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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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Jul 08

LFM Family Bites Recipe Collection on Foodbuzz

I always love getting an ingredient and being asked to come up with a recipe.  Oftentimes the result is something I might never have thought of before.  At the end of last year I received a box of products from Newman’s Own a (read full article)

family

Jul 01

Going Bananas (Splits) For A Cause

As I mentioned in my last post, I took Squirrel and Bug to New York City to attend a special event to help kick off a new virtual campaign to support the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF). I am so glad that I said yes when Foodb (read full article)

family, travel

Jun 28

Banana Splits in NYC

The next couple of weeks are going to be crazy for our family.  On Thursday I’m going to be flying to Tokyo to meet up with Mr. Fuji who has been in Japan for the past week and a half on a business trip.  I am so excited to g (read full article)

family, news, travel

May 05

Orange Blossom Sablés for Mother’s Day

* 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)

all-purpose flour, almond meal, confectionrs' sugar, Dessert, Egg yolks, family, french, granulated sugar, mother's day, orange blossom water

Apr 29

Kiss & Hug Cookies

* 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)

all-purpose flour, baking soda, Chocolate, cocoa powder, Dessert, egg, family, granulated sugar, Hershey's Kisses, light brown sugar

Apr 07

Utah: Good Fun & Good Food

We’re home!  It was a wonderful, albeit quick trip to Utah.  The girls had a blast, of course.  Grandma’s house is always a good place for doing fun things like riding horses, playing in the sink, and dying Easter eggs. We enjoyed our (read full article)

family, travel

Mar 29

Mr. Fuji, Grill Master & Husband/Father Extraordinaire

I still remember the first time I saw Mr. Fuji.  I was at a party and caught a glimpse of him from across the room.  Our eyes met and he smiled at me. I think I fell in love right there and then.  If you met my Mr. Fuji, you’d quickly reali (read full article)

family

Mar 04

Time to celebrate!

I’m in an exceptionally good mood today.  I can actually breathe out of one of my nostrils, which I’m thinking is cause enough to celebrate.  But on top of that it’s also Mr. Fuji’s birthday!  I feel lucky to be married to (read full article)

family, news, opensky

Jan 26

Happy Birthday Bug!

Not to be cliche, but time really does fly!  A year ago today, Bug went from being here, to being here. We have enjoyed watching her funny little personality blossom and grow.  As of today, her favorite food is spaghetti squash with marinara sauc (read full article)

family

Dec 31

Warming Up With Cioccolata Calda

We are currently in Utah enjoying spending time with family.  It has been snowy and cold the whole time we’ve been here, which I guess is to be expected, since it is winter. But I must say that living in Southern California for the past year (read full article)

Chocolate, Cornstarch, Dessert, drinks, family, italian, milk, Recipes By Region, Recipes by Type

Dec 31

Warming Up With Cioccolata Calda

We are currently in Utah enjoying spending time with family.  It has been snowy and cold the whole time we’ve been here, which I guess is to be expected, since it is winter. But I must say that living in Southern California for the past year (read full article)

Chocolate, Cornstarch, Dessert, drinks, family, italian, milk, Recipes By Region, Recipes by Type

Dec 16

Happy Birthday Squirrel!

Happy Birthday Squirrel!  Thanks for being my helper in the kitchen and my chief taste tester.  You're cute, even when you have a messy face.  I love you.  All I want to know is, how is it possible that you're three alread (read full article)

family

Dec 09

Helping to End Childhood Hunger With Cookies

Earlier this week I had the privilege of being with a dear friend in the hospital when she gave birth to a beautiful little baby girl.  Holding a baby that is only minutes old is an incredible experience–you can't help but love that li (read full article)

family, Share Our Strength

Nov 27

Happy Thanksgiving!

As Thanksgiving draws to a close, I can't help but feel so grateful for so many things.  The Fuji family is currently in Utah.  We attended the funeral of my grandma this past weekend and then stuck around to be with family for Thanksgi (read full article)

family

Nov 18

Grandma: Raiding the larder of my memory.

Although I wasn't planning on posting anything new until the technical issues for my "top secret" project were resolved, circumstances arose that have changed my mind.  My maternal grandmother passed away early yesterday morning.&n (read full article)

family

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