Pavlova With Nutella Mousse

by Fuji Mama (Rachael) on February 5, 2010

February 5th is a very important day in the Fuji household.  No, it’s not anyone’s birthday or our anniversary–it’s World Nutella Day!  Thanks to Sara of Ms. Adventures in Italy and Michelle of Bleeding Espresso, Nutella was finally given its own day of celebration four years ago.

World Nutella Day 2010

I asked Mr. Fuji to pick up some provisions during a recent trip to Costco in preparation for our celebrations.

Double the Nutella, Double the Fun

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Super Bowl Chocolate Crunchie Munchies

by Fuji Mama (Rachael) on February 4, 2010

Superbowl Sunday! I know some of you are in it for the football…me, not so much, I’m a college football kind of girl.  Mr. Fuji?  He likes the football.  I personally love the commercials and the excuse to eat lots of yummy munchies.

Super Bowl Sunday Chocolate Crunchie Football

Have you planned out your munchies list yet?  I’m thinking burgers and lots of finger foods.  Maybe some edamame, creamy tortilla pinwheels, and veggies and dip.  But no good munchie lineup is complete without chocolate, right?  Right???

Super Bowl Chocolate Crunchie Munchie Closeup

Dorie Greenspan recently posted a quick and easy recipe for Chocolate Crunchies that looked delicious.  I decided to make my own twist on the recipe, substituting some of my favorite things.  The end result makes for perfect football food—these little candies are quick and easy to make and incorporate all of my favorite “C” words: Chewy, Crunchy, CHOCOLATE, Cashews, Coconut, Craisins, and Crispy Rice.  Thank you Dorie, you’re a genius, as always!

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Noriko’s Chirashi Sushi

February 3, 2010

I gain so much inspiration from so many people in my life.  Since the food community is all about sharing in the collective experience, I am spotlighting some of those people.  It has been forever since my last post in the spotlight series!  Today I’d like to introduce you to my friend Noriko.  It’s thanks [...]

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Japanese Egg Crêpes (Usuyaki Tamago) & Shredded Egg Crêpes (Kinshi Tamago)

February 2, 2010
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I have to apologize now, but I’m going to be a bit of a tease today.  I’m going to teach you how to make usuyaki tamago (Japanese egg crêpes) and kinshi tamago (shredded egg crêpes) because we are going to need them for our next dish.  However, I’m not going to tell you what that [...]

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Patti’s Noodle Bowl For Two

February 1, 2010
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I’m excited to welcome Patti of Worth The Whisk here as a guest blogger on LFM today! Patti is a talented to force to be reckoned with (just go take a look at her This Is Patti page and you’ll know what I’m talking about), and my kind of person, having traveled all over the [...]

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Sneak Peak: What am I?

January 29, 2010
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Next week we’ll be making a dish that uses this beauty:

Any guesses?  Leave your best guess in the comments (it doesn’t matter if you’re right!) and I will use the random number generator to pick one of your comments and send the winner some of this ingredient so they can make next week’s mystery dish [...]

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Nanaimo Bars: The Daring Bakers Go to Canada

January 27, 2010
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Nanaimo (pronounced Nah-nye-Moh) is a city in British Columbia, Canada.  It is also the name of a Canadian dessert—a 3-layer confection, which I had never tried until yesterday.  Thanks to Lauren of Celiac Teen, I finally made them just in time for the 2010 olympics in Vancouver!

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Happy Birthday Bug!

January 26, 2010
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Not to be cliché, but time really does fly!  A year ago today, Bug went from being here,

to being here.

We have enjoyed watching her funny little personality blossom and grow.  As of today, her favorite food is spaghetti squash with marinara sauce and parmesan cheese and her favorite activity is digging through the kitchen garbage.

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Tori Zosui—Japanese Rice & Chicken Porridge

January 25, 2010
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I love recipes that use up little leftovers bits of previous meals.  Good examples that I’ve shared in the recent past are kalua pig tacos (using leftover kalua pig) and zakkoku mai onigiri (using leftover zakkoku mai).  Tori Zosui is another fantastic recipe that can use up leftovers.  Tori Zosui is a thick rice porridge [...]

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White Fish Miso Soup

January 22, 2010
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Today being the last day of the Miso Soup series, I’d like to now broaden your “miso horizons” by giving you more options when it comes to what goes into your miso soup.  Really, anything you feel like putting in your soup can be thrown in, but I will give you some ideas to help [...]

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