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Follow the Gluten-Free Yellow Cake to Emerald City Matcha Magic
A package arrives addressed to the Ninja Baker. Inside the box a sliver of silver gleams. Digging through the plastic peanuts, I discover Dorothy: A bundt pan so named by The Peoplehood of the...
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California Dreaming About European Caffe Luxxe
A touch of elegance, a taste of Europe is yours with a cup of coffee. Caffe Luxxe serves exquisite organic espressos and cappuccinos that will make you forget about coffee chain stores forever. Nestled...
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Apple Crisp, #SundaySupper
Celebrating Dads on Father’s Day is as American as Apple Pie…Or Apple Crisp. I figure my apple crisp is the 2016 version of the classic pie. Sugar seems to be a dirty word today. Especially in Southern...
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Japanese Melon Ice Cream, #SundaySupper
“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” ~Winston Churchill (former English Prime Minister)If one believes the wisdom of former Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Japan is flawless!...
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Japanese Green Tea Matcha Cream Topped Vegan Waffles, #SundaySupper
What tricks were used to cajole you into eating carrots as a child? As children, my sister and I traveled from Tokyo to Spain. Our superstar tennis mom was playing in a tournament. (As was Arthur Ashe...
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Miso Salted Caramel Chocolate Brownies
Japanese matcha and miso are au courant. Suddenly, Bon Appétit and countless gourmet sites are touting the Japanese green tea and fermented soybeans. Growing up in Japan, matcha tea powder and miso...
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Crossroads Kitchen: Love and Art Meet On A Vegan Plate, #Giveaway
What stirred Johannes Vermeer to paint his Girl with a Pearl Earring masterpiece? Why did Billy Joel compose Uptown Girl? Love. The same reason Crossroads Kitchen’s Chef Tal Ronnen took the vegan path...
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Japanese Matcha Green Tea Frosting and Dip
Steeped for centuries, matcha green tea is swirled into the culture of Japan. From sublime meditation to "sanji" (3 o’clock) snack time, green tea is present. Sailing in from China in (1191) in the...
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Japanese Peach Boy Ice Cream, #SundaySupper
Magic. Never leave home without it. A sprinkle of fairy dust on grim reality is healthy. Like fairytales, a sense of awe leaves the door open to a belief in possibility.Okayama, a city slightly...
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Gluten-Free Banana Cream Pie, #Glutino #Giveaway
Glutino, a purveyor of gorgeous gluten-free products kindly gifted me with a box of goodies. Plus, a stash of coupons. Scroll down for the simple steps to win the coupons for free gluten-free Glutino...
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Au Lac: The Vegan Vision of the Amazing Mai Ngyuen
A treacherous Vietnamese regime dictated escape. So, in the stealth of night, Mai Ngyuen and her current husband stowed away on a boat headed to America. A sister awaited their arrival in Texas. The...
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Reward Your Star Student with an A-Plus Gluten-Free Bento, #Glutino
In the late 1970s, in the USA, fretting Mothers frantically figured out ways to create tasty gluten-free sandwiches for their children’s school lunches. Why? GMO (genetically modified organisms) wheat...
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Miso Salted Caramel Ice Cream Sandwiches, #SundaySupper
What follows is a synopsis of my Hollywood Blockbuster.What’s the story about? Miso Salted Caramel Ice Cream Sandwiches.Movie Titles for Your Consideration: Please advise which title you’d pick. Or...
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Japanese Korean Tofu Sliders, #SundaySupper
Truth be told Japan and Korea have not always been the best of friends. But postwar generations have paved a way to forgiveness. Fascinations with the foods and songs of each other’s cultures have...
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Sweeten Your Day with Japanese Candies and Culture, #JapanCandyBox
Craving a sweet Japanese adventure? Your wish is granted!Scroll down to the #JapanCandyBox giveaway for your chance to win a candy box from Japan.You are still a winner if you don't win the giveaway....
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Make Your Children Eat Their Vegetables...in a Cupcake! #SundaySupper
If you are a parent, you are the best authority on the subject of children and vegetables. But if you do need back pocket recipes for “one of those days”…You can make your children eat their vegetables...
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Like a phantom leaving quiet clues and chills, autumn is once again a reality. Halloween, the celebration of ghosts and goblins is near. After departing platform 9¾ the magical train of time is heading...
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Move Over Limoncello Japanese Yuzu Cheesecake
Yuzu is the elixir sought after by Japanese cuisine maestros. Like lemon, the Japanese citrus, brightens any savory or sweet. Just in case you’ve not been introduced, yuzu is the citrus cousin of lemon...
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Under the Tuscan Sun, Lemony Honey Lavender Glazed Japanese Yuzu Cake
Under the Tuscan Sun, 20th Anniversary Edition, Lemony Honey Lavender Glazed Japanese Yuzu CakeAnniversaries bring reflection and hopefully celebration. Reading Frances Mayes’20th birthday edition of...
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Pumpkin Chocolate Cake, #SundaySupper
Halloween is now a booming business in Japan. Like Christmas, the sweets shops concoct cute treats for the holiday. The holiday is strictly commercial. Halloween costume parties (and Christmas parties)...
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