Bookmarks and RSS readers are great. They keep your favourite recipes neatly organised. Yet regardless of which tag they bare, Sweet, Indian, Bread, Curry, Vegetarian,… you name it, I am quite positive that similarly to mine, they all fall into one general category: To-be-tried-SOON!
And I am pretty sure that this crosses your mind each time you hit the update button. Soon, however, never comes and when it does, it is fairly difficult to decide which one we should try.
Yesterday, I caught myself bookmarking more new wanna-tries again (sigh). I accidentally happened to browse all the “Starred items” I already piled up and the list was just unbelievably long. I cannot help it, I am curious to try em all!....
So here is when I thought to myself: All righty, this is not going anywhere. I need to start re-creating all these “ooh-aah” mouth drooling yummies. Slowly and systematically! And that was when I created a new folder “Tried and Tasted”… Cute folder, yet empty.
And so here it starts - Tried and Tasted (T&T) – a monthly event of appreciation of other blogs - an opportunity to thank your fellow bloggers for sharing their recipes by re-creating them. Peek into their kitchen to see what’s cooking and go for it! Take it, make it and say it!
Having your recipes lead somebody else’s kitchen is a divine feeling. Trust me, I know what I am writing about. Couple of weeks after posting my Raisin Stuffed Chili Pepper Pickle, I was extremely excited to read Joey of 80 Breakfasts writing about how she made them…
The aim of T&T is similar – to explore other foodies tastes, appreciate them and confirm that their recipes are worth it!
Each month, one of YOU will be Tried and Tasted and after the final verdict given this lovely stamp to prove that your recipes ARE worth it!
The rules are simple:
- Cook any recipe(s) from the blog of the month and post about it. Stay as true to the original recipe(s) as possible. Therefore, there is no need for re-posting it, simply link to the original post :-)
- There is no time-frame for the original recipe. It can be as old as my grand-mother or as fresh as a mung bean sprout.
- Link your post to HERE (feel free to use the logo) and to the original post. Please always link to both sites, so both blogs are given credit and you are avoiding copyright fuss.
- Send me an e-mail with your name, your post URL as well as the original URL and a picture (any size).
- Deadline is the last day of the month and the round up will be posted within a week.
TELL US HOW WE COOK!
Do any of you bloggers out there want to be cooked from? If so, e-mail me or submit your comments here. The question you need to answer for yourself first is: “Do you dare being tasted?”
We already have May, June, July taken....
Don´t forget to check back May 1st to see who’s in the spotlight.
46 kommentarer:
i would love to be cooked from.
What a wonderful event, I'm waiting for the 1st of May.My mother & I made the raisin stuffed chilly peppers and they are absolutely yum!
Great idea Z. I have been on break since March but am on a "cooking from other blogs" marathon so far at home and loving every day of it. I will be back blogging in May. Enjoy hosting!:)
I think this is a fantastic idea! I know what you mean about bookmarking recipes. Unfortunately, I'm not exactly organized about it. Some go into my email, some get printed and some make it onto my sidebar. I just can't keep up with all of my 'mean to tries.'
Definitely a very good event . kudos to you for this nice idea to appreciate bloggers :). Eager to see who is in spot light this month . I am all in as far as the chosen blogger has something vegetarian posted :D.
Mike:
Glad to hear that, Mr. Strawberry :-) I ll definitely re-create that fantastic rhubarb ckae of yours :-)
Embellisher:
Arent they? Absolutely addictive and go with pretty much anything.
Asha:
Will love to see you participating. Every blog deserves to be tasted at least once.
Lisa:
Great ot hear that. This should help us get more organised and convinced to try them all out :-)
Pooja:
That is definitely one of my criteria. The blog of the month will always have something for everyone.
wow, sounds interesting! and challenging too:) a nice way to focus on one blog at a time:) I'd love to participate:)
This seems like a great idea! Thanks for coming up with this event Zla - as you said, will give a chance to get our bookmarks dusted off and used!
Lovely idea. Its another way of recogonising a fellow blogger's efforts.
thats an excellent idea!...I would love to be cooked from and cooking from...:)..
too goood an idea.. am in for it..
lovely idea Z....i do this once every month on my blog- in the paste i have made recipes from bloggers Nupur, Asha,Tee, Anita to name a few and highlighted some more interesting recipes that other bloggers and non-bloggers can check out. Loved your Kimchee and Dosa. Was planning on making Kimchee (i got this book- Discovering Korean Cuisine: Recipes from the Best Korean Restaurants in Los Angeles) this weekend. A great idea to use leftover kimchee is to make kimchee pancakes.
