Contest of the Month

Contest 2012 January Winners

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I really enjoyed seeing all the photos for January’s contest. Here are the two winners that I selected at random. Congratulations to both of you.

1st Place: Monica Prashar

2nd Place: Tonya McDaniel

 

Thank you to everyone else that also participated in the contest.



Contest 2012 January

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To start off the New Year, January contest will be an easy one and I hope everyone will participate.

Create any recipe from Manjula’s Kitchen website and post the photo on facebook or google plus. That’s all there is for this contest. Two winners will be chosen at random.

Please be sure to tag Manjula’s Kitchen Page onto the photo on facebook.

If you are using google plus, my link to the Google Plus page is here.

Add me to facebook if you haven’t already done so:

Also, you can find me on google Plus:

Below is my checklist:

  • You will not have to email me anything this time.
  • Simply tag a photo of any one of my recipes  on facebook or google plus.
  • The contest will be open until January 31th.
  • The winner will be featured on the homepage and a link to their website (if available).

1st Prize: $100 gift certificate from Amazon.com
2nd Prize: $25 gift certificate from Amazon.com

**Anyone can join this contest**

Contest 2011 December Winners

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I received many really good recipes this last month and I had a tough time deciding on the winners. Thank you to everyone who participated and you all did a great job. Of course, I can only select five, so here they are and two top winners from those:

1st Place: Akhila Bhatt (Pineapple Kesaribaath)

2nd Place: Shanthi Bhuvan (Double Decker Burfi – Apple Coconut and Pineapple Burfi)

Congratulations to both of you!!

Thank you to everyone else that also participated in the contest:

  • Ramya
  • Swarna Sridhar
  • Prachi Chaitanya Kumthekar
  • Lyan Alsabti
  • Avanti
  • Teena Mary
  • Vani Hegde
  • Mohana Natarajan
  • Linju Praveen Jacob
  • Tazeen Siddiqui
  • Sobha M Das
  • Hidemi Walsh
  • Misha Pratheesh
  • Maiah Albi
  • Priya Suresh
  • Lakshmi Swetha
  • Jamuna Gopal
  • Sumedha Bailur
  • Neeraj Sonkar
  • Melanie Booth

 

Contest 2011 December

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Happy holidays from Manjula’s Kitchen!! For this month, I thought a dessert is a good idea for the holiday season. The recipe can be any dessert made with at least one of the following fruits: apple, berry (any), pineapple, or pear. You may make any type of dessert, hot or cold. The specific rules for December are the following:

  • Any recipe that with at least ONE of the following fruit: apple, berry (any), pineapple, or pear.
  • It must be vegetarian and also egg-less.
  • Please submit only ONE recipe.

In general I will only consider recipes that I feel are complete in regards to ingredients, measurement, and instruction. From there I am looking for creativity and a recipe that my viewers would enjoy to prepare on their own. I will be judging on overall recipe and presentation also.

Below is my checklist:

  • Be Creative!
  • Ingredients should be listed with measurements.
  • Method must be explained clearly, so it’s easy to follow.
  • Please include your name along with the recipe (as you would like it to appear).
  • Search the web for ideas. There are many resources available.
  • Please send me a detailed recipe to contest@manjulaskitchen.com
  • You must also send original picture(s) of the recipe – do not simply grab a photo from the web. Otherwise your recipe will not be considered for entry.
  • The deadline is December 27th.
  • The winner will be featured on the homepage with the new recipe and a link to their website (if available).

1st Prize: $100 gift certificate from Amazon.com
2nd Prize: $25 gift certificate from Amazon.com

**Anyone can join this contest**

Contest 2011 November Winners

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I really enjoyed all the entries for last month. Many people used butternut squash in the recipes. In fact, four of top five are all recipes with butternut squash. Here are the my top five entries and two top winners from those:

1st Place: Sangeeta Jagan (Butternut Squash Badam Halwa)

2nd Place: Jayne Miller (Butternut Squash & Almond Baked Crumble)

Congratulations to both of you!!

Thank you to everyone else that also participated in the contest:


Contest November 2011

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For Thanksgiving, this month’s contest is make any recipe using squash as the main ingredient. It can be any type of squash (ex. Pumpkin is in the squash family). You may make any type of recipe such as an appetizer, main dish, or dessert.  The rules for November are the following:

  • Any recipe that uses Squash as main ingredient.
  • It must be vegetarian and also egg-less
  • Please submit only ONE recipe.

In general I will only consider recipes that I feel are complete in regards to ingredients, measurement, and instruction. From there I am looking for creativity and a recipe that my viewers would enjoy to prepare on their own. I will be judging on overall recipe and presentation also.

Be sure to check out Manjula’s spicy squash recipe as an example. Good Luck!

