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 :)

Cook With White Event Announcement And 2 Giveaways

Cook With Yellow was great success, I got 150 entries and yummy yellow recipes(*Clap*Clap*Clap*). Many of you asked when is the new event happening, So here it is Cook With White Event. I chose white as theme colour this time, as the period of festivals is going to commence. We have ganesh chaturti, navratri, onam, karwa chauth, durga puja and dushehra falling in these months, and that is why many of us will cook sweet and savoury dishes that are made with white stuff –milk, rice, flour, semolina etc.etc.

Yes all you have to do is cook with white ingredients’.   Yup! Put on your thinking caps and cook anything white. Here is the collection of my recipes which were cooked with white things- Milk Powder Churma, Rice Pudding, Naankhatai, Baked Salt Crackers, Paneer Pudhina Tikki.

Rules for the event-

• Cook with anything white. White 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 September –October 2013.
• Multiple entries are welcome and appreciated. Sweet, savoury, drinks anything can be included.
• The event has to be linked back as Cook With White 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 Twitter and Follow Merry Tummy. (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 White  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 (If it is not on the blog)
• Non bloggers are most welcome to participate. Just send me the recipe details with the picture to the above mentioned email. (I will post your recipes at my FB page and will not be able to include in roundup, however you are eligible for the giveaway)

Giveaway- As this is festive season, I am going to have 2 giveaways (I am soooo Excited). I will choose two lucky people through random.org. I will then ask the winners 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. 

Hope you all will like the theme. Think white, think festive. Send in the tasty dishes ladies :)

Cook with yellow roundup HERE

Cook with yellow winner announcement HERE

Cook With Yellow Event Winners Annoncement And A Big Thanks :)

Hey hey hey! I am happy to announce that Cook With Yellow event is complete now. What an event it was! I got 150 entries and each one was excellent and yummy. I am so happy and glad that you all participated with great excitement and linked all your yellow summer special dishes. Here is the round up.

Again, I acknowledge each and every one of you for sending in your entries and making my event such huge hit.  I will like to mention one non blogger Bini Basheer also mailed me her dishes and I will post them on my FB page :-)Thanks Bini :- )As promised please grab below the participation award and show off your achievement and proud certificates on your blogs and do a happy dance:)

Top contributor award goes to Food Mazaa. 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 I liked each recipe a lot, but if I have to choose one then it will be Pina Colada Mousse of Mayuri Jikoni. The unique idea makes this recipe outstanding and innovative. I know I am no expert to decide but being a blogger I felt that the recipe was very creative. Mayuri, please collect your valuable award :)

The next is best click award. I am so happy to say that it goes to my good friend (I am not biased) of Desi Fiesta for Low Fat  Mango Lassi. The Lassi, glasses, neat background made the image crisp and attractive. You nailed it, below is your earned award :)

Best recipe award goes to Eat N Eat Little More for Pressurecooker cake. Now, being a blogger I fall for those recipes which are explained well, have step by step pics and are easy to follow- these all points were covered by her. Below is your 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 117-Cutchi Kitchen for Pineapple Riata. Please mail me your complete Indian postal address. Also mention what will you like to have as prize -cookware, bakeware, cook books or kitchen accessories. Please mail me within 24 hours else I will choose another winner.

Once again, thank you all for making Cook With Yellow a grand success. Hugs :) New event coming soon :-)