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I am annoyed. Scratch that. I am super annoyed! It is April 28th and it is SNOWING! Excuse me? May starts on Monday and we have cold white stuff falling from the sky? Not cool. We had a long, cold winter this year and a cold spring and it’s starting to take its toll on everyone. I […]

Hula Papaya Rawnola Bowls…you need these. Let me explain. At the beginning of this month we took a family vacation to Maui during the kids’ Spring Break. This was our first family vacation with Monkey and we were super excited. Our trip did not disappoint. Not only did we have an absolute blast playing in […]

I love falafel. Though love may not be a strong enough word. Seriously. I recently combined falafel and avocado, and putting two of my loves into one dish is just about giving me heart palpitations. I whipped up some baked avocado falafel that are light little pillows that are made even more delicious when combined with […]

Cashew Butter Veggie Pasta—a quick and easy meal that is helping me survive insanity. Life with a 10-year-old, an 8-year-old, and a 5-month-old and a husband needing to travel a lot for work would be crazy enough on its own, but add in living out of boxes and commuting while we build a house? Now that […]

This post is brought to you by Kamikoto Knives. I love things served in bowls. Now, I know this has been a bit of a trend, at least here in the US, but my love for bowls goes way back. This is probably why I love Japanese donburi so much. A donburi, put simply, is […]

Dashi, the basic stock of Japan, is also one of the building blocks of Japanese cuisine. There are several different types, the most classic being dashi made with katsuobushi (dried bonito fish flakes) and kombu (dried kelp), which I’ve written about before. But if you don’t eat fish, there are still several stock options available […]

Have you had balela before? It’s a Middle Eastern chickpea and black bean salad that I’m a bit obsessed with. If you haven’t had it, you are missing out! If you have, you should probably eat it again. Either way, I’ve got a twist on traditional balela that includes not-so-traditional California avocado. It may not be […]

I know the calendar says that it is officially spring, but Mother Nature can’t seem to make up her mind here in Utah! We will have one or two glorious days of spring weather and then a cold front will swoop in and send me scrambling to dig out my winter coat again. All this […]

Before living in Japan for the first time, I always assumed Japanese food would be hard to cook. Everything was so beautiful and so perfect. I quickly learned, however, that while a few dishes were quite technical, most Japanese food is actually incredibly approachable and doable for the home cook. Author Amy Kaneko, in her cookbook, Let’s […]

If you’ve read LFM for any length of time you’ve probably figured out how much we love to travel. In fact, our next trip is a family trip to Maui and then Mr. Fuji and I are heading to Mexico this summer to celebrate (belatedly) both Mr. Fuji’s 40th birthday and our 15 year wedding […]

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