- Each month we'll focus on one dried herb or spice and post a recipe you've cooked using it. The recipe may include others but the herb/spice of focus must be integral to the recipe.
- The month's spice/herb of focus will be announced the last Friday of the prior month. The focused herb/spice will not be repeated in subsequent months.
- Bloggers will post their recipes on their blogs during the 3rd week of the month with the deadline being Friday midnight. (exact dates will be clarified each month when new produce in focus is announced)
- On the last Wednesday of the month I will post a round-up here and announce the new spice/herb of focus.
- Although this isn't a local food challenge, use of ingredients found locally are strongly encouraged. For many of us, finding a locally grown spice isn't possible. In fact, the desire to import spices developed the trade routes centuries ago and are an important part of our history. Hundreds of years ago, the spice trade was controlled by the wealthy Middle East and inspired Columbus, de Gama and Magellan to find a better way around the world. Nutmeg was worth more than gold! Spain and Portugal spent much of the 16th century fighting over cloves, while England and the Dutch dueled over nutmeg in Indonesia. So, lets use herbs and spices to inspire us to cook more with local ingredients.
FAQ
- When do I need to sign up? To participate in the challenge, sign up before the deadline for the first post, which will be January 21, 2011.
- How do I sign up? Send an email to: momskitchen(at)comcast(dot)net please put Spice Rack Challenge as the subject and include your name and blog url. Participants will be listed here.
- Do I have to have a blog to participate? Yes. It's really easy to start a blog. This blog is written with Google's Blogger. Or there's others out there like WordPress
- What happens if I should miss a month? To participate, you will need to blog all 12 months. If you miss a month, you can still participate, but will not be included in future roundups. But you are welcome to post in the comments section of the round up post with a link to your blog post.
- What if it's past the Jan. 21 deadline and I still want to participate? Great! Just post a link in the comments section of the round up post each month.
I look forward to your spicy posts!
11 comments:
Great challenge! I'm learning how to cook and bake right now and would love to be challenged to use spices more :)
oh boy I can't wait!
shayne
this sounds like a super fun challenge!
What a fun idea! Just what I need to motivate me to do some new things (and hopefully use up some spices!)
I'll definitely try and join in!
What's one more food challenge among friends?
One more thing to keep up with can't be a bad thing, can it? My spice rack (drawer) is pretty full so I think I can manage this one. Thanks for hosting!
Is there a widget?
I am so excited and have my recipe picked out! Thanks for hosting this!
posted my Rosemary naan pita chip post for this month today...photo will follow
So excited....
This sounds interesting. :D
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