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Going Nutty

It's that time again! Time to report on my efforts to complete this month's Daring Bakers challenge. Our host this month was Chris from Mele Cotte who chose a Filbert Gateau with Praline Buttercream from "Great Cakes" by Carol Walter (you can find the recipe on Mele Cotte as well). This cake was definitely a […]

"You mean, like on vacay? Road trip!"

(Extra points for whoever can tell me what movie the title comes from…) At the beginning of last week Squirrel and I hopped into a car and headed out on our own little road trip adventure! First stop? Las Vegas to visit Polly! Squirrel was in animal heaven meeting Polly’s little menagerie. We made it […]

Summer’s Bounty

Has it really been a week and a half since I last posted? Where does the time go? Things have been busy here in temporary Fuji Headquarters. We’ve been working on doing things like housing, buying cars, and have also done a pretty good job decimating the ant population of Irvine. We have maanged to […]

Repatriating

It still feels like I’m just here in California on one of our visits, and that any day we’ll be heading back to Japan. I don’t think it helps that we’re still living out of suitcases, and will be for weeks to come. Doing an international move is a laborious process. First there was the […]

Happy 4th of July!

We just returned from going to the community Fourth of July celebration in Redlands (California). I grew up in Redlands, and spent many a Fourth of July at these celebrations. I remembered them being absolutely wonderful and tonight did not disappoint. We set up a picnic blanket on the grass in the middle of the […]

Danish Deficiency

After long hours toiling in a hot kitchen working with things like laminated dough, detrempe, beurrage, and a special technique called turning dough, I am proud to present this months Daring Baker's Challenge, an exquisite Danish Braid. Okay, okay, I must come clean. This is not my Danish Braid. This masterful creation belongs to […]

Bottled Fuji

Growing up in my family it was tradition to make a list of memories after taking a trip together. These memories ranged from favorite moments, to little things that we loved about the places we visited. I loved doing this, and my parents continue to do this. Now after they have gone somewhere I eagerly […]

Cram time! A trip to Matsumoto and the Kiso Valley.

The Fuji family has been trying to cram as much fun as possible into our remaining days in Tokyo. The clock is ticking! Last week I was involved in putting on a performing arts camp here in Tokyo for girls between the ages of 12 and 18. It was exhausting, but great fun. Then the […]

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 […]

Meal of champions and small furry visitors

A couple of days ago we decided to try a little restaurant, called Tamakairiki, right around the corner from where we live that specializes in chankonabe. If you have been reading my blog for a while, you might recall that I have mentioned chankonabe before. Chankonabe is a Japanese stew that is eaten by sumo […]

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