Monthly Recipe Contest
UPDATE: I am no longer running a recipe contest. Thanks to all of you who joined, and to the winners!
The way this community has grown in these past few weeks is just amazing. Thank you so much to all of you posting in the comments, sending me tons of email, and - most of all - submitting your recipes! You know I love it, and love you all.
I’ve decided to hold a monthly recipe contest for original submitted recipes. We’ll be awarding gift certificates from some of our favorite online retailers in varying amounts, so if you haven’t already please read the contest rules, then submit an original recipe of your own.
Today I’m pleased to feature one of our winning recipes, sent to me by email by Tet. We tried it out yesterday, it’s glorious, and a definite winner!:
Quickie Strawberry Shortcake
Purchased pound cake (we used Sara Lee :-))
1 1/2 cups chilled whipping cream
4 tablespoons granulated sugar
3 tablespoons Grand Marnier
1 cup fresh strawberries, hulled, slicedWhip cream in a large chilled bowl until soft peaks form. Add sugar and Grand Marnier, and keep whipping until stiff peaks form. Using a large serrated knife, cut pound cake horizontally into 4 even layers. Place bottom cake layer on platter, spread with whipped cream, top with sliced strawberries. Repeat layering 2 more times. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake with whipped cream. Garnish with remaining strawberries. Chill 30 minutes to 3 hours before serving. Delish!
May 10th, 2004 at 1:39 am
Nice recipe, but personally I find pound cake a tad too rich - I have a great recipe for scones that would be a fabulous alternative. Its on the way to you , Jay!
May 10th, 2004 at 10:11 am
I can’t bloody believe it- I won FIFTY DOLLARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yupeeeeee!!!!!!!! There are SO many cool things to but at Cooking.com- it’s amazing- THANK YOU!!! Seriously, I was only giving some feedback about Lenny’s question about Tamarind & Vicky asking teh difference to Thai. I didn’t know that I was entered!!!!! I am so HAPPY!!!!!!WOW!!!
May 10th, 2004 at 11:47 am
I don’t want to make you all TOO jealous, but I am debating whether to go for A. Nigella Lawson’s very dinkily designed (by Conran) beach-wood cutting board- with a really neat pull-out tray for all those bits that one always loses, or B. A fantastic Sushi-making set- with manual- all the sauces, wrappers, etc- I have ALWAYS wanted to make sushi AND a Chrome Pasta machine- to make spaghetti or Fettucine.
Any feedback would really be apprecciated.
May 10th, 2004 at 7:45 pm
Thanks!!! Am thrilled with my gift certicate!! OOOh, its so difficult to choose…..
May 10th, 2004 at 11:13 pm
Okay, after a lot of heartache & indecision, I went for 1 necessity with ‘value’, and 1 ‘luxury’. The ‘value’ item was a great Calphalon non-stick pan with an aluminium lid which I really need (mine are so old) & it cost just $29.95, discounted $100 from $129.95, & the luxury item was a fantastic Kuhn Rikon hand-held automatic Cookie press- which includes over 20 discs- for $17.95.
Once again, thank you.
May 12th, 2004 at 12:04 am
As I am a Domestic Goddess, I just ordered “Nigella Bites” with that fab prize voucher - more of my secret recipes will be coming your way, Jay!