Jane's Homemade

04/29/2026

It was a busy day at the Nikkei Matsuri on Sunday in San Jose!

Many thanks to the wonderful folks who came out and supported our booth!

It was also an historic moment for Jane's Homemade - we sold out all of our baked goods!

I enjoy baking (and eating baked goods) so it makes me happy when others can enjoy my baked goods! I try to make a variety of items to accommodate various dietary restrictions and it was great to hear that a lot of folks with restrictions could enjoy my homemade goodies at the street fair.

We're still confirming dates for our next events but feel free to email with any questions.

See you at the next booth! 😊

04/25/2026

Come by our booth at the Nikkei Matsuri in San Jose Japantown tomorrow, 4/26 from 10-5!

This is the most gumdrop flavors I have ever made - 21! We'll have fruit flavors, sour flavors, ginger flavors, and yuzu flavors. If you buy 4, you get one free!

I'll have familiar favorites like:
-Matcha Island Cookies: chocolate chip cookies with matcha blondie crumbled on top
-Hojicha (roasted green tea) cookies, my take on French shortbread "sable"
-Classic Brownies: who doesn't like brownies? 😊
-Yuzu Brownies for people who like yuzu and chocolate
-Persimmon Muffins for a special snack
-Peanut Butter Sesame Cookies: slightly chewy peanut butter cookies with a hint of sesame for added depth
and my newest cookie's debut:
-Ginger Oatmeal Crisps: a light, crispy oatmeal cookie with ginger spice flavors. It's hard to eat just one.

I'll have five flavors of hard candies: Yuzu, Matcha, Hojicha, Ginger, and PIneapple Orange.

For those who want something with no added sugar, I've got dried apples, dried grapefruit (great for cocktails or water), dried lemons (great for cooking, cocktails, or water), and spicy ginger tea.

Everything is made by me in my licensed home kitchen. No gluten ingredients, no dairy or egg. My kitchen does occasionally handle glutens. I use organic cane sugar. My ginger oatmeal crisps are also low fodmap.

Hope to see you on Sunday! Let me know if you saw this post! 😊

03/23/2026

Hope to see you next month on 4/26 in San Jose Japantown!

I’ll have over 20 flavors of homemade handmade pate de fruit gumdrops!

All of my gumdrops are vegan, gluten free, plant-based, dairy-free, and egg-free, using organic cane sugar and pectin instead of gelatin.

I’ll have multiple flavors with yuzu, and ginger, as well as many fruit flavors and sour flavors.

Follow me for a copy of the menu just before the event. 😊

Don’t forget to mark your calendar then come say hello at my booth at the Nikkei Matsuri in San Jose next month!!

02/24/2026

Happy Lunar New Year, everyone! I hope 2026 is off to a fabulous start for you!

After a nice break to work on my writing, I'm back to making candy and preparing for my next booth at the Nikkei Matsuri in San Jose Japantown on Sunday, April 26th from 10-5!

If you like tropical flavors, I'll have gumdrop flavors like

pineapple orange passionfruit 🍍
orange mango 🍊
passionfruit punch 🥭..and more!

Hope to see you there and hope 2026 and the year of the horse are a wonderful, joyful year for you! 😊

12/20/2025

12/12/2025

Despite the chilly weather, it was a great turnout last weekend for J-Sei’s annual Artisan Craft Faire!

Thanks to everyone who came by the booth!

We were happy that people liked our newest cookie - the Peanut Butter Sesame Cookies sold out at their J-Sei debut! They will definitely make regular appearances on the menu.

Our fruit-, sour-, and ginger-themed gumdrop baskets were also a hit so you’ll probably see those in the future, as well!

is where I got my start selling my homemade glutenfree baked goods so it was nice to wrap up my booth season with them.

I’ll take a break from the booths to get some writing done over the next few months and look forward to seeing you with more homemade goodies in April.

Thank you to everyone who has supported my various booths in various ways throughout the year. I appreciate you and wish you all the best in the holiday season and in 2026!!

12/05/2025

Sunday's menu for the J-Sei Artisan Faire in Emeryville from 11-4!

