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Recipe: Hazelnut and White Chocolate Blondies

After getting completely sucked in watching the Great British Baking Show, these blondies were born.
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Two breakfast recipes to get your day off to a good start

German Pancakes: 1. Break eggs into a small bowl, add the milk, salt and pepper and beat with a fork until egg yolks and whites are combined and the milk is well blended.
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Kitchen fun: Let's make pop tarts with kids

Whether you have kids or not, pop tarts are a blast to make! Scroll down just a little further to find the links to my favorite ingredients and baking tools that we used for this fun project.
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Taste of Okinawa: Start the year off with a Japanese tradition

Although there are many “good luck foods” for the new year in this world, the majority of locals in Okinawa have only one thing in their mind New Year’s Eve: Okinawa soba.
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Taste 2023 the right way: Okinawa delicacies

New Year’s is Japan’s biggest and longest holiday. People take Dec. 29 through Jan. 3 off from work to celebrate the first three days of the year praying at temples and shrines for the coming year.
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Taste 2023 the right way: Japan delicacies

New Year’s is Japan’s biggest and longest holiday. People take Dec. 29 to Jan. 3 off from work to celebrate the first three days of the year praying at temples and shrines for the coming year.
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Taste of Okinawa: Have a happy (and sticky) new year with Muchi

Given that it’s made from sticky rice, just like the Japanese rice cake, and how similar the names are, it’s understandable to assume mochi and Okinawan muchi are the same.
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When, where, how to slurp noodles in Japan

Japan is a country which has many unique cultures within it, and slurping is one of the most unusual characteristics! This can be a huge surprise when you come across it for the first time as it often is considered as a bad behavior at meal in many other countries
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Taste of Japan: 8 Japanese foods even picky eaters love

Japanese food is absolutely amazing, but it’s also completely different in taste, presentation, and texture from dishes in many Western countries.
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Great guide to Okinawa's delicious cuisine

A genuine world of their own, the local foods of Okinawa prefecture draw on a deep cultural and historical heritage, finding inspiration through Chinese and Southeast Asian influences.
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How U.S. military influenced Okinawa's famous taco rice

Nothing says fast food in the south of Japan like “tako-raisu!” And 2022 marks the 38th birthday of this signature Okinawan dish, according to local lore.
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Another day of leftovers becomes a tipping point

I never buy a Thanksgiving turkey that feeds my family. I buy one so big, it could feed the entire neighborhood.
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VIDEO: Speakin’ Japanese lesson: Buying Christmas Cake

Christmas is right around the corner.
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Tiramisu: A tasty treat with an energy kick

I was curious as to how this scrumptious, creamy, coffee-flavored dessert connects to this provincial capital of the Veneto region in northern Italy.
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Taste of Japan: Guide to Japan’s popular munchies

Eat like a local, and try one of hundreds of options of tsumami dishes you’ll find at many restaurants around Japan.
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Taste of Japan: Proper way to use chopsticks

Any meal in Japan is sure to include some form of chopsticks. Since their invention in ancient China more than 3,000 years ago, chopsticks have been widely used in Asian countries.