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Jim’s Cornish Pasties

One of the joys of food blogging is the contact that I sometimes get to have with some of you! I recently had a wonderful email exchange with a reader named Jim. Jim is from Cornwall, England, the birthplace of Cornish pasties–a meat pie traditionally filled with cubed beef, potatoes, turnips (or rutabaga), and onions. […]

Park Avenue Potluck Virtual Dinner Party–Warm Mushroom Rolls

Add this recipe to ZipList! Warm Mushroom Rolls Makes 60 rolls 1 medium onion, chopped 1 shallot, chopped 3 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley leaves 12 ounces white mushrooms 7 tablespoons unsalted butter 1½ tablespoons heavy cream 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1-pound loaf firm sandwich bread (about 15 slices) 1. […]

Nutella Pocket Cookies

Nutella Pocket Cookies Makes 4 dozen cookies 1 cup butter, softened 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 cups Nutella (chocolate hazelnut spread) 1. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, cream cheese, […]

Washoku Warriors Challenge #4: Vinegar Vignettes

This month the Washoku Warriors tackled vinegar and its various roles in the washoku kitchen. Our challenge was to make: (1) Tori téba saki no su itamé (Tangy Seared Chicken Wings) (p.256)–Vinegar acts as a tenderizing agent in this dish (2) And then choose one (or more!) of these recipes to make: – Karashi su […]

Black Bean Kabocha Soup

“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.” –George Eliot Autumn is my favorite time of year. I love the crispness of the air, the scent of fires lit in fireplaces, the colors of the leaves and of […]

Mock-i-zushi

I belong to the Tastemaker Program, through Foodbuzz, where samples of products are sent by various companies to members of the Tastemaker’s team to try at home in their kitchens. I recently received two loaves of Nature’s Pride bread–a 12 Grain loaf and a 100% Whole Wheat loaf. I rarely buy storebought bread these days, […]

The Last Bite of Summer

Sometimes the lessons you try to teach your children come back to bite you. This summer I tried to teach Squirrel about the different things growing in our garden. We smelled the herbs and talked about the colors of the different plants. She knows that rosemary smells good and likes to go bury her face […]

La Fuji Mama Nominated for a 2009 Foodbuzz Blog Award!

Yesterday I found out that La Fuji Mama was nominated for one of the 2009 Foodbuzz Blog Awards under the category of Best Family Blog! The winners will be announced on November 7th, 2009 at the Foodbuzz Blogger Festival in San Francisco (which I happen to be going to). How fun! To see the nominees […]

Spaetzle und Linsen—Homemade Spaetzle Noodles with Lentil Sauce

Oma’s Spaetzle und Linsen (Spaetzle and Lentils) Makes 4 generous servings Lentil Sauce: 1 pound dried brown lentils (about 2 cups) 2 quarts of water 1/2 medium onion, chopped 1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup flour 2 beef bouillon cubes 1 cup cold water 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste) pepper to taste 1. Rinse and […]

Cardamom Honey Grapefruit Galettes

Halves of juicy ruby red grapefruit, drizzled with honey and vanilla, sprinkled with ground cardamom, and then broiled until the juices of the grapefruit are bubbling and the edges of the rind start to blacken in places. Sound different? It did to me in October of last year when I stumbled across the recipe in […]

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