Here's something else I missed:
Our Spring Rolls.
These are light and packed with flavors.

These were delightful.

I think they're so pretty.
And they're fun to make.

Mr. Hawthorne julienned slices of green pepper, cucumber, and carrots.
We also have clover sprouts and avocado.

After getting the avocado meat out of the shell,
liberally douse it with lime or lemon juice
to keep it from discoloring.
Slice the shrimp lengthwise.

I planted mixed lettuce greens in the garden
before I left and they're ready for picking now.
There's really nothing like fresh baby greens.

I made sticky rice in about 20 minutes
to hold everything together.

I keep pickled ginger on hand
for occasions such as these.
For assembly,
add in whatever you like.

Take a rice sheet
and let it soak in warm water
until just pliable.
Too much soaking
and the paper dissolves.

And start building.
Mr. Hawthorne started with baby greens.

Then some sticky rice, shrimp, and avocado.

Some julienned slices of carrot, pepper, and cuke.

More lettuce.
And roll away.

Pickled ginger and sprouts.

Sprouts.

Sticky rice.

While Mr. Hawthorne was on ... a roll,
I made a quick dipping sauce.

I took out a 1 inch cube of frozen ginger,
nuked it, then squeezed the juice out.
You can't juice ginger from a refrigerated chunk.
It must be frozen then nuked.
To the ginger juice,
I added about 3 TB soy sauce,
2 TB rice vinegar,
juice of 1/2 lime,
and a few drops of sesame oil.
Be careful with the sesame oil.
A little goes a long way.

Sprinkle some just picked scallions, chives, basil, and cilantro
over top.

And that, my friends,
is some seriously good eats.

Youngest Hawthorne
with a Happy Junior
and Dixie wants to play.

The Hawthorne puppies have forgiven me.
Glad to hear that the puppies have forgiven you.
ReplyDeleteAnd I wish certain members of my brood were more culinarily adventurous.
Is THE ultimate cookie baking marathon starting soon? Its my favorite thing to read along with you know?
ReplyDeleteThe Ultimate Cookie Baking Marathon will begin Monday, December 6. After I make a Pumpkin Pie and an Apple Pie and deliver them to Greensboro Thursday for Middle Hawthorne's birthday.
ReplyDeleteawwwww I miss YH, Dixie, and JuJu. You're delivering pieS to greensboro for MH?!?!?! You must come visit DH.
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