Japanese rice type :

Chex Mix Arare

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Earlier last year a new family built a house on my MIL’s street.  When they moved in she went over to meet them and during the conversation Erin, the wife, asked my MIL if she by any chance knew Fuji Mama.  You can imagine my[...]

Spicy Sobameshi

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Happy Hinamatsuri ! I hope you are all having a wonderful day! One of my guilty pleasures is reading ??????? (Orange Page) , one of my favorite Japanese magazines.  I was recently flipping through the February 17, 2010 issue and[...]

Carrot Sesame Salad

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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.  [...]

Noriko?s Chirashi Sushi

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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[...]

Patti?s Noodle Bowl For Two

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I’m excited to welcome Patti of Worth The Whisk here as a guest blogger on LFM today! Patti is a talented to force to be reckoned with (just go take a look at her This Is Patti page and you’ll know what I’m talking[...]

Sweet Potato Ginger Risotto

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When MarxFoods contacted me a while back asking if I would be interested in trying out and comparing several different varieties of risotto rice, I had to pause.  I had never thought about there being multiple varieties of rice that[...]

Quail Eggs Benedict Pagodas

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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[...]

Spicy Miso Pork Ramen Noodles

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Yesterday I had one of those days where nothing got done. Actually, let me rephrase that.  Things got done, just not the things on any of my “To Do” lists.  It was one of those days where both of the[...]

Ginger Scallion Slurping Noodles

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The sounds of traffic were loud in my ears as Mr. Fuji pushed the button that slid open the door to the little nondescript noodle shop on a busy street of Tokyo.  A small counter curved around an open kitchen, with swiveling bar stools[...]

FM?s Quick & Easy Chirashi Sushi

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** 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[...]