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July 20, 2011

Canning with Kids + My Favorite Sushi Restaurant

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Morning!

I’ve been enjoying my last full week at my dietetic internship! Minus the long drives to and from work every day (and working for free, let’s be honest), it’s been such a fun summer — I totally lucked out with my placement.

Today, we’re teaching adults how to can salsa, but yesterday, we had our last kids’ class — we taught them how to make and can their own peach jam!

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We had a group of about 15 low income kids come over from a local day camp for the class. They were rowdy and loud, but we had fun and I think they enjoyed themselves 🙂 It’s been really helpful with all these kids’ classes this summer that I already had experience teaching kids!

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“Ewwwww… slimy!” 🙂

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Ready to boil!

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During the class, we made a typical sugary jam. The kids were shocked at how much sugar we had to put in (7.5 cups for only 4 cups of peaches)!

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We made a no sugar version of the jam in the morning before the kids arrived so they could taste that, too. We used grape juice instead of sugar (following a recipe, of course — you also need special “no or low sugar added” pectin).

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Next time I would use apple juice instead of grape juice, though, since I think grape juice tastes gross! But some of the kids still liked the no sugar version better. Win 🙂

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After work, I met some of my high school friends for dinner at my absolute favorite sushi place in the area — Mt. Fuji in Durham!

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I’ve been to a ton of sushi places around here and this one blows them all out of the water, every time. So good!

It’s also in Brightleaf Square, which is the cutest.

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It was great seeing my high school friends again — it had been awhile! Here I am with my friend Kristi:

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And Amy and Hilary!

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Yay 🙂

We started with a bottle of wine — Mt. Fuji has half priced bottles on Sundays and Tuesdays — WIN.

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And then came the food! Kristi and I shared some seaweed salad… perfect since I love seaweed salad but always get sick of it pretty quickly 🙂

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And the 4 of us ordered 4 rolls to share, too! Another cool thing about Mt. Fuji? Their sushi is always buy one get one free. Amazing.

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Luckily we all liked the same stuff — our rolls involved a lot of eel, tuna, and avocado 🙂

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Delish. We decided we were still hungry after finishing and wanted to hang out and finish our wine, so we got some edamame and one more (unpictured) roll, too 🙂

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Great food with great company. Thanks for a fun night, ladies!

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I’m off to work — looking forward to teaching adults instead of kids today, heh. It will be nice to not have to worry about my students chopping off their fingers at all times 😉

- anne
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23 comments
  • Lauren @ What Lauren Likes
    July 20, 2011 · 8:01AM:
    Looks like an amazing group and place :) glad cha had fun!
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  • Renie July 20, 2011 · 8:10AM:
    Looks like fun with the kids. I love cooking with my grandkids as I did my own kids. I don't do sushi but it looks good.By the way, did you catch up with Mia .
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    • Anne P
      July 20, 2011 · 4:49PM:
      ...who is Mia?
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      • Renie July 20, 2011 · 5:16PM:
        You mentioned you went to pick her up for work and she wasn't home. You mentioned her in your tweets as your co intern
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        • Renie July 20, 2011 · 5:29PM:
          Oh my what a dope I am. I reread your tweet and you meant she was MIA.Oops, I have egg on my face. Sorrrrrrry.
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          • Anne P
            July 20, 2011 · 8:07PM:
            Haha yeah, "Missing in Action" :) I found her, don't worry!
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  • Hilliary Wolfe
    July 20, 2011 · 8:33AM:
    The sushi looks amazing!!
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  • Jordan @ food, sweat, and beers
    July 20, 2011 · 8:34AM:
    Ha, luckily with the adults, you only have to worry about them cutting off their fingers SOME of the time. I've been living in the triangle for 6 years and NEVER heard of Mt. Fuji, so clearly, something's gotta change here. ASAP. Sushi date, you are not far from the horizon.
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  • Gina @ Running to the Kitchen
    July 20, 2011 · 8:50AM:
    I've been to that sushi place when I was at Duke for work! There's something about eel though I can't stomach. After snorkeling with them in Tahiti they gross me out and the thought of eating them just makes me cringe.
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  • Molly @ RDexposed
    July 20, 2011 · 9:02AM:
    Enjoy your community rotation, it's for sure the funnest. I will have to say that I preferred the crazy environment and pressure of the ICU during my clinical rotation though. Girls nights are necessary during internships.
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  • Sara@Runninginpinkproject
    July 20, 2011 · 9:16AM:
    Mt Fugi is SO good. I ate there back in the Spring during a visit to NC. Im a fan. :)
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  • Rachel (Hounds in the Kitchen)
    July 20, 2011 · 9:26AM:
    Have you ever tried Pomona's pectin? It requires no sugar or juice to set, so you can make whole fruit jams or use honey instead of sugar. I love it!
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    • Anne P
      July 20, 2011 · 4:50PM:
      No, I haven't! Cool!
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  • Jen Robinson July 20, 2011 · 9:32AM:
    Buy one get one free sushi all the time? WIN! :) Looks like so much fun!!
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  • Megan
    July 20, 2011 · 10:07AM:
    If you take a trip to Wilmington at any point, schedule a lunch or dinner at Bento Box. Chef Lee is amazing (was the Executive Chef at The Breakers from 2001-2006 before choosing a slower lifestyle and moving to Wilmington with his family). His sushi (and other dishes) are incredible, he's happy to create special rolls to accomodate your taste as well. I've converted a few friends and family into sushi fans after visiting Bento! http://bentoboxsushi.com/home/
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  • Sarah
    July 20, 2011 · 11:20AM:
    I love that some of the kids chose the low-sugar version. It's exciting to see the healthy choices kids will make if they're given the option.
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    • Anne P
      July 20, 2011 · 4:51PM:
      Agreed!
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  • Molly
    July 20, 2011 · 11:40AM:
    that sushi looks amazing! Definitely put me in the mood for some sushi. :)
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  • Johanna B
    July 20, 2011 · 12:06PM:
    Would like to see Brightleaf Square in the fall when the leaves are turning. Bet it's a beautiful sight. I'm glad that you made the low sugar jam for the kids. The amount of sugar in commercially prepared foods is one of my pet gripes.
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  • Elizabeth
    July 20, 2011 · 4:47PM:
    I'd be curious how much lower the low-sugar version really was, since grape juice is so high in sugar anyway!
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    • Anne P
      July 20, 2011 · 4:48PM:
      Way lower - we only had to use like 1 cup of grape juice vs. 7.5 cups of sugar in the other recipe.
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  • Gillian
    July 20, 2011 · 4:55PM:
    dammit.. now i want sushi.. but i wish more places did brown rice sushi rolls! so delicious and so much healthier!!! i love the canning posts youve been doing... and have a strange question for you. do you know why jars are made with those double lids? ive been in the market for some mason jars, but i can't figure out why the heck all of them have 2 piece lids!!!
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    • Anne P
      July 20, 2011 · 4:56PM:
      The lid has to be able to seal, so maybe that's why? So it's right on top of the jar? You can re-use the rings, too, which is nice.
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