Cook With Green Event Announcement And Giveaway

Hello everyone and wish you all a very Happy New Year 2016. I hope and wish that you all have a healthy and amazing year ahead. With new year comes lot of new surprises and here I am with a surprise. I am back with Cook With Colour event. Those of you have been following and appreciating my blog will know that I used to organize the events with colour specifications. Merry Tummy has successfully launched Cook with Yellow, Cook with Red and Cook with White event- thanks for all the support through your tasty entries.

2016 shall start with the colour of growth-GREEN. Cook with Green event. The event will run for a month from 10 January 2016 to 10 February 2016.

Yes all you have to do is cook with Green ingredients’.   Yup! Put on your thinking caps and cook anything green. Here is the collection of my recipes which were cooked with green things- green chutney, palak paneer, mirchi ka achaar, mint cucumber cooler.

So lets eat and cook more and more green, after all greens are soooooooo healthy and what can be a better start for the year. Examples of green ingredients: all green leaves-coriander, mint, spinach, kale etc; veggies like broccoli, cabbage, okra, peas, beans, chilies etc. Or fruits like grapes, kiwi, green apple, pear etc.

Rules for the event-

• Cook with anything Green. Green ingredient must be the main one and not just used in garnishing.
• Multiple entries are welcome and appreciated. Sweet, savoury, drinks anything can be included.
• The event has to be linked back as Cook With Green announced at Merry Tummy. (Compulsory)
• Usage of logo is optional but I would be happy if you could use it, as it helps spread word.
• You have to like  Merry Tummy's Facebook Page, Follow me on Instagram. (Compulsory)
• Only after your first entry, share the event details at facebook page.(I want more people to know about the event). Keep your this post public in Facebook so that I can see it. (Compulsory- have to do only once)
• Please use the linky tool to link your recipes below. (Mention the name of the dish you make and not your name.)
• Else Send a mail to agrawal.shweta.n@gmail.com with the subject line as Cook With Green and with the following details:
• Your Name
• Recipe Name
• Blog Name
• Recipe URL (Please send the Recipe URL and not the blog URL)
• Picture of the dish

Giveaway-  I will choose 1 lucky person through random.org. I will then ask the winner to choose from cookware, bakeware, cook books or kitchen accessories as prize. Once again, the giveaway is open for people who can give Indian address :)

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Hope you all will like the theme. Go green. Send in the tasty dishes ladies :)

Winners Announcement Of Cook With Red Event

How is the new year coming up for you all? I am busy reading some novels that I picked when I went to India last month. Also I am trying my best to take some good photos and thank you all for lovely comments specially praising my clicks :) So Cook With Red Event has come to an end. I never expected that I would receive 112 entries but you guys are wonderful. You all sent the recipes of all the genres- be it, delicious Christmas bakes, simple chutneys to tasty spicy curries. Thanks everyone for making this event a grand success. *happy dance*

The triumph of the event would not have been possible without you contributors. I am very grateful to each participant who linked the recipes. Thank you for your support at my FB page, Twitter account. As a token of appreciation - here is your Participation Certificate. Please grab and show off to your readers. 

Best Recipe Award goes to Lincy’s Cook Art for Christmas pudding. This dish firstly looked so lip smacking-the colour –the texture and not to forget the Christmas theme. Also, she took pain and provided us with step by step pictures. Totally loved it .Thanks, please grab your award. Hope you will like it :-)

Best Innovative Recipe goes to Rajma Dosa from Easy And Simple Food. She gave new makeover to simple rajma and chawal-The unique idea makes this dish outstanding. I know I am no expert to decide but being a blogger I felt that the recipe was very creative. Please collect your valuable award :)

The next is Best Click award. I am so happy to say that this also goes to Lincy's Cook Art for Dum Aloo. All her pictures were crisp, clear and attractive. Again, I am no professional judge, but I like the clicks that are sharp and neat.  You nailed it, below is your second earned award :)

Top contributor award goes to Chikku’s Kitchen. She with full enthusiasm sent me maximum number of entries from starters to mains to desserts. I congratulate her with all my best wishes. Below is your deserved certificate-hope you like it :)

