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Well........I TRIED making veggie sushi. So I made my brown rice, added some ground up hemp seed to make it extra sticky, spread it onto my nori wrap, added my cut-up carrots, asparagus, zucchini. At this point, I was like OK we're good. Now to just roll it up. A task that could wear the patience out of the most patient person in the world, which I am far from. I came to 2 conclusions (other than I suck at this): you must spread the rice all the way to the edge of the sides AND do not roll from the center. My roll looked like a lumpy green turd. And then to top it off, my knives are dull and I basically had to saw through it, which made it even more messy. Now, this all being said, I ended up leaving what was left as a complete roll and just bit off of it...HOLY CRAP IT WAS DELICIOUS! I used to always get a veggie sushi appetizer at this Japanese steak house back home and it tastes JUST LIKE IT!!! WOOOHOOO!!! Yay for homemade, poop-looking sushi! In summary, I have bought a Sushezi (sushi made easy) off of Amazon but also a nicer bamboo mat should I ever decide to roll by hand again. I count it as a win....
10 days til vacation!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!! Sigh......happy hump day buddies :)
Diet Calendar Entries for 17 September 2014:
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1868 kcal
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Fat: 54.99g | Prot: 95.08g | Carb: 220.66g.
Breakfast: Advocare Herbal Cleanse Fiber Drink, Advocare Spark Energy Drink, Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Unsweetened Vanilla Milk, Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey - Vanilla Ice Cream. Lunch: Creamette Lasagna, Prego Heart Smart Ricotta Parmesan, Bush's Best Reduced Sodium Black Beans, Kroger Low Fat Cottage Cheese, Sargento Reduced Fat Mozzarella Cheese, Zucchini, Mushrooms, Parmesan Cheese (Grated). Dinner: UFood Grill BBQ Ranch Grilled Chicken Snack Wrap, Potato French Fries, Ranch Salad Dressing, Southern Comfort Southern Comfort. Snacks/Other: Special Dark Chocolate Kisses, Bento Nouveau Brown Rice Vegetarian California Roll, Advocare Spark Energy Drink, MetraGenix 2:1 Protein Bars - Almond Caramel Crunch, Hidden Valley Light Ranch Salad Dressing, Taylor Farms Celery Sticks, Baby Carrots. more...
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2101 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Desk Work - 3 hours, Housework - 1 hour, Resting - 12 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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It basically takes practice, practice and more practice until you can roll pretty sushi rolls. I've been making my own for a few years now, and I still roll up some hot messes now and again if I get overzealous with the fillings. Sharp knives are a MUST for all cooking/prep work, my dear! Get yourself a knife sharpener. I bought an old can opener from a thrift shop for $1 with a knife sharpener on the back of it, if you don't want to fork out (hehehe... food pun!) $40 for a brand new stand-alone sharpener. A dull knife will cut you because you're having to use so much pressure to cut things and you're bound to push too hard and slip! Also, try some ground flax seeds instead of hemp. They'll hydrate and form more of a cohesive "gel" than hemp seeds. I also add chia seeds to mine too, which also have gelatinous properties to them (in addition to a fabulous omega 6 : omega 3 ratio!) Hope my two cents help you out, twinnie! :)
17 Sep 14 by member: Sweeet2th
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17 Sep 14 by member: Socolova
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Sushi Chef Socolova in the house! If it taste that awesome, then I will eat your "poop-looking" sushi. Yay for trying and succeeding at something new!
17 Sep 14 by member: sngglebnny
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Thanks! That's kinda why I bought another mat, I DO want to make perfect rolls....someday...sigh* lol
17 Sep 14 by member: Socolova
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