Sushi Sushi, Thank You Thank You!

I love the friendships I have with the people I work with. Kelly and I who share birthdays 3 days apart decided that we would take each other out for our Birthdays- our favourite little Sushi place... then it grew into May, April and July Birthday friends too. Check out the fun we had below!

Here I am (with my camera case) with Lily (May) and Nancy (April).

And Kelly (June)- the master mind behind the plan, Iain (July) and Kim (May). So we went and ordered lots of food... and good healthy choices were part of it too.

All you can eat at Sushi Sushi- Yum Yum!

I had to take a picture of the ginger because I have friends who are crazy for it. Kim and Kelly love it so much we had to order 3 extra servings of it. Not me though, to me it burns my month.

Ok, this was not a healthy choice, but when you are sharing it with 6 others, a bite is all you need. I think it was called a Sushi pizza, but it was a fried rice cake with crab on top with spicy mayo and little veggies. Delicious new favourite.

Here's a healthy choice I always love- steamed and salted Edemame.

Ok, now back to the not so healthy tempura plate. My favourite is the sweet potato- just had a few.

My friends enjoyed some imitation crab and salmon sushi... me not so much- I like the rolls...

... and I love these. They are beef wrapped asparagus - grilled and drizzled with teriyaki sauce.. awesome creation!

And here is there little sister, Miss Salmon wrapped asparagus spears!

Ok, now, here come the action shot. Here is one of my favourite pictures ever. Lily inhaling a tempura shrimp... she looks like the poster girl for the restaurant!

Oh yeah, these friends like the raw stuff.... the best though, is that they all 'pose' for me and pretend while I take the perfect shot. I am so grateful that they support my passion... and I have even inspired Iain to start taking pictures of his culinary adventures. He comes back from the weekend and shares with me his photos and stories about the fantastic food he created or enjoyed out in the big city.

Ok, here's Kim enjoying her mango a little too much...so happy she could make it to our lunch after her busy morning appointment.

Here's me devouring my favourite little nugget- beef wrapped asparagus. Loving it so much that my eyes are going to eat it!

Here's Nancy who is more used to a North American palate. So here she is enjoying a spring roll, but wait...

... we convinced Nancy to try a California roll... and she did it... and of course- we had to capture it! Good job Nancy!

Here are some of my fav's - California Rolls, Tempura Spicy Tuna...

Tempura shrimp rolls... for the whole table of course.

These were my favourite though- with the seaweed on the outside.

So I got a real close up picture for you... I forget the name, but I think it was Dynamite Roll. Oh yeah baby, that's what's fun... going with all your friends for a little bite of everything. That's how I roll... get it, roll??? Hahaha.

Sushi Night = Girlfriend Night... so delicious!

Well, I recently had another opportunity to go to my favourite Sushi Restaurant. Crazy Sushi! I only enjoy this place when I get together with certain girlfriends as my family does not share my love for this type of cuisine.

I wanted to thank my dear friend Janice for a wonderful Total Wedding Show experience and what better place for a vegan (Janice, not me) than a Sushi place. It took us almost one hour to order because we couldn't stop talking and catching up... but when we did, we weren't disappointed!

Janice and her Miso soup.

Janice and some Edemame- her first time... she liked it a lot!

Me and some Edemame... not my first rodeo! I love them, they are crunchy and steamed and salty and full of protein and fibre. It's a wonder food!!!!

Janice's selection, a perfect vegan choice, a Vegetable Tempura Roll with crisp, tempura battered eggplant, sweet potato, zucchini, broccoli and carrot rolled with avocado and cucumber.

Oh, I think you've seen my favourite thing in the world. I am holding it up for you loud and proud!

The Crazy Roll, crispy tempura battered shrimp rolled with fresh avocado, cucumber and crabstick topped by another layer of tempura shrimp and tobiko caviar ( in 3 different colours) and the most delicious spicy sauce on top.



How to eat out in a all you can eat Sushi Restaurant

Around the Holidays you get together with friends over a nice meal to catch up and gossip... you know... Well I did that recently with some co-workers- present and past... at an all you can eat Sushi Restaurant. Now this could have been a disaster, right.... But I focused catching up with my friends and eating healthier options. And guess what, my friends all did the same, naturally.... remember my quote from the other day... 'eat like thin people eat'!

Here's Lily and Cheryl,

Nancy and I.

The restaurant is called Sushi Sushi and the all you can eat price for lunch is $13.99, http://sushisushionline.ca/menu.html . I recommend it. My favourite item to order is this Grilled Salmon and Grilled Beef Asparagus Roll. The salmon is pictured above and it is delicious, but the beef is even better. It's simply a piece of asparagus with grilled salmon or steak around it with just a little bit of terriyaki sauce over it....and it's to die for!!!!

California rolls, Tempura Shrimp roll (sorry, but we had to do a bit of tempura).

And of course... steamed and salty Edemame!!!! Love these!

And these great big Dynamite Rolls, with a little more shrimp tempura.

Sushi Date Night

Nothing better than catching up with an old friend and eating the food we love! (that's good for you too, well except the tempura)

Last week, one of my dearest (and oldest-we met during my second year of University living in an all French residence) friends Robin and I did our semi-annual Sushi date. We have it all planned out. She takes me out for my birthday and I take her out for her for her birthday, it all works out!. We have a plan devised so that she drops her son off at my home while Brent and Melanie watch him for a couple of hours while we do what we do best....talk and share and eat sushi! We go to Crazy Sushi in Oakville every time.

Here's Robin enjoying hot tea on a cold rainy night. (Check out that purply/blue nail colour, got to get me some of that).

This is what I always order. Pure Decadence! It's called the Crazy Roll. Inside, it's got Tempura shrimp, avocado, crab and on top there is another tempura shrimp, 3 spicy sauces and green and red fish roe.

Here's a closeup for you. It's so colourful and tasty and those sauces... it all blends together for a 'Crazy' bite.

We also shared some edamame (soy beans) steamed with salt. Delicious and Nutritious!

Robin likes her Spicy Tuna, so she got this hand roll and gobbled it up!

After a couple of hours of girl talk we come back to my home and find her little angel having so much fun with Brent and Melanie... he almost doens't want to leave! 

Thanks for the great time Robin. We always have so much to talk about... I can't wait for the next time.