Now the most awaited one- the winner of the giveaway. I selected one lucky blogger through random.org and the fortunate one is number ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­9-Mutter Paneer from Cuisine Delights. Congratulations :-)

I also promised that I will give one special award to anyone who comes with beautiful decorated cake. Sadly, I dint get any entry for it. So I have chosen another lucky blogger through random.org. And the number is 43-Upside Down Peach And Saffron Cake from Melange ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­. Congratulations :-)

Both of you please mail me your complete Indian postal address. Also mention what you will like to have as prize -cookware, bakeware, cook books or kitchen accessories. Please mail me within 24 hours else I will choose another winner. 

Through these events I have seen some amazing recipes and spotted passionate bloggers-kudos to you. Again, thanks very much- means a lot.

In march I will be completing 2 years of Blogging, I am planning something real huge for you guys. So stay tuned for that event. Hugs :-)

Round Ups-

Cook With white 

Cook with Yellow 

Cook With Red 

Cook With Red Event 1 And Giveaways

Christmas and New Year is around the corner. Everywhere in London I see sparkling trees, snowy decorations and glowing lights- so jovial isn't it? Don’t you just enjoy witnessing the beautiful red- Santa caps, socks, jingle bells? I personally love red- the colour of passion, love and energy. So let’s follow the red trend in the blogging world as well and celebrate Christmas and New Year with red as themed colour this time.

Yes! all you have to do is cook with red ingredients’.  Some of the examples of red food are apples, red lentils, pomegranate,strawberries, red onions, carrots, red chilies, cherries, beetroot, tomatoes etc etc. Yup! Put on your thinking caps and cook anything red. Here is the collection of my recipes which were cooked with red things- roasted tomato soup, red lentils tadka, chocolate strawberry cake, nutty carrot salad, red onion paratha, Spaghetti in Arrabiata Sauce .

Rules for the event-

• Cook with anything red. Red ingredient must be the main one and not just used in garnishing.
• Looking for fresh entries thus try out new recipes. So, no archived posts will be entertained. Your post has to between November 2013- Janruray 2014.
• Multiple entries are welcome and appreciated.
• The event has to be linked back as Cook With Red Event announced at Merry Tummy. (Compulsory)
• Usage of logo is optional but I would be happy if you could use it, as it helps spread word.
• You have to like Merry Tummy's Facebook Page and Follow Merry Tummy. (Compulsory)
• Follow me on Twitter
• Only after your first entry, share the event details at facebook page.(I want more people to know about the event). Keep your this post public in Facebook so that I can see it.(Compulsory- have to do only once)
• Please use the linky tool to link your recipes below. (Mention the name of the dish you make and not your name.)
• Else Send a mail to agrawal.shweta.n@gmail.com with the subject line as Cook With Red  and with the following details:
• Your Name
• Recipe Name
• Blog Name
• Recipe URL (Please send the Recipe URL and not the blog URL)
• Pic of the recipe (If it is not on the blog)
• Non bloggers are most welcome to participate. Just send me the recipe details with a click of the recipe to the above mentioned email.

Lucky Giveaway - Yes there is one giveaway. I will choose one lucky person through random.org. I will then ask the winner to choose from cookware, bakeware, cook books or kitchen accessories as prize. Once again, the giveaway is open for people who can give Indian address :) There will also be certificates for top contributor, best innovative recipe, best recipe, best click and participation award. 

Surprise Giveaway- I am also keeping one surprise prize. Anyone who comes with beautiful decorated cake will get one special prize. So keep baking. (This is valid for my friends in the UK and India both)

Here is a glimpse of what I have send so far to the winners of the events.

Cookware-Non Stick Frying Pan; Bakeware-Butterfly shaped 3 silicon cake moulds; Cookware- Branded pigeon cute small frying pan.

You all lovely people have made my events- Cook With white and Cook with Yellow a mega success. I have seen some amazing recipes and spotted passionate bloggers-kudos to you. Again, thanks very much- means a lot.

Hope you all will like the theme. Red is in the air :-). Send in the tasty dishes ladies :)

(Image Source: logo, Cutchi kicthen, babitha Costa and Spicy Foood)