Adventure Begins in the Kitchen
Bite-sized banh mi might just be the most adorable food to ever come out of my kitchen. Inspired by an Asian-themed tea party, these tasty, little sandwiches are filled with tender meat, crisp vegetables, and spicy mayo.
And other than the bit of muscle this recipe requires for chopping vegetables, it really only involves some slow cooker and assembly action. Banh mi are definitely not as intimidating as I imagined {which is usually the case}.
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Quinoa sushi, it’s sacrilege to the sushi world I’m just sure of it. But I can’t help myself. Replacing rice with quinoa is a thing that I do when I can. And today seemed like as good of a day as any to dust off the sushi mat
I say overly ignored because making sushi is too easy and too fun to be made as infrequently as it’s made in my kitchen. Cooking a pot of quinoa, prepping minimal veggies, and rolling a meal together shouldn’t be so daunting.
I used all of my favorite sushi veggies: asparagus, avocado, and cucumbers. And because I didn’t want to mess with raw fish, I stuck with smoked salmon. To top it off, I served with tamari
Pro tip: ask the sushi counter at your local grocery store for some wasabi and ginger to-go {it’s free!}.
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Have you ever been such a busy bee that when you came home from the grocery store you realized, not only did you forget something, but you brought home another thing that already had fair representation in the fridge? Like cilantro. I’ve purchased cilantro three times in less than a week. Not good.
Luckily my roommate’s gym schedule is about an hour behind my yoga schedule. And since we both go to the grocery store on a daily basis {I wish I was joking}, I knew he could pick up that onion that slipped my mind. And as far as the boat loads of cilantro? I’d just whip up a batch of super summery chicken salad and pretend the overstock was all on purpose.
And then I’d be thankful. Because chicken salad with cukes, red onions, cilantro, lime, and homemade mayo is such a darn good combo. Season with salt, pepper, and a pinch of cayenne pepper and man oh man, you’ve got yourself something special.
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