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.

Ingredients Please

Raisins, anchovies, salsicce, cabbage, apples, fish, duck, rosemary, apricots, cherries, nectarines, passionfruit, lettuce, quail, pork, sweet potato, carrots, couscous, basil, chocolate, cheese, milk, beef, yeast, cabbage, lamb, cinnamon, beetroot, spinach, carrots, parsley, cream, cardamom, coriander/cilantro, wine, leeks, chili peppers, kohlrabi, Oysters, eggs, brandy, bread, capers, chicken, currants, gooseberries, plums, chickpeas, shrimp, cloves, figs, beer, dried dates, blue cheese, tomatoes....

This is the list so far for the next Paper Chef Challenge. Feel free to suggest some more ingredients that you would like to be creative with.
The next Challenge starts 6th October so check back & see what the ingredients will be!

winner.....

I'm late, I'm sorry but I had to go to Sweden for a blitz visit but here's the winner at last!

The roundup - Paper Chef #56

A bit late but I just knew that there would be entries dropping in late and there were. I'm sorry that I am a bit short this time, but things (good and bad) have happened that keeps me busy outside the cyber world, thank you for being understanding!
This month the ingredients were chosen by Åsa from Miss Meisters Mat who won last month and she 'selected' capers, peaches, pumpkin/squash, and lemon grass as ingredients with a theme of “vegetarian”. I think our participants really made magic with them!

First to send me an entry was Sarah from Simply Cooked who has created a dish called pumpkin and peach salad with lemon grass dressing

Next came Karen from Prospect: The Pantry with Zucchini Lemongrass Pancakes with Fresh Peach Salsa with Thai Basil.

Mike from Spikey Mikeys turned up with a Pumpkin Tagine with Couscous & a Parsley & Caper Salad.

Tricia of Jonski Blogski has made Spaghetti Squash with Tomatillo Salsa and Nectarines for us.

And then we have Åsa herself who made Ovenbaked stuffed zucchini with a salty peach- and toufu sauce.


Good Luck to all of you!

They are up!

Ingredients are up, steer over to the Judge Åsa and take a look, have a think and then create your entry for this month's Paper Chef, send me the link to your blog post, or if you don't have a blog you can send me the recipe + eventual photos and I will post it here on the PC blog, to paperchef AT gmail DOT com, deadline is midnight on Tuesday the 7th but we are not fussy in case you are running a bit late, I accept late entries because we want this to be fun and an outlet for your culinary creativity!

Give me more!

Oysters, eggs, brandy, bread, capers, chicken, currants, gooseberries, peaches, plums, chickpeas, shrimp, cloves, figs, beer, dried dates, raisins, anchovies, salsicce, cabbage, apples, fish, duck, rosemary, apricots, cherries, nectarines, passionfruit, peaches, lettuce, quail, pork, sweet potato, carrots, couscous, basil, chocolate, cheese, pumpkin/squash, milk, beef, yeast, cabbage, lamb, cinnamon, beetroot, spinach, carrots, parsley, cream, cardamom, coriander/cilantro, wine, leeks, chile peppers, kohlrabi, lemon grass.

We are happy to receive more suggestions for ingredients!
On Wednesday it's time for the next round of the Paper Chef, start massaging your creative glands right now so that you are ready to roam between Wednesday 1st to Tuesday 7th of September. Our Judge is last month's winner Åsa from Miss Meisters Mat, a really lovely lady!

The 55th Paper Chef Winner...

We have a Winner!!
Who is it?
To find out click HERE

55th Roundup

Yes, all the entries are in, and there are a few of them this month!
Alessio from Recipe Taster had the task of randonly selecting the ingredients, which were: Cranberries, Dried Dates, Candied Orange Peel, & Flour. A very complimentary group of ingredients!
So, in no particular order, we have:

Tanna, from My Kitchen in Half Cups with her entry of Breakfast Fruit Bread



From Will Work For Biltong, Adele created a Chocolate, Date and Cranberry Cake with Candied Olives & Orange



Susan, from Wild Yeast made some Orange Pecan Sticky Buns with Dates and Cranberries



Karen, from Prospect in the Pantry, can up with Date-Nut Bread with Cranberry Orange Cream Cheese



From Simply Cooked, we have Cranberry and Date Jammy Biscuits that Sarah made.



Asa, from Miss Meister's mat med mera came up with Zucchini and date vegetter with fresh cranberries



Kizzy, from Culinary Annotationswith a Orange-Scented Date-Cranberry-Pinoli Pastry



Some Spiced Fruit Scrolls made by Mike, from Spikey Mikeys



Naomi, from Bakers Royale with a Crisp Poached Pears Stuffed with Chevre & Haroseth; Served over a Pomegranate Molasses Sauce



And finally this month's judge, Alessio from Recipe Taster also created a dish, Middle Eastern raviolo served with cranberry-sage butter sauce, fresh peach crescents and thyme leaves (but you can't pick your own entry Alessio!)


So there you have this month's entries, quite a varied selection, and quite a few first time participants! It's now upto Alessio to pick the winnner.