Turns out Rooster and I are the type of people who impulsively buy art at auctions. Luckily for our bank account, most of the art was in the $20 range, but there was one photo of a redheaded lady that set us back a bit. She's pretty saucy, especially with those poker chips drizzling through her fingers. Rooster fell in love. He got ensnared in a bidding war (a silent one) and kept bopping back to the auction clipboard to up his ante. Competition will make you crazy. Crazy enough to melt ice cream and whisk it into cake batter? You bet.Green & Black’s Chocolate Challenge
The Rules: Create a recipe using at least 2 ounces green&black chocolate, five ingredient or less and photo of the prepared dish, as well as a 200-word or less essay that explains your growing taste for organic and how your recipe wows your family and/or friends.
Judging Criteria: Relevance to the “growing taste for organic” contest theme (i.e., consumers growing preference for organic food/ingredients) (1-25 points); creative expression (1-15 points); and clarity (1-10 points). In judging the recipes, the judges will assign points based on the following criteria: appearance (1-15 points); creativity (1-20 points); and ease of preparation (1-15 points). For the second, and final, judging round, the top entries, up to 25, will then be prepared and judged on taste (1-100 points).
The Prize: The grand prize winners will receive a trip for two (winner and one guest) to New York City with round-trip coach airfare for two from a major gateway airport nearest to winner’s home, transportation between winner’s home/airport and airport/hotel, accommodations for two (one room, double occupancy) for a three day and two night stay at a hotel selected by Sponsor (including hotel/room rate and related taxes only). Trip must be completed June 7, 2008 through June 9, 2008 or prize will be forfeited.
The Entry: Mini chocolate cakes made with melted chocolate ice cream.
