The CookingBites recipe challenge: herbs

Likewise. It’s a great choice. Pistou, pesto, minestrone, garlic and herb butter, chimichurri( glad someone got that in) chicken Kiev, parsley sauce ect ect. But yeah. Sick. Year of the snake. No joke.
 
Idea number two (still need to write up number one).

Hmm... lots of chop chop chopping:

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I made a pizza last night that had multiple and abundant herbs in it, but was too lazy to measure, take a bunch of photos, and can't even guess how much of what I used to write the recipe.
 
JAS_OH1 said:
I made a pizza last night that had multiple and abundant herbs in it, but was too lazy to measure,
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badjak said:
I made rosemary foccaccia, it's just the recipe part that makes it a non-entry
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Barriehie said:
I use them just about daily but they're not the star of the dish.
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I think it's important to point out that the recipe challenge is not (nor ever will be, I hope) a competition to see who can write the best recipe, who can determine the perfect amounts of ingredients, who can produce the most exotic dish or who can take the most amazing photos. It's simply a challenge for home cooks to post their dishes and see which one most attracts the attention of the judge - who is also a home cook.
If the recipe you write down says "a bunch of this"and "a pinch of that" or just "herbs" for example, then that's fine.
If you think your recipes are badly phrased, that's not a problem, because (1) a recipe is just a basic scheme and (2) we mods will fix it to fit the Cooking Bites rules .
Another thing is to not be intimidated by a challenge or by the judge.
In my case, I've always loved Indian food and have been cooking it for over 45 years, so there's lots of experience there, that's all. The fact I've cooked for the Indian embassy is actually no big deal at all; there are probably only 10 people in the entire country who can actually manage the spices, and it just happens to be one of my passions. Try me on choucroute or a classic beef bourgignon, and I'd be pushed to even get them right.
We've got some great photographers on this site as well, but that's no reason to worry if your photo is a bit off. Most of mine, for example, usually are.
So go ahead, post your recipe for herbs, however you want to do it. There are no prizes, no TV interviews, no instant stardom; just the thought that other members on the site are going to enjoy eating what you prepared, because they've probably never tried it.
All I'm saying is, go for it. If the dish tastes good to you, then it's fine.
 
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karadekoolaid said:
I think it's important to point out that the recipe challenge is not (nor ever will be, I hope) a competition to see who can write the best recipe, who can determine the perfect amounts of ingredients, who can produce the most exotic dish or who can take the most amazing photos. It's simply a challenge for home cooks to post their dishes and see which one most attracts the attention of the judge - who is also a home cook.
I the recipe you write down says "a bunch of this"and "a pinch of that" or just "herbs" for example, then that's fine.
If you think your recipes are badly phrased, that's not a problem, because (1) a recipe is just a basic scheme and (2) we mods will fix it to fit the Cooking Bites rules .
Another thing is to not be intimidated by a challenge or by the judge.
In my case, I've always loved Indian food and have been cooking it for over 45 years, so there's lots of experience there, that's all. The fact I've cooked for the Indian embassy is actually no big deal at all; there are probably only 10 people in the entire country who can actually manage the spices, and it just happens to be one of my passions. Try me on choucroute or a classic beef bourgignon, and I'd be pushed to even get them right.
We've got some great photographers on this site as well, but that's no reason to worry if your photo is a bit off. Most of mine, for example, usually are.
So go ahead, post your recipe for herbs, however you want to do it. There are no prizes, no TV interviews, no instant stardom; just the thought that other members on the site are going to enjoy eating what you prepared, because they've probably never tried it.
All I'm saying is, go for it. If the dish tastes good to you, then it's fine.
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Good read on intent and purpose. Thank you!
 
I listed the ingredients in the "What did you cook" thread but just not finding the motivation to write out the steps, plus I really like to put more effort into the challenges, and I do so because I want to create something special. That was a good pizza but not particularly challenging. I participate to present a challenge for myself, and usually to create something new and different. It's not about what anyone else thinks or expects, and it's not about "winning", but I've got to feel motivated to do it. I'll get to it again at some point.
 
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