Friday Favorite: Succulent Sushi Date Night

Nick and I do Friday Night Date Nights. More often than not we eat out and come home to relax afterwards. We usually alternate between two places and tonight was sushi night. It was delicious.

If you're new to my blog, I did a post explaining why it is important to have date nights and you can read it here. So, without further ado my Friday Favorite is our date night and this delicious sushi! What is your favorite type of sushi and do you ever have date nights?

Colorful Deviled Eggs

Looking for an aesthetically pleasing alternative to the bland deviled eggs? Look no further! Here is my recipe for colorful and delicious deviled eggs.

Recipe:

Ingredients:
Medium-sized saucepan
Dozen eggs
Water
Dash of Baking Soda
Kraft Mayonnaise with Olive Oil (specific brand I use)
Mustard
Relish
Garlic
Paprika
Food coloring
Three medium-sized bowls

Directions:
1. Fill the saucepan halfway with water, sprinkle some baking soda in the mix, place all the eggs in the pan, place on the stovetop and turn onto high.
2. Take it to a rolling boil and turn down to medium heat and boil for 8 minutes.
3. Once boiled for 8 minutes turn stovetop off and let sit for another 5-10 minutes.
4. Pour remainder of water out and replace with cold tap water and let sit until cooled enough to peel.
5. Once all eggs are peeled start slicing each egg lengthwise (removing yolk and placing in a bowl).
6. Once all eggs are sliced put food coloring in separate bowls and add a cup of water (follow directions on package to obtain preferred color).
7. Steep egg slices in each color until the egg is at preferred color and remove.
8. Rinse egg slices and place on a serving tray as they are finished.
9. While eggs are steeping in color, add mustard, mayo, garlic and relish to the yolk and mix until creamy. I don't measure my ingredients out because I can eye when I've reached the correct amount.
10. Once all egg slices are colored and rinsed, scoop the yolk mixture into the slices and put in fridge until you're ready to serve.

Note: To create a better yolk design you can use icing tips or a simple sandwich bag with the tip cut off to create designs. 

Enjoy!

Why You Should Have Date Nights

When the week gets hectic and we are tired when we finally make it home each night, we just want to eat dinner and cuddle up until we fall asleep. The days make the weeks seem to drag by, but we can always count on Friday night dinners. I stay strict to my calorie counting and I exercise daily during the week, but when it comes Friday Night I am ready for our dinner out.

Even though Nick and I don't have kids, we don't live a very stressful and jam packed life, we are both home for dinner together and we go to bed at the same time, but we still have date nights. Although we are young and we aren't even married, living together and spending a lot of our time together gives us a taste of what it would be like to be married.

That's why, at any age, I believe date nights are so imperative. If only to have something to look forward to during the hours that creep by at the office, whether it be a way for you and your special someone to reconnect after a long week, whether it be that you just like to spend money or be social, date nights are where it is at.

Nick and I prefer this great Chinese buffet just a few miles from our apartment. It has a fully sushi bar and a wide selection of American and Americanized(Chinese) food; so good. I promise those ladies will know our names within the next few weeks. Within the last month we've decided this place. We've always had our favorite restaurants to dine at around Charleston, but we've finally found that one we don't mind visiting each Friday night.

Don't get me wrong, Nick and I spend a lot of time doing cutesy things. We watch movies each night, we cook dinner together, we shop together, we vacation together but our Friday night dinners are a highlight of my week because I know when I get home from work we will both be ready to chomp down on some great food all while sharing stories and talking until the waitress pretty much kicks us out the restaurant.

He gives me the honey glows; my date night brown bear! 

I encourage you to take the time and have a date night with your significant other because it is good for the heart, but it is good for the stomach!