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Nutella Fruit Tartine

Nutella Fruit Tartine Makes 1 serving 1 slice of bread 1 tablespoon strawberry or raspberry jam 1 1/2 tablespoons Nutella Fresh berries or banana slices 1. Toast the slice of bread. 2. Spread the jam over one side of the bread, then immediately spread the Nutella over the jam layer. 3. Top with fresh berries […]

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year. My in-laws drove down from Salt Lake City to stay with us and we all went to my parents’ house for Thanksgiving dinner. My aunt and uncle drove in from Bakersfield, and my cousin and his wife and their 2 kids drove in from L.A. Everyone chipped in […]

Have you voted yet today? You can vote once every day between now and December 31st! Help me win the title of favorite Crescent Cook and be entered for the chance to win $5,000! (See more voting details at the end of this post.)* Oh, and y’all better be entering our awesome Food Ninja Contest […]

Add this recipe to ZipList! Poor Man’s Tuna Salad Sushi Adapted from Perfect One-Dish Dinners, by Pam Anderson, p.11 Makes 2 dozen pieces 2 pouches (6.4 ounces each) tuna, drained and mashed to a paste 2 medium scallions, thinly sliced 1/2 cup mayonnaise 2 — 4 teaspoons wasabi paste (depending on the ‘heat’ of the […]

*News: The past week has been a busy one for this little blog! Last week I was interviewed on Tasty Kitchen. If you’d like to hear about some of the strange things I’ve eaten, or read the story about one of my kitchen disasters, go read the interview. Yesterday CNN’s Eatocracy featured La Fuji Mama. […]

Using a good knife and acquiring good knife skills can actually make your food taste better. Using a bad knife or poor skills can damage the texture of the item you are cutting, or cause it to loose moisture. Because of these issues, I’m starting a new knife series here on LFM where I will […]

Handmade Udon Noodles Recipe adapted from Harumi’s Japanese Home Cooking, by Harumi Kurihara Makes 4 servings 4 teaspoons salt 8 ounces (1 cup) warm water 2 1/2 cups unbleached bread flour 1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour bread flour, for dusting (in step 6) 1. Add the salt to the warm water and stir until […]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE æbleskivers (little round Danish pancake-like pastries–read more about them here). Last month I told you about my favorite food finds from the Foodbuzz Bloggers Festival, which included æbleskivers from Aunt Else's Æbleskiver. Chad Gillard, the president of Aunt Else's, and his wife were at the Foodbuzz bloggers festival making æbleskivers with their […]

Serendipity served with a side of lobster.

It’s good to belong to a foodie family. Special serendipitous things seem to happen when you have fellow family members that think about and love yummy food as much as you do. Case in point: Saturday morning I had been having an email conversation with Lolly about lobster rolls (don’t ask) and was CRAVING lobster […]

Utah Knows Cheese

Continuing on a bit with my Utah laundry list, I have to tell you about Cache Valley Cheese curds. This particular item makes the top of Mr. Fuji’s laundry list because he absolutely adores cheese curds. In fact cheese curds may rank above me in the big scheme of things. That’s okay, at least I […]

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