Culinary Adventures

In the last couple of weeks, we've tried some new and wonderful things in the kitchen. Our first adventure was making our own sushi. We didn't have bamboo sushi mats, so we got a little redneck and purchased bamboo place mats from Wal-Mart. They worked beautifully, and we were able to make extra-long rolls. Since it was our first attempt at sushi, we didn't want to get too wild, so we just stuck with California Rolls, Tuna Rolls and Tuna Sushi. Everything was absolutely delicious, and I even made my peace with Wasabi. We will definitely be having another sushi party in the not-too-distant future.

Ready to roll

California Roll

Yum!

On Friday evening, we took on another fun culinary challenge by making our own pasta. We received pasta attachments for our Kitchen-Aid mixer a couple of years ago as a gift, and we've talked at length about using them, but somehow, have just never gotten around to it. Well, I can tell you, we will definitely be using them often in the future! We decided to try a fettucini pasta and a homemade use-up-all-the-leftovers-in-the-fridge sauce. We got the pasta a little too fat, but, man, was it tasty! And, much easier than I expected.

extra-long noodles

Delish!

And, tonight, Jeff made the most amazing paprika chicken fajitas, with cilantro pesto and black bean and corn salsa. They were, quite possibly, the best fajitas we have EVER had--and we've had some good fajitas! (Sorry, I have no picture. I was too busy stuffing my face)!

If you know the Watts, you know we love to cook, and we love to eat. And, we really enjoy trying new techniques and recipes. If you have any must-trys for us, please feel free to share.