Its been a month since our last edition of Chef Joel & Jenn which was the Beef Gyritos from Plated. Those didn't turn out nearly as good as they looked in the promotion pictures. Sadly we've been extremely busy during April and only recently got to do another recipe. This time Chicken Tikka Masala.

As I mentioned in our review of our breakfast at Richard Walker's Pancake House we've been staying down in San Diego quite a bit recently. With everything going on its been a nice reprieve to just get away. One of the things we've loved about being down there is the incredible food options. Since we've been on this breakfast kick recently, we decided to take one of Jenn's co-workers recommendations and try out Queenstown Public House which is near Little Italy. 

For Valentines Day Jenn got me a subscription to a service called Plated. Its a service that sends you two meals a week with all of the ingredients to cook. Its a great way to get to know new recipes and cook with ingredients that you either aren't familiar with or wouldn't think to use. I'll talk more about the service and unboxing in a different post when we restart the service with meal choices we actually choose. Sadly with everything going on we haven't had time to make an order and actually use it. Because its a weekly subscription I've just been canceling each week. Well a couple weeks ago they sent me a box by mistake (their mistake) and said we could have it for free.

Over the last month or so Jenn and I have been staying at my grandma's condo in Downtown San Diego over the weekends. Why is a long story that I'm sure I'll get into at some point, but for now just roll with me. They've been great weekend getaways where we get to enjoy the beautiful Downtown San Diego near the marina and during those getaways we've been eating some pretty out of this world breakfasts.

I'm not even sure if this can count as a "Chef Joel & Jenn". The recipe for the Red Curry Chicken Drumsticks came courtesy of Trader Joe's website. Have I mentioned how much I love Trader Joes? I never understood people when they would rave about Trader Joes. I used to think why would I want to have to shop at Traders and go to the grocery store to get normal stuff like paper towels and shampoo? Over the last year or so I now know why. Its a unique place and they have some really great food items.

I wouldn't call Jenn the most adventurous eater, but gosh has she gotten better over the years. When Jenn and I first started dating we were limited to really four different options for food. Hamburgers, Steak, Quesadillas and Spaghetti. That was it. Ten years later she's eating Sushi, Thai and Indian Food, Fish, and all sorts of different dishes. She still is hesitant to dip her toe into new things but she's getting better. Me on the hand, when it comes to food the only answer I know is yes please.