The William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park officially opened in November of 2004 during torrential rains. We were there and, in spite of the rain, I am still glad that we went. It was truly one of those historic moments that I will always remember and appreciate being just a small part of it.
The Center includes the presidential library and the offices of the Clinton Foundation and the Clinton School of Public Service. The facility, designed by architect James Polshek, cantilevers over the Arkansas River, echoing Clinton’s famous campaign promise of “building a bridge to the 21st century.” The design was controversial, disliked by some, loved by others. I happen to fall in the latter category.
Two of my favorites rooms in the library are the replicas of the cabinet room and the Oval Office.
Each time I visit, I notice something new. It’s a privilege to have it in Arkansas. I hope you get to visit soon.
An early fundraiser for the project was a cookbook that was a collection of recipes from Clinton’s family and friends. Having Elizabeth Taylor as a friend seems to me to be a pretty good thing, so I decided to give her contribution a try. Whether or not she ever actually cooked this…well, I can’t vouch for that. I can tell you that her recipe is quite good. Perhaps you’ll give it a try.
2 teaspoons curry powder
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 garlic clove, crushed
1 onion, chopped finely
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
1 medium chicken, cut into pieces and skinned (I generally just use 2 breast halves and 2 thighs.)
Combine the curry, cumin, ginger, turmeric, garlic, onion and ginger in a shallow dish. Coat the chicken pieces in the seasoning mixture. Place on a moderately hot grill until done, following grill manufacturer’s directions. (This generally takes about 15 – 25 minutes on our gas grill.) Turn once. This can also be prepared in the oven, finishing under the broiler.
- Linked to Foodie Friday, Friday Feasts, and Simple Supper Saturday.
I hope you will be back here for next week’s edition of Crock Pot Wednesdays. Mister Linky will be up soon for your contribution.
We should have looked for each other in all of that rain. LOL!
Ben was working for the Little Rock Convention and Visitor’s Center at the time, and was very involved in the Library opening, so he got us tickets. I wouldn’t have missed it for the world.
Son Hunter was most anxious to see Bono, and actually got his picture made with him the night before after Bono did his sound testing. Hunter used it on his Christmas card that year.
This is on my list of places to visit.
The recipe sounds very good.
How wonderful that you were there to see all the American Presidents all together in one place. I get chills just looking at your pictures!!
The recipe sounds delicious, but like you, I wonder if Ms. Taylor ever set foot in her kitchen…lol!
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Robin :o)
This looks delicious and unlike everyone else, I would not be surprised to find Liz in the kitchen on occasion. This could be one of her favorite meals though, she does so much to help raise money and this is a worthy cause.
Happy Friday!
The chicken sounds delicious. Thanks for walking us through the library. It was a treat. I hope you are having a wonderful day.
Sounds good! Great photos. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for the tour! I totally enjoyed seeing the library.
The chicken recipe is a must do for me. I love chicken and I love curry! So simple…
I still have yet to go to the Clinton library! I need to get by there. Anyway, this recipe sounds sooo good. Matt and I have lost our crockpot….I think it may be in our storage. It should really be called “land of the lost” instead of storage. Anyway, we are going to price new ones so we can start participating in Crockpot Wednesdays. I have several recipes I found that I am dying to try out. Also, your neighbor is in our prayers.
PS. Saw your daughter today…still not in labor. Boo.
This indeed sounds like a nice recipie. It reminds me a bit of the Indian cuisine with the use of turmeric, ginger, cumin and so on.
I love those kind of cookbooks.
Debbie, The libray certainly is impressive looking. Love the rain pictures.
the recipe sounds great, but Roy is on a strict diet, so I will save it for company or later.
Barbara
Thanks for taking us on the tour. The recipe sounds delicious – Thanks for sharing it on Simple Supper Saturday! Have a great weekend 🙂
that does look delicious! and crock pot weds sound great, I will try to do it in the colder weather. It’s way too hot here to think about my crock pot!
Thanks for your visit and comment. Have a good day.
What a cool post. We went to see FDR’s library/home in Hyde Park NY this weekend. Funny coincidence.
Another comment to let you know that I made the chicken for dinner and it turned out nicely. Great flavors!