RecipeMuncher

We’ve been nominated to win a prize in the “Protein Rich” contest being held on The Art of Cooking Indian Food! Our recipe for Tri-Tip Roast on the WSM is one of fifteen being voted on by readers for the prize of a gift card. Out of all the many non-meat entries and chicken entries, I believe ours is the only beef entry. (Which is not surprising, considering the contest is being held on an Indian food blog )

I am asking you, my loyal readers, to head over to http://letusallcook.blogspot.com/ and vote for the Tri-Tip Roast on WSM entry in the reader poll, by August 10. We might not have as good a chance as “Jamaican Jerk Seasoned Tempeh Sandwich” or “Grits and Daal Adai” but let’s see if the cow can represen…

“Sungold Girl”

A couple weeks ago, we announced that there will be a free tomato tasting event in Northern California - NORCATT 2008 on Sunday, August 10. Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms is hosting this event on his farm in Suisun Valley, Solano County.

Brad cultivates some of the most beautiful and tasty tomatoes you’ve ever laid eyes on, with names such as “Beauty King”, “Berkeley Tie Dye”, “Pink Boar” and “Pork Chop”. He supplies these tomatoes to such noted restaurants as Chez Panisse and Brix. And now you have a chance to taste these amazing tomatoes for free!

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Last chance to win some Lupicia Lichee Tea

Today is the last chance for you to enter to win a 50g bag of Lupicia Lichee Tea. All you have to do is go to our Iced Lichee Tea post and leave a comment. All entries must be received by 11:59 PM, PST on 31 July. We will announce the winners in our next post.

Evolution of Dinner: Grilled Halibut

My previous post was about how the grilled pork tenderloin and nectarine-red onion chutney evolved over the course of the day. I started with the flavor profile I wanted first (Spanish, with lots of paprika) and moved to the ingredient list and fi…