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 Nami! Congrats on 9 years 🙂
I live in California in the United States and I love trying new food.
I found JOC while looking for cookbooks on Amazon. I saw Just One Cookbook under the books section and it spurred me to go online to look at your website. Since then I get my notifications for JOC on Instagram, YouTube, and in email.
What I’d love to see more of is desserts and appetizers. I have a sweet tooth and I feel like appetizers brings friends and family together.
Thank you so much for all of your hard work. It is greatly appreciated. .
Hi Nami-san, Thanks so much for your blog. As a third-generation Japanese-Canadian (sansei) living in Montreal, Quebec, I discovered your website in 2015 via a foodie friend who recommended it. Despite being born and raised in Montreal, I grew up in a quite traditional Japanese household in that I had a stay-at-home mom who prepared delicious nihonshoku every night. Now, that she’s passed on, I keenly miss her cooking and I try to re-create her cooking with the recipes she left behind. Along with yours, I’m gradually expanding my repertoire as I love nihonshoku and want to learn more in memory of my mom.
I really appreciate the wide variety of recipes on your site. I even found one for ochazuke as I’d really rather not use the instant one that I can pick up at my local Asian grocery. What would be nice to see is another recipe for yaki manju as it’s something that has always been part of our nikkei community. That, and perhaps some more recipes inspired from the Japanese drama “kodoku no gurume”.
Thanks so much for all you do. arigatou!
I am from Toronto, Canada.
I came across your website while searching for Japanese recipes.
I have been to Japan several times as a tourist. I loved everything about it, especially the food. I have made many of your recipes. I also love my Instantpot (3 qt.mini). It is great for just my husband and me…seniors..so more Instantpot recipes would be very welcome.
Hi JOC,
Am esther from singapore. Found JOC in instagram. Love following your posts in insta especially on your travels in japan. Hope to see more of your travel logs and sharing more of authentic japanese way of cooking and of course the recipes too 😁
Keep it up and all the best to JOC in 2020!
Love that you follow the traditional methods of making and using items.
For example you suggest making furikake and kimbu tsukudani in your Dashi recipe – that takes away the question – do I throw out the kombu and katsuobushi?
My name is Nina and I live in Georgia, USA
I came across your website about two Or three years ago when I was watching Hetalia and there was an episode about the Japanese version of Beef stew. I looked up Nikujaga recipe and your website was one of the first that came up
Last year I started following you on YouTube and cooking your recipes. It’s hard with the lack of experience and cooking tools but it’s still fun to read about the Culture and culinary experiences of Asian Culture in general. Also thank you for pointing me to show shows: Midnight diner is one of my favorite
I would like to see more desserts and beverages, I’m a sweet tooth fiend and smoothie are wonderful
Hi, Nami. I’m from Brazil, Curitiba is the name of my city. Love Japanese cooking, found your page in Google while looking for oriental recipes. Also, recipe tin makes your recipes a lot.
Love your posts when you teach not only the recipes but cooking techniques.
I live on a farm in Barfold Victoria Australia
I first found you on Instagram and then subscribed to your fabulous blog
I love your receipes but more travel articles and tips would compliment your blog content
Thank you
1. Currently in Wisconsin, grew up in Houston. My parents are Japanese.
2. It’s been so long I can’t remember anymore! Probably a search for Japanese recipes years ago.
3. I’ve been wondering how to use up my kinako besides using it for omochi. I’m also always interested in the little side dishes my mom and relatives make all the time.
1. I’m from the Philippines who moved to Canada more than two decades ago.
2. I was looking for a Japanese recipe online and your website came up in google.
3. I think you have covered a lot in your blog and vlogs, which I truly appreciate. It would be good to feature the cuisine of the people of Hokkaido who lives very long, way past 100. What makes them live so long compared to the rest of Japan or the world for that matter? Thank you!
Hello Nami,
I’m Yasmine, from Algeria. I found JOC when I was first searching for a ramen recipe to make for my mom. She liked the one she had for the first time on a japanese restaurant so I wanted to make it for her. Then, I started to browse it for recipes to add to my bento box. Now, it’s kinda became my bible when I try to make any japanese recipe.
What I want to see in JOC? Maybe some easy and quick to make recipe for when I feel lazy…
Thank you for your hard work all these years ♥
I am from Canada
I found this website exploring for new ideas
It would be great if there were more substitution ideas for items that are more difficult to find – living in a rural area, there are so many things I can’t try because I”m missing an ingredient.
Hello from Wisconsin!
My sister told me about your page so I have been following you since.
I would like to see more dessert recipes. I would also like to see more on traveling tips and places to visit when in Japan. Maybe more on food and personal etiquette when visiting Japan.
You’re doing a great job so keep it up! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!!
Thanks!
Hello from Wisconsin! I am from Milwaukee, Wisconsin!
My sister told me about your page so I have been following you since.
I would like to see more dessert recipes. I would also like to see more on traveling tips and places to visit when in Japan. Maybe more on food and personal etiquette when visiting Japan.
You’re doing a great job so keep it up! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!!
Thanks!
Hi Nami, thank you always for your recipes. Here are my comments:
1)Where are you from? Tokyo, but currently living in Helsinki
2)How did you find JOC? A friend shared JOC link on Facebook.
3)Tell us what you’d like to see more of on Just One Cookbook in 2020. We moved from Tokyo to Helsinki last year and my 9 years old son is badly missing the Japanese school lunch (although he loves all other aspects of life here than that of Tokyo). It would be really nice if you can share with JOC readers about the high quality school lunch Japanese schools provide, how they educate students that healthy eating is important to our health and culture, and of course some recipe, too. The school that my son went to ( an ordinary public school) even made their curry paste from scratch and took dashi every morning (the chef was the earliest to arrive at school every morning).
Eating healthy means alot to me and I love cooking for myself and family and friends or anybody who likes to eat good stuff. I always have a long list of recipes that I want to try out, but right now on the very top is your Molon pan! Can’t wait to try it!! Thank you again, and wishing JOC the best for another great year!