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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.
Kakigori (Japanese shaved ice) is a popular summer treat that we looked forward to eating when we lived in Japan. When we were in Tokyo last month we spent a day in the Azabu Juban area visiting some of our favorite spots. After (read full article)
“I don’t think a really good pie can be made without a dozen or so children peeking over your shoulder as you stoop to look in at it every little while.” — John Gould Ok, so maybe I don’t have a dozen (read full article)
My mom’s side of the family is a lot of fun. We have a family email system where we can send out one email and it goes out to the entire family. Not only does this facilitate some hilarious family banter and the sharing of (read full article)
The Japanese do some amazing things with cake and pastry. They have embraced many Western desserts and made them uniquely their own in many ways. I love a good Japanese sponge cake—moist, light and airy, and not overly sweet (read full article)
During my trip to Cancún last month, I fell in love with the Yucatán peninsula and some of the wonderful flavors and ingredients there. Talented fellow blogger Patty of Baking is Hot and Pattycake.ca is currently living in a sma (read full article)
I’ve already revealed how much I love cream puffs, but I’m not the only one. My little brother also loves them. So the other item that I made to bring to his graduation party were little mini cream puffs filled with (read full article)
Have you entered to win a gorgeous super sharp santoku knife yet? If not, there’s still time! Enter the contest! ———————————————R (read full article)
Today the amazing and talented Josie from Daydreamer Desserts is here to make sure that we get our dessert in this week! I met Josie last November at the Foodbuzz Festival in San Francisco, which is kind of funny because we actuall (read full article)
It has been a bit of a crazy month and I seriously thought I was not going to get the Daring Baker’s Challenge done. But after craving cream puffs, and making them to go with my gold kiwi cream, I decided to go full steam ahead and do the ch (read full article)
Walking through the Shibuya train station in Tokyo, Japan can be shear torture at times. This is not because it is a busy station where it is easy to get turned around if you are not familiar with it, although this is true. It is due to the fact (read full article)
One of the sponsors of Camp Blogaway was ZESPRI, the world’s largest marketer of kiwifruit. They spoiled us with a plentiful supply of kiwi (both green and gold) for the duration of our weekend. I hadn’t seen a gold kiwi since we move (read full article)
I know I promised you guys a post about sushi-zu and sushi rice, but you’re going to have to wait until next week for that! I’m about to leave for Camp Blogaway Food Blogger Conference and I’m busy double checking to make sure tha (read full article)
* Find out how you can help to save the life of my friend’s little boy. * ================================================================= “My mom is a neverending song in my heart of comfort, happiness, and being. I may sometimes forget (read full article)
* Find out how you can help to save the life of my friend’s little boy, and be entered to win one of two great prizes. * ================================================================= Last month some dear friends of mine asked me if I would be (read full article)
* Find out how you can help to save the life of my friend’s little boy, and be entered to win one of two great prizes. * ================================================================= My mom is an amazing cook, and I was spoiled to grow up ea (read full article)
* Find out how you can help to save the life of my friend’s little boy, and be entered to win one of two great prizes. * ================================================================= The April 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by (read full article)
Although I haven’t lived at home for quite a few years, sometimes it’s hard to be the mom and not have my own mom around to cook for me, ask me about my day, and tuck me in at night. Steve Dublanica wrote, on his blog Waiter Rant, (read full article)
I wrote about Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution in a post about two weeks ago. My post just barely scratched the tip of the iceberg. We can get involved on so many levels. The problem isn’t just a school lunch problem. It’s a (read full article)
I love kumquats—the funny little bright orange citrus fruit that has a sweet peel and sour flesh. In Japan kumquats are a common site during winter and are often eaten candied. I LOVE them. When I saw a basket of them at a local market re (read full article)
Happy Macaron Day! I can’t believe that a year has passed since the last Jour du Macaron. A year ago I never would have guessed that Helen would be coming out for a visit to teach us all about proper macaron making. It’s amazing how (read full article)
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