Just One Cookbook celebrates the 9th year blog anniversary with a big worldwide giveaway! Win attractive prizes, including Kitchen Aid 6 Qt mixer, premium Japanese Kikuichi knife, Instant Pot, Just One Cookbook tote bag and Thermapen.
January 1, 2020, was Just One Cookbook’s 9th year blog anniversary. One more year to a decade! Mr. JOC and I took some time to reflect the past 9 years, and we both agree that we couldn’t get this far without your support. This amazing community exists because you’ve made it happened. Thank you.
We also want to mention that JOC is heavily supported by a wonderful team of five. They are uniquely talented with what they do, and we want to give a huge shoutout to them. They all work very hard to run this space.
Earlier this month, we brainstormed new ways to deliver content and to bring you the best work we possibly can, while still maintaining the quality to which I hold us accountable. With you by our side, we look forward to bringing more creative and great content for the future.
I wish I could make my favorite Pear & Almond Tart and share it with you. But since you’re all over the world, we decided to host a big worldwide giveaway to celebrate this moment with you.
JOC’s 9th Year Blog Anniversary – Worldwide Giveaway (5 Winners)
We’ll be selecting 5 readers from the giveaway entries. Each winner will receive:
- a specially selected kitchen tool (below)
- my e-Cookbook “Just One Cookbook – Essential Japanese Recipes”
- a JOC tote bag!
If the winner lives outside of the US, you’d receive cash in place of the gift except for the knife. Please understand that we wish we could ship all the gifts worldwide, but it would be logistically challenging.
The First Winner – KitchenAid 6 Qt. Professional 600 Series Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer – Nickel Pearl ($350) or cash
This is the workhorse for making the most delicious Japanese cheesecake, mochi, strawberry shortcake, melon pan and more.
The Second Winner – 9.5-inch Kikuichi Nickel Warikomi Damascus Knife ($330)
This is my favorite knife for everyday cooking. It is part of the Nickel Warikomi Damascus series from Kikuichi. The pattern you see on there is the 45 layer Damascus blade (AUS10 edge). The gorgeous handlebar is a rosewood handle and ebony ferrule. I fell in love with this knife at the shop and still love it the same today.
The Third Winner – Staub Cast Iron Round Cocotte, 2.75-quart, Black Matte ($168) or cash
This cast-iron heavy bottom pot is made for life. Not only it’s a beautiful handmade piece, it truly delivers exceptional cooking performance. Every cook needs one in the kitchen! I use mine to make a lot of our family’s favorite dinner which includes pork roast, teriyaki wings, braised herb chicken and more.
The Fourth Winner – Instant Pot Ultra 10-in-1 6 QT ($110) or cash
I’ve talked enough about why I love Instant Pot and how I use it for Japanese cooking. So I want you to have the same experience in using an Instant Pot. With this magical multicooker that helps speed up time, I hope you’ll find yourself cooking more healthy meals at home.
The Fifth Winner – Thermapen® Mk4 ($99) or cash
Read the reviews. You’ll learn why this thermometer is an essential tool to improve home cooking. If you’re in the kitchen with me testing recipes, you’d notice that I always have it nearby my side. It ensures accuracy and perfect results.
Full Disclosure: All the gifts are sponsored by yours truly (Just One Cookbook).
3 Important Giveaway Guidelines (Please Read):
- Subscribe to my newsletter. Make sure the email you enter matches your subscription email to be qualified.
- Only 1 entry, please. We will disqualify multiple entries.
- Winner(s) who live outside of the US will get equal value in cash via Paypal except for the knife. US residents can choose either prize or cash except for the knife.
The giveaway contest is open to everyone worldwide and closes on Friday, February 14, at 12 p.m. PST. Winners are randomly selected via the Pick Giveaway Winner plugin.
How to Enter:
Please include the following 3 answers in one comment box on this post below.
- Where are you from?
- How did you find JOC?
- Tell us what you’d like to see more of on Just One Cookbook in 2020. Examples: Japan travel tips? Baking recipes? Any feedback is truly appreciated (we will take notes to improve JOC!).
NOTE: Due to our comment filter, your entry may not go through immediately. Please know that it will be shown once we approve of your message. Thank you for your patience.
Good luck!
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Thank you for your great support and for participating in this giveaway! The winners are…
- 1st Winner: Sabrina Cham
- 2nd Winner: Maren Evans
- 3rd Winner: Vicki Moriguchi
- 4th Winner: Martini
- 5th Winner: Dorothy Mack
Congratulations! We’ll contact you shortly.
