Fruits & Vegetables

Simple Sweet Potato Oven Fries

Four ingredients, and one of them is sweet potatoes . . . need I say more? (Plus, it’s never too early to start planning your celebrations for National Sweet Potato Day next February, right?) I love sweet potato fries, but don’t love the clean up, nor the added calories, that come with deep frying my […]

As a little girl, one of my favorite treats was a cherry limeade. Sometimes when we visited my grandparents in Utah we would make a trip to Hires Big H, a great little Utah-based burger joint, that also happens to serve my all-time favorite cherry limeade. Other people loved going to Hires for their homemade […]

It’s picnic season! Are you as excited as I am? I love eating outdoors, whether it’s taking a picnic to the park, or sitting out in our backyard while Mr. Fuji grills up something amazing. Plus, we’ve got the Fourth of July coming up soon, which is a prime opportunity to serve a feast outside. […]

May 1st, the day the Empire State building officially opened 83 years ago, the day the movie Citizen Kane premiered 73 years ago, the day the first KMART store opened 52 years ago, and the day Elvis Presley married Priscilla Ann Beaulieu 47 years ago, among many other events—who knew today was such an important […]

“Ufurahie chakula chako!” (the Swahili equivalent of “Bon appétit”) is what you would hear if you happened to be lucky enough to pull up a seat at the dinner table in Miriam Kinunda’s home. Miriam, born and raised in Tanzania, a country located in the eastern part of Africa, is a blogger and owner of […]

Today is a special day in my family, for several reasons. It is Pi Day, or when it comes to my mom’s side of the family, Pi(e) Day. (My family is very fond of food celebrations, although International Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day may be the most popular). For the mathematicians of the family, it is the […]

My mom came to visit a few weeks ago from southern California. When she arrived, we met up with my brother and grandmother at The Original Pancake House in Salt Lake City for breakfast. My mom ordered their popular apple pancake—a large eggy pancake (like a Dutch baby) topped with sautéed Granny Smith apples and […]

Have you ever said something about someone and it turns out they were standing right behind you while you were saying it? I have. On the first day of Camp Blogaway in 2012, a friend and I were standing at the networking table, which usually includes promotional materials for bloggers and brands. There was a […]

This post is brought to you by Green Valley Organics. With all the rich desserts and heavy meals that seem to accompany the holidays, I always like to make sure that I have something light and fresh up my sleeve to serve when the occasion arises. I love making a Waldorf salad to serve […]

The first time I ever laid eyes on a persimmon was in 2002 when Mr. Fuji and I moved to Japan for the first time. It was love at first bite. The flesh is creamy and unlike anything I’d ever eaten before, with hints of mango, peach, and orange, yet a flavor all its own. […]

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →

Fruits & Vegetables

Recent Posts