Contest of the Month

Contest 2013 May

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I hope everyone has had a wonderful Mother’s Day. For this month’s contest, all you have to do is share something special about your mother. You can share what makes your mother so special to you. And/or something valuable that she has taught you over the years. Feel free to share anything else about your mother.

All you have to do is post your Mother’s Day story to the discussion forum on the Mother’s Day topic that I have created.

The winners will be selected randomly from all the forum post entries.

Below is my checklist:

  • You will not have email me anything this time. You can simply leave a posting on the Mother’s day forum topic.
  • If you are creating a new account for the forum, please enter your email address so that I can contact you after the contest is over. Don’t worry, your email address will not be public (only I will be able to see it).
  • The deadline is May 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 2013 April Winners

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Everyone came out with great, fresh ideas for April contest. Unfortunately, I can only choose five which always makes it difficult. Here are the top five for the contest. I would like to congratulate the winners and the top five participants:

1st Place: Divya Ashok (Tropical Spring Salad with Mango Orange Dressing)
2nd Place: Emily M. Walsh (Spring Spinach and Strawberry Salad)

Congratulations to both of you!!

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

  • Adelina Srinivasan
  • Nishant Goyal
  • Jugnu Verma
  • Qurat ul Ain
  • Rachel Nead
  • Sumedha
  • Deepti
  • Thess
  • Laryssa Wirstiuk
  • Renee Hagens
  • Bharti Sanjay Rathore
  • Priyab
  • Crystal Schmidt
  • Asha Sunilc
  • Prachi Deshpande
  • Shruti
  • Marisa Raponi

Contest 2013 April

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I love spring time, so this month’s contest is to make a fresh and colorful spring salad with fruit.  The specific rules are the following:

  • It has to be a colorful salad
  • It has to contain some kind of fruit
  • You must also create a homemade salad dressing (make sure to provide recipe for this too)
  • 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 April 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 2013 March Winners

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I enjoyed going through all of the entries for March contest. There were many good entries and as usual it was tough to decide on the winners. I would like to congratulate the winners and the top five participants:

1st Place: Siri (Rainbow Cupcakes)

2nd Place: Vaishali Leuva (Mawa Paneer Thandai Balls)

Congratulations to both of you!!

Thank you to everyone else that also participated in the contest:
  • Adelina Srinivasan
  • Prachi Deshpande Punecon
  • Siminder
  • Shruti
  • Kamala
  • Shamshun Nisa
  • Nay Sidhu
  • Lori McLain
  • Dipti Joshi
  • Gomathi Palanimuthu
  • Anamika Sachdeva
  • Jeeja Jaison
  • Maureen D’souza
  • Vandana
  • Archana Arvapally
  • Anu Rasoi
  • Deepa Krishnan
  • Crystal Schlueter
  • Raksha
  • Renee
  • Vidyapraseedh
  • Mubeena
  • Vandana Bhide
  • Dimple Mota
  • Monica Raina
  • Ankita Agarwal
  • Whitney
  • Deepti
  • Rakhi Mehrotra
  • Raabiaa Mojelele
  • Vidhya Lakshmi
  • Varsha jain
  • M Neha
  • Preethi Vijay
  • Vaishali Leuva
  • Sowmya
  • Kim Charlton
  • Sneha Toshniwal
  • Hidemi Walsh
  • Aditi Shah
  • Prachi Mishra
  • Payel Mukherjee
  • Priya Suresh
  • Madelon Martinez
  • Renee Lynn
  • Mamta Rathi
  • Reshma Patel
  • Mussy M
  • Deep
  • Keerthana Boloor
  • Adam123
  • Keeithana holoor
  • Rashija
  • Veena Jain
  • Vani
  • Santoshgbangar
  • Rakhi Bajaj
  • Poonam
  • Zita Fox
  • Sneha loshi

Contest 2013 March

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There are two religious holidays this month – Easter and Holi (festival of colors). Contest this month is to make a dessert for the holidays. It can be any type of dessert, but there should be an emphasis on creativity and presentation. The specific rules are the following:

  • It can be any type of dessert (hot or cold)
  • I will be judging on creativity and presentation
  • 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 March 24th.
  • 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 2013 February Winners

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I really enjoyed reading everyone’s Valentine’s Day stories. Thank you for sharing them with me. Here are the two winners that I selected at random from the posts. Congratulations to both of you.

