"You can't just eat good food. You've got to talk about it too" ~ Kurt Vonnegut.
After celebrating the Steemit Culinary Challenge's first birthday a few weeks ago, I'm delighted to return now with the first theme of its second year! As you can see I gave the SCC a bit of a makeover, and I hope you like it. New year, new style, why not. I will also be preparing my new project "Make It Healthy" over the next couple months, to be launched in January, so I will keep you updated on that. I know many of you are excited at the prospect of Steemit's first community recipe book... as am I!!!
I'm practically bursting with excited anticipation here as I think of all the fabulous recipes and photography yet to come into existence because of this challenge! The talent within the foodie community on Steemit is impressive, and never fails to inspire me, or make me smile, or even make my jaw drop in awe. And it's not all about appearance - I see gorgeous creations all the time I'd never even lick let alone eat - but the actual recipes and ingredients, preparation methods, combinations of flavours, textures, artistic style, experimentation, adaptability, originality. We've had literally hundreds of entries over the last year, admired by more people than we can ever know, and the source of many life-changing-diet-changing discussions for so many of us. It's really true... the joy of preparing and eating good food makes you want to talk about it, and share it.
To begin the second year of the SCC I decided to choose a theme and judge the first round myself, and then from next week onwards the guest judges will be from the Steemit community as is tradition. So without any more waffle I wish you all stacks of fun over the weekend as you get your ideas and groceries sorted. I can't wait to see what you make!
~~ A YEAR OF 1st PRIZE WINNERS! SCC "Hall of Foodie Fame" ~~
#46 - Apple
#45 - Vegan Buddha Bowl
#44 - Chocolate Crazy Dessert Divine
#43 - Autumn Feast Special
#42 - Beautiful Bread
#41 - Monochrome
#40 - Mexican Food Showdown
#39 - Baby Food
#38 - Vegan Dishes From Around The World
#37 - Healthy Yet Tempting Food for Children
#36 - Food Fit For A German
#35 - Ice-Cream
#34 - A Smoothie for @smooth
#33 - Brilliant Berries
#32 - Picnic Alfresco
#31 - Vegan Main
#30 - Tempting Tarts
#29 - Take Me To Brunch... In Your Country
#28 - Cupcakes
#27 - Be A Michelin Star Chef For One Night
#26 - Sugar-Free Raw Vegan Desserts
#25 - Your Favourite Dish
#24 - Mouthgasms
#23 - Otsumami
#22 - Mediterranean Night
#21 - Coffee a la Barista's
#20 - Pancake Paradise
#19 - Sweet and Savory Crepes
#18 - Tasty, Wholesome Meals for Weight Loss
#17 - Shepherd's Pie
#16 - Tacos for a Tech Savvy
#15 - Roast It
#14 - DIVINE LEMONed DESSERT
#13 - The Finest Fish Dish
#12 - Purely Paleo
#11 - Cheeseless Burger
#10 - Anglo–Sino Chicken
#8 - La Pasta Perfetta
#7 - Battle of Noodles
#6 - HOT Off the Grill
#4 - Super Salads
#3 - Smoothie Showdown
#2 - Out of the Box Sandwiches
#1 - Sniffle Remedy Soup
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me, either by posting your queries on the comment thread below, or you can find me on Steemit.chat under the same name. I will respond as soon as I can.
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The design is adorable and it makes me excited to participate. I'm Bulgarian and I would love to share something from my national cuisine ^^
Thank you @ivaneta, I appreciate your kind compliment :-) I would love to see some Bulgarian food entered in the challenge! I hope the theme for this week makes sense to you... apparently 'rambler' doesn't translate so well!
The new designs look amazing!
Thanks very much @biglipsmama! Took me ages but I love doing this kind of thing :-) Hope all is good with you on the other side of the world!
What does this even mean? I would appreciate a simplified English version.
;)
Sorry @breadcentric, of course... the theme is: a meal for a very hungry walker/hiker.
A 'rambler' is a person who goes hiking in the countryside :-)
Whereabouts are you from?
Poland :)
This reminds me of a lady in the Pieniny mountains in Poland who would bring two barrels, one with milk and one with sour milk onto the trails and sell it.
Sounds like I have to make something more, this sounds like my food category :)
Ah Poland. I love the accent!
You can't really go wrong with this theme, so I look forward very much to seeing what you make! Let's see if this translation makes sense to you:
"posiłek dla bardzo głodnego górskiego piechura"
:-)
I'm also from Poland and this translation is perfect! :)
Ah that's good to know... thanks @anna.urbanska! Translating is not always so easy :-)
I really like new design of SCC :) Of course you can count on my entry for this week! I'm so excited to make again food for this contest! Happy to see you're back! :)
Thanks so much @babettxx! I adore your food and am very happy you're still eager to cook for us! Hooray!
https://steemit.com/food/@babettxx/steemit-culinary-challenge-47-hot-vegan-ramen-for-chilly-person Voila! My entry for SCC 47! Enjoy! :)
Wow! The new look is amazing! How did you put it together? And a book of Steemian recipes, that's fantastic. It looks and sounds like you've been keeping very busy.
