• Blog - Kitchen

    Sushi Saturday

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    I decided to get brave and try making sushi at home after having been to a sushi party at a friend’s house.  I was able to get a lesson in making a roll as well as good advice on purchasing the fish and making the rice.

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    I picked up the equipment I needed this week such as the bamboo mat for making rolls.

     

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    The process definitely gets easier once you’ve made a couple rolls. I’m sure it’s like any skill. It must be practiced and honed to get it right.

     

    Between the wasabi and the radish sprouts in this roll it was REALLY spicy. Clears out the sinuses, that’s for sure.

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    Of course since I’ve never done this before I had no idea how much to make. Yeah…I definitely made way more than we could eat.

    We called up the neighbor to help us eat some.  I’ll certainly try it again but will make much less and try some other ingredients for fillings.

     

  • Blog

    SNOW DAY!!

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    The two best words when you are a kid.

    I don’t mind getting a call at 5:45AM when it’s that kind of news. Always makes I heart skip a beat until I know what it is though.

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    I had to get out the heavy machinery.  I like using the snow blower, to be completely honest.  But there’s always cleaning up to be done with the shovels anyway. Good thing I had two helpers today. 🙂

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    We tried to get Gracie to come explore in the snow but she wanted nothing to do with it after a few flakes hit the top of her head.

     

     

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    Now it’s time for a cup of tea…and hey, it’s Tuesday!

    Tea Tuesday…I haven’t been a part of that tradition in a long time.

    And then French Toast for lunch. Yum…I love breakfast for lunch.

  • Art - Blog - Creativity

    Children’s Literature

    Children’s books are so much fun.  charlottesweb

    Silly stories, tales with a moral, social stories, nursery dairyofawormrhymes and so forth,  all have one idea in mind. To get kids reading or being read to by others.

    I volunteer in our elementary school library once a week and love to see those certain titles that are being checked out time and time again. They are sometimes tattered and torn…what I like to call, well loved.

    In my new altered book I’ll be highlighting some of my favorites. I’ve been throwing this idea around in my head for a while. Now I’ve finally gotten started.   veryhungrycaterpillar

    Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White…a classic.  I remember my 4th grade teacher, Mrs. Clark, reading it to our class.

    Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin is one of the funniest kids books I’ve read. I get a chuckle just sitting here thinking about it.

    The Very Hungry Caterpillar is just one of many favorites by Eric Carle. Certainly the easiest to illustrate.