At-Home Sushi

I'd been eyeing these sushi kits at the grocery, and finally decided to give them a go. Each kit makes 12 pieces (although both boxes were short wraps - one only had 10and one 11, not sure what's up with that), so I got one for each of us.

It is SO easy, and as yummy as what you'll order at any restaurant! The seaweed wraps are packaged and ready to go, you pop the sticky rice in the microwave for 2 minutes, and fill with whatever you want - done!

I stuffed mine with avocado, and Rod's with a mixture of shrimp, avocado and green onion. Just use very small pieces or you won't be able to roll them up! If you really squish the edges of the wrap together, it will stick.

I rounded it out with some steamed edamame (salted, it makes a yummy treat that we love - find it in the frozen veggie section) and hot tea (TAZO's Green Ginger). Our Asian lunch was complete!

Hummus - Yummus!

Gave my first go at making hummus, and must say it turned out FANTASTIC! If you have a food processor, you can easily make this yummy snack!



These ingredients make a fairly large amount - you may want to half it, depending:
2 cans chickpeas/garbanzo beans
8 oz. Tahini (found in ethnic section of any grocery store)
juice from 1 large or 2 small lemons
4 cloves garlic
1/2 C water
salt to taste
optional: 1/2 C roasted red peppers

Process the chickpeas just enough to break them up. Add the remaining ingredients and process until smooth. Add more salt or water as needed.

Serve with crackers (I like Triscuits), pita chips, or raw veggies - MMMMM!

Creamy Cheese Capellini - A Weight Watcher's Recipe!

Made this for supper the other night - yummy! It makes 4 servings, and each has only 8 WW points!



Ingredients:
1/2 pound whole-wheat capellini or linguini
2 tsp. olive oil
3 plum tomatoes, diced
2 garlic cloves, finely crushed
6 oz. baby spinach leaves (I used half a bunch)
1 C fat free ricotta cheese
1 C shredded mozzerella cheese (you could use fat free here for even less points!)
1/2 tsp. salt
pepper to taste

1) Cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain and reserve 1/4 C cooking liquid.
2) While pasta is cooking, heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat, add tomatoes and garlic. Cook approximately 2 minutes, then add spinach in batches until wilted.
3) Add pasta, reserved cooking liquid, cheeses and salt. Stir until cheeses are melted. Serve with pepper if desired.

ENJOY!