The CookingBites Recipe Challenge: Nov 2015-June 2017

[Morning Glory]

The meat never arrived?

Nothing arrived today. Well, apart from my parcel from Amazon with a furry muffler and a geometric print sloppy sweater (I may don that tomorrow for my earring slot on Tea? thingy on Cycling). Oh, and an odd shaped parcel for the chap at number 63 who wasn't in, also arrived. Come to think of it the parcel was rather long and thin... and the woman who collected it said she wasn't expecting anything to be delivered.

 

[Morning Glory]

OK. I've now come up with a short list. This was really difficult! The 4 shortlisted dishes are:

• Recipe Vegan Heartache Cake (Chocolate Eggplant Torte) from @classic33
• Recipe Baba ganoush from @Duck59
• Recipe Vegetable Moussaka from @SatNavSaysStraightOn
• Recipe Melt-In-the- Mouth Burnt Augergine and Spinach Curry from @winterybella

Give me another hour of deliberation....

 

[classic33]

Nothing arrived today. Well, apart from my parcel from Amazon with a furry muffler and a geometric print sloppy sweater (I may don that tomorrow for my earring slot on Tea? thingy on Cycling). Oh, and an odd shaped parcel for the chap at number 63 who wasn't in, also arrived. Come to think of it the parcel was rather long and thin... and the woman who collected it said she wasn't expecting anything to be delivered.

If you don't see her again, the meat was really fresh!

 

[Morning Glory]

If you don't see her again, the meat was really fresh!

 

[Morning Glory]

I had to sleep on it. The winning recipe, that is. It was a close call. One thing I noticed was all of the shortlisted recipes were meat free. In the end, I'm going for:
Recipe Vegan Heartache Cake (Chocolate Eggplant Torte) from @classic33.

The main reason was that it completely surprised me. I don't even make cakes very often (or eat them) but this one I made and ate! See Vegan Heartache Cake (revisited). A big thank you to everyone who entered. I had immense fun!

 

[winterybella]

Alas, we have a winner and I couldn't be happier with the final result....Maybe not. Actually the winning is all good and fine but you have to be nervous when Classic 33 has to choose the ingredient.

 

[classic33]

Alas, we have a winner and I couldn't be happier with the final result....Maybe not. Actually the winning is all good and fine but you have to be nervous when Classic 33 has to choose the ingredient.

Why be nervous?

 

[winterybella]

Why be nervous?

That must be a rhetorical question. Really?............Surprise me.

 

[classic33]

That must be a rhetorical question. Really?............Surprise me.

I'll have it posted later today then.

Don't worry it won't be Alligator on the menu!

 

[winterybella]

I'll have it posted later today then.

Don't worry it won't be Alligator on the menu!

Thank God as I plan on trying at least one recipe. I might be wrong but I can bet there are no alligators or their meat around here.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Congratulations @classic33 you are the next owner the banner and chaos that usually follows this sort of being the judge around!...
I have decided that your recipe will be on the Christmas table for dessert this year (just to clarify aubergine on the dessert menu!) It will take my mother-in-law by surprise completely!

 

[classic33]

Congratulations @classic33 you are the next owner the banner and chaos that usually follows this sort of being the judge around!...
I have decided that your recipe will be on the Christmas table for dessert this year (just to clarify aubergine on the dessert menu!) It will take my mother-in-law by surprise completely!

Don't tell her what's in it!!

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Don't tell her what's in it!!

I like to challenge her and it is her youngest that is the raw foodie and has an even more interesting diet!

 

[Morning Glory]

Congratulations @classic33 you are the next owner the banner and chaos that usually follows this sort of being the judge around!...
I have decided that your recipe will be on the Christmas table for dessert this year (just to clarify aubergine on the dessert menu!) It will take my mother-in-law by surprise completely!

Hope dhe likes it! I would say though, that the reason I liked it was because its a 'grown up' dessert. By which I mean its very dark chocolate tasting. I used 70%. If she doesn't like dark, edging towards bitter, chocolate I suppose you could use a lower cocoa content. Its also not very sweet - so you could add a bit more syrup.

 

[Morning Glory]

I wait with bated breath for the chosen ingredient!