papa sushi

Tonight, we celebrated my dad's birthday

 (which is tomorrow, Valentine's Day)

by enjoying a delicious homemade sushi dinner.

My dad went on his mission to Japan,

so our family is partial to anything even remotely Japanese,

sushi, no exception.

We l.o.v.e. sushi. Love it.

And since it's so expensive to take our big family out to a nice sushi dinner,

Brans and I decided to make it ourselves.

I was pretty pleased with how it turned out.

We made several [eight] different kinds of sushi rolls, 

incorporating lots of combinations of our 

delicious, super fresh ingredients.

Salmon

Ahi Tuna

Crab

Scallops

Cucumbers

Lemon

Scallions

Peppers

[And we added a few other "normal" food options to supplement,

 like gyoza, edamame, shrimp tempura and rice.]

And my dad loved it, which was what really mattered.

Sidenote: Gram also loved it. Which surprised everyone. 

What made me exceptionally happy is that several years ago,

my cousin Matt tried to get her to eat sushi, but all she would eat 

were California [Crab] rolls that were "cooked."

But tonight, Gram was adventurous, trying every kind that wasn't spicy.

And. She. Liked. It.

I felt like a winner. 

Better luck next time, Matty. [grin] 

Happy Birthday Daddy.

We love you.

Even more than we love sushi.

Oh, so much more...

May all your wishes come true.