6 year anniversary Hello Kitty giveaway
It’s hard to believe, but I’ve been blogging for 10 years and have been recipe blogging for 6 years! That’s a very long time in the blogging world. I’ve been fortunate enough to see my readership grow and I enjoy seeing that my blog readers love the same things that I do.
So to celebrate 6 years of recipes, I am having a huge Hello Kitty giveaway! Last month when I created the My Melody Almond Poundcake recipe, I went to Sanrio headquarters and when they found out about my blog anniversary they generously gave me a bunch of adorable things to give away! They know that my readers love Hello Kitty just as much as I do!
Make sure you come back everyday to see what *new* item I will be adding and at the end of the week you’ll see all the things that you can win in one giant prize package! (Also, I will be giving away two smaller bonus prizes, I’ll reveal those as well later in the week.)
Here it is, the last of the prizes! Now the prize package includes a Hello Kitty silicone cake pan, cupcake liners, decorative picks, sugar cupcake toppers, party bags, a Hello Kitty candle and…a super cool tiered cupcake stand! If you win you have the making of a totally complete Hello Kitty party!
This is a prize for any Hello Kitty superfan to remember! Not only that, two other people will be picked at random to win a Sanrio Hello Kitty cupcake luggage tag or a keychain. Hello Kitty and food, it doesn’t get any better!
To enter, just leave a comment telling me which recipe you’ve made from my blog or which one you’d like to make. Check out the over 700 recipes (?!?) that I’ve posted over the years! One entry per person, you have from now until Sunday the 21st.
From my kid’s meals, to books, to my Ultimate Star Wars Party and the cover of Food Network Magazine, it’s been quite a blogging journey. Whether you’ve been a reader for years or have recently found me, I appreciate all your support. Thank you for reading and cooking along with me for six years!
*full disclosure: Sanrio gifted these items to me without compensation. All opinions of these products and this blog post are my own. This prize pack is for one reader who will be selected at random, and contacted by email. Two smaller prizes will also be given away at random. Giveaway ends at 12am PST on April 22, 2013. One winner will be selected at random and contacted by email. Please note this giveaway is only open to residents of the U.S.
The fancy PB & J and the Blueberry Mochi are a huge hit in our house! ๐
I’ve made your vanilla cupcakes, chocolate cupcakes, lemon muffins and probably something else. I want to try the Brown sugar meatballs!
Pumpkin mochi.
I know I always say this but it’s your lemon chicken. I have forwarded the link to your recipe countless times and it never fails! I just had someone come up to me today saying they are going to try it this week and another who said they love it! It’s our family’s favorite weeknight recipe. Aside from that I would have to say the Mascarpone Cream Cheese Frosting! Yum!
The taco ribs recipe was a success! My hubby loved it! I’ve made your cookies & cream cupcakes, star wars cupcakes, very vanilla cupcakes… And the list goes on… Just came back from the big island (my husband family lives there) so next on my list is to try your guri guri icecream! ๐
It’s a tie between the Picard face plam cookies and The Han Solo Grape (we use Strawberry) Jello-O Carbonite!
Mochiko furikake chicken has become a standby in our entree rotations! Congrats on your 6yrs!
When my hubby was sick I made him your chicken and rice soup. He loved it. And I’d love to win this giveaway!!!
I been making your spam musubi for my child’s classroom party. It’s a big hit everytime! There are still so many recipes i would like to try, especially tiny rainbow sherbert cupcake.
I would like to try to make your my melody almond pound cake. Thanks for sharing. And Congrats!!! Bless you.
I’ve made a few! The nutella cookies and nutella ice cream pie was a hit! Not to mention the chocolate chip cookies, chicken long rice, and shoyu chicken. Living in the mainland I’m always looking to make local food, especially those utilizing my crock pot, and your recipes are da best!
i’ve made quite a few, but the first one that comes to mind is the life-changing way of making bacon.
i learned it from you!
