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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 'vanilla extract'

Jul 29

Fudge & Banana Custard Pie

“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)

all-purpose flour, bananas, butter, Chocolate, Cornstarch, Dessert, Egg yolks, fruit, Fuji Favorites, granulated sugar

Jul 26

Caramel Popcorn

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)

butter, Candy, Dessert, Fuji Favorites, light brown sugar, Light Corn Syrup, Oyatsu Snack, popcorn, Recipes by Type, Sweetened Condensed Milk

Jul 22

Japanese Strawberry Shortcake

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)

butter, cake flour, Confectioners' Sugar, Dessert, eggs, fruit, Fuji Favorites, granulated sugar, Heavy Whipping Cream, japanese

Jul 14

Amaranth Squares

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)

cinnamon, dairy-free, Dessert, egg-free, gluten-free, honey, mexican, Oyatsu Snack, puffed amaranth, Recipes By Region

May 24

Gold Kiwi Cream—Finger lickin’ good (don’t say I didn’t warn you)!

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)

Dessert, fruit, gold kiwi, granulated sugar, Heavy Whipping Cream, powdered gelatin, Recipes by Type, Sauces & Condiments, vanilla extract

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 14

Coconut Honey Rice Pudding

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)

clover honey, coconut milk, Dessert, granulated sugar, Japanese rice, Recipes by Type, Rice & Noodles, Soy Milk, vanilla extract

Mar 12

@nestlefoodie’s Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies (Better than the original! Shhh…don’t tell!)

I’m going to let you in on a little secret—the best Nestle Toll House chocolate chip cookie recipe is not the one that they put on every package of chocolate chips.  The Toll House recipe gets its name from the Toll House Restaurant (read full article)

all-purpose flour, baking soda, Brown Sugar, butter, Chocolate, chocolate chips, Dessert, eggs, granulated sugar, Recipes by Type

Mar 01

Momofuku Milk Bar’s Compost Cookies & Hinamatsuri Notecards

I’ve been battling a doozy of a cold. One of those colds where everything sounds muffled, you can’t smell or taste anything, you’re achy, and just generally miserable. One of those colds where you would swear you are sicker than (read full article)

all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, butter, Chocolate, Dessert, eggs, goldfish crackers, granulated sugar, Hinamatsuri

Feb 28

Orange Coconut Tiramisu

This month’s Daring Bakers’ challenge was almost the challenge that wasn’t.  The February 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Aparna of My Diverse Kitchen and Deeba of Passionate About Baking.  They chose Tiramisu a (read full article)

all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, coconut milk, daring bakers, Dessert, egg yolk, granulated sugar, italian, ladyfinger biscuits, lemon zest

Feb 11

Churro Wontons With Salted Butter Caramel Dipping Sauce For Your Valentine

I’m blaming this post on a number of people.  My friend Rachel to start with.  She invited a bunch of moms with little girls over to her house to take Valentine’s Day pictures of our girls (she’s a talented photographer).  It w (read full article)

butter, Dessert, granulated sugar, ground cinnamon, Heavy Cream, Kosher Salt, Oil, Recipes by Type, valentine's day, vanilla extract

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