1st Place: spike

2nd Place: aparna17

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

Contest 2013 February

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This month’s contest is the same as previous years. All you have to do is post your Valentine’s Day story to the discussion forum on the Valentine’s Day topic that I have created.

You needn’t send any photos for the contest. I just want to hear your valentine’s story – what did you do for your husband, wife, girl/boyfriend, or other loved one? If you cooked something, please describe the menu that you prepared. Did you surprise your loved one? The more details, the better!

The winners will be selected randomly from all the forum post entries.

Below is my checklist:

  • You will not have email me anything this time. You can simply leave a posting on the Valentine’s day forum topic.
  • If you are creating a new account for the forum, please enter your email address so that I can contact you after the contest is over. Don’t worry, your email address will not be public (only I will be able to see it).
  • The deadline is Februrary 24th.
  • 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 2013 January Winners

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I enjoyed going through all of the entries for January contest. Everyone did a great job coming up with health conscious recipes. I would like to congratulate the winners and the top five participants:

1st Place: Nibedita Das (Savory Vegetable Cake)

2nd Place: Maiah Miller (Cauliflower Couscous)

Congratulations to both of you!!

Thank you to everyone else that also participated in the contest:
  • Swagatika Priyadarshini
  • Mir Afroze Ali
  • Soly Borromeo
  • Deepa Krishnan
  • Pooja Juneja
  • Keerthana
  • Purva Agrawal
  • Sasi Kumar
  • Sumedha
  • Jhanvi Khatri (2)
  • Mohsen
  • Jake Hills
  • Kayal
  • KaMaKsHi
  • Vidya Kolachure
  • Amrita
  • Dion Lucero
  • Jayanthi Karthikeyan
  • Luca
  • Sakhi Saheli
  • Priya
  • Ayesha Al-Yousuf
  • Pat Vachani
  • Stephen Davidson
  • Rajeswary Prathyush
  • Aliya Banu
  • Shweta Verma
  • Shantel Vachani
  • Dipti Joshi
  • Divya Pradhan
  • Manisha Parekh
  • Gauri Karmali
  • Gina Sitta
  • Meenakshi
  • Shubha Satish

Contest 2013 January

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If your New Years resolution is to eat right and stay fit, then this contest is for you. For this month, I am looking for recipes that are health conscious and use fresh ingredients. The specific rules are the following:

  • Recipe must be healthy – low in sugar and fats.
  • It must use fresh ingredients (nothing processed) and all natural ingredients.
  • 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 January 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 2012 December Winners

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I hope everyone is having a great New Year so far. December’s contest had over 60 entries so it was lot of recipes to go through. I was happy to see many good recipes, and as always it was a challenge to narrow down the selection. Congratulations to the winners and the top five participants:

1st Place: Ayesha Yakoob Al-Yousuf (Sweet Potato and Apricot Cheesecake)

2nd Place: Pey-Lih (Persimmon Galette)

Congratulations to both of you!!

 

Thank you to everyone else that also participated in the contest:
  • Luca Boccia
  • Amrita Datta
  • Geeta Rao
  • Shubha Satish
  • Noopur Srivastava
  • Padmaja Thommandra
  • Sumedha
  • Anika Jindal
  • Jamie Claire
  • Lakshmi Prasanna
  • Stephen Davidson
  • Bhargav
  • Melody Crain
  • Poornima Noubad
  • Mohena Ahluwalia
  • Shweta Garg
  • Chitra Shukla
  • Poorva Sawant
  • Rajee Ramaswamy
  • Kamlesh
  • Kritika Singhal
  • Simi Ummer
  • Patricia Pangelinan
  • Vaishali
  • Prajna Prabhu
  • Nishi Manglik
  • Kumud Shukla
  • Gayathri Sathyanarayanan
  • Hem Srivastava
  • Purva Agrawal
  • Abhilasha Kothari
  • Swati Shah
  • Melanie Booth
  • Christine
  • Sujina
  • Akhila
  • Raji Muthu
  • Sudeshna Banerjee
  • Hidemi Walsh
  • Bhakti
  • Rehana Khambaty
  • Samantha S
  • Seetha
  • Alisha
  • Aru Vinu
  • Nithya Balaji
  • Marlene Steinberg
  • Lakshmi Swetha
  • Sowmya
  • Suman Agarwal
  • Divya
  • Eklas Odish
  • Samahita Kabra
  • Pranati
  • Rama Sekharan
  • Cadry Nelson
  • Sasi Kumar