Happy 6 years! It is so hard to choose but I think our favorite so far is Mac ‘n Cheese Waffles! So very tasty ๐
I love the Homemade Taco Seasoning. We are a big taco eating household and I love that I know what I’m feeding my family. =^.^=
i’ve made (and continue to make) the Guave Chicken. And also the Broken Glass Jello. They are both SO easy to make!
Hi! I’ve made your Shoyu Chicken & Kalua pork recipes over & over again. I plan on making your baked lemon chicken risotto recipe. Love all your yummy recipes! Thank you for sharing. ๐
Your Snickers Cookies actually started my baking obsession! Soooooooo yummy. ๐
I’ve made and loved your mochi chocolate brownies!
I made your breakfast pie last Christmas for a work potluck and it was gobbled down by my co-workers! Congratulations on 6 years of hard work and dedication!
Broken glass jello!!! It’s always a hit.
I just ordered a mini donut maker so I can make your donut topped cupcakes!
I love the Doctor Who creations and so many other things you’ve made. I’d really like to make the Doctor Who cookies for my brother’s birthday, for Whomas and especially the 50th Anniversary Special in November.
I will be making your mochiko furikaki chicken this week! Yum!
I just saw that you have a guri guri recipe, I need to go shopping tomorrow so I can make it ASAP! Never mind that I was thinking about cutting back on sweets!
Congrats on making 6 years!!! I love your blog! I have tried out all your mochi recipes and my toddler loves the broken glass jello. Next to try are your lemon muffins and lemon muddy buddies.
I have made a ton of stuff from your recipes. My fav is the Lemon Chicken Stew. I’m making the Faustess Cupcakes this weekend for my kids party.
I’ve used your mochi recipe to make strawberry daifuku a few times, and they’re always a big hit!
I make your chocolate mochi ALL. THE. TIME! It’s our favorite and I always stock my pantry with the ingredients so I can make it anytime I want. ๐
I have made your pulled root beer pork sliders with King’s hawaiian rolls. I have also made your healthy penne with carrots. Your chicken soup has been awesome when my boys are sick. Thank you for what you do. Congrats!!
Broken glass jello
Teriyaki chop steak! That one became an instant favorite.
I’ve had your Kalua pork recipe on my to-try list for ages. I will make it some day!!
Broken glass jello to make but the different cutout cookies are so awesome.
I’ve made AND loved your S’mores Pie, several times! <3
I’ve made broken glass jello numerous times and love it! Also made and liked the guava jelly chicken. Next up: anything Nutella!
I’m making the Tyrion burgers this week to celebrate my birthday.
Mmm… Ginger Pork.
I’ve made the root beer pulled pork and the ice cream jello. Yum!
I’ve made your Nutella cookies! Best recipe ever!
Your My Melody รขโฌโ Almond Pound Cake. Its soooo good!
I made your pineapple upside down cupcakes! So good!!!!
I’ve made your Shoyu Pork!
Mochi! Chocolate brownie mochi, pumpkin, blueberry, strawberry mochi cupcakes…deelish!!!
I just did a test run of your Wampa severed arm cake in anticipation of May the 4th! It was fantastic and I can’t wait to make it again an a couple of weeks. The Wampa arm recipe is what introduced me to your site. And I am all the more enriched for it! Thank you for sharing your skills and recipes!
With so many good recipes, I chose the lemon chicken you just did. I tried it and it was delicious.
Your crock pot recipes are on my to-do list especially with an 8-month old who is going through separation anxiety.
Happy 6-year anniversary!
Made your lemon chicken and my family LOVED the mochi chocolate brownies!
The minute I saw your lemon risotto, I though to myself, “I NEED to make that.”
I have tried some but we LOVE the mochi brownies so much!! Thanks!
The My Melody Almond Pound Cake is a huge hit in our house!
The boys day cupcakes. SO CUTE!!!!
I love your mochi recipes. I made the chi chi dango and mochi cake. Your recipes are great!!!
