Fearless Friday Edition #28

Thank you for the comment! I am in the northeast. An hour outside of Philly to be a bit more exact :-)

I plan to follow your sushi making process very closely so make sure to post about it! I have a friend who tried to make sushi with her boyfriend one night and didn't have dinner til I think about 9 or 10:00. I'm sure that with practice it gets easier and easier. But you're right about taking it in steps, I'm sure it must get pricey.

My plan is to start very simply. I know there are tricks to the way the rice is prepared (it's washed and I believe vinegar is added in the cooking process). My thought is if I break it down into manageable chunks, I won't break the budget or ruin an expensive ingredient. Cutting the cucumber was a little frustrating, but the kids were thrilled with the "cucumber" sticks in their lunch, so it all works out. :)

Fantastic! Middle Eastern food isn't my favorite, but I'm always willing to give it a go. (I don't know why, I love Greek, I love Indian & Nepalese) I'm just weird, I guess. I do love humus and I purchased chick peas to make some this week.

Your cucumbers look pretty. I love cucumbers. Once, a long time ago, some coworkers and I organized and attended a sushi-making workshop. One of my coworkers had a husband who was a sushi chef. It was fun. However, when I got home and made it myself, it was a far cry from the real thing...I tried a few times and gave up. I've never had homemade sushi elsewhere either. One thing I learned is that the exact ingredients really matter--you have to go to the Asian market or Whole Foods and get the real deal mayonnaise, sushi fish, the right vinegar, the mat, etc. I think I was too cheap to spend the money, or too poor!

Anyway, I made baba ganouj tonight, which I love. I've never made it but was looking up eggplant recipes and found one, and whaddaya know--I actually had all of the ingredients! I thought it was pretty good and my husband and son enjoyed it too. It's not difficult, but it was new for me. I LOVE middle eastern food, so it was cool to be able to make something half decent in that type of food.

Anyway,

I love spaghetti squash, either as a pasta substitute or with butter and brown sugar as just another variety of squash.

I debated long and hard as interest seemed to wane, but I think it's worth it, even if only as an example.

I'm making spaghetti squash today, I think. If I do, I'll try to take a picture. (I hope this works; I'd love an alternative to GF pasta…)

Heather, I was just thinking about Fearless Fridays the other day - it's good to see it's back!

I made homemade flat bread for a greek dinner. it was my first time, but it wasn't so much fear as it was laziness. I will definitely work on a new recipe for them, but YUM! made a big difference compared to store bought pita!