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Simple Potato Salad

Happy Labor Day to all of you in the US! I hope you are doing something fun today. . . I've been busy in the kitchen all weekend trying out some new recipes. Some were successful and a few were not. Saturday evening the Fuji family went to a Homecoming party in Irvine for some […]

Summer Spice–Tom Khai Gai

Tom Khai Gai (Thai Coconut Chicken Soup) Makes 6 servings Adapted from Coconut Chicken Soup recipe on Epicurious.com 2 14-ounce cans light unsweetened coconut milk 3 cups chicken broth 2 cups thinly sliced crimini mushrooms (or whatever mushrooms you prefer) 6 tablespoons finely chopped lemongrass 1/4 cup fish sauce (nam pla) 2 tablespoons minced fresh […]

Ginger Chicken

Saturday night was our first night in the new house. We spent Saturday moving out of our temporary apartment in Irvine. We are still waiting for our things to arrive that were in storage, and hope they arrive soon. My mom, bless her heart, spent her morning helping us move and then her afternoon babysitting […]

Power Breakfast–Vegetable Miso Soup

As Squirrel gets older, and is eating less and less baby food and more and more "regular" food, I have begun to worry more about the things that I am cooking for us to eat every day. For a while now Squirrel has been eating a bowl of oatmeal every morning for breakfast (she likes […]

Open Sesame! Black Sesame Shortbread

I love sesame seeds. The first time we lived in Japan I was introduced to black sesame seeds, and they quickly became a favorite. In Japan, sesame seeds are found in many salads and baked snacks. Sesame paste is also used in a variety of dishes. Many soft cream stands even offer black sesame as […]

Cheater, Cheater, Whoopie Pie Eater!

I needed a batch of goodies for a group of teenagers this weekend, but I was low on time. What to do? As I was pondering this problem I decided to make whoopie pies. I pulled out an idea that had been sitting unused in my head for a while, and voila! Out came my […]

Park adventures and skipping dinner.

Yesterday was a national holiday and so Mr. Fuji had the day off. We took advantage of the beautiful weather and drove out to a large park called Inokashira Park. This particular park is a wonderful place to be on the weekends or on a holiday, because there are always many street performers and […]

Not just any chicken sandwich.

I thought I would share a couple more sakura finds that I thought were interesting. The first is a manhole cover that Squirrel and I came across on our daily walk. Isn't it pretty? The second was a bottle of Canada Dry Sakura Mist. I would definitely drink this again. It was […]

Bento Bound—FM’s Tuna Onigiri

FM’s Tuna Onigiri Makes 4 rice balls 2 cups freshly cooked Japanese rice (any short grain rice will do), kept warm 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 1/2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar 3 tablespoons canned tuna, drained 1 tablespoon hijiki 1. Place the hijiki in a small strainer and rinse. Place in bowl of warm […]

Let them eat cake!

Whether or not Marie Antoinette said it, "Let them eat cake!" is the perfect title for this post. This month's Daring Bakers challenge was Dorie Greenspan's Perfect Party Cake recipe from her book, Baking from My Home to Yours (page 250). This cake is essentially a white cake with a buttercream frosting, though there […]

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