Dairy Free

Ever since Grant and I have been married, I have been having him rate recipes on a scale from 1-10.  This is important for us because a typical recipe that I would consider at 7 like Meatloaf , Grant considers a 3. This isn’t because my recipe didn’t taste good, it just isn’t a dish that Grant wants to eat all the time and just helps communication. Now, homemade pizza on the other hand is a lot higher on the scale, in fact he would want it ever night for dinner if I didn’t want more variety. I have been so blessed in the recipe department because I have so many talented cooks and bakers in Grant’s and my family. But every once in a while, we like to try new recipe some of which are great, other not so much. This recipe is a copy cat of P.F. Chang’s Spicy Chicken, which I would highly recommend if you eat there. I found the recipe here.

Here is one of my favorite recipes. There are THOUSANDS of different version of Chicken Salad! There was one that I grew up with that the amazing ladies at my church in Ohio always made, and it had grapes and cashews in it. I have to say that I am partial to a sweeter version of chicken salad. Of the varieties found in restaurants, Panera Bread has the best one hands down in my opinion. Well you can disagree with me and that is fine because little things make a huge difference. My older sister Kira has a great version too. I begged my mother in law, Gail, to ask the amazing ladies at church to give me their recipe. I have to say she did AMAZING!

So I suddenly had the craving for sushi! I wanted it so badly, but I didn’t want to pay the price at a restaurant. Especially if I can make it at home.  One of our friends, Andrew, made his own and made a great little tutorial and video on his blog here.   There is no point in me making something similar when I can just refer there. So anyway, I made the sushi rice in our rice cooker, and bought all of the ingredients that I wanted in my sushi. I also made the spicy mayo that Andrew explained how to make.