The first contest coming up this month promises to be a bit of a stretch. Scharffen Berger is having its annual Chocolate Adventure Contest(http://www.chocolateadventurecontest.com/) . The 1st place winners in the sweet, savory and beverage categories each get $5,000 cash, assorted goodies, the publication of their winning recipes in print and online, and mention in Saveur magazine. The catch...the contest is up on the 4th of January, I don't have any Scharffen Berger chocolate (and have to find who sells it locally), and am working through the fourth. So...can I put something (or more than one something?) together in the next sixty hours. The cool thing is they want people to be adventurous: along with their chocolate, you have to use at least one of the following ingredients...basil, mustard seed, coriander, black sesame, black or pink peppercorns, chili peppers, coconut milk, kaffir lime leaves, matcha tea, mango, plantains, jicama, tapioca pearls, tamarind, cacao ribs, popping candy, wattleseed, or palm sugar. That puts it right up my alley and suggests a few things to me right off...
So...guess I better get busy, in between my actual work. Lol.
hMMM...*LAUGHING* this could either be a really fun testing time, or a really scary one! :oD
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