I know some people are really scared of sushi. I’m not one of those people. There are very few things I will not eat, and I will try it once before I decide I’m not going to eat it again. I’m pretty hard to gross out.
So anyway, back to sushi and why I’m a big fan. I found it’s the best quick meal when you’re starving and wondering through the grocery store. Think about it. You know it’s fresh, it has to be. You know there’s not much salt or preservatives in it; all that’s in it is raw fish, rice, and seaweed. How bad could that be? And my favorite part, it’s ready to eat. You could eat it in the car on the way home from the store. I wouldn’t recommend it, sometimes the rice falls apart, but you could if you really wanted to.
Beyond the whole “it’s healthy” thing it’s actually really tasty. It’s how I get to eat salmon. I can’t do cooked salmon. I know I said I eat almost everything. Fish is almost 100% out for me. I just don’t like how it tastes or how it feels in my mouth. So I find other ways to eat it. I can roll the raw fish any day of the week. Throw it on the grill and it’s over for me. I can’t take it. I know I’m super weird but I’m ok with that.
The nice thing about sushi is that if you’re weirded out by raw fish you can get sushi with cooked fish. Your options are limited to shellfish but you can get the happy combination of fish, rice, and seaweed without the rawness of normal sushi. I actually like to switch it up every once in a while and pick up Philadelphia rolls or rolled sushi with smoked tuna.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Stir Fry!
So I don’t have a wok but I’m still able to stir fry up a mean orange chicken. I was so excited by my moment of food genius last night that I need to share. I had planned to make chicken and broccoli for dinner and intended to prepare it in some boring way either bake or fry the chicken and steam the broccoli. I’d planned to add a little olive oil and maybe a few spices, nothing extravagant as it was already 9:30 I wanted food fast. Then I opened my spice/oil cabinet and it hit me (not literally thankfully) I have soy sauce, sesame oil and red pepper! Why not make spicy chicken. As I began to prepare the chicken I realized I also had an orange and orange juice in the fridge. So now I had spicy orange chicken coming together right before my eyes!
Recipe:
6 Oz chicken cut into bite sized pieces
1 C broccoli cut into bite size pieces
Sesame oil
Soy sauce
Red pepper flakes
Orange zest
Orange juice
Heat a large frying pan on the largest burner on medium heat. Coat the pan in sesame oil and let it heat through until the oil starts to shimmer. Add the chicken to the pan and cover. Check it every few minutes and turn the chicken as needed. When the chicken is almost cooked add the broccoli and cover again. Allow the broccoli to cook almost all the way (it should still be bright green and a bit crunchy) add the soy sauce red pepper flakes and orange juice to taste. Zest the orange over the whole pan and stir while still on the heat. Once all the broccoli and chicken is coated in the sauce take it off the heat and serve.
You could serve this as is if you’re watching your carbohydrate intake or put it over rice.
It’s simple but very satisfying!
Recipe:
6 Oz chicken cut into bite sized pieces
1 C broccoli cut into bite size pieces
Sesame oil
Soy sauce
Red pepper flakes
Orange zest
Orange juice
Heat a large frying pan on the largest burner on medium heat. Coat the pan in sesame oil and let it heat through until the oil starts to shimmer. Add the chicken to the pan and cover. Check it every few minutes and turn the chicken as needed. When the chicken is almost cooked add the broccoli and cover again. Allow the broccoli to cook almost all the way (it should still be bright green and a bit crunchy) add the soy sauce red pepper flakes and orange juice to taste. Zest the orange over the whole pan and stir while still on the heat. Once all the broccoli and chicken is coated in the sauce take it off the heat and serve.
You could serve this as is if you’re watching your carbohydrate intake or put it over rice.
It’s simple but very satisfying!
Thursday, June 3, 2010
5 Gadgets every kitchen "needs"
Ok so I know I’ve written about kitchen gadgets and/or things to clutter your kitchen before but I need to revisit. I found this blog a few days ago and I still can’t get it out of my head. So I’ll go through the list and give my thoughts on the matter. You’ll see the author of the article and I disagree a bit.
