In other news, dinner

[desperance]

I am inventing a whole-chicken curry tonight. I have slathered my bird with a mix of yoghurt and spices (coriander, chilli powder, turmeric, cumin...) and am leaving it to sit awhile; later I will sizzle onions and garlic and ginger and tomatoes with more spices (fenugreek, fennel seed, pepper, fresh chillies, fresh coriander...) and then sit the chicken in the midst of that, slap a lid on and stick it in the oven, see what happens.

I am calling this Chicken Madrassah, because it's sort of Madras-inclined, but I'm just learning. Yo ho ho.

Right now, though, I am going for a walk. Because if I grind my teeth under tension much longer, I won't be able to eat by the time it's cooked.