While dilly-dallying along an aisle at the Good Food Store, I saw the Nori Sheets, and said to Jon, have you ever made sushi?" and he replied that he had, long ago. Into the basket went the Nori! We wheeled over to the meat counter and bought 1 crab leg, flew over to produce to pick up a cucumber and a couple of avocados, and found a bamboo rolling sheet in the gadget section. At home, we set about cooking rice, slicing vegies, and taste-testing the crab. Then came the "rolling"....... the first try was a bit lumpy because we stuffed lots of filling in! We also realized that we were not going to be able to do the "inside out" wrap like California Rolls, with the rice on the outside. Second roll was still a bit funny-looking, so we went to the internet and googled "sushi +rolling", and discovered a more efficient "loading" technique, as well as an understanding that the "rolling mat" is really used for "shaping" more th...
Robbin Roshi Rose talks about knitting, singing and building musical community,the urgency of ethical politics, food - of course!- and life after the nest is emptied.