Fruits & Vegetables

Slow Cooker Apricot Chicken + A $100 Crate & Barrel Gift Card Giveaway!

Living in the United States, it can be easy to forget what seasonality is. Fresh tomatoes in the middle of winter? Of course! What isn’t easy to forget however, is how much better things taste when they are eaten during their season. They are bursting with flavor. It used to be that we didn’t have […]

We are at the tail end of apple season and I am sad to see it go. We have a fantastic source for apples here in Utah—Allred Orchards in Payson, Utah grows 8 different varieties of apples and sells them at a farmstand in Provo, Utah. Last month Bug and I drove down to the […]

When Squirrel comes home from school she’s like a ravenous bear after a winter of hibernation. You’d think I don’t feed the kid based on how hungry she is! I try to shake things up once in a while in the after school snack department, and popsicles are an easy way to bring something new […]

Hatch chile season (August through September) makes me ridiculously happy, and the Hatch chile recipe that I’m sharing with you today just makes me plain giddy. (If you’re looking for Hatch chiles, Frieda’s sells them at Ralph’s grocery stores.) I am a total chile head, and Hatch chiles are one of my all-time favorites because […]

August is one of my favorite times of year simply for the fact that figs are in season. Unfortunately it seems that although these little jewels have been grown in California for a good long time, people still don’t seem to know what to do with them. I wait, with anticipation, for them to show […]

One of the reasons I love summer is that it’s stone fruit season! Today I’m sharing one of my favorite salads, a stone fruit salad with a simple creamy honey and Greek yogurt dressing, over on the Chobani Champions blog. It’s simple and fabulous. Go check it out!

Back-to-School. Yup, it’s that time again! I know, I can’t believe it either. Squirrel actually had her first day of school YESTERDAY. Isn’t that crazy? What happened to school starting after Labor Day? But I digress. Squirrel is now in first grade, which means she goes to school for a full day. This means it’s time […]

You know the saying, “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade”? Well I say use one of the lemons and make egg and avocado toast instead. Over the past few weeks life has gone from normal crazy to crazy crazy. The Fuji family is moving. Everything has happened very quickly, so life has consisted of […]

Happy 4th of July! The 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays. I love all the patriotism, the red, white & blue, the barbecues, and the fireworks. We are visiting family in Utah for the holiday, and just received a big box of gorgeous California avocados from the California Avocado Commission. Perfect for […]

Pastel de Choclo, directly translated means “corn pie,” but is more of a layered corn and beef casserole than a pie in the traditional American sense. Pastel de Choclo was the final piece of the Chilean meal that I cooked with Ms. M. Chilean cuisine is a product of the commingling of the native Indian […]

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