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Did you do YOUR duty?

Today is election day in the US and I have already exercised my right to vote. Just as I fulfilled this important duty as a citizen of the United States, I also fulfilled another very important duty yesterday–that of celebrating National Doughnut Day. I convinced a friend to do her civic duty and we took […]

Homework Assignment: Make Crispy Salted Oatmeal White Chocolate Cookies

Allowing a pregnant foodie access to the Internet is maybe a bad idea. Seriously. This weekend I read this post by Adam Roberts on his blog, The Amateur Gourmet, and I haven’t been able to get it out of my head ever since (a reoccurring problem when I’m pregnant). Adam made Smitten Kitchen’s recipe for […]

Mommy, where do pumpkins come from?

In this day and age we risk teaching our kids that milk magically appears in cartons, chickens come headless and plucked, and pumpkins come from a display in the supermarket. We are altogether too separated from the reality of how things get into our kitchens. I, for one, am all for a little education. Pumpkin […]

Cram time! A trip to Matsumoto and the Kiso Valley.

The Fuji family has been trying to cram as much fun as possible into our remaining days in Tokyo. The clock is ticking! Last week I was involved in putting on a performing arts camp here in Tokyo for girls between the ages of 12 and 18. It was exhausting, but great fun. Then the […]

Hand-me-down Heritage

My mom tried to teach me to crochet as a little girl. I learned the chain stitch and then quickly got frustrated and unteachable. About 2 1/2 years ago I decided that it was time to sit down and learn. I went out and bought a book, some hooks, and yarn and went home and […]

What is food to one, is to others bitter poison. — Lucretius

As look back on my life I consider myself to be pretty adventuresome. I’ve been able to have some neat experiences, see some wonderful things, live abroad three different times–all in all, life has not been boring. I credit my parents for my willingness to step out on a limb and try something new. Both […]

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