I'll have six kinds of baked goods:

-Peanut Butter Sesame Cookies

-Candied Ginger and Black Goma (sesame) Cookies

-Hojicha (roasted green tea) cookies

-Telegraph Molasses Cookies (named after the first time I sold them at the Telegraph Holiday Fair)

-Classic Brownies

-Hojicha Pecan Snowball Cookies (made with my special hojicha powdered sugar)

No gluten ingredients. Everything is vegan (made with organic cane sugar, no dairy, no eggs). Several items are soy-free.

I'll also have lots of gumdrops - over a dozen flavors of fruity, sour, and ginger flavors!

Basket special on gumdrops - $5 each or 5 for $20. They make great small gifts!

For people who like hard candies, I'll have Yuzu, Matcha, and Hojicha.

And, of course, we can't forget people watching their sugar - I'll have dried fruit and spicy ginger tea for them.

Dried Grapefruit, Kalamansi (Filipino citrus), and Lemon make great additions to cocktails or hot/cold/sparkling water.

Dried bananas are great for humans or dogs!

My Spicy Ginger Tea is only for ginger lovers - 100% dried organic ginger for a soothing, warming hot cup of tea to help with digestion, boost your immune system, and keep you warm this winter!

And for those who want a comforting, familiar flavor of fall, dried apples won't disappoint.

This will be my last booth of the year - next planned booth will be in April. Hope to see you on Sunday!

12/04/2025

This weekend!

Come by J-Sei in Emeryville this Sunday from 11-4 to check out the annual Artisan Faire!

They'll have food, shopping, an artist talk and book signings, and entertainment!

We'll have our usual goodies, including handmade homemade baked goods, gumdrops and hard candies, and dried items with no added sugar.

Lots of new flavors along with familiar favorites!

Keep an eye out for the menu and feel free to email if you want me to set anything aside for you!

Hope to see you there! 😄

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11/08/2025

Many thanks to everyone who supported our first booth in San Diego last weekend!

It was a great turnout for Kiku's first Aki Matsuri with great entertainment, food, activities, and shopping!

We were so happy to see so many familiar faces - thanks for coming out and supporting!

It was a long drive but well worth it. We had beautiful weather and a great time attending the festival and talking with everyone. And we sold out of all of our sour gumdrops!

We tried a different arrangement at the booth, organizing everything in baskets. People seemed to like it - let me know what you think! 😉

Hope to see you at our last scheduled booth of the year in Emeryville - J-Sei's Artisan Faire on Sunday, December 7th from 11-4!

10/31/2025

Getting excited about our first booth in San Diego this weekend!

Come by the JULEP Venue (1735 Hancock St) on Saturday, November 1st between 11am and 6pm for Kiku's Aki Matsuri San Diego Japanese Festival!

Admission: $5
*Free Admission for Seniors and Children Under 12

Tickets via Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.com/d/ca—san-diego/kiku/

Check out our menu:

BAKED GOODS
-Peanut Butter Sesame Cookies
-Candied Ginger & Black Sesame Cookies
-Hojicha (roasted green tea) cookies
-Yuzu Honey Jam Brownie
All original recipes, all free of glutens, dairy, and eggs (all vegan except for brownies, which has honey).

GUMDROPS
-Japanese Yuzu
-Strong Ginger Turmeric
-Strong Ginger Lemon
-Sour Pomegranate
-Sour Mixed Berry
-Sour Orange
-Orange Mango
-Pineapple Ginger
-Cranberry
-Grapefruit Ginger
All vegan and gluten-free, all handmade and original recipes.

HARD CANDIES
-Yuzu
-Matcha
All vegan and gluten-free, all handmade and original recipes.

DRIED FRUIT AND TEA
No added sugar!
-Dried Bananas (for humans or dogs!)
-Dried Grapefruit
-Dried Kalamansi (Filipino citrus)
-Dried Lemons
-Dried Persimmons
-Spicy Ginger Tea
Dried citrus is great in hot or cold water, or cocktails!

Hope to see you there!



*Everything is made in a licensed home kitchen that occasionally handles glutens, dairy, nuts, and eggs.