I love the idea of this event! Bring it on. . . looking forward to May 1st.
Mansi Desai:
I thought, we take it one blogger at a time....
Miri:
Yes, my folder could definitelly use some Spring Cleaning up :-)
Jayasree:
Yes, it will give us a chance to get to know each other better.
Srivalli:
Thanks, mama. I ll put you on the list.
Svati Raman Garg:
Would love to see you participate.
Priyanka:
I noticed several bloggers cooking from their fellow foodies, that what got me going... I liked that a lot. The book you mentioned I dont know, but it must be delish. Yeah, Korean pancakes are fabulous.
Ricki:
Cool, will see you then :-)
I totally want to be cooked from. I regularly cook stuff from other peoples blogs and I like this idea a lot!
Hey Lyra,
Thanks a lot for your feedback. I ll see when we can squeeze you in :-)
It's a great idea! I'm looking forward to participating.
Me too. I have found many tasty blogs I plan on explore ;-)
That is an awesome idea, very unique! I'd love to be a part of this...
What a great Idea, I have already cooked from few blo0gs and everything was so tasty. this would be n ice way to thank other bloggers. Would love to be cooked from too
Thanks girls, I ll see where I can squeeze you in...
Thats a great idea Z! Count me in - I'll be back May 1st to see who the star is! :)
Z,this is a great idea...count me in :-)
Great girls, I am sure you ll enjoy the Blog of The Month... :-)
Great idea indeed! Looking forward to find out the "blog of the month"!
Vandy, I am sure you ll enjoy it/her/him :-)
wonderful event...count me in:).and thanks for stopping by my blog...u have an excellent blog here,great photography.....i agree with u abt promoting butter free recipes...ready to do anything for it..
Ranji, great! Maybe you can start a butter-free event? I d be in :-)
Brilliant idea, Z. I would love to participate.
KC, great! I ll see you there then :-)
brilliant idea...i will start working on the event soon...Thanks!!!
Good to hear that, Ranji :-)
i would love to be cooked from....have cooked from many blogs....would be interesting to know what others think of mine..
Ranji,
I am happy to hear that. Your recipes sound so authentic and great (badami mushroom or butter-free baking, yum). Let s see where you can fit :-)
hi zlamushka!!!thanks for stopping by and for the lovely comment..good u asked me that question..badam is just an indian word for almonds!!!I will add that info in my post :).
Ranji, Good that I did. I was wondering why you didnt mention sliced almonds there, noooow I know :-)
Hi Zlamushka, i like this concept, but i have a hitch about the recipe reproduced part. So i am hesitating.
Pravs, I understand your hesitation, but there really is nothing to worry about. The point of tasting a blog IS indeed to stay as true to the recipe as possible, yet there is no need to re-post it. A simple link to the original post will do it :-)
If there will ever be a month left for me, I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to be cooked from!
I've also recreated many dishes of other bloggers. After all - there are real people one can trust who say that 'this recipe rocks'.
Your idea is wonderful!
zlamushka, thanks for letting me know abt this wonderful event and plz do count me in :)
This looks like fun! I'd love to be added into the rotation if possible. In the meantime, I'm off to see who is being cooked from.
hey girls, happy to hear you are up for the challenge. Let me see where I can fit you, I didnt realise T&T was going to be such a success :-)
Hey Z,
I wud like "To be tried and tasted"
If possible go thru"http://www.sindhirasoi.com
It's still in its nascent stage,so might not be that impressive,but believe me ,the recipes posted there are ridiculously simple and ofcourse"tried and tasted 100 times"
BTW i wud surely like to try atleast one recipe from cynthia,who has just amazed me by the" too perfect"pictures
Bye and take care,
keep cooking......
Alka
Alka,
Thanks for stopping by to introduce your blog. I absolutely love it. Your recipes look great and I cannot wait to taste them :-) we are a bit full this year, but let me know what I can do...
Thanks Z for ur precious words.After reading comments here,i m sure ur mailbox is brimming over ,by the requests from bloggers to be tagged.so i can patiently wait ,if not for this,then for some another gr8 event like this
bye till then and keep in touch
Alka,
I will definitely squeeze you somewhere. I am just waiting for confirmations from certain bloggers who volunteered and now I am just checking their availability.
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