I’ve made many recipes from your awesome blog…always looking forward to all your new recipes! Here are the ones I’ve made (so far!):
Broccoli Salad
Broken Glass Jello
Chi Chi Dango Mochi
Chicken Pot Pies
Chocolate Bark
Thomas Keller’s Chocolate Bouchons
Chocolate Chip Shortbread Hearts
Chocolate Covered Corn Chips
Chocolate Mochi Brownies
Crispy Shoyu Chicken
Coffee Mochi
Cookies ‘n Cream cupcakes
Crispy Rice Balls
Frog in the Hole
Fukikake Pita Chips
Ice Cream Jello
Inari Somen
Inari Sushi
Kalbi
Kalua Pig in the crock pot
Matcha Mochi cupcakes
Mochi Donuts
Mochiko Chicken
Mochi filled with nutella
Somen Salad
Somen Sushi
Spam Musubi
Spam Musubi Push Pops
Taco Seasoning
Teri Beef
Teriyaki Salmon
Teriyaki Sauce
Three Color Mochi
Yaki Manju
My husband loved the Blueberry Mochi Cake. My sister-in law gave me your book for xmas. I look forward to making many of the recipes.
right now – i’m eying the lemon honey chicken recipe you recently posted.
My favorite thing we’ve made from your recipes was actually not a recipe at all–it was the Death Star watermelon! My husband carved it for my 33rd birthday party.
Aloha Jen, I have been a faithful follower of yours for YEARS, and have made mucho of your recipes. Biggest go-tos for my potluck gang i- guava jelly chicken and somen salad. But what dish brought the most smiles Han Solo in Jello Carbonite! Just sayin,,, Mahalo for the constant inspiration.
Aloha Jen, I have been a faithful follower of yours for YEARS, and have made mucho of your recipes. Biggest go-tos for my potluck gang – guava jelly chicken and somen salad. But what dish brought the most smiles was Han Solo in Jello Carbonite! Just sayin,,, Mahalo for the constant inspiration.
My absolute favorite is the Lemon chicken that you marinate all day and pop in the oven at night. It’s one of my go-to meals and is SO EASY! Plus, my husband always raves about it. Thx for making me look good ๐
I REALLY REALLY love all your recipes with lemons in them! Recently I’ve had a craving for lemons, I’m not sure why but I do.
I also really want to make the spam musubi and those onigiri balls! They look so cute and yummy! Every time I attempt to re-create your amazing recipe, mine looks nothing compares to yours XD
I’m fairly to this site so I haven’t made any of the recipes yet, but I really want to try the horchata cupcakes, blueberry milk tea cake, and My Melody almond pound cake.
love your website. congrats on your six years and hoping there will be six more. The first thing i made was the white velvet cupcakes. They were a hit.
congrats on your anniversary! i love you blog, and have made the baked lemon-oregano chicken many times! keep up the good work.
I have made your pulled pork. And look forward to baking all sorts of goodies from your blog.
I’ve made a lot of goodies from you website, but I love the strawberry mochi cupcakes! The blueberry mochi cake was a bit hit too! Love your blog. Congratulations on 6 years!
Honey grilled shrimp……can’t wait for warm grilling weather!
I’ve made so many recipes from your blog (obviously– too many to name!), but one of my favorites is the shave ice cupcakes!
I would love to make your Domo cookies and ALL of your Hello Kitty recipes! They’re so cute!
I have made countless!! One of my favorite go-to recipes is the blueberry mochi cake! In fact I made it the other day to take to a meeting ๐
I love your blog and stumbled upon it looking for Star Wars party ideas. I made the green tea Yoda Oreos, princess Leia cupcakes, carbonite jello, Snoopy cupcakes, kid snack bars, and coca cola cupcakes.
I plan on making more of the star wars recipes to use some more of the cookie cutters. I will probably make the c3po s for may the fourth. I love all the nutella recipes, the root beer and king Hawaiian bread. You make me smile. Many thanks and you make my kids’ day often. (especially when I make one of your treats.)
I have you on pulse on my iPad and check every couple of days and read your posts. I pin your recipes and always send moms of boys your way. Thank you so much.
