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So, it is this weekend (finally) company finally comes to visit the Happy Sorceress!!!
My sweet cousin Amanda and her friend (I'm told he is strictly a friend) will be popping in for a quick visit, and a recoup, as they drive from California to West Virginia.
In between many 'get the house ready!' things (mostly accomplished by my sweetie), we have chosen a menu.
Matt kept saying that, whatever we made for them, it should be light. Nothing heavy, nothing too HOT...having done the CA to TN thing ourselves, I know how it feels. Fast food a go-go. And siince Amanda is also a vegetarian, she's going to be as sick of cheese and veggie subs from SubWay as I was.
We talked about different cuisines (our original plan was slightly Greek-inspired), but I started thinking that sushi would be a better way to go.
Think about it: small bites. take only what you want. cool.
After much discussion, we decided to go for it.
Our plan is for several forms of vegetarian sushi (tamago, inari, cucumber, avocado...if we can find any good ones...carrot, diakon, asparagus, and plum paste with walnuts), and a little smoked salmon for the boys.
We're also setting out a big bowl of edamame (one of Alex's favorite foods) and rice crackers, and serving fried rice (with veggie ham) in lettuce leaves, and vegetable tempura.
Lots of green tea, of course.
We have so many sushi dishes; this will finally give us a chance to use them all.
And as entertaining goes, it's rather inexpensive. Not to mention the lack of oven use...in this weather? In Tennessee? Not using the oven is a good thing.
And while somewhat heavy on labor (so many rolls!), it's still going to cut back on dirty dishes...yay!
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Cooking
Rolls for the Weekend
So, it is this weekend (finally) company finally comes to visit the Happy Sorceress!!!
My sweet cousin Amanda and her friend (I'm told he is strictly a friend) will be popping in for a quick visit, and a recoup, as they drive from California to West Virginia.
In between many 'get the house ready!' things (mostly accomplished by my sweetie), we have chosen a menu.
Matt kept saying that, whatever we made for them, it should be light. Nothing heavy, nothing too HOT...having done the CA to TN thing ourselves, I know how it feels. Fast food a go-go. And siince Amanda is also a vegetarian, she's going to be as sick of cheese and veggie subs from SubWay as I was.
We talked about different cuisines (our original plan was slightly Greek-inspired), but I started thinking that sushi would be a better way to go.
Think about it: small bites. take only what you want. cool.
After much discussion, we decided to go for it.
Our plan is for several forms of vegetarian sushi (tamago, inari, cucumber, avocado...if we can find any good ones...carrot, diakon, asparagus, and plum paste with walnuts), and a little smoked salmon for the boys.
We're also setting out a big bowl of edamame (one of Alex's favorite foods) and rice crackers, and serving fried rice (with veggie ham) in lettuce leaves, and vegetable tempura.
Lots of green tea, of course.
We have so many sushi dishes; this will finally give us a chance to use them all.
And as entertaining goes, it's rather inexpensive. Not to mention the lack of oven use...in this weather? In Tennessee? Not using the oven is a good thing.
And while somewhat heavy on labor (so many rolls!), it's still going to cut back on dirty dishes...yay!
- Grilled Salmon Salad
Let me tell you; this 'no dairy for three weeks thing' is already getting on my nerves. Planning a menu for an entire week...without cheese? Harder than I thought. Matt lucks out, though...he gets to try out some recipes I'd book-marked just...
- Dine & Dish 6: Amazing Graze; Or Stephanie's 'stuck' With Sushi
I'd been looking forward to the next Dine & Dish event; for starters, it gives me an excuse to get out of the house! But I also look at Sarah's pet project as a chance to try out new restaurants or foods. Last time around, I had Korean food for...
- Sushi At Ginza Japan
John: [pointing to Claire's lunch] What's that? Claire : Sushi. John : Sushi?? Claire : Rice, raw fish, and seaweed. John : You won't accept a guy's tongue in your mouth, and you're going to eat that? Claire : Can I eat? John : I don't...
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99 Ranch Market, that is. One of our favorite places to shop while living in California was a fantastic store called 99 Ranch Market. What an amazing place! A full-sized market, but the spin was...all the products were Asian! Korean, Japanese, Chinese,...