My car is doomed. Legit doomed. The latte incident almost 2 weeks ago has ruined my car. I went in, spent $50 getting it detailed, I’ve been keeping it excessively clean (meaning I don’t leave behind the stems of my half eaten figs in the cup holders- I’m so gross) and how does it repay me? Smelling like child vomit. Ok, that’s kind of untrue. It just smells like rotten milk, which is often what children smell like. And it won’t go away. Especially since it’s been around 70 degrees in Colorado every day (oh f*ck yeah!!) my car is warm with milk-gone-bad smell wreaking havoc. So I bought Febreez. That sh*t doesn’t work. It makes me cough and then smells like Febreez milk. I’m mad. With my ’97 Civic that smells like a day care center, I am bound to literally NEVER go on a date. My car has doomed my dating life.
Speaking of day care centers and smelly children, this commercial is ABSOLUTELY one of the most inappropriate commercials I have EVER seen. Every time I see it on tv, I feel sick to my stomach. It’s just not ok. Luv’s marketing geniuses…what in the hell were you thinking?
I leave for L.A. soon!! It has been 80 degrees out there the past few days. Yep. Gorgeous. That means beach time (ew, swimsuits), time on the pier, time at CrossFit South Bay annnnnnnnnd eating on the patio at many restaurants! I’m gonna just video the sh*t out of things! Like everything I eat, the CrossFit Open WOD 12.3, and any weird sh*t Sergio and his friends do in public. I’m gonna be so annoying with my camcorder. Tourist style. Fanny pack is a must. And a visor. Is that how you spell it? I should ask my mom. She rocks those things. She’s such a BA.
Stop sh*tting yourself from this ingredient list. It’s really not as complicated as it looks. It you want a good tasting curry soup, seasonings are everything. So suck it. It’s worth it. It’s delicious.
Thanks for the recipe idea James!
Chicken Coconut Curry Noodle Bowl
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4-6 1x
Ingredients
- 1 medium spaghetti squash
- 1lb chicken, chopped into 1 inch cubes
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 3–4 cups of spinach or kale (I used kale)
- 1 (14oz) can coconut milk
- 2 cups vegetable broth (no sugar added)
- 2 tablespoons almond butter (optional)
- 2 tablespoons Coconut Cream Concentrate (optional-it makes an even creamier curry)
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon Coconut Aminos
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- 3 tablespoons curry powder
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon garam marsala
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil
- 2 limes, sliced
- cilantro, to garnish
- green onions, to garnish
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
- Cut your spaghetti squash in half, lengthwise, removed seeds and excess threads, place open side down on a cookie sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes or until spaghetti squash gives a bit when you poke it.
- While spaghetti squash cooks, pull out a large soup pot or saucepan, place over medium heat and add your coconut oil.
- Add your garlic, once it becomes fragrant, add your onion and bell pepper.
- Let that cook down for about 5 minutes until the veggies become slightly soft.
- Then add your diced chicken and cook for around 8 minutes until no pink is visible on chicken. (you will be cooking it longer so don’t worry if it’s not fully cooked)
- Add your coconut milk, vegetable broth, spinach or kale, coconut aminos, sesame oil, fish sauce and all spices. Mix to incorporate.
- Cover and let cook for around 5 minutes or until kale/spinach is wilted and flavors are deliciously mixed together.
- When your spaghetti squash is done cooking, use a fork to remove all the thread.
- Place threads in a large bowl, pour your coconut curry soup over the “noodles” then squeeze some lime juice on top and garnish with a bit of cilantro and green onions!
Giant food-gasm reading this recipe and looking at the pics. I CANNOT WAIT.
I’m just finishing a fast so I might be just a tad dramatic.
lol im always dramatic when i fast
Looks great, I’m always intimidated to make ethnic inspired cuisine like this but it sounds pretty simple, jsut tons of spices. Have a blast out in LA! Can’t wait to hear what the next open wod is.
Super simple but curry makes everything taste amazing!
I bought a used car that smelled like B.O. I didn’t notice it until I took the 4 air fresheners they had hidden under the seats out. I couldn’t breath with all that fake odor. I tried everything to get rid of the stick. The only thing that helped was putting fresh coffee grounds in it. I put them in the back seat cup holders and it really worked. I love reading your blog. You make me laugh every day. Keep it up. You Rock.
Thanks so much Mary Kay!
Katie – you shouldn’t be intimidated making ethnic cuisine…All we (Asians) really do is find something on hand, put it all together and call it a meal 😉 It’s the same concept as making a salad 😉
Juli – fortunately I haven’t had any bad experiences about spilling milk in my car but living in TX I can tell you that anything you spill in your car and w/ the heat that we have here in TX, you’re pretty much screwed…Heard good stuff about baking soda…don’t go crazy though and use vinegar….some say that works…only coz instead of sour milk…you’ll be smelling vinegar…which, trust me, you don’t want to smell either :/ Goodluck in LA.
Oh and love the meal! Except coconut cream is still backordered so I’m gonna have to go without :/
You can just make your own coconut butter instead of coconut cream concentrate!
reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where the car smelled like B.O.
good luck with that!
Seinfeld is dumb.
Try Bio-kleen Bac-Out Stain & Odor Eliminator in your car! It’s amazeballs….miracle in a bottle. You can find it at Whole Foods.
And speaking of amazeballs…I can’t wait to try the noodle bowl recipe!
Dang it, I was just there. I will definitely try it!
Juli – Do you know someone that is fairly handy? If you spilled the latte and it was all on the floor in the driver’s side – you would do well to pull the carpet, clean the area under and replace the carpet. About $150, but cheaper then a new car and you won’t immediately gross out anyone else that gets in the car. Do a web search for placed to order it.
Thanks for the tip Steve!! I’m gonna have to find a boyfriend and some point so I better get a new carpet
Hey there, thanks for the recipe, it sounds awesome!
Had a cat that peed in the spare bedroom..nothing smells worse than that. I used an apple cider vinegar/water solution, 50/50 and saturated it. Let it set for several hours, then clean up the excess mixture with a shop vac or something. After that, put a fairly thick layer of baking soda on it to draw the rest of the mixture out. Once that is dried, vacuum it out and then shampoo the carpet. Worked like a charm! Good luck!
Great idea! Thanks so much!!
That Luvs commercial makes me want to run screaming out the door for birth control. Gross.
I can do your car issue one better: we had temps well into the 100s last year, for most of the summer. During one of those massive heat waves, an evil corpse-like stench started radiating throughout my car. I checked all over, thinking I’d spilled coffee or something. Nada. This went on for days.
Finally, one day, I opened the back of my car…and discovered a puffy, nearly poached bag of chicken breasts. They must have fallen out of the grocery bag. I bought them on Sunday, and discovered them on Thursday.
When I found them, I recoiled and screamed like a little girl, then sprinted down the row of my parking garage to throw them away. I drove home with my head out the window like Ace Ventura.
Boxes of baking soda seemed to help, if you want to give that a shot.
That is pretty damn disgusting, I hate when you forget groceries somewhere! I’ll try the baking soda too!!
I wish I had a good 35th tip for getting the milk smell out of your car but I don’t. I can spell “visor”; however, and you got it right. Have fun this weekend.
Thanks Tom! Ur the best