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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.
I’m a huge fan of oysters. Not only are they delicious, but I think they are a whole lot of fun to shuck, once you get the hang of it. Oysters are also a highly sustainable seafood choice, and the next stop on our sustaina (read full article)
Daylon Update: Daylon is with his family in Minnesota! They have started testing and have tentatively scheduled chemotherapy to begin later this month. There is now a blog section on the Help Make a Miracle website, so that you can follow his pr (read full article)
* Find out how you can help to save the life of my friend’s little boy. * ================================================================= A couple of weeks ago I got an email from Lauren, the talented creative force behind Celiac Teen. She exp (read full article)
I was recently asked by Challenge Dairy to come up with a creation using one of their butters. The last time they gave me this challenge, I dreampt up Chipotle Pork Quichelettes—mini quiches featuring a special no-fail crust where butter is (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 was contacted recently by Ali, who writes the blog Fat to Fit, about a challenge she was hosting called the Healthy Slow Cooker Challenge, in which participants were being challenged to cook at least one healthy slow cooker meal this week. Tuesda (read full article)
** This week we’re getting ready for Hinamatsuri (Japanese Girl’s Day, March 3rd) next week! Another traditional menu item eaten for Hinamatsuri is Chirashi Sushi (”Scattered Sushi”). I shared my friend Noriko’s recip (read full article)
I gain so much inspiration from so many people in my life. Since the food community is all about sharing in the collective experience, I am spotlighting some of those people. It has been forever since my last post in the spotlight series! Toda (read full article)
I love recipes that use up little leftovers bits of previous meals. Good examples that I’ve shared in the recent past are kalua pig tacos (using leftover kalua pig) and zakkoku mai onigiri (using leftover zakkoku mai). Tori Zosui is anothe (read full article)
A favorite discovery of mine while living in Japan was zakkoku mai—Japanese rice mixed with seeds and grains. Zakkoku mai is a great addition to a meal in place of regular rice. Not only is it nutritious, adding nutrients and fiber to the ri (read full article)
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