That was so delicious, everybody! I can't wait to share with you!
                        
                        
                        #EdenCooks - SUSHI! - Monday Apr 15 at 8pm EST
04/13/2013
			        
			        
                
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                        Oh you tease
                        
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                                            Antipova
                                        
                                        
                                
                                            That was so delicious, everybody! I can't wait to share with you!
                                        
                                    04/13/2013
			        
			        
                
                        Aww, I have to work on Monday night now.  I'm so bummed!
I'll definitely be following up later in the evening, though!
                        
                        I'll definitely be following up later in the evening, though!
04/13/2013
			        
			        
                
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                        What kind of gourd? I'm going to try growing angled gourds this summer, but I can't eat any of the bitter ones. I know you'll tell us everything on Monday, but I just had to ask. 
                                        Originally posted by 
                                            Antipova
                                        
                                        
                                
                                            Yes! I'm excited that you're excited. I'm off to the store now, and then I'm going to simmer up some mushrooms and gourd and make some sauces for tomorrow. 
                                        
                                    And thanks for including non seafood in the even because, as much as I'd like to try sushi, I can't eat seafood kind.
04/14/2013
			        
			        
                
                        EdenCooks doing sushi made me crave the stuff so much that I wound up making a sticky rice salad despite the fact that we had an entire roast chicken with stuffing and potatoes for dinner. I think that I can officially say that I'm pumped for tomorrow.
                        
                        
                        04/14/2013
			        
			        
                
                        I'm excited for the veggie recipes! I love sushi, but became vegetarian, and I'm getting bored of my regular cucumber/avocado rolls.
                        
                        
                        04/14/2013
			        
			        
                
                        This is a fabulous idea, I cannot wait.
                        
                        
                        04/14/2013
			        
			        
                
                        Oh, hell yes!  I'll set an alarm on my phone so I don't miss this!  I love sushi (both the making and the eating), and recently was gifted a sashimi knife, so I'll be picking up some tuna and joining y'all tomorrow.  
                        
                        
                        04/14/2013
			        
			        
                
                        This should be fun! I'm hoping I can make it in time.
                        
                        
                        04/14/2013
			        
			        
                
                        Sushi is the best!
                        
                        
                        04/15/2013
			        
			        
                
                        I hate sushi, some of the times
                        
                        
                        04/15/2013
			        
			        
                
                        I'm super excited for this!
                        
                        
                        04/15/2013
			        
			        
                
                        Ooooh! Ok, I am excited for this!
                        
                        
                        04/15/2013
			        
			        
                
                        Oh, hey!  Antipova, if you don't have an eel sauce DIY recipe, I can toss a link to the recipe I use.    (For some reason, there isn't a single place to buy eel sauce in my town, despite 3 Asian markets, 1 World Market, and 3 HEB stores.  Booo.)
                        
                        
                        04/15/2013
			        
			        
                
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                        The Japanese gourd Kanpyo---comes dried. It's quite sweet, at least after you simmer it. 
                                        Originally posted by 
                                            Wicked Wahine
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                                
                                    
                                
                                                    What kind of gourd? I'm going to try growing angled gourds this summer, but I can't eat any of the bitter ones. I know you'll tell us everything on Monday, but I just had to ask. 
And thanks for including non seafood in the even ... more
                                                And thanks for including non seafood in the even ... more
                                                    What kind of gourd? I'm going to try growing angled gourds this summer, but I can't eat any of the bitter ones. I know you'll tell us everything on Monday, but I just had to ask. 
And thanks for including non seafood in the even because, as much as I'd like to try sushi, I can't eat seafood kind. less
                                            
                                        And thanks for including non seafood in the even because, as much as I'd like to try sushi, I can't eat seafood kind. less
We'll miss you, LD29! But dv8, don't you worry.
Surreptitious, I'm excited too, and that sounds super delicious!
Everybody, I am so excited! And yes, please do bring your eel sauce recipe, or any recipes anyone who has'em! My Japanese market had eel sauce, but none of it was very authentic.
Anyway, I hope you're all excited for tonight!
04/15/2013
			        
			        
                
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                        I'm ready!
                        
