Your Baby's Ugly?

      Thought of the night: How do you tell someone their baby's ugly? 

      After dinner, I was talking to my sister and somehow our conversation got to people telling other people that their newborn babies were cute. Now here's the thing... How can a newborn be cute? If anyone told me my newborn was cute and looked just like me, I'd look at them like they had 5 heads. I mean how can anything that literally just came out of my vagina look cute? And if it looked like me then you are clearly trying to (not so subtly) tell me I look like E.T. 

Exhibit A: 

(photo credit to telegraph.co.uk)

Now before people start calling me names and saying I'm mean and rude, I need to clarify that I do believe that all babies are cute in their own way. But let's be honest, we've all seen those unfortunate babies that made us wince. And it's not to say the baby won't grow up to be good looking and yes, outward appearances aren't everything. 

     But what would you say if the mother asks and you just really don't think her baby is cute? I think I might just smile and say a prayer. 

Just for craps and giggles: 

(photo credit to khaanz.com)

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My "Oh so lovely" Singing Voice

     Four and a half hours from NYC to Boston, then four and a half hours from Boston to Portland really entices the wanna-be Beyoncé from a girl. As I belted "Perfect" by P!nk (Jason Chen cover) in the back of the family car, I began to wonder why my version would never sound as good as P!nk's. What makes someone's voice sound better? What are the people who sound like dying cats -cough cough- missing? 

Leave your comments below on what you think! 

SUSHI: The Story

Salmon, tuna, yellowtail, shrimp, octopus, mackerel, eel, roe. All the wonderful sea goods that remind us of sushi. I'm personally not a huge fan of raw fish, but who it certainly is difficult to resist the beckoning of smoked salmon. It has taken many years for sushi to develop to what we know it as today. Even now it is an art form that continues to evolve.

Sushi has been around for a very long period of time. According to a fourth century Chinese dictionary, cooked rice was used to stuff fish cavities, thus preserving the fish. As this method hit the coast, the Japanese changed the traveling food to include seaweed (Nori), raw fish, and rice vinegar was used to skip the fermentation process. 

Sushi Here:

Sushi in the U.S. have distinctive differences to sushi in Japan. In general, American-style sushi is large. The pieces are often too big to eat in one bite and the rice is made a bit sweeter.  It has evolved with a different style of presentation, sauces, and combination of ingredients. The result? Unique rolls we have grown accustomed to here, like Dragon Roll and Sexy Roll. 

This is just an extremely brief look into the history of sushi. To learn more, I recommend The Story of Sushi: An Unlikely Saga of Raw Fish and Rice by Trevor Corson.

I hope you enjoyed this looksie into one of my favorite foods! I love the eel cucumber roll. What's your favorite?