Food from lucky places

So, as I am adventuring into making more food on my own....and trying to make the most amount of healthy food for as inexpensively as I can (remember that whole no paycheck until September thing!)...I did two exciting things today...

But, before I get to that, something to make you giggle.

It was Betty Bath Day this morning. She get a tad, er, ripe cuz of her size and her lack of desire/flexibility to clean herself in the "important" areas...so she gets a bath every 3-4 weeks. And I realized (well, smelled/realized) that she hadn't had a bath since well before we moved here, and it was high time! Now, I know she looks sad, and she looks really skinny....but trust me, that is still a 15lb 18-22yr old cat. I just say that she looks small because she's so puffy with fur...and I think she shrivels up a bit when she is all humiliated and embarassed.



So, besides bathing Betty, today involved a trip to enjoy the beautiful weather we've been getting (its over 70!), so I went back out to Fort O'Brien. Here's a little video to show you the scenery, and also give you some short education on the Wild Maine Blueberry. I can see how people get so wrapped up in this fruit...it's so fun!

Jusdt a warning though, I held my phone at the wrong angle here, so you have to cock your head to the side at times. Oops.



Besides blueberries and bathing Betty, I also was challenged (in a loving way, of course) by my lovely girlfriend to see if I could learn how to make sushi. So, I did! I got all of the supplies to make sushi (nori--the seaweed, big bag of rice, red pepper, sprouts, cucumber, avacado, and even some fresh crab meat) plus make some wasabi for less than $20.

Now, that might seem like a lot, but it comes with enough nori to make five rolls, which is three more than I can eat in one meal. And, now I have a huge bag of sushi rice (which was not used here, but will be in the future...I just happened to have some brown rice made from recent stir fry) to use (you use about 1/2 cup per roll). And, I have a jar of wasabi powder that will last me forever cuz you just use 1/2 teaspoon to make the amount of paste you need. And I have rice wine vinegar to use for a long time. AND! More fresh tasty veggies! And best of all: I bought a package of sprouts today, and that is going to be my last time buying sprouts in the grocery store, as my friend Amanda showed me a way to make them in my kitchen that I am going to start tomorrow:


SO, here's the finished project. Some are veggie rolls, some are crab/california rolls. Sad news, though, my avacodos were not rip yet, so I have them in a brown bag to get ripened soon.





Just a short post tonight, but hope you enjoy! Leave comments people, sometimes I feel like I am blogging to myself out here!