Entries tagged with 'contests'
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[Photograph: nudo-italia.com] One of the best gifts I've probably ever given a friend was adopting a manatee in her name through the Save the Manatee Club. She received an actual photo of Brutus, her new sea cow bundle of joy, his bio, and a super official certificate. [Ed. note: this was very much inspired by manatee enthusiast Robyn.] Our weekend giveaway has nothing to do with manatees but it's another neat opportunity to support an adoptive cause. Nudo is a family-run co-operative of olive groves around a small hilltop village in the Marche region of Italy. Through this one-year adoption ($150), you get to follow the progress of your own tree—the olive variety is up to you—and of course...
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Thank you to everyone who entered the second annual Serious Eats Pumpkin Carving contest. It was a tough call, but without further ado, we bring you the three favorites. Check them out, after the jump....
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Cook the Book: The Pioneer Woman Cooks: nmallory, RossS, merckurybubbles, Sharon H., and wwe11. Winners have been notified by email and also appear on our Contest Winners page. Thanks to all who entered....
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"This is a cookbook that makes you want to cook." Even the best restaurants can have a hard time filling their tables on Monday nights. Some places use this slow night as a welcome day of rest for their staff, but some see it as an opportunity to try something a little different. A little over ten years ago Mark Peel decided to scrap the modern Italian menu that he served nightly Campanile, his Los Angeles modern Italian restaurant, in favor of a simple family-style Monday night meal. The results were mutually beneficial. For one night a week, Peel was able to serve whatever his heart desired and in turn, his customers enjoyed an inspired three-course meal at an affordable...
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Cook the Book: The Southern Italian Table: Runningwithbeaters, kombodian, sugarpaws, williaka, and eqsachs. Winners have been notified by email and also appear on our Contest Winners page. Thanks to all who entered....
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Ree Drummond, aka the Pioneer Woman, will be the first to tell you that sometimes life doesn't turn out the way you'd expect it to. She was on her way to Chicago from Los Angeles when she met her knight in shining spurs and future husband, the "Marlboro Man." Before Drummond—once a self-proclaimed city girl—knew it, she was married to this unlikely man of her dreams and whisked off to a vast cattle ranch in Oklahoma. While the story is pretty darn romantic, adjusting to ranch life wasn't exactly easy for the Pioneer Woman. The reality of life without take-out Thai food, fancy coffee, and weekly mani-pedis was a little hard at first. While whipping up a breakfast of sausage...
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Cook the Book: Pumpkin Baking: hungrylikethewolf, ekenyon, etirv, amylou61, and amy_i. Winners have been notified by email and also appear on our Contest Winners page. Thanks to all who entered....
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"The notion of cucicna povera, or poor cooking, carries through Southern Italian cooking today." A few years ago, my fiancé and I went on a trip to Italy. It was no mere European vacation—we spent a year working two jobs to save enough to live in Italy for as long as possible. Finally, when we reached our desired sum, we gave our landlord notice, got rid of basically every single thing we owned, and packed our remaining belongings into two oversize backpacks that were too heavy for us to even carry. Upon arriving at Fiumicino Airport in Rome, we quickly realized that our Italian phrasebook—and the three Italian language classes that I had taken—weren't going to do us any good....
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Last year's first place winner: "OMNOMNOMNOMNOM." [Flickr: shaggy67] It's time for our second annual Serious Eats Pumpkin Carving Contest. We take a break from eating pumpkins (in bread, chili, and pie form) to whittle away at them. To enter, just upload your photos to our easy-to-use Photograzing (you'll need to log into your Serious Eats account, or sign up). We want to see your orange masterpieces, be they funny, creative, or just plain freaky. Obviously we give extra points to any food-minded designs such as last year's winner: "OMNOMNOMNOMNOM." Deadline: You have until Sunday, November 1 at 6 p.m. (EST) to upload photos. We'll announce the winners on Monday afternoon (November 2). What we're looking for: Originality, creativity, and...
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Cook the Book: The Craft of Baking: kobigin, leangdamang, jtorn, Mama Beckala, and foodchemistry. Winners have been notified by email and also appear on our Contest Winners page. Thanks to all who entered....
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