Sushi Night!

This weekend, my boyfriend and I decided to be a bit more adventurous with our meal--we both love sushi, so we decided to stop by a Japanese market and make some for dinner!

It was super easy (considering we were able to buy sushi rice, which normally takes up almost 50% of the work), and just cut up different types of sashimi (in our case salmon, tuna, and hamachi), some green onions, avocado, and imitation crab.
We made three different rolls using different combinations:

Salmon roll with avocado and green onion

To make the spicy rolls, we took some tuna/hamachi and minced it, then mixed in some Sriracha sauce to get that kick:

Spicy Tuna roll with imitation crab

Spicy Hamachi roll with green onion and avocado

And used the leftover fish as sashimi:

Overall, a huge success! We stuffed ourselves silly while watching the Oscars (when I showed my mom the pictures, she said, "you ate all that?!"). What better proof of success do you need? ;P

Fajitas!

This weekend was definitely a cooking weekend. This time, it was a team effort, with my boyfriend and sister helping as well. We decided to have some fun and make some fajitas! 

We marinated some steak (I believe it was flank steak?) using this recipe, and left it in the fridge for a whole afternoon. Unfortunately, our steak didn't look as mouth-watering as that recipe's, but it was still delicious!
As luck would have it, we had some Rice-a-Roni in the cupboard for Spanish rice, so we decided to throw that in as well, for some added flavor. 

After stir-frying some bell peppers, onions, and mushrooms, we were done!

 Overall, a success!

Mushroom Soup

It's been pretty cold, so I wanted to make something warm and hearty, but relatively easy to make. I decided to visit 101 Cookbooks, which I used for a lot of my recipes in the past and found a Mixed Mushroom Soup recipe that looked too good to pass up.


Unfortunately, I couldn't find a good variety of mushrooms at the local grocery store, so I just got one kind, and cut it up really small. I also used green onions instead of chives. I was afraid that the soup would not be a success, considering I was straying so much--I didn't have any barley or rice to add either, but it turned out great! Huge success, according to the boyfriend :)

Will definitely try again!