Slow Cooker Nikujaga (Japanese Stewed Beef and Potatoes)

I love being able to throw a bunch of ingredients in a slow cooker, forget about them, and then have dinner “magically” appear in the pot at dinner time. Yesterday I woke up craving Nikujaga (肉じゃが, literally means “meat potato”), a kind of Japanese stewed dish of beef and potatoes (and sometimes other vegetables) that […]

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Did you do YOUR duty?

Today is election day in the US and I have already exercised my right to vote. Just as I fulfilled this important duty as a citizen of the United States, I also fulfilled another very important duty yesterday–that of celebrating National Doughnut Day. I convinced a friend to do her civic duty and we took […]

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Baby, it’s hot in here! Make your own chili oil.

Tientsin chili peppers, have ya ever heard of ’em? Maybe not, but I bet you’ve seen them before! These are the peppers that most of you probably avoid when eating your kung pao chicken (I’m weird, I like to eat mine). These peppers are natives of the Tientsin (Tianjin) province in China. They are a […]

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One Good Loaf—One Loaf Bread Recipe

About a week ago I read this post on Molly Irwin (if you’ve never visited her blog before, you should because it’s wonderful and delightfully refreshing) about her new project that she has named One Good Loaf. One Good Loaf came out of her determination to start baking a loaf of homemade bread on a […]

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Why do I write? Introspective musing of a blogger.

“It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power.” — Alan Cohen A comment […]

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Kinda Corny: Homemade Candy Corn

I mentioned recently that one of my all-time favorite seasonal treats is candy corn and I make sure that we always have some in the house. A couple of you asked about candy corn, wondering what it was. So in honor of today being National Candy Corn Day (seriously, there is a holiday for everything!), […]

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The Great Pizza Toss: Peter Reinhardt’s Basic Pizza Crust

I just failed Pizza Tossing 101. I think it highly likely that I’ll will be sent to Remedial Pizza Tossing and be forced to read “Pizza Tossing For Dummies.” That being said, I have found my new go-to pizza crust recipe. SO easy and SO yummy, makes six 9-12 inch crusts, and you can freeze […]

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Semi-Homemade Halloween

Early yesterday evening I made the drive out to Glendale to attend the Sandra Lee event. It had been a bit of a bummer day, but I was determined not to let things get to me and ruin my evening, and I’m so glad because I had a wonderful time! Before leaving I tried to […]

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Homework Assignment: Make Crispy Salted Oatmeal White Chocolate Cookies

Allowing a pregnant foodie access to the Internet is maybe a bad idea. Seriously. This weekend I read this post by Adam Roberts on his blog, The Amateur Gourmet, and I haven’t been able to get it out of my head ever since (a reoccurring problem when I’m pregnant). Adam made Smitten Kitchen’s recipe for […]

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Looking for me?

Today I’m having an out of blog experience.Come find me haunting LollyChops. We’re have a screamingly good time with a pile of bones and a bowl full of blood! MUHAHAHAHA! © Copyright 2007-2009 La Fuji Mama, all rights reserved

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