1. Apple corer: Why do you ever need apples that still have the skin and are still in the normal apple shape but don’t have the core? I have never needed to core an apple, and if I did I’d use a sharp knife because really who needs to spend $15 on a piece of crap that will sit in your “gadget” (AKA junk) drawer for years before you pull it out, wonder what it was before it got rusted, then throw it out.
2. Wine pourer: also known as your hands. If you can’t pour wine without a big ugly metal C we might need to have a chat. In fact I’ll teach a class on pouring wine. You won’t need to spend the $35 or more on the ugly piece of metal, you can pay me! You’ll get the double bonus of spending time with me and learning to pour wine without being a pretentious jerk.
3. Banana Holder: I understand banana hangers because they actually keep the bananas from bruising, however this device actually adds pressure points. That is so illogical it makes my brain hurt. Plus it takes up all kinds of counter space and when it’s empty it looks like you have a block of ceramic swiss cheese on your counter.
4. Cherry Pitter: how often do you eat cherries that you need a device devoted to taking the pits out? See item 1 for information about how often you will use it and what will happen after years of disuse.
5. Soda Bottle Holder: Bring this to your next party and you’re likely to get a smack upside the head. See item 2 about being a pretentious jerk. At least this is only made of plastic and not metal. Now that I think about it it’s actually the redneck version of the wine pourer. Or would that be a beer pourer? No, rednecks don’t pour beer, they drink it straight from the 40.
So really what you need in your kitchen is: A good knife, 2 hands, a banana hook, and common sense. Good luck with the last one
1. Apple corer: Why do you ever need apples that still have the skin and are still in the normal apple shape but don’t have the core? I have never needed to core an apple, and if I did I’d use a sharp knife because really who needs to spend $15 on a piece of crap that will sit in your “gadget” (AKA junk) drawer for years before you pull it out, wonder what it was before it got rusted, then throw it out.
2. Wine pourer: also known as your hands. If you can’t pour wine without a big ugly metal C we might need to have a chat. In fact I’ll teach a class on pouring wine. You won’t need to spend the $35 or more on the ugly piece of metal, you can pay me! You’ll get the double bonus of spending time with me and learning to pour wine without being a pretentious jerk.
3. Banana Holder: I understand banana hangers because they actually keep the bananas from bruising, however this device actually adds pressure points. That is so illogical it makes my brain hurt. Plus it takes up all kinds of counter space and when it’s empty it looks like you have a block of ceramic swiss cheese on your counter.
4. Cherry Pitter: how often do you eat cherries that you need a device devoted to taking the pits out? See item 1 for information about how often you will use it and what will happen after years of disuse.
5. Soda Bottle Holder: Bring this to your next party and you’re likely to get a smack upside the head. See item 2 about being a pretentious jerk. At least this is only made of plastic and not metal. Now that I think about it it’s actually the redneck version of the wine pourer. Or would that be a beer pourer? No, rednecks don’t pour beer, they drink it straight from the 40.
So really what you need in your kitchen is: A good knife, 2 hands, a banana hook, and common sense. Good luck with the last one
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Medium Raw
I can’t wait to read Anthony Bourdain’s new book Medium Raw. For some reason I really never got into his show on the travel channel. And I actually haven’t ready his previous book Kitchen Confidential. However I read a review of this book and I just can’t wait to go get it!
He’s quoted as saying “It was like being mauled by Gumby. Afterwards, you’re not sure it even happened.” In reference to being criticized by Alan Richman. I literally laughed out loud. Add that to the fact that he slams vegetarians and Sandra Lee in the same book makes me giggle with glee. I’ll have to get back to you when I’m done to let you know what I thought.
He’s quoted as saying “It was like being mauled by Gumby. Afterwards, you’re not sure it even happened.” In reference to being criticized by Alan Richman. I literally laughed out loud. Add that to the fact that he slams vegetarians and Sandra Lee in the same book makes me giggle with glee. I’ll have to get back to you when I’m done to let you know what I thought.
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