Narn Nom Nom

A while ago, Kala and I discovered a new sushi restaurant called Sushi Narn.  We went in on a whim and just loved it.  It occurred to us while we were there that the boys would probably like the place quite a lot, and recently we decided to see if this was the case.

Joy!  It was.

Sushi Narn's main attraction is the conveyer belt.  It's a small one that loops around the booths.  On it are little plates, each with three pieces of "chef's special" sushi and a sign explaining what they are and what's in them.  The plates are $2.50 each.  If you want one, you just snag it and eat.  The server counts the plates to figure out how much to charge you.  They also have a regular menu of both regular dishes and more sushi.

Sasha loves sushi, and fearlessly chows down any kind (except overly spicy types).  Maksim likes it well enough.  And Aran loves udon--as long as we call it Raman Noodles.  Aran, you see, picked up on the idea of Raman Noodles being a cool food from various anime cartoons.  Finally--a use for Pokemon!

We sat down and ordered.  Kala got a couple of sushi rolls.  Sasha and I said we'd eat from the conveyer belt.  (Sasha was particularly fascinated by this concept.)  For Maksim and Aran, we orded a single udon bowl.  This turned out to be a good idea, because the bowl was the size of a stew pot!  Aran happily slurped down noodles, and Maksim alternated between those and bites of sushi.  Sasha loved being able to snag whatever kind he liked whenever he liked it, and Kala and I knew from our previous visit that we really liked their food.  Everyone ate to bursting!

The bill, when it arrived, was eminently reasonable.

It's a splendid thing to find a restaurant where the boys will eat that doesn't serve french fries, hamburgers, or grilled cheese!

Mackie in the Kitchen

Today Maksim wanted to help make supper, and I brought him in.  We had a chunk of pork in the crock pot, and it was for pulled pork sandwiches.

Maksim helped me remove the bone (Sam was pleased and spent considerable time with it in the back yard).  Then we pulled the meat apart and put into another pot.  Next, we peeled and chopped onions.  I showed him how to saute them, which he thought was pretty cool.  He tasted a bit of raw onion and didn't like it, then was quite surprised at how the taste changed after sauteeing.  We added them to the pork, then stirred in the barbecue sauce for simmering.

Next we put together a salad.  It was all greens, so I had Maksim get out some carrots and we grated them over the top.  "The carrots taste good," I said, "and see how the orange looks nice on the green?"

"Yes," he said.  "It's pretty."

"Yep.  Food should both taste good and look good.  The carrots make the salad look nicer, so we add them."

We also cut up some musk melon, another light side dish to complement the heavy pork sandwiches.

Aran set the table, and we sat down to eat.  Mackie ate enormous portions of everything!

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