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Thanks to all who participated in the recent giveaways here at Experimental Mommy! It’s time to pull some winners!
Tide Coldwater: Ellen
Village Candle: Evelyn
Michael Angelos: Marcia G.
Western Union: Eve, Anita, Jill H., Donna B., Lisa
Nestle Family Day Out: Barbara M.
Domino Sugar: Carol
Kikkoman: Charlene
Guidecraft: Anthy
Bryan: Melanie
3 Designing Women: Chrissyb
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Fajitas. Tacos. Burritos. Bean dip. Quesadillas. I LOVE Mexican Food! As a little girl, I remember my Grandmother making tacos for my birthday because I put in that special request. While I love Mexican food, if it’s not in a box, I can’t cook it (and sometimes I even ruin the boxed kits). However, in the past months, I have had the opportunity to work with Kikkoman and learned how to cook an incredibly yummy turkey. So now, they have asked me to help them celebrate Kikko de Mayo by using their products in traditional Mexican recipes. You heard right….I have been challenged to use Japanese ingredients in Mexican dishes. Impossible?
No way. Not when I am armed with Ponzu!
“Ponzu, a citrus seasoned dressing and sauce, is packed with citrus flavors and is the perfect ingredient to complement a variety of Mexican dishes such as carne asada, fajitas and even salsa that the entire family will love!”
I tried the Shrimp Fajita recipe found on the Kikkoman website because it looked like something I might actually be able to accomplish in the kitchen.
Ingredients (Yield: Serves 6) 1 pound medium shrimp, peeled
and deveined 1 clove garlic, minced 1 small onion, thinly sliced 1 green bell pepper, sliced 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 cup lightly packed cilantro 1/2 cup Kikkoman Lime Ponzu 1/3 cup lime juice 12 flour tortillas, warmed
Instructions
Stir together shrimp, garlic, Ponzu and lime juice, let stand at room temperature 20 minutes. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add onions and green peppers to the skillet saute for 3 minutes, add shrimp and cook until shrimp turn pink, toss in cilantro. Serve with tortillas.
The recipe was incredibly easy and absolutely delicious! For a busy Mom who works outside the home, this dish was easily prepared in a minimal amount of time, but also was healthy for my family. This recipe was not only tasty but fit within my calorie goal for the day as well. The dish did not taste particularly Asian, but was so packed with flavor that I cannot wait to make it again! In fact, I am looking for more ways to use my new best friend…Kikkoman Lime Ponzu!
GIVEAWAY
Want to join in the fun and create your own Kikko de Mayo Fiesta? You can download a coupon for a FREE bottle of Ponzu with any Kikkoman purchase! Want more? Kikkoman has generously donated a giveaway of Kikkoman product to one lucky reader!
How to enter:
1. Visit Kikkoman and tell me which recipe you would love to try.
Additional entries:
1. Blog about this giveaway and link to The Not-So-Blog and Stride Rite (10 extra entries).
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Contest ends at 11:59pm CST on May 17th. Prizes not claimed in 72 hours will be forfeited. Open to U.S. Residents only.
Kikkoman products will assist me in making my very first turkey absolutely incredible and help me show my family that Mom can do more than boil water!
Kikkoman supplied me with the following products: $25 AMEX gift card, Kikkoman’s Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce, Kikkoman apron, recipe for savory turkey brine and an assortment of Kikkoman sauces to assist with preparing leftovers. About Kikkoman:
“Since 1957, KIKKOMAN SALES USA, INC., the marketing company for Kikkoman products to the retail, foodservice and food manufacturing industries, has expanded from its corporate headquarters in San Francisco, California, to seven regional sales offices. Our production facilities, Kikkoman Foods, Inc., in Walworth, Wisconsin, and Folsom, California, produce soy sauce and other convenient Asian-style sauces for distribution in the United States and Canada. Kikkoman’s 10 distribution centers and two plants ensure availability of consistently fresh products.”
For someone who barely has enough skills in the kitchen to scramble an egg or make grilled cheese sandwiches, the task of roasting a turkey is a daunting one. So, when Kikkoman offered me the chance to do a “practice Thanksgiving,” I thought it would be an excellent chance to step out of my comfort zone and try something new.
This project was off to a rough start when I defrosted my first turkey only to realize is was spoiled. I ran back to the store, purchased turkey #2 and started over very relieved that I didn’t serve a nice helping of food poisoning to my family!
I will admit that I am not a fan of Soy Sauce. Actually, I usually avoid Chinese restaurants because it just isn’t my favorite food. So, when Kikkoman suggested I use Soy Sauce to brine my first turkey, I was more than skeptical. You can find the recipe I used to brine my turkey on Kikkoman’s HomeCooks website.
The recipe was very easy and smelled wonderful as I brined the turkey overnight in the fridge. The next day, I simply rinsed the turkey and placed in the oven at 325. It took almost 4 hours to thoroughly cook my turkey breast (I actually kicked up the oven to 350 for the last hour), but it smelled and looked divine. When the turkey came out of the oven, my husband let out an “Ooooooooo!” I have to say that I even impressed myself!
The turkey did not have a Soy Sauce flavor at all, but it was the juiciest turkey I have ever tasted! In fact, the sage in the recipe was the dominant flavor to me. My family gobbled up the turkey (pun intended) with smiles on their faces and I gained some confidence in the kitchen! Success!
I never would have thought of using Kikkoman products to prepare a turkey, so this assignment was an eye opening experience. Not only did Kikkoman provide an excellent recipe for a savory turkey brine, but they also provided me with wonderful recipes for turkey leftover ideas such as Turkey Fried Rice!
Right now, you can print a Buy one Get one FREE coupon for any Kikkoman product to help you get started!
Want to do a practice Thanksgiving of your own? One Lucky Not-So-Blog reader will receive a special Kikkoman recipe book and TWO full sized bottles of Kikkoman sauces!
How to enter:
1. Visit the Kikkoman’s recipe page and tell me a recipe you would love to try!
Additional entries
1. Blog about this giveaway and link to The Not-So-Blog (10 extra entries).
2. Follow me (@BridgetteLA) on Twitter and Tweet this giveaway. Every time you tweet you get an additional entry! Unlimited! (You must have over 50 Twitter followers to qualify for unlimited entries!)
3. Subscribe to my blog.
4. Become a Fan of The Not-So-Blog on Facebook.
5. Favorite me in Technorati!
Contest ends at 11:59pm CST on November 23rd. Prizes not claimed in 72 hours will be forfeited. Open to U.S. Residents only.
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In 2009, Bridgette co-founded a consultation service, Double Duty Divas, LLC in order to connect brands and bloggers. Expanding on this business, she will host the first blog conference geared towards product review bloggers, Reviewer's Retreat in May of 2010. [Read More …]
