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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.
“Summer is the time when one sheds one’s tensions with one’s clothes, and the right kind of day is jeweled balm for the battered spirit. A few of those days and you can become drunk with the belief that all’s righ (read full article)
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)
Seafood sustainability is an issue that is growing bigger by the minute. Due to our fishing methods, environmental issues, and pollution, our oceans are in trouble. Over 90% of the large predatory fish such as shark, swordfish a (read full article)
I am in love with this udon noodle bowl I got from the company Flavour Design Studio. Isn’t it gorgeous? I love the way it’s designed to be easy to hold, with a hole for your thumb to fit through, and I love the groo (read full article)
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)
* 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 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)
Although Squirrel would make an excellent Nutella Spokesperson, she would make an equally stellar Mushroom Ambassador. I have to be careful when I take her grocery shopping because if I go past the mushrooms and I don’t put any in our baske (read full article)
How many of you had your mom tell you that eating your carrots would help keep your eyes healthy? Carrots are one of those foods that you want your children to love—full of all kinds of good things like beta-carotene and fiber. Luckily I (read full article)
One of the simplest ways to prepare tofu is to make tofu steak. And let me tell you, it is delicious. It is lightly crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside. This dish shows that tofu doesn’t have to be disguised as something else, (read full article)
Happy Hinamatsuri! I hope you are all having a wonderful day! One of my guilty pleasures is reading オレンジページ (Orange Page), one of my favorite Japanese magazines. I was recently flipping through the February 17, 2010 issue and saw a (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)
A lone sweet potato sat on my counter looking forlorn and unloved. It made me feel guilty every time I looked at it. I needed to use it . . . I wanted to use it, but was feeling wholly uninspired. Then a happenstance trip to the grocery (read full article)
A lone sweet potato sat on my counter looking forlorn and unloved. It made me feel guilty every time I looked at it. I needed to use it . . . I wanted to use it, but was feeling wholly uninspired. Then a happenstance trip to the grocery store c (read full article)
Japanese home cooking is all about cooking with what's in season. Chestnuts are widely used in Japan when in season in a variety of ways. They even show up in a Japanese folk tale. When I bought my pork butt roast to make kalua (read full article)
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