Friday Nite Sushi

A while ago I wrote about how I make sushi every week. I'm still making California Rolls and the occasional Eel Roll, but we've decided to cut back on the nigiri (raw fish on little pillows of rice) for the time being. Mostly because it's a pretty significant trek for me to the Asian market and I can buy imitation crab at the local store.

For months, I've let Kumi play with a little rice or help me roll the sushi. But tonight she insisted, "All by self!" Not really paying attention, I handed her the extra bamboo mat and spread some rice on toasted nori (seaweed). A few minutes later she astounded me with this:

Okay, I'm the one who sprinkled the sesame seeds, but the rest was done single-handedly by a 23-month-old. It's more of a dumpling shaped roll, but a roll nonetheless. Pretty spectacular, I thought.

While I'm on the topic of food, I just discovered Orangette. So fabulous!