The Lounge Cooking Contest Ideas Thread

[katyseagull]

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Top with another buttered, dijoned slice of bread. Most important thing is not to slice it in half when it's done. Just eat the big fat sandwich as is. I got no pictures but it tasted great. Winner?

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Whoa, slow down there hippy. Isn't she just asking for nominations? I don't think the challenge has even begun yet for Christ' sake.


(Nominate an ingredient!)

[Mrs. Utah]

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I agree that cheese is a good ingredient. We want to start with something easy with lots of options. It's wide enough that the fancy folk can make fancy food, but everybody can make something.

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Pizza? [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

btw... what's the advantage of using a contest structure? Why not just start a "Food: What did you eat today?" thread, and encourage pictures, recipes, etc.


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No advantage really. I, personally, liked the challenge aspect of it. It forced me to try a few things that I might not use or use in a very basic way.

I am thinking really about taking the contest aspect out but like the idea of a common theme.

Just something to try and see how it evolves.

[fyodor]

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Top with another buttered, dijoned slice of bread. Most important thing is not to slice it in half when it's done. Just eat the big fat sandwich as is. I got no pictures but it tasted great. Winner?

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Whoa, slow down there hippy. Isn't she just asking for nominations? I don't think the challenge has even begun yet for Christ' sake.


(Nominate an ingredient!)

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hippy? hippy? where did that come from? I'll have you know I haven't lived on a commune since 1975. I think that was before you were even born. [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

[jfk]

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btw... what's the advantage of using a contest structure? Why not just start a "Food: What did you eat today?" thread, and encourage pictures, recipes, etc.

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I agree with this sentiment, favoring the ad hoc to the structured.

[katyseagull]

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btw... what's the advantage of using a contest structure? Why not just start a "Food: What did you eat today?" thread, and encourage pictures, recipes, etc.


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No advantage really. I, personally, liked the challenge aspect of it. It forced me to try a few things that I might not use or use in a very basic way.

I am thinking really about taking the contest aspect out but like the idea of a common theme.

Just something to try and see how it evolves.

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I'm with Mrs. Utah. The challenge aspect of it is what I find fun. I happen to like it when someone gives me a challenge. Any kind of challenge. Even if it were to simply post the best looking dinner dish of the week, or the most unique sandwich or something like that. I would get out my camera and try to impress you. But anyway, for the past day I've been thinking about what I could make with cheese that would photograph well, so I'm already getting into this cheese idea. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]



(Maybe one week we should make pizza the challenge and see what everyone comes up with just to make Sniper happy.)

[Analyst]

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I agree that cheese is a good ingredient. We want to start with something easy with lots of options. It's wide enough that the fancy folk can make fancy food, but everybody can make something.

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Pizza? [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

btw... what's the advantage of using a contest structure? Why not just start a "Food: What did you eat today?" thread, and encourage pictures, recipes, etc.


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No advantage really. I, personally, liked the challenge aspect of it. It forced me to try a few things that I might not use or use in a very basic way.

I am thinking really about taking the contest aspect out but like the idea of a common theme.

Just something to try and see how it evolves.

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I like the contest format as it will encourage me to participate more than what-did-I-cook today.

Cheese is good!

[Blarg]

I nominate the perennial favorite of remainder-bin cookbooks, The Can of Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup.

Seriously, I am so sick of seeing this in things masquerading as cookbooks. WTF. That, and entries like "Hamburger Soup."