corner view~typical family dinner

Hello corner view friends.  Thank you Francesca, for giving me the opportunity to choose this topic, as well as for being such a gracious, consistent host.

Our family time is dinner.  This is when we gather, pray, and enjoy each others' company.  I try to make nourishing, home cooked meals.  We have about ten meals that we rotate.  I am hoping for some new ideas this week as tonight along with regular tacos, thanks to iCarly, we tried spaghetti tacos!

A favorite in our family is Indian food.
Here is how I serve it:
~Brown basmati rice made in a rice cooker.  Easy.
~Plain yogurt.  Easy.
~Curried veggies.  Pretty easy.
(According to our friend Deepu from India, when you serve Indian food you need to be sure you have plenty of rice and yogurt.)  The yogurt cools the spiciness.

Curried veggies are prepared like this (for a family of five).
Four peeled and chopped potatoes
Two peeled and shopped yams.
Cook these first in water, olive oil, salt and spices until they are half done.  I season with curry, cumin, sea salt, cayenne pepper, and tulsi.
Add (3 - 4 cups total of): chopped green beans, broccoli, carrots, and greens from our garden (anything works -- chard, kale, we often use arugula).  Plus one half a bag of frozen peas.
Add enough water so the sauce is thick, but liquid-y, and as you add water, add salt and a little more spice.
This dish takes 45 minutes to make, and it helps me to get the kids in on the veggie prep.

With this meal when we go all out, we often also serve the papaya dish described here.