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Anybody got one of these things? Which, BTW, is simply a small convection oven - I won’t get into the complete misnomer of the term “air fryer”, unless someone really wants me to. ;]

I finally broke down to the pressure from my wife to get one. I had HUGE apprehensions about it, but it is actually a fairly handy little gizmo. You can do a full meal for one person. You can do a side dish for two. There are a number of things I’ve used it to reheat, and it has all turned out really well.

While the cook times are somewhat similar to a full sized oven, there’s a huge time savings in preheating - compared to my oven, preheat times are 3 minutes vs 15. And the results so far have been at least as good, or even better.

Now I’m not normally one to give in to gadgets and gizmos, but this time around I’ve been pleasantly surprised. Not sure how it would be for a larger household, but for one o two people it’s proving to be worthwhile. =]

Current Mood: happy

I’ve lamented in the past about not making posts very often. I’ve gone so far as to question myself as to why that is. And yet, here it is with another 2.5 weeks behind me, and narry a peep.

So, I’ve decided to take a cue from so many others in DW, and start a weekly post. But what to write about? After some thought and reflection, I realized one of the things I wanted to do here right from the beginning was to try and learn to be more open about myself - especially things that aren’t negative. What I’ve settled on is to take one thing from my Interests list each week, and write something about it. Could be quick, could be pages. But it’s something.

Not sure when this will start, or what day I’ll of the week it’ll take place. For now I have a plan, and we’ll see how it plays out. =]

Current Mood: optimistic

Well, today was the day. Took a while to work myself up to it, but I finally took the plunge and got myself some raw fish. Didn’t muddy it up with a bunch of other flavours, no trying to hide the taste - straight up tuna wrapped in seaweed, and rolled in rice.

So a group of us at work all ordered for lunch. As we’re sitting there talking, it dawned on me that I had this piece of sushi held in my chopsticks (yes, I’m even getting half-decent at using chopsticks now) for almost five minutes. Was I nervous AF, or just not paying attention? Well, both - but definitely more the former than the latter. So after a good little joke aimed squarely at myself, the first bite. And?

Meh. The texture just blended in with everything else. The taste was barely perceptible - I could taste the rice more than the fish. Overall quite disappointing - I literally could have had a bowl of rice and been just as satisfied.

Now let’s be fair. This is one restaurant out of dozens. This is one roll out of countless options. I’m certainly not dismissing the idea of it just based on one experience - there will be a next time. But the biggest takeaway is that I overcame a personal apprehension, and over the course of several good meals have found myself very much liking something new.

A good day indeed. =]

Current Mood: happy

After my initial foray into the world of sushi a couple weeks back, I felt like it was time to test the waters again. First time around was verrrry timid - smoked salmon, tempura battered, a bit of spice to mask the other flavours. Basically I dipped a toe into the kiddie pool.

So, time to wade in about waist deep. I decided to try some new things for me - crab, caviar, and seaweed. Still nothing raw, but definitely outside of my normal comfort zone food-wise. There were some familiar ingredients as well, to help balance it out - avocado, shrimp, cucumber, and rice. And some tasty sauces for dipping.

[ EDIT: In part 1, I stated that I can’t stand cucumbers. This is still true. However, virtually everything had cucumber in it. Plus, I hoped that it would offset/balance some of the other flavours - which also ended up being true. Oddly enough, I barely noticed it. ]

Verdict? Overall, quite pleased. I was hesitant with the crab but found it quite tasty. The caviar was pretty much just salty. The familiar ingredients were pretty much like you’d expect. But the seaweed. It wasn’t what I would call an unpleasant flavour, but the taste is still lingering and I think that’s what is bothering me about the whole meal.

Will there be a “part 3”? I think there has to be. I will eventually have to take that plunge into the deep end and get something raw. Until then...

Current Mood: pleased

We recently made the switch to an adjustable bed. It’s been two nights now, and at this point I can say - without a doubt - that I’m completely unsure if it was a good idea.

On the one hand, apparently my snoring is greatly reduced. This is definitely a good thing. This should mean that I’m breathing better while I sleep, which should, in turn, lead to more restful sleep - something I desperately need. On the other hand, so far I’ve woken up each day with considerable stiffness all over (mostly back and legs). I’m not sure if it’s from the position I’ve put the bed into, the new mattress, a combination of those, or something completely separate that is being aggravated by the new setup.

So for now I suppose I keep paying attention to how I feel each night going to bed, and each morning when I wake up. Maybe it’s just a matter of getting used to it. Maybe it was a huge mistake. I guess time will tell.

Current Mood: optimistic

Yesterday a coworker was ordering sushi for her lunch, and she asked if I was interested. At first I declined, but then though “what the hell - why not?”. I don’t know if there’s any real reason why I’ve never tried it before. I guess I don’t really go out of my way for seafood in general, so more than likely it’s just never come up.

So after spending what felt like forever looking at the menu (mostly because almost everything had cucumbers in it, which I can’t stand), I finally settled on a Jamaican Roll. Kind of a timid first step since it used smoked salmon - so no raw fish this time. Overall it wasn’t bad. I did have one revelation - after the first bite I remembered that I don’t really like salmon. But there were enough other flavours, plus a little spice, that helped keep the salmon from being too prominent.

Will I try it again? Yes.
Will it be something different? Definitely.

I think Sushi is one of those things that has pretty polarized opinions - love it or hate it. I’m interested to see what other think

Current Mood: sleepy

As the subject suggests, “New thing...” posts will be my thoughts after trying something for the first time. Let’s get the ball rolling:

New thing... Sharing anything about myself publicly.
This is quite out of the ordinary for me. Even with the relative anonymity afforded by an online forum, it’s still somewhat stressful putting my thoughts out there.

So that’s the idea - though in all fairness this first topic is considerably more introspective than I expect future ones to be (for example, my next post will be about a new type of food I tried today).

Comments are always welcome.

Current Mood: tired

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