I do love hello kitty and my sweet girl would be delighted with the goodies. Her last birthday was a hello kitty bash complete with hello kitty cupcakes. Best wishes on your blog!
Your root beer pulled pork is the recipe I use the most from your recipes!
I have made your HK oreo cookies, strawberry mochi cupcakes and muffles
I love, love making the Lemon muffins. I finally got HK cookie cutters, so I’ll be attempting the HK oreo cookies ๐
I love your Domo meatloaves and all things domo!
I have made broken glass jello, layered jello, blueberry mochi cake, and countless others. Your recipes are fantastic!!
I have made your rainbow cupcakes with cream cease frosting, and nutella with mochi ๐
Love your Broken Glass Jello and your Root Beer Pulled Pork. Both are big hits at our family potlucks!
I make your teriyaki sauce all the time (you are so right that it’s so easy). I love the cranberry tea cookies, and need to make them soon.
When we were at Comic-Con, my husband hadn’t realized that the Root Beer pulled pork I made came from your blog. He wanted to run back and tell you how much he likes that. We bought the cook book and now he keeps asking when I’m making the bacon-wrapped meatloaf again.
Been following your blog and seeing all your publishing achievements is amazing. Congrats on your blog-ivarsary.
You had me at Star Wars and Hello Kitty and I was hooked.
I’ve made and still make broken glass jello, root beer pulled pork, shoyu chicken (family favorite and always in rotation).
My boys absolutely love your broken glass jello. I make it for potlucks all summer.
I keep saying that I’m going to make the layered jello, but I never do!
My family loves your blueberry mochi cake and cupcakes…so oishi! My three yr old would LOVE to win Hello Kitty items!!! …and my inner child would too ๐
Pulled guava jelly chicken FTW!
I recently made your Ginger Pork. Delicious and even my pickiest eater in the house at it!!
Princess leia cupcakes!
Congrats on 6 years! I’ve been following for most of those! I’ve made so many of your recipes, but the one I keep going back to is the “Smores” Troopers Cupcakes. They come out perfect each time and people LOVE them. I also used a lot of the Star Wars recipes and ideas for the Star Wars viewing marathon party I had last year. ๐
All the cooks in my family are fans! My all-time favorite recipe–Cranberry Scones
i definitely want to try one of your mochi recipes!
I love your brownie cupcakes and your mochiko cupcakes. Eyeing out the hulk cut out cookies!!
Have made your blueberry Mochi cake!
We have made your rainbow layered jello and broken glass jello, always a hit at parties!
Long time follower :). You are seriously my idol. I swear me live in a parallel universe or something what with your love for Hawai’i and Hello Kitty
Your recipes that I can remember that I’ve tried:
root beer crock pot pulled pork
rainbow jello
broken glass jello
brown sugar meatballs
cap’n crunch chicken
crock pot chicken long rice
and I’m sure many many more
I just discovered your blog and love it. There are so many recipes I’d like to make including Buttermilk Oven Fried Chicken. It looks yummy.
Love your sense of humor and easy recipes. I made your mini chicken pot pies as a newlywed and have made the pinapple short ribs for my toddler daughter. Thanks!
OMG I absolutely LOVE your blog!
I love to bake and your blog has so many recipes that sound just GORGE!
I am planning on making the rainbow cupcakes together with my 2 little girls this weekend!
I have bookmarked your blog for future reference ๐
My 6 year old is absolutely HK CRAZY so if we would win this giveaway she’d be OVER THE MOON
Arigato & Keep up the good work!
=^.^=
HK stuff! Love it all!
I have your shave ice cupcakes as my twitter cover: @digital_cupcake I have made them with guava cupcakes, rainbow cupcakes, and red velvet all with my favorite swiss meringue buttercream.
P.S. I think you have a stalker that made a billion of your recipes. Sheesh…. stalkers and overachievers! Just kidding! I’m just J that I haven’t had time to make them all myself.
Pick me, pick me, random chooser!
