Baguette Croutes With Brie, Avocado Mousse, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes

This is a pretty easy hor d'oeuvre to make. They taste good and look fancy so you can impress your guests and friends at all the fancy dinner parties you go to or throw. Or you can make them for yourself and just feel fancy alone.Ingredients1 avocadoSaltBaguette, cut on a diagonal into ¼-inch slices1/2 pound of lite brie, cut into slicesSun-dried tomatoes cut into stripsOlive oilPlace the baguette slices on an aluminum sheet and brush olive oil on the sides that will be toasted facing up. Put aluminum sheet in the toaster oven and toast until slices are lightly toasted.Prepare the avocado by mashing the ripe avocado with a potato masher...

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Cucumber Avocado Roll

One of my favorite rolls. This will also fully explain how to make sushi rolls.IngredientsSeaweed sheets for sushi rolls (Go for a medium priced seaweed. The cheap stuff will break too easily and the more expensive stuff is for hand rolls.)Cooked sushi riceAvocado, cut into large quarter slicesJapanese or Hothouse cucumber (I used Japanese cucumber here), peeled and juliennedToolsBamboo sushi matA large bowl filled half way with waterWhile the sushi rice is cooking, I prep my ingredients for my roll as well as set up my roll-making area. In this case, I first peel and julienne the cucumber and cut the avocado.Next I wrap the bamboo sushi...

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California Roll

California rolls. Probably the roll that introduced us all to sushi and it's always a safe bet when going to a sushi bar. This post will show you how to make them at home.IngredientsSeaweed sheets for sushi rolls (Go for a medium priced seaweed. The cheap stuff will break too easily and the more expensive stuff is for hand rolls.)Cooked sushi rice1 Avocado, cut into large quarter slices1 Japanese or Hothouse cucumber (I used Japanese cucumber here), peeled and julienned3 Crab meat sticks, defrosted, and shreddedToolsBamboo sushi matA large bowl filled half way with waterA lot of this post is going to be almost exactly like the one for the...

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How to: Sushi Rice

Making sushi rice is a bit of a process. However today's how-to will get sushi rice that you can make rolls and sushi with.IngredientsSushi rice (brown or white)Seasoned rice vinegar (Be sure that you buy seasoned rice vinegar as opposed to regular rice vinegar. Seasoned rice vinegar already has sugar in it and it will make your rice perfectly sticky.)When shopping for sushi rice, look on the bag for it to indicate that it's short grain sushi rice. I like to go to a Japanese market and pick out a bag from there. I've cooked with cheap bags of rice and more expensive bags of rice and I have noticed that price does make a difference in the quality...

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Turkey, Avocado, and Mozzarella Sandwich with Pesto and Sun-Dried Tomato Mayo on Ciabatta Bread

With the pesto and sun-dried tomato mayo sitting in the fridge, it's time to make something amazing with them. I give you this.Ingredients6 slices of thin, deli sliced turkey breast 6 slices of avocado (I used a little less than half an avocado)2 lettuce leaves (or more to your liking) 4 slices of part skim mozzarella (or enough cheese to cover the bottom slice of bread)PestoSun-dried tomato mayoCiabatta breadSlice ciabatta bread in half. On the bottom half of the bread, spread pesto and then place slices of mozzarella cheese on top over the pesto. Put this slice of bread on a sheet of aluminum foil and put in the toaster oven...

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