The Big 60

Yes, it's the Big 60th for the Paper Chef challenge! There have been a few stumbling blocks along the way but we are still going strong (if a little bit tardy).

So how to celebrate this milestone? What ingredients will be randomly selected? Will there be a theme?

The easy one first, the ingredients. I added all the ingredients to a spreadsheet & let the random function select 3, and they are (in no particular order):

Lamb

Goats cheese

Flour

& the last ingredient or theme? after a brief discussion with our co-host we decided on: anything starting with the letter "A" (apples, artichokes, apricots etc, as its the August challenge.  


Due to the delay in posting the ingredients the cutoff date has been extended to Thursday 18th August, Midnight your time.

Read the edited rules and regulations here, spread the word about Paper Chef, start thinking and get going!


Email us (paperchef AT gmail DOT com) the link to your entry sometime before midnight your time on  Thursday 18th August, or if you don't have your own blog, send us the recipe and  eventual photos and they will be posted here.

Let the fun begin!

and the winner is...

Karen from Prospect The Pantry with her Barbecued Quail with Cabbage Cucumber Slaw! Congratulations!

Paper Chef #59 roundup

I'm late but I was hoping to see some late entries trailing in because not many have dared to enter this time, let's blame it on the quail which can be difficult to find but as you can see there are ways to substitute  an ingredient you can't find or you can't eat for some reason (well that post will be added soon, just waiting for the link!). When you do a Paper Chef challenge you need to think creatively not only about what to do with the given ingredients but also how to substitute them in case they are out of season, out of reach or out of your diet. So next time you see an ingredient that can be put in any of the categories above, just think and be creative and have fun-Paper Chef is all about expanding your horizon and limits and having fun doing it! OK? If Paper Chef is to be alive and kicking, please don't just wait for the baking challenges that are the easier ones, dare to cook up something different as well because we need a steady flow of entries here.

Now I will stop lecturing and get on with this short roundup, I am waiting for another entry (it being late is my fault!) from a new participant but I will add it as soon as it arrives.

The first to send in an entry was Karen from Prospect: The Pantry who is an oldie here on Paper Chef with several wins and many entries and I am very glad to see her back in the PC track again! She has made an interesting dish, well she is actually the only one using real quail in her Barbecued Quail with Cabbage Cucumber Slaw. I love that slaw idea, perfect in this heat!



Then last month's winner which means that she is the Judge this month obviously felt inspired and sent in an entry and that is perfectly great as long as she doesn't choose her entry as winner. But I doubt that Astrid of Paulchen's food blog? even touched on doing anything like that. She couldn't find quail so she used chicken in her Apricot-Lime glazed Chicken Wings, it sounds fantastic!



Then Meeta from What's For Lunch Honey? finally dared or more probably, had the time to participate in PC, I have been waiting for this a loong time because knowing how she works, I always thought that PC would fit her hand in glove, she is a very creative cook-just take a look at her Asian Chicken Red Cabbage and Peach Salad and you will see what I mean! She too had to substitute the quail with chicken.

This is the space where I will post the vegetarian entry that I am waiting for!

Thank you to all the participants and to all of you I send a plea - please try to participate in the next edition which will be the 60ieth!

Paper Chef #59 is on!

So it is time again to start moving those culinary grey cells you have inside your head and get creative because now it is Paper Chef time again. Do you want to know the four ingredients? OK, the randomizer came up with three ingredients and I have decided a theme because I like to vary a bit, always the same is just too boring. You want me to stop rambling and give you the three ingredients and the theme? All right: quail, cabbage and lime are the ingredients and the theme is....July. Yes, an ingredient that is typical where you live in July so there are no difference in difficulty for those who live in the Northern or Southern hemisphere. (If you cannot find quail, you may use those very small chickens that are called Cornish hens if I am not mistaken)


Read the edited rules and regulations here, spread the word about Paper Chef, start thinking and get going! I am really looking forward seeing what you come up with this time!


Email us (paperchef AT gmail DOT com) the link to your entry sometime before midnight your time on Wednesday 12th of July, or if you don't have your own blog, send us the recipe and  eventual photos and they will be posted here.


Ready, steady...GO!

Time to add new ingredients!

It's getting closer to the big day, on Wednesday we kick off again so if you have any new ingredient suggestions, please add them here so I can include them in the ingredient draw in a few days time. Thank you!

The Winner!

After a slight delay, the hosts of Paper Chef have submitted their votes for this, the first Paper Chef of the Year & the 58th Paper Chef Challenge. And I do have to say that the votes were very close, so many amazing creations!

But there can only be one winner, and by unanimous decision the winner for this rounds Paper Chef (& the judge for the next round) is:

Astrid from Paulchens Foodblog with Austrian Scheiterhaufen with a modern twist

An old idea

In times gone by we've had a People's Choice vote, so that readers could vote for their favourite recipe. Should we re-introduce this on an on-going basis?
Any comments? Suggestions?

