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1940s Casablanca Dinner Party—“Here’s lookin’ at you kid.”

We recently hosted a little belated Valentine’s Day soiree at our house with a 1940s Casablanca theme. The idea came from our friend, and evil genius, who gets a lot of fun and crazy ideas. This is easily explained by the fact that he is an artist by profession (he recently published an awesome book […]

Japanese Steamed Egg Buns (Mushi Pan) Makes 8 buns 2 eggs, beaten 3 tablespoons granulated sugar 3 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk 2 tablespoons milk 2 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2/3 cup all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1. Preheat a steamer filled with water on high heat. 2. Whisk together the beaten […]

The girls and I have been trying out some children’s e-book iPhone applications from ScrollMotion. I know this isn’t the kind of thing I normally write about here on LFM, but I’m a huge believer in exposing children to lots of reading, and I love having apps on my iPhone that give me the ability […]

Sweet Potato Quiche Cups Makes 12 quiche cups (2 quiche cups per serving) 1 large orange-flesh sweet potato (approximately 16 ounces) 6 large eggs, beaten, 1 cup part skim ricotta cheese, 1 tablespoon fresh basil, julienned 1 teaspoon kosher salt dash of nutmeg 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1. In a large pot of water, […]

So now that I’ve opened up the steamed bun floodgate, I can’t help myself! Today I’m sharing a recipe for Steamed Peanut Butter and Jelly Buns (aka, PB&J Man) over on The Family Kitchen. These steamed buns are a fun new twist on the classic peanut butter and jelly sandwich, and would make a fantastic […]

Nikuman Makes 8 buns For the dough: 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 cup granulated sugar 2/3 cup warm milk For the filling: 4 ounces ground pork 1/3 onion, finely chopped 1.5 ounces boiled bamboo shoots, finely chopped 2 teaspoons finely grated fresh ginger 2 teaspoons chili garlic sauce 2 teaspoons […]

Chocolate Nutella Sandwich Cookies Makes 20 sandwich cookies 4 tablespoons butter, at room temperature 1/2 cup ground almonds 7 tablespoons cake flour 5 tablespoons powdered sugar, sifted 1 tablespoon cocoa powder 1/3 cup Nutella, for filling 1. Beat the butter in a bowl until creamy and fluffy. In a separate bowl, whisk together the ground […]

If you haven’t entered the awesome Show Us Your Pans contest to win an entire set of my favorite pans from ManPans, hurry quick! The deadline for entries is tonight at midnight EST! Entering is easy. All you have to do is snap a quick pic of your pans (isn’t that what cell phones are […]

Because I am determined not to let you find me with glazed eyes lying motionless on my kitchen floor come February 15th, I’ve been thinking of some ways to cut back on sugar overload between now and Valentine’s Day (less than two weeks away!). Today I’m sharing a recipe for little chocolate sandwich cookies—white chocolate […]

Add this recipe to ZipList! Shrimp Pork Dumplings (Ebi to Butaniku no Gyoza) Makes 20 dumplings Recipe Notes: The assembled dumplings can be covered with plastic wrap and refrigerated for several hours, then cooked straight from the refrigerator. If you want to freeze them—place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, freeze them […]

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