NO Eating of Meat in Preparation for the Holy Week

Ash Wednesday is coming up and everyone at my place of work is already planning on what to bring every Friday since most people are going to observe the lent celebration. This is the time of the year when people are not eating any type of meat every Friday for over 6 weeks if I am not mistaken. I am not a follower to this since I have a different religion but since I work with people who practice this type of belief I am planning to make them some California rolls as well as some vegetable and shrimp egg rolls.

I am looking forward to do my grocery shopping at the Asian store so I can get my ingredients ASAP. What about you folks? Do you eat meat during the lent or not? Let me know your thoughts!

California Sushi Rolls

Good news folks! I finally made my first California Rolls for the first time and we had a blast. It turns out really good plus I made some for my bosses at my place of work. Though I didn't follow everything that was written on the procedures but it still turned out great. Below are the lists of ingredients.

Ingredients:

4 pieces of Sushi Nori sheets (cut in halves, optional)
1 large piece of cucumber, slice in 1/8 inch thick pieces
2 pieces of medium avocado, slice in 1/4 thick pieces
1/4 cup of sesame seeds
5-6 pieces of crab sticks/ crab meats
2 tablespoon of white sugar
3 cups of rice (sushi rice), cooked
1 teaspoon of salt
2 tablespoon of rice vinegar

Steps/Procedures:

1. Combine sugar, rice vinegar and salt in a small bowl.
2. Mix them well or you can put them for 10 seconds in the microwave to make sure that the sugar and salt are fully dissolved.
3. Pour the mixture of rice vinegar, sugar and salt into the sushi rice. Set aside.
4. Cut the sushi nori in halves (optional), Lay the shiny part of the sushi nori in a flat surface.
5. Scoop some sushi nori and spread it all over the nori (make sure to distribute them evenly).
6. Sprinkle some sesame seeds all over the top of the sushi nori.
7. Cover the mat with clingy wrapper.
8. Place the mat on a flat surface then put the sushi nori with rice over the mat. 9. Arrange the crab stick, cucumber and avocado in the center of the sushi sheet.
10. Grab the edge of the mat, keeping the fillings in place with your fingers, and roll it into a tight cylinder, using the mat to shape the cylinder. Set aside.
11. Continue doing the whole process until all mixtures are used.
12. Cut into equal sizes. Place the sushi rolls in a serving plate and eat them with soy sauce or wasabi. Enjoy!