                                        Originally posted by 
                                            Antipova
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                                
                                    
                                
                                                    The Japanese gourd Kanpyo---comes dried. It's quite sweet, at least after you simmer it. 
We'll miss you, LD29! But dv8, don't you worry.
Surreptitious, I'm excited too, and that sounds super ... more
                                                We'll miss you, LD29! But dv8, don't you worry.
Surreptitious, I'm excited too, and that sounds super ... more
                                                    The Japanese gourd Kanpyo---comes dried. It's quite sweet, at least after you simmer it. 
We'll miss you, LD29! But dv8, don't you worry.
Surreptitious, I'm excited too, and that sounds super delicious!
Everybody, I am so excited! And yes, please do bring your eel sauce recipe, or any recipes anyone who has'em! My Japanese market had eel sauce, but none of it was very authentic.
Anyway, I hope you're all excited for tonight! less
                                            
                                        We'll miss you, LD29! But dv8, don't you worry.
Surreptitious, I'm excited too, and that sounds super delicious!
Everybody, I am so excited! And yes, please do bring your eel sauce recipe, or any recipes anyone who has'em! My Japanese market had eel sauce, but none of it was very authentic.
Anyway, I hope you're all excited for tonight! less
04/15/2013
			        
			        
                
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                        Very!
                        
                                        Originally posted by 
                                            Antipova
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                                
                                    
                                
                                                    The Japanese gourd Kanpyo---comes dried. It's quite sweet, at least after you simmer it. 
We'll miss you, LD29! But dv8, don't you worry.
Surreptitious, I'm excited too, and that sounds super ... more
                                                We'll miss you, LD29! But dv8, don't you worry.
Surreptitious, I'm excited too, and that sounds super ... more
                                                    The Japanese gourd Kanpyo---comes dried. It's quite sweet, at least after you simmer it. 
We'll miss you, LD29! But dv8, don't you worry.
Surreptitious, I'm excited too, and that sounds super delicious!
Everybody, I am so excited! And yes, please do bring your eel sauce recipe, or any recipes anyone who has'em! My Japanese market had eel sauce, but none of it was very authentic.
Anyway, I hope you're all excited for tonight! less
                                            
                                        We'll miss you, LD29! But dv8, don't you worry.
Surreptitious, I'm excited too, and that sounds super delicious!
Everybody, I am so excited! And yes, please do bring your eel sauce recipe, or any recipes anyone who has'em! My Japanese market had eel sauce, but none of it was very authentic.
Anyway, I hope you're all excited for tonight! less
04/15/2013
			        
			        
                
                        Just about 3 and a half hours!
                        
                        
                        04/15/2013
			        
			        
                
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                        Yay! 
                        
                                        Originally posted by 
                                            Antipova
                                        
                                        
                                
                                            Just about 3 and a half hours!
                                        
                                    04/15/2013
			        
			        
                
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                        I second Antipova's suggestion that you throw your recipe out here - I absolutely adored the unagi sauce that I used to get at the grocery store (it was so delicious that it actually made grocery store dragon rolls palatable) and I would love to learn to make my own.
                        
                                        Originally posted by 
                                            Pixel
                                        
                                        
                                
                                            Oh, hey!  Antipova, if you don't have an eel sauce DIY recipe, I can toss a link to the recipe I use.    (For some reason, there isn't a single place to buy eel sauce in my town, despite 3 Asian markets, 1 World Market, and 3 HEB stores.  Booo.)
                                        
                                    04/15/2013
			        
			        
                
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                        Hey thanks for the reminder on my wall, I didn't want to miss this =D
                                        Originally posted by 
                                            Antipova
                                        
                                        
                                
                                            Just about 3 and a half hours!
                                        
                                    I'll be taking notes in between writing papers lol
04/15/2013
			        
			        
                
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                        No problem  What are your papers on?
                        
                                        Originally posted by 
                                            snowminx
                                        
                                        
                                
                                            Hey thanks for the reminder on my wall, I didn't want to miss this =D
I'll be taking notes in between writing papers lol
                                    I'll be taking notes in between writing papers lol
04/15/2013
			        
			        
                
                        link  This is the eel sauce recipe I use!  It takes forever to reduce (2-3 hours, or less if you cheat and use cornstarch to thicken), but it's delicious and totally worth the time it takes to make it.
                        