Well hello there @boxcarblue. I was going to stop by your blog soon to have a nosey what you've been up to lately as I haven't forgotten you!
Thanks very much - I used gimp image editor and just did loads of layers of png images, basically 'digital scrapbooking' if that's what to call it. I always loved the scrapbook look, and am going to style the recipe book contest in a similar way I reckon. I think we have such a fantastic opportunity now with the uncensored blockchain to really spread truth and do good things with all our creativity and technical skills etc etc... and there's so many people behind the project already... I think there's a desire for better health now which is just as well since the world's getting sicker!
Hope all is well with you and your family in Japan? :-)
I'm not up to anything new in particular and things are well. Thanks!! I'm not familiar with gimp image editor, but it sounds like something fun to play with. I imagine you could lose track of time pretty easily doing digital scrap booking.
Again, the designs look great! They really add to the contest.
I really do appreciate your support and compliments @boxcarblue! Thanks so much :-)
Hello, nice post, it is beautiful , am new here in steemit ,a day old. love your design. like to see more.
Hello @etilda, welcome to the community and many thanks for your kind words :-) I worked hard to make it look nice and I'm glad you like it! Perhaps you would like to enter a recipe sometime? Let me know if there's any way I can help
sure i will love to enter a recipe soonest after the learning period... @woman-onthe-wing thanks for the support... i will be happy to learn more from you and maybe know more people i can benefit from in this regard to come up in speed... so eager to make my mark but will need to learn from established steemians like you...thank you... following for more...
You're welcome to join in any time, and ask any questions if you're not sure :-) I think you will find Steemit a very wonderful community and great place for learning more about what you're interested in. I will follow you too and look forward to seeing what you like to blog about!
thanks and i will surely inform you once i post my intro message...thanks for all the support
That is really a nice, new look! Perfect for recipes!
Thank you! I had loadsa fun designing it :-)
Just wow... love the new design. Happy the SCC is back. Really busy with the move and work but I'll try to cook something up ;)
Thanks very much Amy, I'm happy you like it! It's a pity not to use your logo design any longer as I still like it a lot, but I can take it out the box every now and then in future when I mention the history of the SCC!
I know you're super busy and always appreciate you taking the time to comment even when you can't find time to cook :-) But if you do - happy days!
Love the new design! Definitely looking forward to joining in again and seeing what everyone else submits! :)
hey there @plantstoplanks! I think your food is fab so I definitely look forward to seeing more of it! Thanks very much :-)
Nice post!
Thank you @gabrielamosqueda! I see you are a pastry chef, I will have a look through your blog :-)
Oh boy it looks like I will not be able to join this week, but hopefully next week. I love the new design by the way and thank you so much for mentioning and sponsoring Fruits and Veggies Monday my Dear @woman-onthe-wing 🌸💖🌸
I am proud to give your contest a shout out Lena! It's brilliant and clearly enjoyed by so many people, and I think you're doing a great job of encouraging healthy and perhaps even ethical choices too. The fact there are so many vegans on Steemit seems to make people stop and think for a moment... it's fab.
Yep anytime you get chance to join in I will be delighted! :-)
I really appreciate your kindness, your supprt and your point of view Dear @woman-onthe-wing. You are absolutely right about the main focus of the FAV Contest and I really hope it's working. lol. Well for now, we know people like to participate, so that is first step.
By the way, I am working on entry for SCC this week, since we got only two entries for the #blueturkeycontest sponsored by Barbara, I have an extra time. Although I am sad that we didn't get atleast few more entries.
This time last year I noticed quite a lot of people 'disappeared' from Steemit until after Christmas, so perhaps this is when a lot of people take vacations or spend more time with their families. Just don't worry if things start to dwindle, because there seems to be a pattern on Steemit at certain times of year when half our voters are away doing something other than Steeming!!!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, that makes sense. Thank you so much for letting me know 🌸💖🌸
I won't have time this week, but I can't wait until next week's theme! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the new graphics - you've got serious talent!
Thank you @jaymorebeet, once again you make me smile with your niceness!!!
I think I nailed the hearty part. ;) https://steemit.com/steemitculinarychallenge/@plantstoplanks/steemit-culinary-challenge-47-vegan-roasted-pepper-chili-over-baked-potatoes
My entry:
https://steemit.com/steemitculinarychallenge/@marzi/steemit-culinary-challenge-47-a-great-feast
I made it after all 💚😊💚https://steemit.com/steemitculinarychallenge/@lenasveganliving/grandmother-s-goulash-for-steemit-culinary-challenge-47
I'm glad you did Lena... only 4 entries this week so no matter what order the winner at least all of you will get a prize! Will be making up my mind later, they are all too yummy and it's so hard to choose! :-)