People's Choice
	Karen from Prospect: The Pantry with Chocolate Bread Pudding with Lime Custard and Strawberries
	Sarah from Simply Cooked with Lime and Goji Berry Quick Bread with White Chocolate Drizzle
	Jamie from Life's A Feast with Sweet Focaccia with Strawberries macerated in Lime Juice and topped with Chocolate Ganache
	Jenn from Jenn Cuisine with Chocolate Berry Bread Pudding, Gluten Free
	Simone from Junglefrog Cooking with Olive Oil Chocolate Mousse and Eggy Bread
	Daniela from Hysteria Lane with Summer Pudding
	Pille from Mani-Mani with Rye bread toasts with chocolate, strawberries and lime
	Shafeena from With My Eyes Closed with Chocolate Berry Bread Pudding
	Mike from Spikey Mikeys with Chocolate French Toast with Berry syrup & Lime Cream
	Alessio from Recipe Taster with Chocolate, Butter, Strawberries and an unexpected guest
	Ishay from Food and the Fabulous with Dark Chocolate Creme Mille Feuille with Raspberries and Lime Zest Brittle
	Ilva from Lucillian Delights with Marbled Chocolate Focaccia With Cherries and Lime Sugar
	Joanne from Eats Well With Others with Blackberry Lime Bread Pudding
	Astrid from Paulchens Foodblog with Austrian Scheiterhaufen with a modern twist
	Aparna from My Diverse Kitchen with Eggless Spiced Cranberry And Chocolate Bread Pudding
	Mona at Wise Words who's entry Raspberry Bread Pudding with summer berries and lime whipped cream on a bed of chocolate sauce
Free polls from Pollhost.com

Paper Chef #58 Roundup

Welcome back to a slightly extended Paper Chef challenge. Being the first Paper Chef challenge for quite a few months it was decided to extend the deadline for entries by a few days.
This months ingredients were selected at random, & after screening for compatibility, the chosen ones were: Bread, Chocolate, Berries & Lime.
Quite an interesting combination with lots of possibilities.
So lets see who came up with what. In no particular order we have:


Karen from Prospect: The Pantry with Chocolate Bread Pudding with Lime Custard and Strawberries

Sarah from Simply Cooked with Lime and Goji Berry Quick Bread with White Chocolate Drizzle

Jamie from Life's A Feast with Sweet Focaccia with Strawberries macerated in Lime Juice and topped with Chocolate Ganache

Jenn from Jenn Cuisine with Chocolate Berry Bread Pudding, Gluten Free

Simone from Junglefrog Cooking with Olive Oil Chocolate Mousse and Eggy Bread

Daniela from Hysteria Lane with Summer Pudding

Pille from Mani-Mani with Rye bread toasts with chocolate, strawberries and lime

Shafeena from With My Eyes Closed with Chocolate Berry Bread Pudding but with no picture of the creation


Mike from Spikey Mikeys with Chocolate French Toast with Berry syrup & Lime Cream

Alessio from Recipe Taster with Chocolate, Butter, Strawberries and an unexpected guest

Ishay from Food and the Fabulous with Dark Chocolate Creme Mille Feuille with Raspberries and Lime Zest Brittle

Ilva from Lucillian Delights with Marbled Chocolate Focaccia With Cherries and Lime Sugar

Joanne from Eats Well With Others with Blackberry Lime Bread Pudding

Astrid from Paulchens Foodblog with Austrian Scheiterhaufen with a modern twist

Aparna from My Diverse Kitchen with Eggless Spiced Cranberry And Chocolate Bread Pudding

And one final entry from Mona at Wise Words who's entry Raspberry Bread Pudding with summer berries and lime whipped cream on a bed of chocolate sauce got lost in internet space.

So there we have our 15 16 entries. It always amazes me the no two are ever alike! This month's judging will be done my the Paper Chef hosts, but from next month the judging will be done by the previous winner.

The Ingredients! UPDATED: extended deadline!

Hope everyone is as excited as I am, its time for the first Paper Chef of the year!

As stated in an earlier post, the ingredients will be randomly selected by the host, & checked to make sure that they aren't too ridiculous of a combination. In the current list we have 103 ingredients & this list will keep growing as more are suggested.

So, time to find out what the random number generator selected for this month's challenge:

Bread

Chocolate

Berries

Lime

As its the first Challenge in awhile we'll have one of the co-hosts judge & select the winner, after that we'll revert back to having the previous month's winner as judge.

Email us (paperchef AT gmail DOT com) the link to your entry sometime before midnight your time on Tuesday June 7th  Friday 10th (just this once), or if you don't have your own blog, send us the recipe and photos they will be posted here.

Good luck & lets get creative!

We're Back!

After a slightly longer than expected break, the Paper Chef is back!
There's been a bit of brain storming during the break & there are some changes to the Paper Chef challenge with the aim of keeping it interesting.
First up, the creator of the Paper Chef, Owen, is back on board as one of the hosts, along with Ilva & Mike. The three of us will rotate as the monthly host of the challenge.
Next, we welcome & encourage you to keep submitting your idea's & suggestions for ingredients and themes, whether as comments or via email (paperchefATgmailDOTcom). From this list, the host will then select the three random ingredients & either a fourth ingredient or a theme. Having the host select the ingredients will ensure that they are reasonably compatible, not too obscure, and posted on here in a timely fashion.
& Finally, judging. This will remain as it always has, with the previous month's challenge winner selecting the new winner & posting there choice on their blog.
If you have any thoughts or ideas, please let us know.
There's a couple of weeks till the first challenge, so please start sending in your ingredients!

We will be back

Hi All

If you've noticed that The Paper Chef has been a bit quiet, then you're not alone.
Both Ilva & myself have been very busy with our respective careers, and along with low participation levels, we have decided to give The Paper Chef a rest until early 2011.

There may be format changes, or date changes or other changes.
If you want to make some suggestions for Paper Chef or wish to assist in some way, please send an email to us at paperchef AT gmail DOT com

Until 2011, Seasons Greetings & Happy New Year!

Paper Chef #57 - The Ingredients

Yes, its time to checkout what ingredients Sarah has selected and posted on her blog, Simply Cooked .
What are they?
Well you will have to go here to find out.

If you are participating for the first time, please read the Rules & Regulations. Even if you don't have a blog and want to participate, all you need to do is send an email with your creation & we will post it on the Paper Chef blog.