It’s almost over!!! The CrossFit Open 2012 is coming to a close this week. My gosh, thank goodness. Not that I don’t love it. I do. I get to watch some of my friends and athletes do things they never thought possible. And I get to see camaraderie at it’s best. But 5 weeks is a long time to stay excited about something, and nervous. To have knots in your stomach every Wednesday at 6pm kinda blows. I’d rather not feel like way.
But I did get to experience wod 12.4 last week. Which was surprisingly fun. Which makes no sense since it started off with 150 wall balls. And if you’ve never done a wall ball, I’ve tell you now, 150 of those bastards is a lot. And it doesn’t feel good. EVER. Then you followed that up with 90 double unders, then 30 muscle ups…if you can get that many in. WHAT? It was crazy. But I got a few muscle ups in and was STOKED about it. Truly stoked. Why? Because I suuuuuuck ass at them. They are my enemy. At Regionals last year, I got 1 muscle up in 15 minutes. ONE. That means I failed 123 other times trying to attempt those sucky things. That was a slight exaggeration. But you get my drift. I suck at them. Wanna see some pics? I got to sport my PaleOMG white tank at the gym. I really do need that tank in every color.
I just ate a blueberry pumpkin pie protein shake. Holy wonderful.
Aren’t you excited for this cooking video!? Yes, I know it’s lengthwise. I KNOW OK?! I was home alone, had to mount the camera on a tripod that I stole from Tom, and don’t really understand technology. I’M DOING MY BEST PEOPLE. My camera doesn’t have a spot on it’s side to screw the tripod into. So I had to, once again, video myself dancing lengthwise. And hear it from you guys. I get it, I suck. But this coconut rice doesn’t suck. It doesn’t suck at all actually. Cauliflower rice is sure to surprise you if you’ve never had it. And my dancing skills will make you uncomfortable as well!! WHY WOULDN’T YOU WATCH MY COOKING VIDEO!?
Pumpkin Cashew Coconut Curry over Coconut Rice
- Yield: 4-5 1x
Ingredients
For the curry
- 1lb chicken, cut into cubes
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 red onion, sliced
- 2/3 cup canned coconut milk
- 1/2 cup pureed pumpkin
- 1/2 cup cashews
- 2–3 tablespoon curry powder
- 1 tablespoon Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- pinch of cinnamon
- salt and pepper, to taste
- cilantro, to garnish
For the coconut rice
- 1 head cauliflower, stem removed, roughly chopped
- 1/3 cup canned coconut milk
- 1/4 cup Unsweetended Shredded Coconut
- 1 tablespoon Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil
- 1 teaspoon raw honey
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- First add your chopped cauliflower to your food processor with the shredding attachment to “rice” the cauliflower.
- Pull a large pot, place over medium heat, and add a tablespoon of coconut oil then add your cauliflower. Add a pinch of salt, then cover to help steam, mixing occasionally.
- Now pull out a large skillet and place under medium heat. Then add your coconut oil.
- Add minced garlic then chicken as soon as the garlic becomes fragrant.
- Once the chicken begins to become white on all sides, add your 2/3 cup coconut milk and pureed pumpkin to your chicken and mix until the pumpkin breaks down.
- Now add your sliced onions and spices to cook down.
- Then add your other ingredients for your coconut rice and cover to cook down. Stir occasionally to make sure it doesn’t burn!
- Let the rice cook for about 5-8 minutes until coconut milk has evaporated and you have sticky rice.
- When chicken is done cooking and your curry has thickened a bit, remove from heat and add your cashews to the curry mixture.
- Now place sticky rice in a bowl along with curry over top and cilantro to garnish!
thanks so much!! i want to impress my boyfriend tonight for dinner so this is a great recipe, who knows maybe i’ll dance for him too!!
p.s. you’re adorable 🙂
I found your websit/blog and let me tell ya…… This is freakin AAAMAZZZING! This is the first video I watched of your and could not stop laughing after your awesome dancing LOL. Thanks for sharing some awesome recipes. We are trying to go paleo so this will be our 1st attempt 🙂
Just made it. I thought is was pretty good. Couldn’t even taste the pumpkin. I loved the rice. I tried it on my little kids. Two out of three approved. Lol. Ages 3-8. The middle guy loved all of it. Couldn’t sell the others on the rice, I didn’t tell them it was cauliflower or they wouldn’t have even tried. I will make it again. 🙂
Your such a likeable person! i don’t know if thats even a word, but your awesome!! I’ve been doing some Natzi challenge at gym…(no sugar,no soy,no life). I’m going to try Juli’s paleo meal plans because theres so much more variety. By the way, you look AMAZING! and maybe after a few months of your receipes i can look as half as good as you!
I made this today, and it was SO good! Thank you!
I’ve just started reading your blog, and tried this recepie yesterday. It introduced me to a lot of new exiting elements: a new use of cauliflower and pumpkin in curry – love it!
I am from Norway and pumpkin (canned or fresh) is not that ususal here and difficult to get a hold of so I used butternut squash (baked it first) in stead and that worked fine.
I’ve also tried your sweet potato brownies and the fudgy brownies – yummy!
Thanks for all new ideas and I will continue to follow your post.
Awesome, amazing, delicious!
This recipe was great! I used bone-in chicken and added a little chicken stock to let it braise for a little. The “rice” was wonderful–I had never done that before! Thanks!
this recipe was wonderful!!! my husband said it’s the best curry I’ve ever made.
I just discovered your blog after listening to people from my box rave about your bacon chili and other wonderful sounding recipes. I have to say I feel like I’ve found such a kindred spirit! Love to cook/bake/experiment, especially if I can make them Paleo and have become a crossfit junkie. Loved the video! Thanks for the awesome source of entertainment and cannot wait to try out this curry, sounds fabulous!!! (also a pumpkin junkie)