                        
                        04/15/2013
			        
			        
                
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                        I have an English paper on the drama trifles and I have a 10 page paper in sociology about kids in foster care. Both due tomorrow, yay! also a test tomorrow in soc lol
                        
                                        Originally posted by 
                                            Antipova
                                        
                                        
                                
                                            No problem  What are your papers on?
                                        
                                    04/15/2013
			        
			        
                
                        I'm so excited for this! I had tried to make sushi a few years ago and everything turned out so great... kinda wish I remember which recipes I had used.. but anyway, where it all went wrong was when I tried cutting into my roll. It just squished and made a mess. A delicious mess but my knife was a serious problem.
Since then I have been asking around what kind of knife is best and where I can get one and just haven't gotten a great answer yet. Hopefully I can find out tonight!
                        
                        Since then I have been asking around what kind of knife is best and where I can get one and just haven't gotten a great answer yet. Hopefully I can find out tonight!
04/15/2013
			        
			        
                
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                        I've used regular kitchen knives before.  The key seems to be that the blade needs to be really sharp, you need to dip in it water between slices (that sticky rice is really sticky!), and it needs to not be a serrated blade.
                        
                                        Originally posted by 
                                            Melan!e
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                                
                                    
                                
                                                    I'm so excited for this! I had tried to make sushi a few years ago and everything turned out so great... kinda wish I remember which recipes I had used.. but anyway, where it all went wrong was when I tried cutting into my roll. It just squished
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                                                    I'm so excited for this! I had tried to make sushi a few years ago and everything turned out so great... kinda wish I remember which recipes I had used.. but anyway, where it all went wrong was when I tried cutting into my roll. It just squished and made a mess. A delicious mess but my knife was a serious problem.
Since then I have been asking around what kind of knife is best and where I can get one and just haven't gotten a great answer yet. Hopefully I can find out tonight! less
                                            
                                        Since then I have been asking around what kind of knife is best and where I can get one and just haven't gotten a great answer yet. Hopefully I can find out tonight! less
04/15/2013
			        
			        
                
                        Yummmmmm....
And stock is a good thing to do on laundry day. Especially since it usually lasts a while.
Just 45 minutes, everyone!
                        
                        And stock is a good thing to do on laundry day. Especially since it usually lasts a while.
Just 45 minutes, everyone!
04/15/2013
			        
			        
                
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                        Hey, thanks for the recipe! I was worried there would be eel in it, lol!
                        
                                        Originally posted by 
                                            Pixel
                                        
                                        
                                
                                            I've used regular kitchen knives before.  The key seems to be that the blade needs to be really sharp, you need to dip in it water between slices (that sticky rice is really sticky!), and it needs to not be a serrated blade.
                                        
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                        My knives aren't the best and I tried to use my sharpest one but I guess it wasn't as sharp as I thought. I was dipping it water between every slice but my knife must've been pretty dull cause it did not but squish the roll.
                        
                                        Originally posted by 
                                            Pixel
                                        
                                        
                                
                                            I've used regular kitchen knives before.  The key seems to be that the blade needs to be really sharp, you need to dip in it water between slices (that sticky rice is really sticky!), and it needs to not be a serrated blade.
                                        
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                                        Originally posted by 
                                            Melan!e
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                                
                                    
                                
                                                    I'm so excited for this! I had tried to make sushi a few years ago and everything turned out so great... kinda wish I remember which recipes I had used.. but anyway, where it all went wrong was when I tried cutting into my roll. It just squished
                                                    ...
                                                    more
                                                
                                                
                                                    I'm so excited for this! I had tried to make sushi a few years ago and everything turned out so great... kinda wish I remember which recipes I had used.. but anyway, where it all went wrong was when I tried cutting into my roll. It just squished and made a mess. A delicious mess but my knife was a serious problem.
Since then I have been asking around what kind of knife is best and where I can get one and just haven't gotten a great answer yet. Hopefully I can find out tonight! less
                                            
                                        Since then I have been asking around what kind of knife is best and where I can get one and just haven't gotten a great answer yet. Hopefully I can find out tonight! less
I actually sharpened mine just before I took on this project I used a medium-sized Wusthof, but honestly even just a $15 knife you can get at a restaurant supply store will work fine. Just make sure it's sharpened, like Pixel said!
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