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Earth Day Sugar Cookies

What did you do for Earth Day yesterday? I took the Fujilings to the park for the morning. A friend of mine has started a park group where we meet up at a different park every week (our city has a TON of parks) to enjoy the sunshine and fresh air and get our kids […]

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Get Earth Friendly with Furochic–Giveaway!!

Happy Earth Day!!! I hope you’re enjoying Earth Week as much as I am. On the kick-off post for Earth Week I gave you an idea for a quick and easy furoshiki. As I’ve said before, I love the furoshiki concept. I love the idea of reducing our waste caused by disposable packaging by using […]

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Caterpillar Roll

Today’s Earth treat for Earth Week is another bug.I LOVE chocolate, so you know that I loved those Ladybug Bites. Today’s bug is another species that is near and dear to my heart: sushi, or to be more specific, a Caterpillar Roll. This is not a caterpillar roll like the ones served in many sushi […]

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Tree Pops and Ladybug Bites

It’s Earth Week here on LFM, so what have I got for you today?No celebration is complete without cake, so tree pops and ladybug bites of course!Originally I planned on making Earth pops, but the amount of work that was going to be required to do the details on the balls just ended up not […]

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Not quite culinary purgatory.

Just in case any of you were thinking that everything that comes out of the Fuji kitchen is always a winning yummy dish, I’m here to set the record straight. Although many things do turn out, I still have my share of boring dishes and disasters in the kitchen. Case in point: last night’s dinner. […]

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Heavenly Moist Almond Cake

Back in February I found a recipe for an almond cake that used olive oil in it. Intrigued, I saved the recipe and then forgot about it. The other day I was trying to decide what to do with the last 3 Meyer lemons that my mom had given me from her tree (now they’re […]

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Sopa Pollo

When Mr. Fuji and I lived in Memphis we had a favorite Mexican restaurant that we would go to specifically to eat their Sopa Pollo–a chicken soup made with chunks of chicken, rice, tomatoes, onions, cilantro and avocado.We loved this soup. It was simple but very flavorful and filling. Even better was the fact that […]

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Hoppy Easter!

Hoppy Easter Fujiphiles! Are you doing/eating anything special today? Later today we are driving out to the Fuji grandparents’ house for Easter dinner. Some of my extended family will also be there, so we are definitely looking forward to it! I have made my carrot spice cake for dessert, but this time I made it […]

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Puff Pancake, aka Breakfast Nirvana

Wow, sorry for disappearing like that! The Fuji Foodie Train was completely derailed this week by sickness. The Fujilings’ pediatrician tells me that this cold and flu season has been particularly nasty, and I believe it! Squirrel already had a cold about a month ago, and then about a week ago came down with a […]

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Magnetic Measuring Spoons Giveaway Winner!!

Thank you to everyone who entered the magnetic measuring spoons giveaway. I loved hearing what your favorite kitchen gadgets and tools are! There were a lot of knives, microplanes, Kitchenaids, and salad spinners in the mix, and everything else under the sun! Every time I would get a new comment I would read it and […]

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