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ALMOST No-Knead Baguettes

“Good bread is the most fundamentally satisfying of all foods; and good bread with fresh butter, the greatest of feasts.” – James Beard Freshly made bread is one of my favorite things on the planet. Not only is the smell intoxicating, but that first bite can make me swoon. I bake bread constantly–it’s much cheaper […]

"Oh, that’s Julia Child." aka, A Proud Parenting Moment

The following exchange took place Wednesday night while Squirrel and I were sitting on the couch before bed time, reading books.Squirrel (looking at a book): Is that *mumble, mumble, mumble*?Me: Is that who?Squirrel (a bit louder this time): Is that Jewia Child?Me (in shocked surprise): Julia Child?I quickly ran and grabbed the photo I had […]

Guest Recipe: Chicken Katsu

Zakka Life is a blog that I have been reading for a long time (maybe even since it’s inception in June of 2007). The author, Jessica Okui, posts craft tutorials, recipes, and other tidbits about her life. Her blog is one of my favorites, and so when she asked me to guest post while she […]

Cross-Blogination…Go find Fuji!

Today we’ve got a bit of “cross-blogination” happening here on LFM. I’m actually guest posting over on Zakka Life (one of my favorite blogs), so go check it out! Tomorrow, Jessica Okui, the author of Zakka Life will be cross-bloginating here on LFM! © Copyright 2007-2009 La Fuji Mama, all rights reserved

Blushing Pickled Turnips

Back at the beginning of July I told you about visiting a wonderful little Middle Eastern restaurant in Salt Lake City, owned and run by Chef Khader. One of the things he had me try while I was visiting were pickled turnips. He explained that the process of making them was easy and he quickly […]

Celebrating the Power of Influence with Boeuf Bourguignon

“Dining with one’s friends and beloved family is certainly one of life’s primal and most innocent delights, one that is both soul-satisfying and eternal.” – Julia Child I have been out of town for a wedding, and while gone I had the chance to go and see the movie Julie & Julia with my sister-in-law. […]

Putting Palm Leaf Plates to the Test

A while back Marx Foods put out a call on their blog for bloggers interested in trying out their Palm Leaf Dinnerware. I was intrigued by the idea of plates made from palm leaves and wondered how they would compare to paper plates, so I let Marx Foods know that I would be interested in […]

Celebrating Julie & Julia with a Tarte au Fromage Frais

Today is the day of the much anticipated release of the movie Julie & Julia. For this week’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking challenge, I decided that I needed to celebrate the big day with some kind of dessert, and while flipping through the dessert section of Mastering the Art of French Cooking, a […]

Nutella Banana Gyoza

Yesterday I showed you how to make your own gyoza wrappers. When it comes to filling them, the sky is the limit! You’ll be hearing about a more traditional style of gyoza later this month in the Washoku Warrior roundup, so today I’m going to share a simple filling that is a bit more unexpected. […]

Genius in Simplicity: Concombres au Beurre

“You don’t have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces – just good food from fresh ingredients.” — Julia Child If you’ve been reading LFM at all during the past week, then you know that Julia Child and I have been doing a bit of hanging out. She has been suffering through my ramblings, walked me […]

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