La Fuji Mama — Bringing world flavors to the family dinner table.

A Daring Japanese Gingerbread House

I hope everyone has been enjoying the holiday season! I know we have. We had a wonderful Christmas Day. We woke up at home, opened presents, ate breakfast, and then drove over to my parents’ house (about 45 minutes away) for more present opening and general all around fun. Mr. Fuji surprised us with a […]

Milton Snavely Hershey, the founder of the Hershey Chocolate Company, once said, “Caramels are only a fad. Chocolate is a permanent thing.” With that in mind, I figured I had better help you out by taking the caramel recipe I shared with you yesterday from the realm of fad to permanent popularity. Once you have […]

Today you get double the love from me! Head on over to Rasa Malaysia to read my guest post about one of Squirrel’s favorite foods—shoyu tamago (Japanese soy sauce eggs).

Creamy Caramels Makes one 13×9-inch pan of caramel (actual number of caramels varies depending on how big you make the pieces when cutting up the caramel) 2 cups granulated sugar 8 ounces butter 1 3/4 cups light corn syrup 14 1/2 ounces evaporated milk 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract 1 cup nuts, chopped (optional) 1. […]

German Pfeffernüsse (“Pepper Nuts”) Cookies Makes about 10 dozen cookies 1/2 cup molasses 1/4 cup honey 1/2 cup unsalted butter 4 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup white sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cardamom 1 teaspoon ground allspice 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 […]

Happy Birthday Squirrel! Thanks for being my helper in the kitchen and my chief taste tester. You're cute, even when you have a messy face. I love you. All I want to know is, how is it possible that you're three already???

Winner of Aunt Else’s Æbleskiver Starter Kit!

The Random Number Generator has chosen the winner of the Aunt Else's Æbleskiver Starter Kit! Congrats to Molly! Molly said, "i would fill mine with apple pie filling…then put them in a bowl with a big scoop of cinnamon ice cream!" Mmmmm, sounds like a perfect idea! I can't wait to hear all about it […]

I'm thrilled to be featured on Oprah.com as part of Holiday 2009 celebrations. Come see our favorite holiday recipes! As you know from my last post, we are in the middle of the 12 Days of Sharing, being hosted by In Jennie's Kitchen–an event to raise awareness about childhood hunger in America and to support […]

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