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Sometimes it’s too hot to cook. Sometimes you feel overwhelmed (gratefully, happily overwhelmed) with more work than you can do in a seven day week. Sometimes you miss your significant other who happens to be extremely close to finishing his Masters thesis, in addition to working until after midnight several days in a row.

Last night all of those sometimes collided, and Wine Wednesday became takeout sushi and sangria night. We used to have sushi Thursday. We’ll call last night “Give me wine and sushi or I will cry Wednesday”.

Getting into the kitchen to whip up a summery sangria based on the ingredients we had in the house was therapeutic for me, as kitchen time often is.

For this sangria, you will need a bottle of dry white wine like this Travessia Pinot Grigio I found. I loved this when at its release and was actually surprised to find we had a bottle left when I was digging through the wine fridge.

You will also need a cup of Lillet Blanc. Never had Lillet? It’s a delightful aperitif, great in cocktails, and a perfect match for white sangria.

Lillet

Since we have a boatload of sweet, juicy peaches and even sweeter honeydew, I diced up several cups of the fruit.

peaches and melon

Make sure to have a vessel large enough for a whole bottle of wine plus. I used this snazzy pitcher my husband picked up. Smile We did have a nice glass pitcher at once point, but I don’t know where it is.

I muddled the fruit with the tiniest pinch of sugar and then poured in the wine and Lillet. A few good stirs, and it was ready to be chilled for about an hour. It can be served right away, but ideally the flavors will have some time to give the sangria a little love.

sangria

Serve over lots of ice in a giant glass.

sangria

Preferably alongside a meal that someone else made, in my case spicy tuna hand rolls.

spicy tuna hand roll

The sushi and sangria, along with Spotify, hanging out on our deck, and trying to plow through my work, made me a little less stressed, but I have a meeting this morning I am super nervous about. Tonight, I have dinner at Del Frisco’s, and when today is over, I think I will be able to breathe a little more of a sigh of relief. I hope you all have a great day!

What is your favorite summer drink?

Tags: recipe, sangria, summer, sushi, wine

Eversave Boston is at it again! Their Eversave Father’s Day Restaurant Week brings us to Fuji Steakhouse in Needham  today where they are offering a voucher that costs $15 for $30 worth of food. Fuji offers a variety of options, including sushi!

Enter to win now! I will announce the winner tomorrow

You know the drill:

1) Leave a comment letting me know if you like sushi and what your favorite kind is.

2) Make sure you like Eversave on Facebook and are following them on Twitter.

Facebook Link: http://eversave.com/go/zCp0
Twitter Link: http://eversave.com/go/MCp0

Good luck!

Tags: Food, giveaway, sushi

Happy Friday! I couldn’t find a foodie to feature in time for my Friday post, so I bring you a restaurant review instead. Remember, if you want to be featured, just email me at traveleatlove (@) gmail.com. I am lining em up for fall already! Any fun weekend plans? My hubby is working, so I am hoping to get some good workouts in, along with some cleaning, volunteering, and finally the first Boston Food Truck Festival at the SOWA markets. If you are going, let me know; I would love to meet you there!

I also have 2 fun giveaways coming up with a few more being planned for the coming weeks. . . lots going on! 🙂

I often walk through Boston’s South End on my way home from work, and along the way I pass tons of great restaurants and shops. I have eaten at many of them multiple times, Coppa, Toro, Petit Robert Bistro, The Beehive, Pops, Stephi’s, B & G Oyster, Anchovies, the list goes on and on. And then there are those restaurants that I pass by, wonder about, but never actually get to.

Last night I was feeling like I hadn’t a drop of energy left. I have been putting a lot into work, blogging, writing for other websites, and felt a little bummed that I am missing BlogHer and all of the opportunities that come with it. We decided we needed to go out to dinner, and we adventurously tried           Seiyo Sushi and Wine, a restaurant that, though beautiful, never seems as full as many of the other South End spots.

To that I say, more room for us!

Seiyo has a gorgeous interior, but we decided to take advantage of the thunderstorm-cooled summer evening to sit on the patio.

Seiyo sushi

Seiyo, being a sushi and wine bar, has a great wine list and a completely off the hook beer menu.

beer list

We decided to share the Biera Corsa ‘Pietra’ Chestnut Amber Ale from Corsica. It was beautifully nutty, toasty, and delicious.

Biera Corsa Amber Ale

soy sauce chopsticks

We ordered the shrimp shumai, avocado salad, Seiyo California roll, and a spicy tuna roll.

avocado salad

sushi

Everything was perfect. The California roll was made with chunks of real Jonah crab meat, and the spicy tuna was some of the freshest I have ever eaten. The shumai were pillowy little bites of shrimp and dough, blissfully dipped into a slightly salty sauce. The avocado salad was the most heavenly, though. It had a creamy dressing, and I am sure it was full of fat, but it was so yummy. Crunchy strips of seaweed, soft avocado, and crisp cucumbers, all mixed together, an exciting mix of textures and flavors.

The service at Seiyo was extremely friendly. We felt so welcome, and every need was anticipated. I haven’t been to a sushi restaurant with such a developed beer and wine list and unique dishes in awhile, and Seiyo was exciting and refreshing. I can’t believe we haven’t gone sooner!

Random Friday fun question: do you have any tattoos or piercings?

I had my nose and belly button pierced but I took them out when I graduated college to look more employable 😉


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Tags: avocado, beer, Boston, Food, Seiyo, South End, sushi, wine bar

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