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Winter warming recipe: Humble chicken curry
From That Blind Woman, RNZFB member, Julie Woods.
Photograph: Picture of Julie Woods in her Kitchen
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When Julie Woods lost her sight, she had to learn techniques for cooking without looking. This inspired her to promote 'Cooking Without Looking' through presentations, workshops and even her own radio show. So, as Julie would say, here's an easy recipe full of "cans, not cannots!"
Ingredients
2 large chicken breasts 1 onion, chopped 50 grams butter 2 teaspoons curry powder 3 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon salt Pepper to taste 1 tablespoon sugar 3 cups chicken stock (use the liquid the chicken breasts are cooked in)
Method
1. Bring to the boil a saucepan of water with 1 teaspoon of salt.
2. Add the chicken breasts and boil for 15 minutes or until cooked. Remove chicken from liquid and reserve as stock. When cool enough to touch, cut chicken into pieces.
3. In a large fry pan cook onion in butter on a medium heat, then add curry powder.
4. Add the flour, salt and pepper and cook for two minutes. Then the sugar and stock and stir until thick. Finally, add cooked chicken cut into pieces and simmer for 10 minutes.
5. Serve on white rice.
To find out more about Julie, visit www.thatblindwoman.co.nz
To listen to her radio show, 'Cooking Without Looking' online, visit www.oar.org.nz
Accessible recipes and other things
This recipe is available in braille, large print or electronic text through the RNZFB’s library. You can also request for your own personal documents to be produced in accessible formats. To contact the library, phone 0800 24 33 33 option 2 or email library@rnzfb.org.nz
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Miss Saigon, loud and clear
Photograph: A scene from Miss Saigon.
On Tuesday 7 June, a performance of Miss Saigon was audio described live to around 50 blind and partially sighted people, seated amongst a wider audience at Auckland's Civic Theatre.
The event marked the launch of 'SIGNAL', a new initiative by THE EDGE to make performing arts more accessible. THE EDGE intends to continue with a programme of audio described and sign language interpreted performances over coming months.
Among those who attended was RNZFB member Fatima Akehurst. Here, Fatima reviews the performance.
How did you find the audio description on the night?
It was really clear and easy to use. Hearing about the characters, their costumes, and the description of the scenes beforehand was a great idea, making it easier to follow the story when it started. And it was great to hear the audio description of the acts during the performance.
How accessible did you find the event in general?
Very accessible.
What was your favourite part?
The twist when Chris, the American GI who had returned to America and married, learned that Kim was still alive and that she'd had his son.
Was there anything that THE EDGE could improve?
Sometimes during the show the audio description came on when the music was loud and I had to turn up the audio radio to hear it then quickly turn it down.