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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[...]

Coconut Lemongrass Somen Noodle Soup

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Have you voted yet today? You can vote once every day between now and December 31st! Help me win the title of favorite Crescent Cook and be entered for the chance to win $5,000! You have to fill out the entire[...]

Cooking Nabe on an Induction Hot Plate

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A portable induction hot plate is a great addition to any kitchen. They are perfect for cooking a variety of Japanese nabe (one pot) dishes, where family and friends sit around the nabe, eating, cooking, talking and having fun. In Japanese[...]

How To Make Basic Tofu & Wakame Miso Soup

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So now we’ve talked about miso soup and we’ve learned to make dashi .  As I said in my last post, making miso soup consists of 3 steps: 1) Making dashi. 2) Cooking the vegetables, fish, and other ingredients in the dashi. 3)[...]

Tori No Mizutaki?Chicken & Vegetable Hot Pot

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It’s wintertime and I’ve got nabemono on the brain.  Nabemono , or nabe , are Japanese “hot pots” (usually soups or stews) prepared in large earthenware pots ( donabe ) or heavy cast iron pots ( tetsunabe )[...]

Creamy Kabocha Sweet Potato Pomegranate Soup

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Creamy kabocha sweet potato pomegranate soup.  Does it sound good?  I hope so, because it is.  I have been trying to write about this soup for a good week now.  Yesterday I struggled through putting together the post, and then went[...]

Miso Soup with Clams, Shiitake Mushrooms, & Wakame

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* The winner of the Jarlsberg Tailgate Tote Giveaway , as chosen by Random.org , was comment #19: Comment 19 was from Melissa. This is how she said she would use Jarlsberg cheese! Congrats Melissa,[...]

Lily Flowers and Steak Slow Cooked in a Rice Cooker

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Yes, you read that correct the first time?lily flowers! Dried lily flowers are a great accompaniment to a meal; they rehydrate when cooked and add a really nice flavour to your dish.     Do you remember the[...]

Hamaguri Ushio-jiru (Clear Clam Soup) for Hinamatsuri

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March 3rd (next week!), is Hinamatsuri in Japan, which literally translates to mean “Doll Festival,” but is often to referred to as Girl’s Day.  It’s the day when families pray for and celebrate the happiness and[...]

Miso Soup With Butternut Squash, Poached Eggs, & Spinach

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A couple of weeks ago I extended a challenge to make your own miso soup from scratch and then tell me about it!  I maintain that miso soup is surprisingly easy to make.  Let’s see what the Miso Soup Challenge participants had to say:[...]