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La Fuji Mama

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A home cooking blog dedicated to exploring the relationship between food and culture. My recipes are a fusion of different tastes, influenced by the variety of places I've lived and the people I have met. LFM also features the Washoku Warriors, a group cooking through Elizabeth Andoh's Japanese cookbook, Washoku.

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Recent Posts Tagged With 'Appetizers'

Aug 12

Tomato Salsa #95

When Josie (Daydreamer Desserts) came over to help me try out knives last week, she brought a treasure with her. We had talked about making some kind of salsa with all of the ingredients that we would be chopping up, so that they w (read full article)

Appetizers, apple cider vinegar, dried oregano, grape seed oil, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, mexican, Oyatsu Snack, Recipes By Region, Recipes by Type

Jun 23

Roasted Olives—Quick & Easy Party Food

A week and a half ago my youngest brother graduated from UCLA with a BA in Art.  This big sister couldn’t be prouder.  He is a very talented guy and I can’t wait to see where the future takes him. It has been very str (read full article)

Appetizers, black olives, garlic loves, garlic stuffed Spanish olives, Greek Kalamata olives, Lemon Juice, lemon zest, Olive Oil, Recipes by Type, Thyme

Jun 09

Habanero Soy Sauce—Sushi served with a souvenir from Cancun.

Our trip to Cancun last week was wonderful. We stayed at the beautiful Excellence Playa Mujeres which is north of Cancun city.  While our girls were busy keeping Fuji Nana and Fuji Papa on their toes, we were busy drinking some of (read full article)

Appetizers, habanero pepper, japanese, Lime Juice, mexican, Recipes By Region, Recipes by Type, Rice & Noodles, Sauces & Condiments, Soy Sauce

May 21

Miso Pickled Garlic (Ninniku Miso-zuke)—All you need is 3 ingredients and a glass jar!

I have a very serious disease called jar-itis.  This disease causes me to fill my refrigerator with jars.  I inherited this disease from my father.  Our poor families are always complaining that there isn’t enough room in the refrigerator b (read full article)

Appetizers, garlic, japanese, mirin, miso paste, Oyatsu Snack, Recipes By Region, Recipes by Type, Sauces & Condiments, vegetables

May 10

Yaki Shiitake (Shiitake & Scallion Yakitori) for The Mushroom Channel

So you already know that we’re big fans of mushrooms here in the Fuji household.  But what you might not know is that I’m one of the contributors for The Mushroom Channel, the website for the Mushroom Council, for the 2010 year!  In fac (read full article)

Appetizers, japanese, Recipes By Region, Recipes by Type, vegetables

Feb 17

Quick & Easy Edamame Dip

In my last post I mentioned that edamame comes in two forms: in their pods or already shelled. Shelled edamame are great additions to soups, stir fries, salads, etc.  When I came across a recipe using edamame as the main star in a hummus-like dip, (read full article)

Appetizers, cilantro, garlic, Lemon Juice, lemon zest, Olive Oil, Oyatsu Snack, Recipes By Region, Recipes by Type, Red Onion

Feb 16

Lazy Mama Edamame

Happy Mardi Gras (”Fat Tuesday”)!  After all of the stuff that has been coming out of my kitchen in the past couple of weeks (Churro Wontons with Salted Butter Caramel Dipping Sauce, Pavlova with Nutella Mousse, and Super Bowl Chocolate (read full article)

Appetizers, Beans & Legumes, bento, coarse sea salt, edamame, Fuji Favorites, japanese, Kosher Salt, Oyatsu Snack, Recipes By Region

Feb 04

Super Bowl Chocolate Crunchie Munchies

Superbowl Sunday! I know some of you are in it for the football…me, not so much, I’m a college football kind of girl.  Mr. Fuji?  He likes the football.  I personally love the commercials and the excuse to eat lots of yummy munchies. (read full article)

Appetizers, Candy, cashews, Chocolate, chocolate chips, Craisins, crispy rice cereal, Dessert, dried cranberries, Fuji Favorites

Dec 22

Shoyu Tamago–Japanese Soy Sauce Eggs

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). (read full article)

Appetizers, Eggs & Tofu, Fuji Favorites, japanese, Oyatsu Snack, Recipes By Region, Recipes by Type

Dec 22

Shoyu Tamago–Japanese Soy Sauce Eggs

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). (read full article)

Appetizers, Eggs & Tofu, Fuji Favorites, japanese, Oyatsu Snack, Recipes By Region, Recipes by Type

Oct 23

Chipotle Pork Quichelettes

A few weeks ago I received an email from Challenge Dairy, a dairy company here in the West, asking if I would be interested in participating in a holiday recipe showdown.  The deal was that Challenge Dairy would send me some free goodies and I w (read full article)

Appetizers

Oct 23

Chipotle Pork Quichelettes

A few weeks ago I received an email from Challenge Dairy, a dairy company here in the West, asking if I would be interested in participating in a holiday recipe showdown.  The deal was that Challenge Dairy would send me some free goodies and I w (read full article)

Appetizers

Oct 23

Chipotle Pork Quichelettes

A few weeks ago I received an email from Challenge Dairy, a dairy company here in the West, asking if I would be interested in participating in a holiday recipe showdown.  The deal was that Challenge Dairy would send me some free goodies and I w (read full article)

Appetizers

Oct 20

Park Avenue Potluck Virtual Dinner Party--Warm Mushroom Rolls

Today you are invited to feast with your eyes at a virtual potluck dinner party hosted by Kelsey of The Naptime Chef.  Kelsey has gathered a group of food bloggers and writers together to give you a sneak peak into the beautiful pages of a beaut (read full article)

Appetizers, mushrooms

Oct 20

Park Avenue Potluck Virtual Dinner Party--Warm Mushroom Rolls

Today you are invited to feast with your eyes at a virtual potluck dinner party hosted by Kelsey of The Naptime Chef.  Kelsey has gathered a group of food bloggers and writers together to give you a sneak peak into the beautiful pages of a beaut (read full article)

Appetizers, mushrooms

Oct 20

Park Avenue Potluck Virtual Dinner Party--Warm Mushroom Rolls

Today you are invited to feast with your eyes at a virtual potluck dinner party hosted by Kelsey of The Naptime Chef.  Kelsey has gathered a group of food bloggers and writers together to give you a sneak peak into the beautiful pages of a beaut (read full article)

Appetizers, mushrooms

Oct 12

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 Gra (read full article)

Appetizers, Tastemakers

Oct 12

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 Gra (read full article)

Appetizers, Tastemakers

Oct 12

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 Gra (read full article)

Appetizers, Tastemakers

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