I’ve used several of your recipes but the one that I make over and over is the spam musubi. ๐ Happy Anniversary and thank you for always sharing, not only your recipes but recommendations.
mochi brownies!!
I have made the mochi with nutella =)
I’ve made quite a few of your recipes! My favorite is your Tasty Pancakes. It’s my default pancakes recipe now!
I’d like to make the Cookies รขโฌหn Cream cupcakes
I’ve made a few of your recipes:
Chi Chi Dango Mochi
Crispy Shoyu Chicken
Inari Somen
Taco Seasoning
rainbow jello
next one on my list to make is strawberry milk tea bundt cake!
Just made your Baked Lemon Chicken for dinner tonight. Your Neapolitan Mochi Cake is on my do to list. ๐
Hi Jenn! Recently I tried your mochi donuts and it was yummy! I rolled some in kinako and sugar which turned out good. I’ll be using that mochi recipe again!
Your kalbi is delicious.
I’ve made quite a few : Bacon and Buttermilk Waffles,
your Taco seasoning, Banana cupcakes, Chocolate Mochi Brownies and the ever popular Root Beer Pulled Pork. The pulled pork is a recipe several family members have started to use instead of their old recipes for it. ๐
I looooove your mochi recipes! While I love traditional applications of mochi, the new ideas you’ve been giving us about donuts and brownies with mochi are amazing!
I can’t wait to keep trying your new recipes – and I look forward to finding a copy of your mochi book!
I like your blog and I follow you on Flickr . I am going to make some fondant hello kitty toppers for cupcakes . I like all your unique ideas hello kitty and Star Wars.
I’ve made your pears with pork recipe, and your ribs recipe is a hit around here. I only make that one anytime we have ribs in the house!
While I loved the Hulk cookies you had at SDCC, I’m not sure I have the dexterity to try it ๐
I really want to try the root beer pulled pork, but I have to buy a slow cooker.
I’ve made glass jello, mini breakfast muffins, and pecan honey bars. oh, and captn crunch chicken. my fave is the mini breakfast muffins!
Hi Jenn, I love all of your recipes! Right now, I want to make your lemon green tea madelines. I just need the pan!
I made your brown sugar cookies aka/better known as chewie cookies in our house ๐ can’t make them to often cause I eat a lot of them!!!
I have a few I am planning on trying, like the Greek Pasta Salad and Bacon and Egg Salad Sandwich
I am going to be making your Yoda Sandwich cookies tomorrow for the first time for my son’s 5th birthday party! we are very excited to try them. I am also going to use the chocolate Hello Kitty sandwich cookie recipte to make Darth Vader sandwich cookies. Thank you. I would LOVE the Hello Kitty items because my daughter’s bday is coming up and she has a Hello Kitty theme.
Yoda green tea cookies! I’ve made them several times for 501st/Rebel Legion troops. They are perfection!
your teriyaki sauce and mochiko chicken recipes are perfect for gluten-free conversion! those are the most popular items w/ my son and hubby. i also bought the hawaii best mochi recipes b/c you mentioned it. it is my go-to!
I made your chicken and rice soup for my hubby this past winter when he was sick. It was so yummy!!
My GF loves baking and Hello Kitty! I was fascinated by the Spam Musubi pops http://ow.ly/keBMK but then we watched Cloud Atlas and the idea of processed food as people just creeped her out so no more spam! (^_-)
I’ve made your chichi dango mochi and have been meaning to make your mochiko cupcakes as well. I know there are a few other recipes that I have tried but I can’t remember them off the top of my head! I always love your Hawaii recipes though. ๐
The good ol’ MOCHI! =) Peanut butter jelly, nutella, chi chi dango mochi! OMG good! Love your blog
I’ve made your Yoda Green Tea cookies for my son’s Star Wars birthday party last year, and they were a HIT! Hello Kitty has become very loved by my daughter, and I would love to win that cupcake stand for her next party. Those Hello Kitty cupcakes are just too cute, btw!
I haven’t made anything from your blog yet, but there are so many that I want to try! Mainly, the coffee buttercream frosting and the root float cupcakes. Yum!
