Giveaway

Crio Brü Gift Box Giveaway

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I’m very excited about the special giveaway I’ve got for you today! I have an almost daily habit of brewing up a cup of Crio Brü for myself in the morning.  (I’ve written about Crio Brü before: here, here and here.)  Crio Brü is a brewed drink made from 100% premium roasted cocoa beans.  Those who […]

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Eating Strawberries for National Diabetes Month

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On Thursday my kids will be dressed up in all of their Halloween finery to go out trick-or-treating in our neighborhood.  I look forward to handing out candy every year, enjoying the variety of costumes that grace our doorstop.  Some of those costumes are scary!!  But even scarier than any of the goulish ghosts, goblins, […]

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Weelicious Stuffed Pizza Rolls + A Weelicious Lunches Cookbook Giveaway!

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In her newest book, Weelicious Lunches, Catherine McCord covers just about every possible hurdle you might face in packing a lunch for your kids to take to school.  Not only does she go over her “principles of the perfect lunch,” but she addresses how to stock your pantry to be better prepared to pack those […]

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Pretty Good Number One: An American Family Eats Tokyo (Giveaway!!)

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In 2009 I read these words: “I have a food fantasy.  When Iris is six, I’m going to take her to Tokyo . . . We’ll go to an eel restaurant and eat several courses of eel, my favorite fish . . . We will eat our weight in rice.  We’ll ride the Tokyo subway, […]

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Strawberry Basil Meyer Lemonade + A Giveaway!

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Who knew that I would taste the best lemonade I’d ever tasted in the middle of a strawberry field in Oxnard, California?  Random, I know, but those tend to be the best discoveries!  The Fuji family was invited by the California Strawberry Commission (CSC) on an “I Heart CA Strawberries” Blogger Field Trip with a […]

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Mayonnaise, Japanese Farm Food Style {Giveaway}

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I used to think that mayonnaise was mayonnaise, something I occasionally put on a sandwich (but usually not—I was a mustard devotee), and something that my mom used to make tuna fish or egg salad sandwiches.  Then I moved to Japan and tasted Japanese mayonnaise and realized that all mayos are not created equal, and […]

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Cara Cara Orange & Blueberry Greek Yogurt Parfaits + A Giveaway!

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We’re citrus fanatics in the Fuji household, and so we love the winter months when citrus season is at its peak.  The Fujilings love helping out in the kitchen when any citrus is involved, knowing that they’ll get to snack on whatever citrus we’re cooking with as we go.  One of the varieties we’ve fallen […]

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The Fuji Bowl & Lilly’s Hummus Giveaway

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This Sunday is the big championship game, and trash-talking has already begun in the Fuji household.  But no, I’m not referring to the Super Bowl game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens.  I’m talking about the Fuji Bowl, and this year the teams are Team Black Bean and Team Roasted Jalapeno.

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Fuji Light Cranberry Sauce

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I love cranberry sauce.  In fact it may just be my favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal lineup.  But cranberry sauce shouldn’t be reserved for the Thanksgiving table—I think it should be a part of the entire holiday season because of its versatility.

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Minette’s Feast: The Delicious Story of Julia Child and Her Cat

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I love Julia Child for many reasons—her spunk and dogged determination, her love for life and cooking, her love for France, and her cookbooks.  But another reason I love Julia Child is because she was a cat lover, a fact which award-winning children’s book author Susanna Reich captures in her book, Minette’s Feast: The Delicious […]

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