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A traditional Ikehara New Years' party requires a little sushi-making.  I did the honors in Ramadi.  Michael & I rung in the New Year with his aunt Dori (coincidently stationed at our medical post) and her friend.  I provided the sushi, Michael brought the entertainment (Wall-E!), Dori provided the room, and "HN1" provided the refreshing beverages.

IMG_0606  Michael & his aunt Dori

A good time was had by all!  Many thanks to the Fam for sending the rice cooker (which I originally bought and brought over here last time, then gave it to Nate, who used it as a shelf decoration until he moved, at which time I'm sure Mom put it out in the garage before grabbing it out of the "gleaners" pile to send back to me here.  Yes, my rice cooker is a two time Iraqi veteran too!) sushi roller and rice, to the Franklins for the nori, to auntie Flo for some more rice (the amazing microwave rice!) and seasonings.  You guys are the best!

Making the sushi was quite the adventure.  Previously I had made some for myself using spam as the filler.  Dori had some smoked salmon, so we used that instead.  My rice pot is tiny, and so I packed as much rice in as I could, and added more water half-way through the cooking process (note: crazy, no?  Certainly not the recommended way to use a rice cooker).  I knew it was done when the rice started pushing the lid off the pot!  We didn't have any Mirin, so I mixed some vinegar and sugar that Dori had rustled up to put on the rice.  The whole time the only thing I could think of was "Happy New Year, Mr. Bean"...at least I wasn't making "twig" appetizers.  Anyway, I proceeded with my tiny sushi-making equipment, supplemented by Dori's medical tools, and somehow, miraculously, succeeded in making some pretty tasty salmon rolls.  HN1 provided some cream cheese to make the last one something like a California roll.  Tasty!

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Thomas Ikehara said…
bro, The Huskies are retiring Brandon Roy's number 3 today. Thoughts?
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