Sushi

Sushi is both easier and more difficult to make than I expected.

It is easier because it turns out that all you do is take a sheet of Norri (roasted seaweed sushi paper) and pile on some sushi rice, a few slices of cucumber, avocado and imitation crab (who can afford real crab?) and then roll it up.

BUT it is much more difficult to roll than it should be.
And if, like me, you think of putting a handful of each ingredient on the Norri before rolling it...
let me advise you: don't.
Just a little will do.

Or else your roll will taste good but look like a no-armed man with a mallet rolled and chopped it.
You will have to eat it with a spoon.

But it will be delicious.

And here's the price breakdown of making it yourself.
Enough fake crab for a California roll: about .25$
Enough avocado for a California roll (1/4avocado): .25$
Enough cucumber for a California roll (1/8 cucumber): .13$
Enough sushi rice for a California roll (1/4cup): .10$
AND 1 sheet of Norri: .20$

Making the grad homemade total of...

93 cents a roll!

I'm starting to think, who cares if you have to eat it with a spoon in the comfort of your own home with a side of Animal crackers and extra sushi rice?

If it costs less than a dollar, it is totally worth it.

And another tip from a now seasoned sushi-chef: Those bamboo mat things might seem like a non-required for sushi-making scam for your money.
They aren't.

Buy one, or your rolls -if they manage to hold together (as Travis managed to make the second roll hold) will fall apart the moment you touch down to the soy sauce bowl.

Spring Cleaning

We don't really need Spring Cleaning in our house, but something about Spring is making me feel really good.
I want to make.

Create. Sew. Patch. Cut out pictures and paste them on the walls.

Today we rode our bikes to school, per MY suggestion, not Travis'.
That's a big deal.
Spring is crawling into my soul.
It makes me NOT want to bake. It makes me need juicy, red, drippy fruit.

I feel the need to fill my house up with color and flowers and a general explosion of spring time.

We've been looking a little at new apartments (dog-friendly, less-tiny) and I almost want to move just so I have the chance to repaint, redecorate, reexplore a new space.

Have any of you seen any Do-It-Yourselfs lately that I should tackle?

Last spring I made a few funky stuffed animals for my friends, and made myself a few skirts.
Even a dress I've never seen, it's somewhere at my grandmas house!

But this spring... I need to make something.
Need.

Come on. Help a sista out.