Who is Justice Beaver?

....He's a crime fighting beaver.

Sorry. It's kind of an inside joke. It seemed to be the theme of our Girls Vegas Trip 2011. If you want to know more about it just watch some of The Office. It's mentioned in one of the episodes from this season. I can hear Chad reading this right now at work and saying "You make no sense." Oh well.

Anyways, a long time ago, (let's say March) I went on a girl's trip to Las Vegas. We had a couple bumps in the road to overcome but we got passed them and headed out. Kira was not really sure they would have the funds and Kinsly's kids were sick the day we were supposed to leave. Not to be stopped from having serious amounts of girl time, I persuaded  (well maybe I forced) both to come.

Kira and I drove to St. George in what seemed like minutes. We could talk the whole time without any children screaming at us. Man, it's nice to have a conversation with someone without having to appease a child. We picked Kinsly up and headed to Vegas to find Trish. Trish was nice enough to let us stay at her house.

Basically we ate food, watched movies, went to the spa and chatted it up like old times. It was a good reconnect with some of my college girls. I'm pretty sure we need to start doing this annually. Maybe everyone needs to come to my house next. Huh? Huh?

Getting pampered up at the spa. Love it!

Justin Bieber! We may or may not be kind of dorky in these pics. So fitting to see him as he was the theme for our trip:)

No. I did not post the same pic twice. The above picture is one taken in Vegas in front of Cheesecake Factory. Kinsly sent it to me and I thought it looked familiar. I scrapbooked the bottom one while at Dixie. That is why the picture is not so clear. Look at us? Is that not hilarious? I had a good laugh even if you did not.

And this is the child I left for a few days. She had a good time with her Dad. I'm pretty sure her Dad was excited to give me my motherly duties back and to start planning a trip of his own.

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Massaman Curry

Last week, I went to a Cooking Group in my neighborhood and learned how to make Thai Curry. I made it last night. It is sooooo GOOD! It tastes just like the Coconut Curry at Royal India that I get every time.  Such a simple recipe. You just have to find the right ingredients. Or close to anyway.

Ingredients:
2 C. Cubed Chicken Breasts
3 C. Cubed and Peeled Potatoes (I used yukon gold but I bet you could use anthing.)
1 C. Carrots
1 Can Coconut Milk (Chaokoh brand)
1/3 C. Massaman Curry Paste (Mae Ploy brand)
1 1/2-2 C. Milk
1/3 C. Brown Sugar
1 Tbs. Oil (I used olive oil.)
1 Tbs. Fish Sauce (Tiparos brand)
1 Tbs. Peanut Butter
1 1/2 Tbs. of Fresh Lime Juice
1-2 Tbs. of Crushed Peanuts

Directions: (serves 4-5)

Combine 1/4 of the coconut milk with half of the curry past and stir until smooth. Place mixed sauce, oil and cubed chicken in large pot. Cook on medium heat until chicken is tender; stir frequently.

Mix together the remainig coconut milk and curry paste until smooth and then add to the pot with the chicken.

Stir in fish sauce, brown sugar, peanut butter, lime juice and 1 cup milk. Finally, add the carrots and potatoes, bring to boil and then let everything simmer on low for about 20 minutes or until the veggies are soft.

Curry paste will thicken while it simmers. If you want to thin out the curry you can add 1/2 to 1 cup milk after it is done simmering.

Before serving, mix in the crushed peanuts and serve with Jasmine rice.

I used Thai Kitchen coconut milk and fish sauce because I already had those brands at my house. I got them at Smith's. The girl that taught the class got the recipe from her mother-in-law who is Thai. She recommends all the brands in the recipe. She also recommended we get the Jasmine rice in the big white bag with deer heads on the label. You'll know what I mean when you see it. Ha.

There is a Southeast Supermarket here in Salt Lake on 422 E. and 900 S. They had everything there that I needed. I'm sure if you went to a similar place where you live you could find these particular brands. I definitely would go for the rice and curry paste.

Enjoy!