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Chocolate Marzipan Balls

Yesterday was Squirrel’s 2nd birthday.I’m still in shock that she is already that old! Where have the past two years gone? The foodie world helped celebrate her birthday by having Michelin release its selection of recommended hotels and restaurants in the MICHELIN guide Tokyo 2009 (Squirrel was born in Tokyo). Tokyo is now tied with […]

Mr. Fuji’s Creamy Crockpot Porky Chops

Yep, Mr. Studly Mashed Potato Mashing Man was back in the kitchen yesterday cooking for us. Yes ladies, you should be jealous! He took control of the kitchen yesterday like a pro and by the end of the day we had an amazing meal to feast on. Mr. Fuji grew up taking advantage of the […]

Mandarin Manifesto

I, Fuji Mama, hereby assert that a certain corner of my parents’ backyard, acting as the home to two Satsuma trees, in the City of Redlands, California, be hereafter known as paradise on Earth.Seriously people, you don’t know what you’re missing until you’ve visited that little spot of earth in my parents’ backyard. Redlands is […]

Losing self-control in the face of yogurt biscuits

This week I had my plans all laid out for One Good Loaf.Those plans completely changed however when I read the Culinate newsletter that gets delivered to my inbox. One of the featured recipes caught my eye, a recipe for Yogurt Biscuits. This was the point where “placenta brain” took over and I was no […]

Unforgettable Forgotten Cookies

Fuji Nana’s Forgotten Cookies 2 egg whites 2/3 c. sugar 1 c. chocolate chips 1 c. chopped nuts 1 tsp. vanilla a couple drops of almond extract 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. 2. Beat egg whites till stiff. Gradually add sugar and continue to beat. 3. Blend other ingredients and drop on foiled […]

Creamy Tomato Pasta—Mr. Fuji in the kitchen

I love to cook for my family, but occasionally it’s nice to be able to sit back and relax while someone else does the work. Mr. Fuji is a fabulous cook, having picked up a trick or two from his mom, who is also a fabulous cook.There are certain things that I don’t cook anymore […]

Comfort Chicken, Orzo, and Ginger Soup

I’m achy and tired and am not sleeping well . . . no, I’m not sick, just pregnant! In a visit to my doc last week she informed me that my belly has grown abnormally large (no wonder I’m so achy and tired)! Aaaah, the joys of pregnancy. Although it is currently pregnancy that ails […]

Un, deux, trois et voila! Brown Sugar Shortbread!

The phrase, “It’s as easy as one, two, three!”, takes on new meaning with a recipe that only has three ingredients. That is certainly the case with this recipe for Brown Sugar Shortbread that I recently tried out. I love shortbread, but haven’t always been a huge fan of the shortbread I have produced in […]

Challah: You win some, you lose some, and then you make chocolate bread pudding.

This week I had two very specific bread cravings: one for brioche and the other for challah. I’ve made brioche before, but had never made challah, so I figured I would kill two birds with one stone by making challah–I could satisfy my bread craving and make something I’d never made before for One Good […]

Really and truly? It was all about the tart shell.

I woke up this morning thinking about pie and I figured, hey, pie is an appropriate topic, especially at this time of year, so let’s talk pie! For Thanksgiving I made two pies. Well actually, I really made one pie and one tart. And to be totally honest I really only made half of that […]

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