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Not Butter Chicken Curry

We have a deep-rooted love for Indian food in our family. In fact, it was my last meal when I was in labor with Squirrel before she was born and my last meal the night before Bug was born. One of our favorites is butter chicken, but since I don’t eat chicken anymore, it’s been […]

I started working on an eBook all about packing bentos a few years ago and then life got in the way, BIG TIME, with things like moving, building a house, and adopting a baby. So the eBook was put on the backburner for a while. But now, it is finally here! Oh! Bento: Rock Your Lunchbox Japanese […]

Happy Friday Pie Day my friends! (And how is it possible that it is already September?!?) I am both loving and hating having my older girls back in school. I love it because it lends a bit more structure to our days and gives them more opportunities to see friends, but I hate it because […]

Post brought to you in partnership with Milkadamia. One of my favorite nuts is macadamia nuts, so when Milkadamia reached out to me asking if I would like to try their milks and new creamers, it was an obvious yes! I’m also a huge fan of nut milks, so it came as no surprise to […]

Potato salad is a classic summer food in my mind. It goes so perfectly with other picnic foods or foods that you might cook on the grill. My FAVORITE style of potato salad is Japanese potato salad, which I’ve written about before.

Post brought to you by BFree Foods. I recently went out to lunch with a friend and had a delicious chickpea salad (like a chicken salad) and have been craving it ever since. So when I received a box of goodies from BFree Foods to try out, I decided it was the perfect excuse to […]

I have praised the virtues of Japanese mayonnaise before, and Kewpie mayonnaise (a Japanese brand) has been gaining a cult following in the US over recent years. What makes Japanese mayo unique? It is super creamy, slightly sweeter than American mayo, uses only egg yolks instead of whole eggs, uses rice vinegar instead of lemon […]

*Disclosure: This post contains Amazon affiliate links that earn me a small commission, at no additional cost to you. I only recommend products I personally use and love, or think my readers will find useful. This past Tuesday, July 24th, was Pioneer Day here in Utah and also the Fuji Family’s second annual Pie & Beer […]

During the summer of 1998 I was in Rome when France beat Italy in the final game of the FIFA World Cup. Europe is a super fun place to be during the World Cup, with large screens and chairs set up in town squares, and lots of excitement in general (even if you happen to […]

Onigiri (Japanese rice balls) are a constant on our weekly menus in the Fuji household. Whether they are for lunch or a snack, we eat them at least once a week. But if you’ve been reading La Fuji Mama for very long, you already know that! I am going to start sharing a new onigiri […]

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