This evening I made all the dips submitted in the comments to the previous post, and served them to five guests (along with latkes, as per family tradition during Passover). Our votes were tallied, and the winners will be announced at the end of the holiday.
But wait! You too can participate in the voting! Make the dips on the submission post, serve them to your friends with matzah, have each person record two votes, and submit the totals from your dip-tasting party in comments here (anonymously, if you'd like).
Yes, the cost of a vote is cooking and eating a bunch of kosher-for-Passover food in the last several days of the holiday. Life is hard, eh?
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Submission Guidelines
In the interest of including people more observant than I am in this process, I'm going to adopt a reasonably strict standard for kashrut. Submissions should not include wheat, barley, oats, rye, or spelt, excepting only things derived from kosher-for-passover matzah. It should also omit legumes, corn, rice, and any derivatives therefrom (most notably corn syrup). Any processed materials should specify on the box/can/etc. that they are kosher for Passover.
Since I happen to be a vegetarian, I'm also arbitrarily stipulating that submissions should not include meat or fish, or derivatives therefrom. Eggs and Milk are fine.
Since I happen to be a vegetarian, I'm also arbitrarily stipulating that submissions should not include meat or fish, or derivatives therefrom. Eggs and Milk are fine.
Announcing the Contest
In the last week or so, I've noticed that the upcoming Passover has gotten close enough to start planning for. I like to take Passover as a culinary challenge, an opportunity to get out of the comfort zone of foods I make all the time and get creative. In that spirit, I'd like to proclaim a contest.
One staple of my Passover experience has always been the "matzah with dip" snack. Charoset, of course, is the traditional dip to eat with matzah. I love charoset dearly, and the fact that I don't eat it most of the year makes it special, but after a few days even charoset starts to get monotonous. So I'm calling for submissions. Post to the dedicated recipe thread with a recipe for a passover-kosher dip to be eaten on matzah (the dip should also be vegetarian, because I'm the one running the contest so I can impose my own arbitrary requirements on the proceedings). Come Passover (April 19th-25th), I'll make every dip recommended, invite some local friends over to sample them with Matzah, and post our collective reviews online. Suitable first, second, and third place prizes will be awarded on the basis of originality, deliciousness, and replicability by an amateur cook with a job, a social life, and a bunch of other dips to make in the course of eight days.
If you want to participate and don't happen to live near me, don't let that stop you! You can join in the fun: make the dips posted yourself, host a gathering or eight during Passover, and record your accumulated votes and any comments in space to be provided on this blog. If you know other people who'd like to submit a recipe or participate in the cooking/tasting/voting, point them in this direction. It goes without saying, of course, that participation in this contest is open to any and all comers regardless of creed.
Passover ought to make your mouth water months in advance, right?
One staple of my Passover experience has always been the "matzah with dip" snack. Charoset, of course, is the traditional dip to eat with matzah. I love charoset dearly, and the fact that I don't eat it most of the year makes it special, but after a few days even charoset starts to get monotonous. So I'm calling for submissions. Post to the dedicated recipe thread with a recipe for a passover-kosher dip to be eaten on matzah (the dip should also be vegetarian, because I'm the one running the contest so I can impose my own arbitrary requirements on the proceedings). Come Passover (April 19th-25th), I'll make every dip recommended, invite some local friends over to sample them with Matzah, and post our collective reviews online. Suitable first, second, and third place prizes will be awarded on the basis of originality, deliciousness, and replicability by an amateur cook with a job, a social life, and a bunch of other dips to make in the course of eight days.
If you want to participate and don't happen to live near me, don't let that stop you! You can join in the fun: make the dips posted yourself, host a gathering or eight during Passover, and record your accumulated votes and any comments in space to be provided on this blog. If you know other people who'd like to submit a recipe or participate in the cooking/tasting/voting, point them in this direction. It goes without saying, of course, that participation in this contest is open to any and all comers regardless of creed.
Passover ought to make your mouth water months in advance, right?
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