I'm in! I'm so constantly out of the loop though, I'll need to know when the challenge is announced. Oh and can you take pity on me and not include maple syrup? It is expensive here. The end.

bazu wrote:

I'm in! I'm so constantly out of the loop though, I'll need to know when the challenge is announced. Oh and can you take pity on me and not include maple syrup? It is expensive here. The end.

I don't think the ingredients would be something that specific.

Yeah, I was thinking announce it on Friday or Saturday so people can buy their stuff and do it on the weekend when they have time to shop.

I want to participate as well. I also want MBM to dress up like the Chairman from Iron Chef and do the yellow-pepper-biting thing.

One of my mofo posts is now going to be about how to fashion a bra out of your discarded pepper tops!

mrsbadmouth wrote:

I think I put this in the idea thread.

The idea would be that someone would pick like, two ingredients (tomatoes and spinach, strawberries and yogurt, etc.) and announce the secret ingredients, and then the bloggers would have a set time limit to come up with a dish including those items.  Probably 24 hours since it is supposed to be a challenge.  I don't think there needs to be 'winners' or anything though, because it's kind of hard to judge through the internet.

So does anyone want to be the master of ceremonies?

P.S.  Since it was my idea, olives are banned from the ingredient list.

I read this up to the PS and thought- I will do it if its Olive DOH! Olives are my most favorite.

I would take a bunch of olives, grind them up, mix with earth balance or something and shape them into a GIANT OLIVE that I would then fill with olives. Or olive ice cream. NO pimento ice cream!

I'd love to do it for the time we're home.. vacation is coming. Woohoo!

It's such a great idea.

I'm in!  I've never seen Iron Chef though but I'll figure it out.

Oh, maybe I could actually be creative for once. This could be fun.

Okay guys, I think i've got a good one for the first one.  I'll announce it tonight and then people can have until maybe noon on Sunday?  I don't want to give too much time because it is supposed to be a challenge.

This sounds fun. I do IronCupcake every month where they email the secret ingredient and then you bake!

mrsbadmouth wrote:

Okay guys, I think i've got a good one for the first one.  I'll announce it tonight and then people can have until maybe noon on Sunday?  I don't want to give too much time because it is supposed to be a challenge.

Can we post it after noon? I do my shopping Friday, but I can grab a secret ingredient on a Saturday if need be. I just don't think I'll be able to cook anything elaborate until Sunday evening.

mrsbadmouth wrote:

kittee wrote:

katie,
will you be announcing it on this thread, or your blog?

xo
kittee

Probably both.

Karyn, if you don't post it by noon your blog will self destruct.

Haha. If I do post it by noon, *I* will self destruct, because that means missing my Sunday yoga class!