Hi JOC team! I’m a bit late for the entry, but I wanted to comment anyway!
I’m originally from the Southern US but I’m now living with my family in Japan. I can’t even remember a time when I didn’t use this website; it is my favorite and the best resource for Japanese recipes in English!
In 2020, I’d love to see more recipes involving different kinds of fish. I know this might be a tad difficult as the selection and cuts are different here versus the US, but I feel like Japan has so much great seafood to offer that I mostly am passing by because I don’t know what to do with it! So I’d love to see more recipes featuring a wider variety of fish, OR existing recipes with information on good fish to try with it.
I’d also love to see another “soup curry” recipe or two. Natsuyasai curry is a soup style I often see on menu in (you guessed it!) summer, and Coco Ichiban has an amazing soup chicken and vegetable curry (https://www.ichibanya.co.jp/menu/detail.html?id=519) that I’m so sad about because it’s only until the end of this month! These seem different from the Sapporo style soup curry you’ve posted before.
Finally, it would be really awesome to learn more about Japanese potatoes from your blog and what their equivalents are in the US. We can’t get Yukon Gold or Russet potatoes here (as far as I know anyway, although I would love the chance to grow some!). That goes for putting the gram equivalents into the recipes; many of them already have the lb equivalent it grams, but those that don’t, it means I have to leave the page to search for the equivalent, which when you’re cooking is a bit of a hassle. Basically, although I know that the blog is geared more for those wanting to cook Japanese food from overseas, these websites are also a huge help to us English speakers living in Japan! So anything that makes it easier to make these recipes for us would be really awesome!
Thank you, Nami, to you and your team for all you do. It makes my life so much easier having a handy, go-to website that I can search for an ingredient I’ve got and find a lot of great and delicious options that I KNOW will taste good! Keep on doing what y’all are doing!
I’m from Vietnam, but currently living in the States. about half a year ago, I was cooking for my family and wants some curry and your Youtube channel pop up. Later, I found your websites and I have stuck together since. I really want to know more about Japanese soups.
Where are you from? I’m from Boston.
How did you find JOC? I found JOC a few years ago after I came back to the states after living in Japan for a couple years. I missed the food and wanted to recreate it in my own kitchen. JOC is so amazing and I’ve used so many of your recipes! Just the other day I made some Takikomi Gohan mixed rice. It’s like being back there.
Tell us what you’d like to see more of on Just One Cookbook in 2020. One thing I really enjoyed when I was in Japan was the specialty food that every city seemed to have. I’d love to see more specialized dishes (and I’m sure that It would be awesome to see you travel to more areas as well to do it!).
Thanks so much! Keep up the amazing work in 2020.
Like the eggplant miso thank you.
Do you have vegan recipes..
Where are you from?
– California!
How did you find JOC?
– I’ve been following the blog for years! I found JOC randomly when I was looking for Japanese recipes to try at home.
Tell us what you’d like to see more of on Just One Cookbook in 2020.
– I actually really love the product recommendations. A lot of the time I dont know whoch items are good quality, so it helps when you link them. Feels more trustworthy. Also, would love more recipes featuring shio koji! I bought a bottle, but only used it a couple times. Would love to know more recipes for using it!
1) I’m from Singapore! 🇸🇬
2) was searching for Japanese cuisine recipe and chanced upon your site in google search.
3) I would like to see tutorials on food presentation. How to arrange your dishes nicely! Be it on photo or just for home consumption. I always can’t seem to do a gd job on that!
– Western japanese style pasta
– Also, more recipes for 5 ingredients and below, one pot recipe and instant pot’s! (Loved ur current ones but let’s hv more too!)
It’s ok that your entry has closed. Am still your suppporter! 💪
U hv a great blog & i love it! 😁
I am from Portland, OR and found JOC while searching for authentic Japanese recipes. I would love to see more about traveling in Japan
1. I’m originally from California but currently live in Florida, USA.
2. I like watching cooking videos and found JOC’s YouTube channel while looking at Japanese recipes on YouTube.
3. I’d like to see more recipes. From traditional Japanese, contemporary Japanese, regional Japanese, baking, etc. would all be fine with me.
Hi, my name is Sara and I am from San Antonio, Texas. I found JOC on Facebook & I would like to see more instant pot recipes!