Garden Angel Quilt Raffle Party!!

Jo, I LOVE deviled eggs,... same as pickled eggs or not?

Ohhh Dave????? You lurking out there???

New thread! http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/472569/

I'm hangin' in there too. Someone is going to be soooo lucky and for such a good cause too.

Dave is opening chat...look for the icon!!

He'll post here too for those who can't get in

Y'know, it would be just my luck to win the drawing... I absolutely LOVE the quilt but it would not go with my decor at all and I'd have to donate it for another drawing.

No icon.

I'm here too. Can't wait to see who gets the quilt.

I know...done let him know...

No icon, you need to just click on the link in the other thread.

dave

I am ready! I made us all some seared Ahi tuna salad to start!

Dariius...pickled eggs are made by putting boiled eggs into pickled beet juice..(you can do them with vinegard and sugar and spices and leave them white...I like them red). Let them sit and "marry" for a few days...YUMMY
I have been saving all my pickled beet jusice for a while (storebought, but back east you can buy Greenwood Pickled Beets...almost as good as my Mom's were.)...

I'm hear too...
This is exciting...

Go to chat, Margie!

here is a platter of sushi, guys. dig in!

Kell, the tuna looks scrumptious, and the sushi, worthy of a seasoned sushi master!

Wow, Kell!!! You out did yourself there!

LOL Darius and Langbr! I cannot tell a lie. That is from the sushi restaurant we go to every Friday night. I brought my camera Friday!

Do you like Uni?

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Kell, I do not know "Uni" what is it?

Where are you, anyway, besides zone 9b?

It is from sea urchins. It has a very pungent taste, and is considered "challenging." LOL. I took me a few years to appreciate its flavor.
http://www.catalinaop.com/uni.htm

I live in Norhtern california.

Taka, our sushi man made me a rose Friday!

Sushi chefs are such artists!

Wopw, Uni is expensive, too... min. order (2 trays @ 80g each) is a little over 1/3 pound for $30, close enough to say $100 per pound!

Boy! Now THAT would be a shame.....ordering Uni and then not liking the taste! Bummer. I guess at $90/pound you'd be eating one way or another even if you didn't like the taste. lol

and that is the wholesale price! I think we pay $8 for 2 pieces of nigiri uni.

They have excellent oysters too! We go to a very special sushi bar. I went to another one for lunch on Saturday and the sushi was almost not edible! It was crowed too.

Kell, I'm always up for a good shushi restaurant. What is the name and what city is it in?

Thanks,
a

Shall we ask Terry to rename this the Sushi Lover's thread? lol

I was introduced to sushi when I first moved to Phoenix in the 80s, and went out regularly with co-workers to share and compare.

Our favorite sushi chef often made lil complimentary appetizers for us to sample. One night, he prepared a little salad featuring octopus.

As he handed down bowls of it to those of us at the sushi bar, I looked up and winked. "Tako Salad?" He chortled in glee, then added that he had changed his name to Paco. *giggle*

Donna

Cute, Donna

The more sushi and sushimi I eat, providing it's in a BIG city and VERY fresh, the more I like it. I find most small towns have fish that's already started to smell like fish, so I avoid all but the vegetable sushis there.

I like my own best but still cannot get fresh-enough seafood here in the mountains.

Yes, sushi must be very fresh and a very high quality. It is sold in grades. Here we have sushi restaurants opening on every corner and most are very bad. I think their patrons have never had great sushi so they do not know the difference.

My restaurant is in Alameda, California. LOL! A bit far for you Arlene!

Donna, don't you love the special things you get when you are a regular. We get so spoiled. He knows we only want the best cut. And at times he will steer us away from something.

Our guy makes a great salad with tuna. All his food glistens with freshness.

Only someone who loves to make food really appreciated good patrons!

Oh wow, Kell, that is beautiful! And yes, I do appreciate the special treatment when I am a regular. :)

Do you ever order certain items merely because you like to see them prepared? One example I can think of is a Philly roll, basically a cream cheese stuffed cucumber... but the sushi chef skillfully pares the cucumber lengthwise to form a wide, thin mat upon which to make the roll. Awesome to watch!

My absolute favorite sashimi is hamachi (yellowtail snapper, I think) with sake (salmon) as a close second. Then I have to get a spicy tuna handroll, and smelt roe sushi (it's soooo rich, but I adore the popping!), and anago (sea eel) with that sweet sauce on top for 'dessert'. Okay, now I'm hungry again!!!

Not so far fetched, Kell.

When I am in Orange County, occasionally my family and I fly up to San Fran for a long week-end.
Alameda is not far from there. So I would still appreciate the name of the restaurant if you're sharing.

Guess you thought I don't get out of Iowa. LOL

a

Help!!!!! I have not been able to hang out in a long time... I must not have won but I can't for the life of me find out who did??? I see we hit the $1000.00 mark great job team. Please let me know who the luck winner is...

Sandy

Hi Sandy, check this out - http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/475016/

Thank You elsie. Looks like Bob will give it a good home.

http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/475016/

Here's Bob with the quitl!