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Old 02-06-2015, 07:02 PM


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Old 02-06-2015, 07:03 PM

Welcome to Cocoa or No Cocoa? a Valentine's cooking contest! For this event we'll be commemorating the Menewsha Valentine's Day Massacre by celebrating the abundance of chocolate we have today and remembering the past where chocolate was prohibited.

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Old 02-06-2015, 07:03 PM

Rules and guidelines

• The overall theme of this contest is Valentine's Day. Incorporating other themes of the event isn't necessary but could result in chocolate brownie points. You're welcome to add any comments or explanation with your entry.

• Your username must be physically present in your entry photo i.e. on a piece of paper- it may not be edited in digitally. This evidence can be in the form of an additional proof photo.

• You may use recipes- and I encourage you to share them with us! Entirely store bought entries will not be permitted. Assistance is allowed but I expect you to have done the majority of the work.

• Up to FIVE entries in each of the main categories ("no chocolate" and "chocolate") but no more than THREE savouries, sweets or drinks may be entered within each category per user.

• The rules of each category are explained in their posts. If you are unsure whether your entry fits a contest, feel free to ask in the thread or via PM.

• Entries will be accepted until the end of the event. Check the FAQ thread for the most up to date information!

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Old 02-06-2015, 07:03 PM

♥ No Chocolate! ♥

Around 70 years ago chocolate was prohibited on Menewsha and many other surrounding islands after the magical tainting of the chocolate crop on Cacao. Without access to chocolate Menewshans had to be creative to think of new treats.

This category is for chocolate free dishes.

Things that count as chocolate and are prohibited are: dark chocolate, milk chocolate, white chocolate, cocoa, chocolate liqueur and chocolate substitutes such as carob. If it looks and tastes like chocolate- it most likely counts!

Entry form:

[COLOR="MediumTurquoise"][SIZE="5"][B]No chocolate treat![/B][/SIZE][/COLOR][b]Username:[/b]
[b]I've made a:[/b] Savoury/Sweet/Drink
[b]Title:[/b] [What's it called?]
[b]Entry:[/b] [Image or link here]
[b]Comments:[/b]
Example:
No chocolate treat!
Username: KatMagenta
I've made a: Sweet
Title: Creative title
Entry: [lovely picture]
Comments: I made a Valentine's dessert using my grandmother's recipe.

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Old 02-06-2015, 07:04 PM

No chocolate entries

Savoury
Elirona- Love Mozzarella and Tomatoes
For-Chan Cookie- Beef Curry Rice
wish - Jai or Buddha's Delight

Sweet
For-Chan Cookie - Pinkies! aka Strawberry "brownies"
wish - soft chewy sweet cakes of goodness

Drinks
Woodlandnymph- Shirley Temple
zigbigadorlube- Grape Sour and Sparkling Grape Sunrise

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Old 02-06-2015, 07:04 PM

♥ Chocolate! ♥

Today on Menewsha we have a steady supply of chocolate from our friends on the Isle of Cacao. A tradition is to remember the Valentine's Day Massacre and the raiding of the illegal chocolate distilleries by enjoying chocolate drinks but this year we'll be celebrating chocolate in many forms!

This category is for chocolate dishes.

The chocolate must be incorporated into the dish! A good test would be asking if your dish would the same without chocolate- if the answer is yes then you should probably add more chocolate.

NB: If you are struggling to think how chocolate could be used in savoury dishes I suggest looking up recipes online.


Entry form

[COLOR="Sienna"][SIZE="5"][B]Chocolate treat![/B][/SIZE][/COLOR]
[b]Username:[/b]
[b]I've made a:[/b] Savoury/Sweet/Drink
[b]Title:[/b] [What's it called?]
[b]Entry:[/b] [Image or link here]
[b]Comments:[/b]
Example:
Chocolate treat!
Username: KatMagenta
I've made a: Drink
Title: Creative name
Entry: [lovely picture]
Comments: I made some Valentines inspired drinks from this Pintrest recipe: [link]

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Old 02-06-2015, 07:04 PM

Chocolate entries

Savoury
zigbigadorlube- Spicy Cocoa Chicken
Woodlandnymph- Mini Chocolate Chip Pancake Stack

Sweet
Ascadellia- Pops of love~
sushi_mew- Arrangement of My Love and My Love is Solid
zigbigadorlube- Chocolate and Coffee Liquor Madelaines
Elirona- Strawberry Love Cake
~LONGCAT~ - I Heart Chocolate Chip Cookies
For-Chan Cookie - SNOWPOCALYPSE SUNDAE
Babyblueyez25 - Fluff and choc
Woodlandnymph- White Chocolate Pearl Dipped Pretzels

Drinks
zigbigadorlube- Dirty Russian and Chocolate Minty Milk

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Old 02-06-2015, 07:04 PM

Prizes

While your delicious food will be its own reward there are other prizes on offer.

