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Jeepers, I've got my work cut out for me! Some amazing and creative dishes here. I'll make the call once I've had a chance to sleep on it. Thanks all!
October 2022 Challenge: The Three Sisters
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Some impressive stuff all around. We didn't have many entrants, but you guys made up for that by putting in scads of entries -- @butzy made 3, and @cheflayne made 4.
@teamfat made the most traditional dish, I think, one of thousands of variations on something people must have made in the Americas for a thousand years. Lovely stuff!
@butzy -- despite what seemed like a lot of difficulty getting ingredients I take for granted -- pulled off mezze, chowder, and an interesting pumpkin rice dish. The dishes seemed to me resourceful and thrifty, as well as being creative approaches to bringing together varied ingredients.
@cheflayne didn't tell a lot of stories, but the food spoke for itself. A full meal, in the end! Butternut squash ravioli, a dish of brown rice and fonio, an extraordinary chicken dish with corn sauce, and even a trifle for dessert.
It wasn't an easy choice, but somehow I found myself inspired by the meticulous professional craftsmanship of @cheflayne inspiring. These were dishes made up for the challenge, but each one looked like something you'd see in a fine-dining kind of restaurant, with intricate and beautiful balances of colors, shapes, and (in my head, at least!) flavors.
@cheflayne wins!
@teamfat made the most traditional dish, I think, one of thousands of variations on something people must have made in the Americas for a thousand years. Lovely stuff!
@butzy -- despite what seemed like a lot of difficulty getting ingredients I take for granted -- pulled off mezze, chowder, and an interesting pumpkin rice dish. The dishes seemed to me resourceful and thrifty, as well as being creative approaches to bringing together varied ingredients.
@cheflayne didn't tell a lot of stories, but the food spoke for itself. A full meal, in the end! Butternut squash ravioli, a dish of brown rice and fonio, an extraordinary chicken dish with corn sauce, and even a trifle for dessert.
It wasn't an easy choice, but somehow I found myself inspired by the meticulous professional craftsmanship of @cheflayne inspiring. These were dishes made up for the challenge, but each one looked like something you'd see in a fine-dining kind of restaurant, with intricate and beautiful balances of colors, shapes, and (in my head, at least!) flavors.
@cheflayne wins!
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Thanks much for the kind words Chris and Butzy. I had fun with the challenge, it made me think. Butzy, I always love your dishes and culinary style. Who knows, maybe someday kismet will have us sharing a kitchen to prepare a meal and enjoy kitchen play time together. I have the feeling that would be a blast, especially if kismet was in overdrive and it happened in Lower Zambezi National Park. That is on my bucket-encyclopedia. I don't call it bucket-list because a list is too short. :~)
I will post a new challenge later on. Thanks once again, it was fun and I encourage anyone and everyone to join in on the monthly challenges because of the learning experiences that the challenges provide and we all know that knowledge is power.
I will post a new challenge later on. Thanks once again, it was fun and I encourage anyone and everyone to join in on the monthly challenges because of the learning experiences that the challenges provide and we all know that knowledge is power.
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Just a little remark:
The first dish I made is actually quite close to an existing dish. Main difference is I sprouted the mung beans.
Just thought it funny.
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The first dish I made is actually quite close to an existing dish. Main difference is I sprouted the mung beans.
Just thought it funny.
Batar Da’an (Pumpkin, Corn, and Mung Bean Stew)
Hello Everyone! With only 28 calendar days, February flew by so quickly and it’s already the 3rd day of the 3rd month of 2021! In 13 days it’ll be a year since we (the Philippines) went into Enhanc…
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It was implicitShould have said that I only found that recipe after I made my version
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