CURRIOUS!

sweet potatoes.
chick peas.
black rice.
sound familiar?
no?
oh. so you must not regularly read this recipe diary.
huh?
well, yeah.
because the very last thing i wrote about had all of that in it.
i know, that's repetitive, isn't it?
oh, now now, just because i already made something with all of that
does't mean i'm remaking or leftovering some lame sh!t because i'm lazy, man.
no way...
even though i had my kitchen poppin' with most of the same ingredients,
there was a very different taste and texture situation jumpin' off, for sure.
dudes, i'm serious.
it was almost as if i actually had the capacity to create a tangible change,
despite compositionaly remaining pretty much the same.
no?
c'mon.
check it out:

that's curry, bro.
red curry.
and it's really effing good.
no jokes.
and while it is mainly all the same stuff as i made the night before,
it tastes nothing like the other other one.
but,
it still tastes expert AF, neighbors,
because y'boi doesn't play around like some sad little chump-butt diaperbaby in the kitchen.
nope.
i get loud, then i get fresh, and then i go hard up in these pots and pan.
nobody should have to settle for lameness when it's time to feast.
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in the olden days, i was NOT an adventurous eater.
nope.
i grew up munching up mainly beige foods,
with the twice-weekly influence of tomato-sauce-slathered carbohydrates.
but that was decades ago, and since then, i've seen the light.
and it's a white ball of healing magnificence shining, illuminating, and revealing
ALL the heroic, medicinal, magical, mood-enhancing spirit-elevating nourishment
that i'm capable of experiencing on a multi-sensational level of pure-being.
yikes.
that sounds good and bad at the same time- mostly because hippie stuff is SO dumb.
the thing of it is: i know there's a huge world of cruelty-free
murderless plant-based sustenance out there, and i'm trying to get all of it into my face.
 on that note, let me add a little true statement to teh mix:
i love the heck out of a curry, kids.
and this one is a pretty hot, pretty hefty one.
i know y'all like that purple rice, too.
it's just a 4:1 ratio of jasmine to black rice, prepared as directed,
but, with a little freak-it-off fire in the form of a handful of flaked unsweetened coconut.
yup.
it's that good colorbomb taste exxxplosion stuff that'll have you scooping out
a second helping as soon as you get that first spoonful in your mouth...
that's for real.
coconut rice is awesome, and if it's also purple?
then i guess you're basically having the best time of your life.
cool.
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that curry has allllll the boomfire you could ask for.
it's thick,
it's hot,
it's spicy...
guys,
i piled it high, and i ate it all.
i wanted you to have some, but, it's all gone.
i s'pose you'll just have to make it yourself...
here's how you do it, should you be so inclined:
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SWEET POTATO CHICK PEA RED CURRY!!
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saute, in vegetable oil:
1/2 rough cut onion;
2 large stalks of celery, sliced;
2 cloves crushed garlic;
3/4 cup cut tomatoes;
1/2 minced jalapeno;
1 minced habanero;
1/2 cubed sweet potato;
GPOP, a dash of coriander, a scoop of cumin, a little turmeric,
a lot of hot paprika, a little smoked paprika, and a bay leaf.
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add a couple cups of water, a scoop of bouillon, a heavy dollop of chili paste,
and let those sweet potatoes soften....
toss in a half a cup of chick peas, a few sweet peppers,
and then wilt down a huge handful of baby spinach...
it's all just a matter of time-
sear this, simmer that, soften those....
in around half an hour,
you can have a huge pot of hottness ready to devour,
provided you get the order of operations right.
this was a good one.
hearty, heart-warming, body-warming, tongue-tingling quick-and-dirty big action.
after an afternoon at the mall, i needed something homey for the homies.
this was it, and that was that.
hmmm?
well, OBviously, rule is rules-
those are scallion sprankles, raw carrots, and coolwater cukes all around the damned thing.
too much is the right amount.
and that's a thing even when you're tired, sick, in a hurry, or anything.
no matter what, if it's worth doing, it's necessary that you overdo it. 
make it at your house, and make it count;
never quiet, never soft.....