Win Two Tickets to Taste of the Nation, April 26th!
April 13th, 2010
Tasty treats like this await you if you win tickets here to Taste of the Nation...
No, I don’t know what that is but you might if you went to last year’s Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation. Last week I posted about Taste of the Nation and this week I’m doing it again. No, I’m not a broken record because this time I’m giving away two free tickets to this wonderful event! Considering that tickets to TOTN start at $75 a pop — it’s a pretty exciting giveaway.
All you have to do to win is comment here about the best meal you prepared recently. See? It’s not hard. I don’t want to add any more stress to your life but I do want to know what you’ve been eating. Just because.
I have a lucky number in mind. In fact, I’ve written it down in one of my many notebooks. Promise. The lucky number person to post here wins two complimentary tickets to this year’s TOTN. I’ll announce the winner/s early next week. Until then tell everyone you know to get over here and comment to win. Just so I have proof I’m telling my coworkers the number since they’re disqualified anyway…
Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation
Monday, April 26th 5-9pm
LUXE Autohaus
410 NE 17th Ave.
Portland, OR 97232
www.shareourstrength.org/portland
For tickets, call 1-877-26TASTE, buy them online at www.portlandtaste.org, or visit any New Seasons Market.
April 13th, 2010 at 5:03 pm
I am never lucky
April 13th, 2010 at 5:18 pm
Well you weren’t lucky with this but thanks for getting the comments rolling Lisa! Anyway, I bet you’re already attending TOTN right? I’m going — even if my ass is dragging a bit after a busy weekend.
April 13th, 2010 at 6:11 pm
I made Vietnamese style meatloaf and cold sesame noodle salad.
April 13th, 2010 at 6:56 pm
Last night I made miso and ginger glazed grilled tilapia with roasted mushrooms and asparagus. Springy and delicious.
April 13th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
My comments don’t count — I’ll subtract them from the winning #. Vietnamese style meatloaf with noodles and miso ginger glazed tilapia with roasted veggies both sound so good. I’m making dinner right now…well not RIGHT now since I’m typing but good good smells coming from the kitchen. Back to it.
April 13th, 2010 at 7:16 pm
I made tofu peanut satay (first time ever) with broccoli, cauliflower and carrots over a bed of brown rice. It was amazing.
April 14th, 2010 at 12:06 am
ad hoc fried chicken, coleslaw and potato salad. chocolate bouchons for dessert!
April 14th, 2010 at 6:49 am
Ungh, I *so* want to go, but can’t afford it just now. Grrr… Anyhow, the best meal I made in a while was just last night: Rib-on pork chops (from my pig butchering adventure) stuffed with italian prunes and served with roasted baby potatoes (and garlic!), and some lovely fresh asparagus. It’s also the first meal of the season where every ingredient was *fresh* from the Farmers’ Market or farm. <3 !
April 14th, 2010 at 8:51 am
I invited a chocolatier, a food blogger, a literary festival president, and a photographer over and we made tamales, about 120 of them. What with the whipping of butter, mixing of masa, cleaning of corn husks, and chile-ing of fillings, you might as well make it a party! 1st filling: Beef chuck roast with a wicked New Mexican chile sauce. 2nd: Cheated with grocery store rotissrie chicken + Renfro’s green salsa. 3rd: Veggie filling of grilled corn, homemade black beans, and char-roasted Anaheim chilies, plus queso fresco. And a big pitcher of Hop Works IPA.
April 14th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
We had a really fantastic crispy chicken with a parsley lemon sauce and roasted potatoes last week, it was beautiful and delicious!
April 14th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
These are all a little bit of torture to read while at my desk with only cold, leftover noodles to snack on. Just saying. Inspiring for dinner tonight though…
April 15th, 2010 at 8:36 am
I wrestled a box from the freezer last night…The one and only Totino’s three cheese pizza…Removed plastic wrapper, as per instructions, then prepared the ever necessary “fourth cheese”. Our own Tillamook pepper jack. It is absolutely key to add fresh grated cheese. Cooked it till it was just bubbly in the center and slightly brown. It is only a matter of coincidence that my wine also came from… a box.
April 15th, 2010 at 12:28 pm
I think the best meal I prepared this week was shrimp stir fry with whatever I found in the fridge. It was fantastic.
April 15th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
I made a delicious pork tenderloin with tons of veggies and home made biscuits for easter. So delicious!
April 16th, 2010 at 4:17 pm
Pizza (homemade sourdough crust) with fresh milk mozzarella and basil.
April 17th, 2010 at 2:46 pm
How do I post my recent best meal?
April 17th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
Oops! I guess I just figured out how to do it. My recent best meal was just last night. For starters, we had guacamole and mango margaritas. The main course was Rick Bayless’ Grilled Shrimp with Mexican Chimichurri. Accompanying the shrimp was a poblano, potato and corn gratin, which I got from the April issue of Bon Appetit. An excellent meal that I’m sure to make again!
April 18th, 2010 at 8:54 am
One of favorite recipes that we made recently when my sister visited is a pasta dish with a sauce of canned tomatoes and sundried tomatoes along with shallots and lemon peel. The dish is combined with sauteed shrimp and feta cheese. Delicious!!
April 18th, 2010 at 11:25 am
Korean fried chicken. Double fried, sweet, hot and spicy. Gojujang, Korean chili paste, is the key to this dish.
April 19th, 2010 at 11:38 am
Eggs benedict with smoked tomato field roast (as the ham) and a portabella mushroom hollandaise
April 19th, 2010 at 11:50 am
Fresh home-made pasta with a morel cream sauce, followed by a Tails and Trotters pork shoulder braised in white wine and fennel.
April 19th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
Just posted the winner! I wish I had a bunch of these recipes. Or better yet a table topped with all these foods in a room filled with the cooks and everyone’s friends. That’d be a great party. Thanks to everyone for participating. You all are great…
April 20th, 2010 at 10:18 am
Liz, I e-mailed you my contact info last night. Did you get it? Thanks.
April 20th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
Got it! Just figuring out if will call is the best option. Will let you know soon…
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