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Contest 2013 March

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There are two religious holidays this month – Easter and Holi (festival of colors). Contest this month is to make a dessert for the holidays. It can be any type of dessert, but there should be an emphasis on creativity and presentation. The specific rules are the following: It can be any type of dessert […]

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Contest 2013 February Winners

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I really enjoyed reading everyone’s Valentine’s Day stories. Thank you for sharing them with me. Here are the two winners that I selected at random from the posts. Congratulations to both of you. 1st Place: spike 2nd Place: aparna17 Thank you to everyone else that also participated in the contest.

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Contest 2013 February

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This month’s contest is the same as previous years. All you have to do is post your Valentine’s Day story to the discussion forum on the Valentine’s Day topic that I have created. You needn’t send any photos for the contest. I just want to hear your valentine’s story – what did you do for your […]

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Contest 2013 January Winners

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I enjoyed going through all of the entries for January contest. Everyone did a great job coming up with health conscious recipes. I would like to congratulate the winners and the top five participants: 1st Place: Nibedita Das (Savory Vegetable Cake) 2nd Place: Maiah Miller (Cauliflower Couscous) Congratulations to both of you!! Thank you to everyone else […]

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Contest 2013 January

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If your New Years resolution is to eat right and stay fit, then this contest is for you. For this month, I am looking for recipes that are health conscious and use fresh ingredients. The specific rules are the following: Recipe must be healthy – low in sugar and fats. It must use fresh ingredients (nothing […]

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Contest 2012 December Winners

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I hope everyone is having a great New Year so far. December’s contest had over 60 entries so it was lot of recipes to go through. I was happy to see many good recipes, and as always it was a challenge to narrow down the selection. Congratulations to the winners and the top five participants: […]

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Contest 2012 December

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To celebrate the holidays, this month’s contest is to make your favorite holiday dessert. It can be any type of dessert, hot or cold. The only rules for December are the following: It must be vegetarian and also egg-less. Please submit only ONE recipe. In general I will only consider recipes that I feel are complete in […]

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Contest 2012 November Winners

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I was really impressed with the November recipes using Squash. There were some very unique recipes. Congratulations to the winners and the top five participants: 1st Place: Geeta Rao (Spicy Squash Cakes) 2nd Place: Hetal Jain (Squash Ice Cream on warm Squash Halwa) Congratulations to both of you!!   Thank you to everyone else that also participated in […]

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Contest November 2012

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I enjoyed last year’s contest for Thanksgiving, so it will be the same this year. This month’s contest is make any recipe using squash as the main ingredient. It can be any type of squash (ex. Pumpkin is in the squash family). You may make any type of recipe such as an appetizer, main dish, […]

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Contest 2012 October Winners

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I enjoyed reading all of your vegetarian dining experiences. I look forward to trying some of the restaurants mentioned when I am in your area. Thank you.  I selected two winners randomly. Here they are: 1st Place: Rakhib 2nd Place: Anju Congratulations to both of you. Thank you to everyone else that also participated in […]

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Contest 2012 October

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October contest is an easy one. You just have to share any Vegetarian Restaurant Dining out experience. I would like to hear  what your favorite vegetarian restaurants are in your area. What items on the menu are especially appealing? Did they inspire you to try new recipes at home? All you have to do is […]

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Contest 2012 September Winners

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Creating new recipes is always challenging and so I definitely appreciate all of the efforts that went into this contest. I enjoyed seeing all the entries and I would like to thank everyone who participated. Congratulations to the winners and the top five participants: 1st Place: Poornima Omkant (Vegetable Lasagna Delight) 2nd Place: Stephen Davidson (Baked Vegetable […]

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Contest 2012 September

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September contest is all about BAKING. Baked Vegetables that is. Here are the specific rules to follow: Your recipe must be a Baked Vegetable Dish. Your recipe must be for an entree or main meal only (no desserts, appetizers, etc). You must use at least two of the following vegetables: carrot green beans spinach cauliflower […]

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Contest 2012 August Winners

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I was thrilled to receive so many entries last month, but of course that meant more time to review each and every one. It was hard, but I narrowed down the selection to five that I thought were best in completeness, originality, and presentation. I would like to thank everyone who participated. Congratulations to the […]

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Contest 2012 August

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For August, I wanted to do a contest based around rice as the main ingredient. Here are the specific rules to follow: You can make any type of recipe (main dish, appetizer, dessert) using rice You must use at least two of the following ingredients – cinnamon, cardamom, or ginger View some of my Rice […]

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