Below is my checklist:

  • Be Creative!
  • Ingredients should be listed with measurements.
  • Method must be explained clearly, so it’s easy to follow.
  • Please include your name along with the recipe (as you would like it to appear).
  • Search the web for ideas. There are many resources available.
  • Please send me a detailed recipe to contest@manjulaskitchen.com
  • You must also send original picture(s) of the recipe – do not simply grab a photo from the web. Otherwise your recipe will not be considered for entry.
  • The deadline is November 27th.
  • The winner will be featured on the homepage with the new recipe and a link to their website (if available).

1st Prize: $100 gift certificate from Amazon.com
2nd Prize: $25 gift certificate from Amazon.com

**Anyone can join this contest**

Contest 2011 October Winners

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There were many entries last month for the appetizer. As usual, it was tough selecting the winners. Here are the my top five entries and two top winners from those:

1st Place: Divya (Chaat Bites)

2nd Place: Dipti Joshi (Mushroom Sesame Fingers)

Congratulations to both of you!!

Thank you to everyone else that also participated in the contest:

  • Kusum
  • Selvabai
  • Vani Hegde
  • Sukanya
  • Mini Gupta
  • Richa Gupta
  • Neetu Varghese
  • Veena
  • Ish Nirola
  • Manz Joyal
  • Ateeba Nasir
  • Uma Bhaiya
  • Sowmya Chandrasekaran
  • Mike W J Arun
  • Kalyani
  • Rehana Khambaty
  • Sahib Kaur
  • Deepali Bohra
  • Mya Zeronis
  • Farah Afshan
  • Pamela Isaac Daniel
  • Priscilla
  • Shaveta Kalra
  • Swathi Jayanth

 

Contest October 2011

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Appetizers are a great way to share with friends and family during the holidays. Since Diwali festival is coming at the end of the month, I thought it will be nice to make the contest about an appetizer.  The rules for October are the following:

  • You may create any kind of appetizer
  • It must be vegetarian and also egg-less

In general I will only consider recipes that I feel are complete in regards to ingredients, measurement, and instruction. From there I am looking for creativity and a recipe that my viewers would enjoy to prepare on their own. I will be judging on overall recipe and presentation also.

Be sure to check out Manjula’s appetizer recipes for inspiration. Good Luck!

Below is my checklist:

  • Be Creative!
  • Ingredients should be listed with measurements.
  • Method must be explained clearly, so it’s easy to follow.
  • Please include your name along with the recipe.
  • Search the web for ideas. There are many resources available.
  • Please send me a detailed recipe to contest@manjulaskitchen.com
  • You must also send original picture(s) of the recipe – do not simply grab a photo from the web. Otherwise your recipe will not be considered for entry.
  • The deadline is October 29th.
  • The winner will be featured on the homepage with the new recipe and a link to their website (if available).

1st Prize: $100 gift certificate from Amazon.com
2nd Prize: $25 gift certificate from Amazon.com

**Anyone can join this contest**

Contest 2011 September Winners

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Thank you to everyone who took part in September’s Content. Here are the winners for 1st and 2nd place:

1st Place: Nibedita Das (Paneer Curry Pasta Salad)

2nd Place: Dipti Joshi (Colorful Veggie Wrap)

Thank you to everyone else that participated:

Contest 2011 September

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As school has just started, many of my viewers have been asking about meal suggestions for kids. For September contest, you can make any kid-friendly recipe. I will be judging on the following criteria:

  1. The meal should be health conscious and nutritious (example: avoid deep fried foods, or high sugar foods)
  2. You are preparing this for kids (ages 4-12), so it should be something they will like to eat (whether at home or take to school for lunch).
  3. The recipe should be simple and easy to prepare.
  4. Ideally, this recipe should fit into a lunchbox that kids can take to school.
  5. You must provide the recipe for the main meal, but you can suggest other food items to pair the main meal with (like a side of fruit or other yummy snack).

Main thing to remember about this contest is that it should be fun and simple.

I have started a Forum topic to discuss Meal suggestions for Kid’s Lunch Box. Please feel to talk there and provide any tips for other parents. For all contest entries, please follow these instructions listed below:

  • Send the Name of the recipe along with Photo to contest@manjulaskitchen.com.
  • The recipe must be vegetarian (no eggs please).
  • You must send an original picture(s) of the recipe – do not simply grab a photo from the web. Otherwise your recipe will not be considered for entry.
  • The deadline is September 25th.
  • The winner will be featured on the homepage with the new recipe and a link to their website (if available).

1st Prize: $100 gift certificate from Amazon.com
2nd Prize: $25 gift certificate from Amazon.com

**Anyone can join this contest**