No chocolate overall

1st place
Perfect Pastries CI or 4000g

2nd place
2500g

3rd place
1000g

Chocolate overall

1st place
Candy-man CI or 4000g

2nd place
2500g

3rd place
1000g

Additional prizes will be awarded based on participation.

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Old 02-06-2015, 07:05 PM

♥ Reserved ♥

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Old 02-13-2015, 06:29 PM

Hello! I hope everyone is thinking about what they're going to cook for me.

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Old 02-13-2015, 06:50 PM

I hope I'll have something for you this weekend! Will probably be (finally) starting on those Chinese New Year cookies for this year.

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Old 02-13-2015, 11:19 PM

Looking forward to seeing those!

I had a really nice onion bhaji tonight, not sure how you'd adapt those for the occasion.

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Old 02-13-2015, 11:51 PM

Chocolate treat!
Username: ascadellia
I've made a: Sweet
Title: Pops of love~
Entry: x
Comments: This is a chocolate covered ball of love! why, these aren't baked in a pan and then just coated in chocolate, no! They're handrolled into balls, then frozen to make sure they're firm, Then coated in a layer of melted(by the intensity of your love) red chocolate! Then, you must decorate them in order to show your valentine that you are Not just another person. You would be willing to take time to make them something that they'd enjoy.~
Warning: Failure to devote your love and passion into said sweet will result in a failure such as this: proof

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Old 02-14-2015, 03:45 AM

Goodness - that looks amazing, ascadellia!

I'm prepping to make cookies tomorrow. Omnomnom. xD

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Old 02-14-2015, 08:24 AM

Thanks Ascadellia!

I'll collect any more entries tonight when I should be home from visiting family.

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Old 02-14-2015, 09:10 AM

Yay! I cannot wait for this one! Yummy!

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Old 02-14-2015, 05:32 PM

I could have done with some nice food when the train I was on got delayed for an hour.

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Old 02-14-2015, 06:59 PM

Asca.....I'll take a dozen! lol *drool*

I might make some goodies tonight if I can make it out in the snow we're having to get the last ingredient!

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Old 02-14-2015, 07:27 PM

What a beautiful pop!

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Old 02-14-2015, 10:51 PM

No chocolate treat!
Username: Elirona
I've made a: Savoury!
Title: Love Mozzarella and Tomatoes
Entry:
Comments: It's mozzarella and tomatoes with the mozzarella cut into hearts! The ingredients are mozzarella, tomato, oregano, pepper, salt, olive oil.

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Old 02-14-2015, 11:04 PM

No chocolate treat!
Username: Woodlandnymph
I've made a: Drink
Title: Shirley Temple
Entry:
Comments: Because I'm an adult! I drink adult drinks! With um...extra cherries please!

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Old 02-15-2015, 12:19 AM

Entries added, thanks guys!

It's time for me to get my sleep on so I'll be dreaming of delicious foods.

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Old 02-15-2015, 03:52 AM

I'm about to make cookies, I think, since Cryaotic and Russ's Twitch stream is starting with games I have no interest in at all and my best friend is at work.

EDIT: Update - cookies in the oven! Ieee.

EDIT: Update 2 - Cookies worked differently than I thought. Thankfully, there's tons of dough left, so will try again tomorrow to do what I wanted.

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Old 02-15-2015, 05:33 AM

perfect! i actually baked some goodies yesterday and i still have them in the fridge!

now to find my camera usb

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I totally found my wire!

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Chocolate treat!
Username: sushi_mew
I've made a: Sweet
Title: Arrangement of my Love (like flower arrangements ahah... D,x )
Entry:
* *
Comments: Collectively submitting since they use the same chocolate cake recipe!
They're decorated with a basic buttercream that was coloured pink and topped with edible flowers to give it that special touch!
The message was written with white chocolate

Chocolate treat!
Username: sushi_mew
I've made a: Sweet
Title: My Love is Solid
Entry: *
Comments: Named so because they're just solid milk and white chocolate~
I used a mold that I found at BulkBarn. These were really easy to make (just temper the chocolate and package!) but they were also just too cute to not share with others!

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Old 02-15-2015, 07:23 PM

I feel like I'm letting the side down by still eating leftover Indian takeaway.

Ooh, pretty cakes. Do you grow the flowers yourself?

 


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