Sushi

During the summer we have more free time and Douglas is trying not to go crazy at home, so he started making sushi once a week. He's perfecting his skills and I'm grateful to reap the benefits of his culinary talents and hard work.

Week one: Crunchy Roll (tuna, avocado,cucumber and tempura crunchies),

Spider roll (soft shell crab, avocado, cucumber, unagi sauce)

Tempura Tuna Roll (tuna, avocado, wasabi mayo,)

Tuna Tadaki(My favorite! Seared tuna with green onions, crunchy fried garlic, Soy citrus sauce)

In the last month we have been eating a lot of Japanese food and we found out that Gracie loves it!!!!! She keeps asking if we can go to "that yummy sushi place" in Dallas and we have to explain to her that it is pretty far away. Luckily, Douglas makes all her favorites: Miso soup with tofu, sticky rice, shrimp and veggie tempura and chicken teriyaki. She hasn't tried the sushi yet, but she likes pickled ginger and she's great at using chopsticks.

Marley insists on using "Chapsticks" just like everyone else. He's a big boy!

Week Two: Clockwise from the top

California Roll (crab, avocado, cucmber, rolled inside out) & Shrimp Sashimi

Crab Roll (marinated crab, shrimp tempura)

Onigiri roll with smoked salmon wrapped in soy wrappers

Crab & Cream Cheese Roll with cucumber wrapper

Shrimp tempura roll (shrimp tempura, avocado, sriracha mayo in a soy wrapper) & Shrimp & crab roll (My favorite this week! tempura shrimp, crab, cucumber, masago sauce, and sesame seeds)

It's fun to watch Douglas take a few different ingredients and produce so many different flavors and combinations. This week he tried making cucumber wrappers for the first time. He takes his chef knife and cuts it so thin that he can wrap the rice and fish inside it. It was delicious and he did a great job.

Crab and shrimp roll

This was my favorite! The rolls were amazing and so was the sauce that made the amazing design.

California Roll and Shrimp Sashimi

So happy to have yummy sushi! You did great Douglas!

Gracie loved eating the tempura shrimp and hanging the tail out of her mouth.