a few things…

thing number one

Saturday it snowed. seriously, it snowed!okay, so it wasn’t exactly a revival of the Blizzard of 93′ but it was our first snow in about two years. maybe three. back then we were lucky if we got sleet or an ice storm. but usually ice storms brought with it power outages. yes it is fun stabbing each other with icicles but when all the fun and games are over how are you gonna warm yourself up huh? you don’t have any power in your house! well of course you could always build a fire in a trashcan like the bums (heh heh heh bumfires). anyways….so the family and I packed up for a ride through town…starting at Krispy Kreme.

I could tell you about our trip up Peachtree Street but nothing interesting in particular happened. Baby was sleeping the entire time and I was munching on doughnuts. what joy

and thing number two

I trusted in Jason to color my hair. no worries, it came out quite alright. wait, should I be worried that Jason is capable of doing hair?

sushi time

my first time trying my hands at home made sushi.

ingredients:
short grain rice
rice vinegar
salt
sugar
seaweed paper
carrots
cucumber
imitation crab sticks

all purchased from the local Wal-Mart (who knew?)

I followed Alton Brown’s recipe for sushi rice (he is my fave foodnetwork star):

2 cups sushi or short grain rice
2 cups water, plus extra for rinsing rice
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon kosher salt

Place the rice into a mixing bowl and cover with cool water. Swirl the rice in the water, pour off and repeat 2 to 3 times or until the water is clear.
 
Place the rice and 2 cups of water into a medium saucepan and place over high heat. Bring to a boil, uncovered. Once it begins to boil, reduce the heat to the lowest setting and cover. Cook for 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand, covered, for 10 minutes.
 
Combine the rice vinegar, sugar and salt in a small bowl and heat in the microwave on high for 30 to 45 seconds. Transfer the rice into a large wooden or glass mixing bowl and add the vinegar mixture. Fold thoroughly to combine and coat each grain of rice with the mixture. Allow to cool to room temperature before using to make sushi or sashimi.

I didn’t have a rolling mat so I used plastic wrap which turned out better than I had imagined. but I didn’t have a sharp enough knife so I kinda squished the roll as I was slicing it. but at the end it’s was mucho delicioso!