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Japanese Spaghetti Napolitan (Ketchup Spaghetti)

When I studied abroad in Paris, the mom of the family that I lived with made a simple lunch of spaghetti sauced with ketchup on several occasions. The first time when I sat down to a bowl of it I think my eyebrows were somewhere up in my hairline. Ketchup had never been anything more […]

Vegan Fuji “Chicken” Noodle Soup

Chicken noodle soup has been an important part of Mr. Fuji and my collective family history since we were little. About a year after I began eating a plant-based diet, Mr. Fuji started throwing out little hints that he would love it if I veganized our chicken noodle soup recipe. I let some ideas bounce […]

In January, on an Instagram post, I asked what peoples’ favorite Japanese dishes were. It was really fun to see the responses. One of the responses was from @sandrajapandra who said that saba no misoni was her favorite. Saba no misoni is a very traditional Japanese fish dish of mackerel that is simmered in a […]

*Disclosure: This post contains Amazon affiliate links that earn me a small commission, at no additional cost to you. I only recommend products I personally use and love, or think my readers will find useful. I have been finding some pretty strange things in the trash lately: silverware, cups, a My Little Pony, some magnets […]

*Disclosure: This post contains Amazon affiliate links that earn me a small commission, at no additional cost to you. I only recommend products I personally use and love, or think my readers will find useful. Today is my 12th blogiversary. It’s hard to believe that I’ve been doing this for that long! When I started my […]

I’ve already extolled the virtues of mapo tofu in the recent past, but did you know that there are variations on mapo tofu? Although my favorite will always be the classic mapo tofu, the version made with eggplant, called mapo nasu, is seriously delicious! Eggplant replaces the tofu in this version of the Japanified Chinese […]

January is a cold month in northern Utah. Looking out my office window right now, seeing the blanket of white on our front lawn, and the icy patches on the road, I am perfectly happy to stay inside where it’s warm and dry. Can you tell that I don’t love the cold? One thing I do love […]

Happy New Year Fuji friends!! I hope you are having a wonderful day. I am currently sitting at my desk typing this in my pajamas. Our older girls go back to school tomorrow, so we are making the most of being comfortable and hanging out together. Last night Mr. Fuji’s family came over to celebrate […]

Last week I wrote a piece for Today’s Mama, that went live this week, about my great-grandmother’s recipe for schaum brötle, a delicate, melt-in-your-mouth, German meringue cookie that is full of chopped walnuts, chocolate chips, and a hint of lemon zest that brightens the flavors. Writing about those cookies had my mouth-watering, so I decided […]

One of the reasons that I love fall is that it is apple season and I love apples. I’ve been wishing for a bite of a Japanese apple (a little over a year ago I was in Japan experiencing the famous apples of the Aomori region), so decided that a good apple dessert would have to […]

← Previous Entries

plant-based

Japanese Spaghetti Napolitan (Ketchup Spaghetti)

Vegan Fuji “Chicken” Noodle Soup

To-fish No Misoni (Tofu Simmered in Miso Sauce)

Vegan Yakisoba—Japanese Stir-Fried Noodles

Vegan Japanese Curry Rice + 12 Year Blogiversary

Vegan Mapo Nasu (Japanese Eggplant Stir Fry)

Roasted Root Vegetable Ramen

Chocolate Caramel Cashew Spread—Happy New Year!

Vegan Schaum Brötle (German meringue cookies)

Apple Raspberry Crisp

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