Daily Holidays -January 12

[Sherman A1]

Curried Chicken Day

Curried Chicken is a chicken dish that has been cooked with the primary ingredients of curry – coriander, cumin and turmeric, plus other ingredients. It is best served with hot rice and fresh naan bread.
Five fun facts:
The word “curry” is an anglicized version of a Tamil word “kari” – a dish cooked with spices.
Curry powder is really “garam masala” -a blend of spices.
To make a hot curry mild, all you need to do is add coconut milk when it’s cooking.
The concept of curry originated in India, but there are many different variations from all over the world.
Curcumin, the yellow pigment in curry powder is being seriously looked at by scientists as a tool that fights Alzheimer’s Disease.
Some curried chicken recipes:
Curried Chicken and Rice Soup
Curried Chicken Salad Canapes
Curried Chicken with Fresh and Dried Cranberries
Curried Chicken Soup
Curried Orange Chicken

For more chicken recipes click here.

http://www.joyofkosher.com/2012/01/national-curried-chicken-day/

National Clean Off Your Desk Day Happy National Clean Off Your Desk Day! It doesn’t matter if you have five-minutes to clean your desk or five-hours, our team at Innovatively Organized has compiled five ways you can celebrate this productive holiday.

Clean & dust your desk - When you take a moment to think about everything that comes in contact with your desk, it’s surprising we don’t disinfect & dust it more often. Here is a quick how-to for cleaning your desk.
Control the cord chaos - We live in a world where cords seem to be coming out of our ears. Take a few minutes to purge cords you no longer use and tidy the cords that are permanently plugged in around your workspace. Read more tips on organizing your cords and cables here.
Place items you use most within easy reach - Create a semi-circle around you when seated at your desk to use optimal space. Take into account whether you are left or right handed and be sure to make use of vertical space by installing shelves and bulletin boards on the walls around your desk. http://innovativelyorganized.com/blog/clean-your-desk-day/

http://www.famousbirthdays.com/january12.html

[In_The_Wind]

1. Since it's a Snow Day today, I'll crockpot some curry for supper.

[bigwillq]

2. Eww. Curry chicken.

Don't like curry.

[femmocrat]

3. Happy Monday, Loungers! Get busy!

Happy Birthday to Jack London. Adventurous American author who is known for such novels as The Call of the Wild and White Fang, as well as for such short stories as To Build a Fire and The Pearls of Parlay. He was also a well-known activist for workers' rights; his non-fiction work, The People of the Abyss, exposed the terrible working conditions and lives of the London poor.
http://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/jack-london.html