I love your slow chops! It’s easy to make in the crock pot & my family loves it. It’s become a comfort food. We also love the root beer tri tip. Happy six years of blogging! I hope you have many more years of success & can share many more crockpot recipes ๐
Hi Jenn! Great recipes! I’ve made a few of your recipes, all of them with total success!
Yoda green cookies (I drove 30 minutes to the Japanese super market just to get the powdered green tea!, with a 3 and 5 years olds in a bad mood!)
C3po lemon sugar cookies
Brown sugar cookies or wookie cookies
The super heroes sugar cookies ( I own the WS superheroes cookie cutters and the Star Wars as well)
The tzatziki sauce-we loooove that one!
The root beer pulled pork! Delicious!
Congratulations for your anniversary!
I’ve made your hello kitty oreos and the weeping angel cookies! Actually came to your blog after I heard about the my melody pound cake, so made that too.
I think I’ve made too many of your recipes to list, they’re all awesome! I made your hello kitty cookie cupcakes for my daughter, taco seasoning, all your mochi cakes except the neopolitan one and chocolate brownie mochi (although i want to make those too!), root beer pulled pork. i really want to try the hawaiian sunrise jello but hard to find the pineapple jello. hubby’s made your spam musubi. i love your marscapone frosting and make that for pretty much any cupcakes i make now! those are just a few i can remember off the top of my head, love all your recipes and there’s so many more i want to try!
I’ve made the Hello Kitty Oreos and the Hello Kitty hand pies!! I love all things Hello Kitty!!!! =0.0=
I just made the rainbow jello but have wanted to try your snow cone cupcakes
I’ve made thin mint brownies, morning buns, and your guacamole is now a staple in my house! Best guac ever! (And super simple!) ๐ LOVE them all and have lots more tucked away to try!
I’m indecisive today, and can’t pick just one recipe, but since it’s cool & gray in the Pacific Northwest, I’d love to make any if your Hawaiian recipes … I lived in Hilo for a year, and miss the variety of foods I could find there (and malasadas … oh how I miss the malasadas!)
Not a “recipe” per se, but I loved the Batman cupcakes with the logo lollipops. Such a clever way to decorate them!
I am a huge fan of Hello Kitty and your website. I have made numerous desserts from your website. My number one request is the Hello Kitty sushi. The Hello Kitty apple pie is a hit also along with the Hello Kitty Oreo Cookie. I have lots of pics if you want me to send them to you!
I’ve made chi chi dango, broken glass jello, rainbow jello, and chicken long rice in the crock pot. There is so much I want to make! I am anxiously waiting for the grocery store to restock mochiko to try the blueberry mochi cake. Although I am finding it hard to believe that it is such a popular item that they have been out the last 5 times I’ve gone over the past two months…
I love your almond pound cake recipe found on the My Melody cards – this is how I only just recently discovered you. Thanks!
The Hello Kitty stand up cookies are my favorite ๐
Hi Jenn,
I am addicted to your site. I made the Green Tea Hulk cookies and brought them to work. They were a HUGE hit. I’ve also made the Captain America apple hand pies. Those were delicious. But Lemon Week is my absolute favorite week of the year.
Happy Blog Anniversary, Jenn!
I’ve been a devoted reader of yours for a few years now, and I must say that I love your quirky & geeky coolness!
There are a TON of recipes that I plan on cooking and baking: Broken Glass Jello, Guava Jelly Chicken, Nutella Bread Pudding, O.G.’s Flank Steak, etc… I’ve made Shoyu Gohan, Moffles, and Brown Sugar Meatballs – so easy and packed with YUM!
Thanks for great recipes and great reading- congrats!
I’ve made your chichidango a few times…yum!
I’d love to make Chocolate Hello Kitty Head Cupcakes, and I loved your tutorial for the Hello Kitty Sandwich maker! I ran out of ideas after grilled cheese and I am pumped to use it again! Thanks!
I would love to make the chi chi dango recipe. Its my nephews favorite and he has been asking me to make it.