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Yaki Shiitake (Shiitake & Scallion Yakitori) for The Mushroom Channel

So you already know that we’re big fans of mushrooms here in the Fuji household. But what you might not know is that I’m one of the contributors for The Mushroom Channel, the website for the Mushroom Council, for the 2010 year! In fact, my first post went live this morning. With the beautiful weather […]

Oyakodon Adapted from At Home with Japanese Cooking, by Elizabeth Andoh Makes 4 servings 1/2 pound boneless chicken breast 1 medium onion 2 cups dashi 1/4 cup soy sauce 3 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar 4 large eggs 1/3 cup chopped cilantro (mitsuba would be more authentic, if you can find it) 3 cups cooked Japanese […]

Orange Blossom Sablés Makes about 36 cookies 2 sticks (8 ounces, 1 cup) unsalted butter, at room temperature 2 teaspoons orange blossom water 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 large egg yolks, at room temperature 1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup […]

I am still on a total high from this weekend! This past Saturday was the big Run/Walk & Carnival to raise money for little Daylon. I spent last week trying to organize as many donations of home baked goods as possible for the bake sale booth, organizing volunteers for the booth, rounding up supplies for […]

Swedish Princess Torte Adapted from Tartelette’s recipe and Baking Obsession’s recipe Makes approximately 16 servings For the Soaking Syrup: (adapted from Baking Obsession’s soaking syrup recipe) 1/2 cup water 1/4 cup granulated sugar 3 tablespoons berry juice (combination of blueberry/raspberry/strawberry juices), optional Combine the water and sugar in a small saucepan, and heat over medium […]

Kiss & Hug Cookies Adapted from Hershey’s Kisses Peanut Butter Blossoms Makes about 4 dozen cookies 48 Hershey’s Kisses Chocolates (pieces of milk chocolate can be substituted) 1/2 cup shortening 3/4 cup Nutella (chocolate hazelnut spread) 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar 1 egg 2 tablespoons milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups all-purpose […]

Spotted Dick Adapted from the Daring Kitchen Recipe archives Makes 6 servings 4 ounces all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 4 ounces breadcrumbs 3 ounces Caster sugar/ultrafine sugar 3 ounces (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened 3 ounces dried currants zest of 1 lemon 1 large egg, lightly beaten 8 tablespoons cold […]

Meet Daylon. Daylon was born on July 8, 2009 with Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa (JEB) Herlitz type and was given less than a year to live. He’s now 9 months old. Daylon is my friend Jennifer’s little boy. Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) is a connective tissue disease where the skin layers lack the protein anchors that hold […]

A huge thank you to all of the warriors who participate each month. Not only is it nice to know that others are making the same dishes during the month, but I gain so much inspiration from your writeups for every challenge! Keep ’em coming! For April’s Washoku Warriors challenge we tapped into Spring, using […]

This has been such a fun giveaway for me, because I have loved reading about all of your favorite Italian dishes! What was funny, was that on Tuesday I made Spaghetti alla Carbonara (using a recipe from one of my most trusted Italian food resources) for dinner, and so many of your comments that day […]

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