I Love Sushi

Spicy Yellowtail Roll and Rainbow Roll

California Roll & Sushi Assortment

I told you that we would be eating a lot of takeout and leftovers this past week due to hectic schedules, and I wanted to share my favorite choice for delivery.  I love sushi, we order it once a week (twice if I'm lucky) for delivery, but if it was up to me and mercury poisoning didn't exist I'd eat it 5 times a week.  Our order usually consists of shumai, a rainbow roll, assortment of sushi,a  california roll (it comes with the sushi assortment), and a spicy yellowtail or spicy scallop roll.   Our go to sushi place for delivery in Jersey City is Honshu Sushi.  When I used to live on the East Side in NYC our favorite place was Iron Sushi.  Okay, I just wanted to confess that I have a sushi addiction.

Herb Crusted Rack of Lamb

Herb Crusted Rack of Lamb

It's going to be a hectic week of eating leftovers and takeout, so I thought I'd share this lamb recipe from Cooking Light that I made this summer.  Lamb is delicious, and this is an easy recipe that would be perfect to serve to any meat lovers you have over for dinner.  Since it was summer time and Jersey tomatoes and sweet corn were fresh, I layered sliced tomatoes, onions, avocado, and corn (cut off the cob) to have on the side.

Chicken and Summer Vegetable Tostadas & Guacamole

MyRecipes Chicken and Summer Vegetable Tostadas

I saw this recipe from Cooking Light and I've had my eye on it for awhile.  I decided not to wait until the summer vegetables were actually ready, so I used a can of corn instead of fresh corn off the cob.  I also used pepper jack cheese in lieu of monterey jack cheese to add a little extra flavor, and as you can see in the picture I probably could have used less cheese.  A lot of the reviews said that the bottom of the tostadas were soggy, so to prevent that I broiled both sides of the tortilla and there were no issues with sogginess.  When I re-heat the leftovers I'm going to add a little tabasco to the chicken and vegetable mixture to add a little spice.  I can't wait to try this one again when summer vegetables are fresh at the farmer's market.

I love my molcajete, it's a completely unnecessary but fun addition to my kitchen.  I make pretty standard guacamole; 2 avocadoes, a handful or two of chopped tomatoes, a handful of chopped onions, 1 chopped jalapeño, some cilantro, and kosher salt.  This Molcajete link on Williams-Sonoma has a helpful video of how to whip up some guacamole with the mortar and pestle.  I've also decided that it's impossible to get an appetizing picture of guacamole.

Cinco De Mayo Mexican Martini

A Mexican Martini is a great way to treat yourself on Cinco de Mayo.  Shake together 2 parts good tequila (we used Patron), 1-2 parts sprite, 1 part orange juice, 1 part triple sec, and the juice of 1 lime.  Thanks to my brother for passing along this drink idea to me.  More on the guacamole and tostada we had with it tomorrow.  Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Pasta With Mascarpone, Chicken, Sun Dried Tomatoes & Spinach

I thawed some chicken and was in the mood for pasta; this recipe from Italian Food Forever hit the spot. I used some whole wheat pasta shells I had on hand and otherwise followed the recipe.  It got a 'will you please make this again' response from my husband who claims he doesn't like sun dried tomatoes.