More rice please!

I made another round of onigiri (Japanese rice balls). Jeff bought me a rice mold that creates little appetizer size triangles. They were so much fun to make!

Half the rice is packed in the mold. I poked a hole in the rice and added little bits of filling. For these I added finely chopped green onion kimchi. More rice is added to fill the cavity and cover the filling. The other half of the mold is place on top and squeezed down...

and VOILA! Perfect little triangles ready to wrap in nori and garnish.

I made some larger, more traditional size balls as well. Some filled with shrimp, others with chunks of cucumber kimchi. The pottery trays used in the photographs are all pieces that Jeff brought home from Korea. We use the wood fired tray in the first photograph a lot. I just love it.

I told Jeff that next on my "I Want" list is a nori punch...

clicking on the photo will take you to Amazon.com

 He rolled his eyes and said he draws the line at cute food.

Shrimp & Grits

YUM!

Can you believe that I have lived in the south for over three years and never had grits until last night? They never appealed to me because they look like cream of wheat (yuck). Since I do love shrimp I figured shrimp and grits, a southern favorite, would be a great introduction for me. Rhonda McCanless shared this recipe on facebook a few weeks ago. Her family loved it and I can see why, it is fantastic! I didn't stray too far from the recipe. I added a little less mushrooms (Jeff isn't a fan of them cooked) and probably more green onion. The time frame of cooking was right on... the shrimp was done to perfection. I had all the ingredients chopped, measured and ready to dump in at just the right time. The sauce and grits melded together beautifully. I savored every bite.

Here is a link to the recipe: Shrimp and Grits

Seagrove potter neighbors, Meredith Heywood and Tom Gray both filled me on FB about the deliciousness of yellow grits. Tom even told me about a mill, not far from here, where you can have them ground to your liking. I think it's time for a field trip.

Y'all have a happy Monday!