Tips & Tricks

How to Have a (Food) Safe Fourth of July

The CDC estimates that roughly 48 million people get sick every year in the US, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne diseases. The Fourth of July, unfortunately, is prime time for foodborne illness, thanks to some of our favorite dishes like potato salad and hamburgers, and the risk of getting sick from something […]

We have been traveling internationally and nationally with kids since Squirrel was 3 months old . . . so just a little over nine years. Nine years ago in March we took our first trip with Squirrel. We traveled from Tokyo to Memphis, then from Memphis to Salt Lake City, then back to Tokyo. Since […]

Remember onigirazu, that cousin to onigiri (Japanese rice balls), that I wrote about a few weeks ago? Well I’m back, but this time with a formula that will set you free so you don’t need to look at a recipe when making one!

I love Spring! It puts me in the mood for two of my favorite things: tea parties and picnics. Why not combine the two? The great thing about a tea party picnic is that it doesn’t have to be complicated, and whether you’re hanging out with girlfriends or having fun with little ones, everyone will be happy! […]

As you may have gathered, I LOVE hummus. My favorite afternoon snack is fresh cut veggies dipped in hummus. But hummus is so much more versatile than that and I think it’s time we break out of dip mode here on LFM. So here are 5 (easy!) ways to use hummus that aren’t dip related. I’m […]

The Fuji family loves to travel—whether that means hopping on a plane and flying to Tokyo, like we did last month, or piling into the car and driving south to visit my parents in Southern California. Mini Babybel recently sent me a “Mini Babybel Snack a Little Bigger Travel Kit” filled with things like The […]

I no longer use an oven when I make pizza, I use a fry pan. This is not a technique I came up with, just one I fell in love with a few years ago. I recently posted some pictures on Instagram of one of our fry pan pizza nights, and got so many questions […]

Making tofu is just like making a simple cheese—you heat soy milk, then add a coagulant to separate the milk into curds and whey. You then ladle the curds into a mold to press them into a block of cheese, or in this case, tofu! I’ve written about making tofu before here on LFM, but […]

So you want to pack a bento, but before you start you need to make sure you have something to pack it in! There are a lot of choices out there, and knowing what to pick can be a bit confusing if you’ve never packed a bento before. But don’t worry, with a few simple […]

Are you looking for that perfect gift for the food lover in your life? I have compiled a list of my top 11 favorite things to help you in your hunt. Each of these items is something that I personally own, use, and love. So without further ado, here is the Top 11 Fuji Holiday […]

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How to Have a (Food) Safe Fourth of July

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10 Road Trip Food Ideas For Kids

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