we've learned from this experience: when family gets involved in your wedding planning, the stress level increases; you're not going to get what you want in the price you want.
And on a side note: it is impossible to find the colored wedding dress. I went thru a custom seamstress-thus the price went up :-P