Monthly Archives: August 2011
summer lunch & thrift store finds (some more thifting here).
today i ate the best macaroon ever, from blackjet bakery in the ferry building. my friend max is the baker. go there if you are in san francisco!
laundry day at montmarte
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june’s onigiri (or japanese rice balls)
ingredients for the rice:
japanese sticky rice
toasted sesame seeds
sea salt
seaweed (nori)
ingredients for inside the riceball:
salmon fillet
avocado
japanese pickles
umeboshi (pickled plum) – optional
japanese red pepper flakes – optional
make 1 or 2 cups of japanese rice (makes 4-8 riceballs). let it cool down a little. in the mean time, heat up a pan or cast iron grill and add a tablespoon of veg oil (i used safflower oil). cook the salmon. i put it skin side down with a top over it until almost done (5-10mins), then flip it for a minute. when the rice is not hot anymore, add the sesame seeds (maybe 1/2 cup?), sea salt to taste, and whatever other seasoning you want (i use japanese red pepper flakes). taste the rice to see if you need to add more salt or sesame seeds. put about a handful of rice either in a bowl or straight into your hand (you should wet your hands with water a little bit before) and then add a piece of salmon, avocado, pickles, umeboshi or whatever else you want in the middle. then shape the rice in your hands – you can use plastic wrap if you feel more comfortable not touching the rice – and shape it into a triangular shape. add some more sesame seeds to garnish. cut up the nori to wrap the rice ball in. enjoy immediately!
+ we went to a picnic yesterday and a friend made rice balls. they were so good, i need her to teach me how to make them.
+ i bought weck glass jars to use instead of plastic tupperware. it inspired us to make peach jam and refrigerator pickles.
i posted a couple months ago about visiting juliet gorman and seeing her ceramic beads… here are some photos from her etsy shop.
a beautiful belated birthday present from jennifer. i love it.
+ i went to the sheila hicks exhibit at ICA in philadelphia saturday and it was incredibly inspiring. no photography was allowed in the show, so the only photos i took are these of caitlin in the lobby.
+ a friend made gluten free pizza and i just had it for breakfast– so good!