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    1. Thanks so much Mike – that wasabi – avocado sauce was fun making – of course, it was more fun watching my daughter’s facial expressions when there was too much wasabi in it! ๐Ÿ™‚
      Hope your week is going well my friend!

  1. Thank you for breaking this down and making it look way less scary… I get anxious when I see long titles and am like “oh s*** this is so long and will take forever to cook but looks so good” and boy was I WRONG!!! Can you share some of your kitchen creativity skills/photography skills/cooking skills with me?? xo

  2. That is a mouthful! I bet the food would be more of a mouthful than the title! I’m not the biggest fan of olives, so I might omit those but wow everything else appears to be super flavor packed! I especially love food with an infusion of vanilla, it’s such a great flavor.

    1. Thanks Chris! That vanilla infused rice was pretty fantastic! The olives are optional, but, can be easily substituted too! Hope your week is going well!

  3. We watched Big Hero 6 a week ago only ๐Ÿ™‚ The chicken looks so tempting. Adding the lemon definitely must have enhanced the flavor of the chicken when paired with honey and Wasabi Avocado cream sauce.

  4. I’ve heard amazing things about Big Hero 6! And oh, you are so lucky to have -6. I jumped for joy when I saw that it was only -13 yesterday and even took the opportunity to go for a walk haha! I’m not complaining as long as it isn’t the horrible -20s we got last week. That wasabi avocado cream sauce sounds incredible! I can only imagine how delicious the vibrancy of the wasabi is with the creaminess of the avocado… yum!

    1. Genevieve I couldn’t help marveling at your ability to eat an ice cream cone outside with your temps in the negatives! I don’t think you could pay me to do that! ๐Ÿ™‚
      Btw – thanks so much!

  5. Ahh how cute is this big hero dish!! Um vanilla rice — yes please!! (I haven’t seen the movie but I’ve heard good things.) This looks delicious, and I now have a serious olive craving — your photos have a way of doing that to me ๐Ÿ™‚ Stay warm!!

    1. Haha – sorry lady – I hope you can scrape yourself out of that frozen igloo and dig into a store to find some olives and vanilla and rice – cos they sure will warm you up!
      Hoping you are staying warm too, Charlotte!

  6. That chicken is beautiful. What a lovely tradition to watch movies together after a spectacular meal like this one. I miss having children around.

    1. Thanks Maureen – you know, I don’t know what I am gonna do when she goes off to college – movie night will have to be rescheduled!

  7. YUM!! This looks incredible!! And it is full of ingredients that i know and love!!
    We haven’t seen that movie – the boys didn’t act interested in it:(
    Have a great weekend, Shashi!

    1. Thanks Kim – this was a wonderful dinner – I hate to say it – the first time I made it for a “taste test” my daughter stood there and finished the whole thing!!!
      Hope your week is wonderful!

  8. Now that is one fancy TV dinner!!! Love the recipe name and all of the delicious ingredients in the mix. I am sure that the 40 minutes went by quickly as you were on the count down to dinner.

    1. Thanks so much Bobbi – the countdown to dinner never seems to be quick enough – even 40 minutes drag out when there are two hungry people in the kitchen waiting ๐Ÿ˜‰

  9. You had me at avocado! <3 This looks so good! ๐Ÿ˜€ I'm definitely gonna have to try making it, although I'm probably going to sub in the olives with mushrooms because I am a heathen and hate olives, haha. ๐Ÿ˜›

  10. Vanilla infused rice?!?! GENIUS! Actually, the whole recipe is genius, Shashi. I’m loving all the flavours, even though I think I’d die a little over the wasabi cream sauce… This girl does NOT do spicy very well. I’m definitely a big fan of movie nights, though! I never had one with my parents, but I do try to catch up with them regularly over coffee/dinner. Nothing more important than family, right? ๐Ÿ™‚

    1. You sure are right Amanda-nothing more important than family! Movie night has been a tradition since my daughter was 2 or 3 – when she was younger, she didn’t get to watch tv Mon-Thur so Friday’s movie night was a special treat and the beginning of a weekend of tv binging!

  11. I haven’t seen the movie yet but I’m blown away by your creativity! This dish sounds so delicious and your plating is so playful. Great job Shashi!

  12. Oh wow, that’s a meal we would love, you are so creative with your meals. The chicken has everything yummy and that rice…oh my, intrigued. How perfect is it.
    Such a sweet thing to watch movies together, it’s a bond. The boys loved Big Hero Six. I hardly watch animated movies, this one seems to a be good one.

    1. Thanks so much Asha!
      My daughter’s very first movie was Disney-Pixar’s Monster’s Inc – I don’t usually watch animated ones either – but if it’s a Disney-Pixar one, I make an exception and catch it with my gal.

  13. This meal sounds delicious but man that vanilla infused rice???? I must make that immediately!

    And oh my gosh, the cold!! I grew up in the north but after living down here I don’t want to deal with it anymore!! haha I’ve been staying inside as much as possible!

    1. Yes – that vanilla infused rice was something else! I was just going to use the vanilla bean for decoration but then I figured why not scrape it into the rice! Heaven! Thanks Ashley!

  14. I’ve seen a lot of adorable dessert ideas for this film but your dinner (and in 40 minutes, no less) is the perfect solution to a busy mom’s movie night. Now if on;y I could just grab a bite off that plate form my screen! #client

    1. You’d think that by now technology would have come up with a scratch and taste screen or something!?!?!
      ๐Ÿ™‚
      Thanks so much Jenna! Always a pleasure!

  15. This is so adorable! I love the rice mounds and infusing it with vanilla? Totally genius and I can’t wait to try that!! The chicken looks delicious – love the wasabi avocado cream sauce!

    1. OOh it so is Lindsey! Btw Thank you – Oh and I saw on IG you got to meet Jacques Torres – I would have melted – like chocolate ๐Ÿ˜‰

    1. Tara – each mouthful of that vanilla infused rice with the lemony chicken and a smidge of that wasabi-avocado sauce was so tasetbud tantalizing! Almost as good as that blueberry and balsamic salmon! ๐Ÿ˜‰

  16. This recipe looks like a perfect cold weather dinner. Love all the flavors. If you’re like me, you’re ready for a warm spring Atlanta day! Great post, Shashi!

  17. First off, your pictures are absolutely gorgeous. I just ate lunch and wasn’t hungry until I saw these! I adore adore lemons and I’m def going to try this. Do you think green olives would be ok?

    1. Hi Madeline – thank you so much! Yes, I am thinking green olives will be fine – I’ve pulled this off before with green and black olives together.

  18. Oh Shashi…this chicken looks incredible! The name is a mouthful, but every single bite of this dish would be an amazing mouthful! the wasabi-avocada cream certainly takes it over the top. YUM!

  19. I want to gobble up the whole plate! Between the honey, lemon and avocado cream sauce this is amazing!

  20. I don’t know which I love more – the vanilla infused rice, the honey lemon chicken or the avocado cream sauce!!! It’s all amazing!

  21. It all sounds and looks divine, but I’m sitting here trying to think of how many other ways I can use that sauce! Avocado and wasabi are an amazing combination.

  22. This recipe is an oldie but goodie, Shashi! That wasabi avocado sauce sounds delicious. I love adding sauces to all sorts of meals – they’re an easy way to take a meal from good to great if you ask me. And the honey + lemon on the chicken sounds super flavorful. I’m all about the lineup of ingredients here, my friend. I need to try a grilled version of this one!

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