Pillsbury Crescents Ambassador + Greek Salad Pizza

by Fuji Mama (Rachael) on September 1, 2010

Months ago I saw a call in one of Pillsbury’s newsletters for the opportunity to become a Pillsbury Crescents Ambassador.  I thought, “Why not? I’ve always loved Pillsbury Crescents!”  So I went online and filled out the application, hit submit, and then promptly forgot about it.  About a month later, on June 14th, I got a phone call from someone on the campaign team saying that I had been picked out of the 3,600 applicants to go into the pool being considered for one of 4 final positions.  I had to submit 2 original recipes using Pillsbury Crescents, along with some additional information.  Then on June 30th I was notified that I had been picked as one of 12 semi-finalists!  I was on pins and needles for the next few weeks, and then on July 16th I heard that I was picked as one of 4 Pillsbury Crescent Ambassadors.  I’ve been dying to share every since, but have had to keep it quiet until the whole campaign went live . . . TODAY!!!

Pillsbury Crescent Finalist

So here’s the deal—there are 4 of us who were picked, but we are all now going to be competing against each other to be named the public’s favorite Crescent Cook and for the chance to win $5,000. I need YOUR help!  It is up to the public to choose the ultimate winner.  My first recipe is live and ready for you to print off and try out.  Go on over to get a little taste of the Mediterranean with my recipe for Greek Salad Pizza.

Fuji Mama's Greek Salad Pizza

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Dried Figs Dressed With Goma (Sesame) Dressing

by Fuji Mama (Rachael) on August 27, 2010

Before I share today’s fig dish with you, I get to announce the winner of the Fresh Fig Giveaway!  The lucky winner of a box of fresh California figs, as chosen by Random.org, is comment #216!

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Comment #216 was left by Jill:

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Fig, Brie, & Prosciutto Tarts

August 26, 2010
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Have you entered for the chance to win a box of fresh California figs yet?  There’s still time!  Entries will be accepted until 10 pm PST tonight (August 26th, 2010)!  See the Fresh California Figs + A Giveaway! post to enter.
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Now that we’ve used figs in a few sweet ways, I’m ready to go savory!  [...]

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Mini Fig & White Chocolate Mascarpone Cream Tarts

August 25, 2010
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Although I love eating fig preserves on crackers with cream cheese, or simply spread on a slice of toasted and buttered bread (especially brioche!), fig preserves also make excellent additions to other dishes.  Whether it be using the preserves to make a glaze for a pork roast or adding the preserves to a yogurt parfait, [...]

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Fig, Ginger, Star Anise Preserves

August 24, 2010
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Today’s fig adventure features Kadota figs—the fig with honey sweet amber colored flesh.

I couldn’t resist using some of the figs to make a batch of fig preserves.

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Fresh California Figs + A Giveaway!

August 23, 2010
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We are now in the middle of fig season here in California.

I remember eating my first fig when I was about 11 years old at a friends house.  Her parents were Iranian immigrants and they had planted a fig tree when they bought their home in Southern California to remind them of home.  The tree [...]

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Washoku Warriors Challenge #12: Celebrating One Year!

August 20, 2010
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Guess what?  The Washoku Warriors group is now one year old and counting and this challenge was our 12th challenge!  We continue to add new members from around the globe.  It has been a wonderful year and I have thoroughly enjoyed working through the book with fellow Warriors.  I find their experiences, writeups, and [...]

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(Sort of) Brazilian Sweetened Condensed Milk Strawberry Limeade

August 19, 2010
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**News: A friend of mine recently contacted me about a project her son has been involved in, to see if I would be able to help her get the word out.  Her son Park has been working with his aunt, who is a Peace Corps volunteer in Malawi, to build a library for the school [...]

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Back-to-School Olive Challenge Recipe Roundup

August 16, 2010
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My girls love olives, and not just because they love popping them onto the tips of their fingers.  They think they are candy, and I’m not about to try and change their minds.  Olives are a great source of monounsaturated fat, iron, Vitamin E, copper, and dietary fiber.

With children returning to school, I thought it [...]

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Rice & Olive Salad

August 16, 2010
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Squirrel just started preschool again, and although I love having the time while she’s at school to spend with Bug, preschool also means I have to pack Squirrel a lunch.  A few months ago I started thinking about the lunch conundrum.  Mornings tend to be hectic in our house.  Both of the girls get up [...]

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