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

Simple One Hour Homemade Bread

Simple One Hour Homemade Bread Makes 2 loaves 5 1/4 cups white bread flour 2 – 4 Tbsp. sugar 1 1/2 tsp. salt 1 1/2 Tbsp. (rounded) saf-instant yeast 1 1/2 Tbsp. oil 2 cups warm water (somewhere between 100 and 115 degrees Fahrenheit) 1. Mix dry ingredients. Add oil and water. Mix for 1 […]

Hit by a MAC truck.

Back in March I made a batch of macarons, a traditional French pastry made by sandwiching cream or ganache between two meringue-like almond cookies. The cookies have a light crispy shell and are soft and chewy on the inside. At least that’s the way they’re supposed to be. Fast forward 5 1/2 months and that […]

Japanese Pop Quiz Answers + Microplane Winners!

First things first! The winners of the two Microplane Graters/Zesters were selected late last night by Random.org, and they are Liz and Rane! There were several commentors named Liz, so to clarify, this was the Liz that won: Rane said: Congrats! I’ll be in touch later today to get your snail mail addresses so that […]

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Zucchini Cake

Forever ago, my friend Dana (author of Old Red Barn Co.) emailed me and asked if I'd ever had chocolate zucchini bread before. I totally don't remember the context of the question anymore (do you Dana?), but I responded that no, I hadn't, that I'd only ever had/made regular zucchini bread before and to send […]

Pop Quiz!

When my brother and his friend came for my BLT Dinner, they brought a few Japanese goodies for us. He lives near Little Tokyo in LA and stopped by Nijiya (a Japanese grocery store) on his way to our house. They were such fun items that I thought we should have a little guessing game/quiz. […]

Hiya-yakko (Chilled Tofu) and Okara Crumble

I’m in two places at once today! Go see my Friday Favorites post over at Steamy Kitchen. Jaden, the author of Steamy Kitchen and soon to be released cookbook, The Steamy Kitchen Cookbook, is crazy enough to have recently taken me on as an intern! === “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” — Leonardo da Vinci […]

Quick and Easy One Hour Tofu

Quick and Easy One Hour Tofu -4 cups soy milk -Coagulant–choose one of the following: 1) 1 tsp. liquid nigari or 2) 1 1/4 tsp. granular or powdered nigari or 3) 1 tsp. Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate) or 4) 2 Tbsp. lemon juice (freshly squeezed) or 5) 2 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar 1. Measure coagulant […]

How to make tofu—no fancy equipment required.

In the U.S., tofu tends to be viewed as a health food. Living in Japan really changed my views on tofu, as it is a staple food item there. When you go into a supermarket in Japan, there’s an entire tofu section (like the cheese section in our American supermarkets), filled with different varieties and […]

Tofu Week–A Tofu Primer

“Traditionally in the U.S., tofu was eaten by vegetarians as a protein substitute for meat. It was generally served plain, in large chunks completely devoid of flavor.” — Brita Housez The humble little soybean is one of the powerhouses of Asian cuisine.Immature beans can be boiled whole in their green pods and served with coarse […]

Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: Taking on Michael Ruhlman

Michael Ruhlman (a well-known and accomplished author) issued a challenge earlier this summer on his blog to “Make a BLT from scratch.” He specified that “From scratch means: You grow your tomato, you grow your lettuce, you cure your own bacon or pancetta, you bake your own bread (wild yeast preferred and gets higher marks […]

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