Back to it... Sushi making evening

Hello! I have been away for so long...

I had a few finals and projects, presentations, etc., etc. going on at the end of the semester, but now that's done with. It is time for a break.

But on to my lovely sushi! I was so proud of some of our sushi we made. I have made sushi a few times (maybe twice before) and I was feeling daring to make some sushi for our lunches. So I convinced J. to help me. It takes a lot to set up for us to make sushi (see my picture below)

This is how I prepare to make sushi. I try to anything and everything we might want to add to the rolls close at hand. Soy sauce, wasabi, sesame seeds, nori, sushi rice, shrimp, tuna mayo with wasabi, sesame salmon, carrots sticks, asapagus, cream cheese slices, steak, cheddar cheese sticks, tofu pouches, and much more.

All the fish was cooked because I would rather someone else prepare the raw sushi (plus I live in the middle of U.S. and the only fresh fish you might find here is catfish :P ). But everything turned out tasty. Here are some picture of our sushi rolls.

The picture is a little out of focus. Oh well. In this photo there are tuna mayo and asparagus rolls, sesame salmon with carrots and asparagus rolls, salmon tofu pouches, and shrimp, carrot, asparagus, and cream cheese rolls; I also made and inside out roll with the sesame salmon and topped it with toasted black sesame seeds. All were super tasty.

Here are a few of the rolls that J. made.

This roll contains steak, smoked cheddar cheese, carrots, and asparagus. J. is not a big fan of fish; he especially doesn't like tuna, so he decided to make some steak sushi. I wasn't sure how it would taste, but it was surprisingly tasty.

I thought J's rolls turned out exceptionally pretty because of the color contrast. We had so much sushi (I wish we would have invited some people over to help us eat it) but because the fish was all cooked it kept really well in the fridge for lunch the next day.

Look for more posts from now on. I'm hoping to have 4 to 5 posts a week, but let's see how it goes.