And the winning recipe is.....
The winning recipe is Cornmeal Crusted Goat Cheese with Fire Roasted Tomato & Shrimp Salsa created by Michaela Rosenthal. (click to see recipe) To see all the entries, click here.
This contest had us pacing the floor. The recipes were all astounding displays of creativity and each was as tasty as a chef's creation.
How to pick a winner? This was not easy. Pushed to decide among the best of the best, we finally selected this recipe because we liked the way Ms. Rosenthal used her imagination on all the ingredients and fired up the goat cheese. And we thought the salsa could be tweaked and adapted for bruschetta or used on a plain baked fish to enliven the taste. The single recipe had the possibilities for more recipes.
We thank all the contestants. We had a mighty good time tasting recipes, but more than that, we were dazzled by show of imagination. The human imagination is limitless.
Whether the tiniest bay shrimp or the largest jumbo shrimp, there is nothing like the savory sweet taste of shrimp. They are the most versatile of seafood and every country around the globe has their own recipes for use.
We are happy to invite you to enter your favorite shrimp recipe in our contest and proud to have as the prize a clambake for two from The Lobster Place. The Lobster Place is in New York's Chelsea Market and supplies both the top chef's in the city and those of us who are demanding about the quality of the seafood we buy. You can read more about them by clicking here. There is no restriction as to the use of shrimp - be it grilled, boiled, baked, tossed in salad or on pasta, eaten by itself in savory sauce. The recipe may originate from any of the four corners of the globe. The contest will run until midnight May 14, 2007.
Prize: One clambake for two as prepared by The Lobster Place. "We combine the freshest Lobsters, Mussels, Clams, Steamers, Corn on the Cob and New Potatoes in one cooking container. Simply add water, place the pot on your stovetop and in about about 45 minutes you'll feel like you're dining downeast-style on the coast of Maine."
Prize Contains:
2 – 1.25 lb Lobsters
1 lb of Steamers
1 lb of Mussels
12 Littleneck Clams
2 Ears of Corn & 1 lb of New Potatoes
Clam Juice, Butter and Lemons
1 Lobster Cracker w/ Picks
Lobster Bibs
Please refer to Lobster Place manual for instructions of storing and preparing: http://www.lobsterplace.com/assets/menus/shipped_clambake_manual.pdf
How to Enter: No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary. You may enter this contest by submitting over e-mail your own original recipe following guidelines listed below. Recipes submitted must be original - your own recipe, not previously published in any medium, and not having won prizes or awards in any other contest. Recipe must be received by contest deadline, midnight May 14, 2007 to qualify. It must be submitted by email to www.inmamaskitchen.com. WE MUST BE ABLE TO REPLY TO E-MAIL. If we cannot reply, entry will not be counted. We cannot send the prize to a P. O. box and someone must be home to receive the prize.
GUIDELINES: You may enter as many times as you like, but only one entry per email.
1) State your name, address, telephone number and working e-mail address at the top.
2) List recipe ingredients with specific measures. No abbreviations, please - all measures must be fully written.
3) Write method, including temperature settings if necessary.
4) State number of people served
A word about e-mail: If you use a commercial e-mail such as hotmail.com for purposes of privacy, please be sure your account does not reject our mail to you. If you have blocks on your mail, be sure to remove IMK. If there is no way to reach you after three attempts, the prize will be awarded to another person.
The contest will be judged by In Mamas Kitchen and Lobster Place on the basis of taste, appearance, imagination and overall culinary appeal of the recipe as well as organization and clarity of the materials submitted. Submissions will only be judged if they fulfill all of the entry requirements for the contest. Each of these foregoing judging criteria will be weighed equally. Decisions of judges are final in all matters relating to this contest. All recipes become the property of In Mamas Kitchen (IMK) and The Lobster Place (LP) and will not be returned.
Winner Notification:
Winner will be notified by email 2-4 weeks after close of the contest period. The name of prizewinner will be available on http://www.inmamaskitchen.com. The winner’s name becomes available after completion of Contest.
Prize:
One winner will receive clam bake package . Prize is non-transferable; no substitutions or cash redemptions except at the discretion of the sponsor. Taxes are the responsibility of the winner. Winner will receive prize within 2 weeks after notification of winning. Approximate value of prize $140.00 Winner or winner's representative must be at home to receive prize.
For a complete list of contest rules click here
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