/ck/ - Food & Cooking

The theme of Round Seven is...

Sweet!

Mixed with savory, baked, frozen, hard, fluffy or pulled, show us your sweet side this week!.

While you're perfectly welcome to make a large spread of food, please make sure there is clearly a "main dish" because that is what people will be voting on.

Two persons will be eliminated after this round. The winner will receive a special prize!

VOTING GUIDELINES

Voting follows an 'Iron Chef' style scoring system. This means you, the people of /ck/, will judge each entry individually instead of deciding on what you feel is the "best" dish.

Dishes are scored out of a total 20 points, based on 4 categories (worth a maximum of 5 points each); Presentation, Originality, Appeal and Challenge Goals. You may award 0's if you feel the contestant did not meet your expectations for a category.

-Presentation: The appearance of items on the plate; plating skills
-Originality: Creativity in composing the dish
-Appeal: How appetizing the food looks/whether or not the dish appeals to your personal taste as a voter
-Challenge Goals: How closely the entry followed the challenge goal(s)

The distinction between Presentation and Appeal: If someone submits an artfully arranged but burnt steak as an entry, it may score high in Presentation but low in Appeal.

**

Copypasta Scoring Format for Lazymodo

Presentation: /5
Originality: /5
Appeal: /5
Challenge Goals: /5
Total: /20

Scores from the last round.

>>5359012
>Cornbread !LnjpmqEHII and 30mm are leaving us this round
>Here's the list of those who made it to this round!
>Cornbread !LnjpmqEHII

You done fucked up...again.

And
>Sweet!
Really? The most generic round I've seen in 3 years of this contest.

I miss Hearts...

>>5359012
Round 6 AGAIN?

Also, link to thread in the blog.

Oh, I never thought I'd win a round! Thank you!

>>5359100
Oops. Oh well. At least the dates are right.

>>5359036
right you are.

>>5359118
CONGRATS! I can't believe I was only .3 points behind you... Oh man :D

I have absolutely no idea what I'll make but I'll think of something I'm sure. And Bubble don't worry about the haters, you're doing great.

>>5359134
>At least the dates are right
So the secret ingredient this time is dates? Goddammit, I hate dates. Can I substitute figs?

>>5359434
Figs are sweet. They work ;-)

i meant the days in the thread subject line were correct, but I put the wrong round number.

>sweets

See yal next week. Good luck everybody!

Is it wrong if I decide to only judge the ones I'd give a higher score to? I hate to give a bunch of people low ratings because I personally don't care for chocolate and rich sugary foods. I'll probably just sit this one out completely. Have fun yal.

>>5359468
You know you can do sweet mixed with savory. Like a moroccan dish wish golden raisins/dates or roasted duck with blackberry sauce

>>5359314
You did well and have improved. Quietly rooting for you as the budget restricted underdog, I can relate. It won't influence my scoring though, if you fuck up I'll score you low. I've been impressed though considering what you've got to work with. Keep it up.

>>5359521
Thank you! I've gotten lucky and had a lot of the ingredients I've worked with in the house already the last 3 weeks especially and have gotten very very lucky making up shit that seems to work well together with a limited budget... I can usually think of ways to use ingredients from previous rounds too, like the cotija cheese and what not.. anyway ramble ramble..

Also thank you :) I have just absolutely enjoyed the experience so far and getting inspiration from everyone. It's been totally fucking great, seriously...

If you can't tell by my rambling incoherent message I'm exhausted and was cooking all day for a party at work, very enjoyable but tiring so I'll take that as my cue to get my ass in bed, lol. Goodnight all and can't wait to see what you guys come up with.

>>5359595
Glad you've had fun, me too. I like how you've whipped up nice things on a limited budget and experience. I've seen good shit from everybody, really. I hope that OPIATE FFGGT cooks again, if you're going to trip for 20 years at least make yourself useful, brother. I'd be stoked if Progun made a submission.

>>5359445
>I put the wrong round number.
Seven is prime, not round. So, technically, you were wrong to put a round number in at all. At least it wasn't a square or a cube, though.

>>5359513
Dang, that makes me think of the Ramsay Moroccan lamb shank stew I love so much. One of the first things I thought of for this challenge was duck with a sweet sauce, too, since duck and sweet sauces are so good with one another.

Hey guys dont know if i will be able to make it this round, its been fun
wish i had more time to do stuff but have managed to get my phd application accepted so have bugger all time.
best of luck to all of you and i hope someone has all the verticals so i can lock them away for when i have proper time to cook again.

Might try to make something but unlikely

>>5360517
congrats on being accepted!

im getting my groceries delivered tonight, might get to baking tomorrow
stay tuned folks

There's no way I'll be able to participate this round - I'm not back home until the 21th. Beh.

>>5359468
>Is it wrong if I decide to only judge the ones I'd give a higher score to? I hate to give a bunch of people low ratings because I personally don't care for chocolate and rich sugary foods.

How about not punishing people for liking something you don't like?

>>5360517
Congratulations and I hope you still stick around!
>>5361050
I only need a few ingredients for mine so I'm getting them tonight and cooking tomorrow after work, how exciting!
>>5361391
He said he won't vote for any he doesn't like, and not liking sweets would affect his appeal scores in a sweets round, so...

>>5361391
>>5361651
I won't vote unless I see something particularly appealing that I think should have a high score. I didn't vote in the seafood round either because I don't like it and its unfair to give low grades because of personal taste.

Since this is probably the closest we'll get to a pie round, I BETTER SEE SOME GODDAMN PIE!

>>5361721
That's kind of unfair. It can make good contestants seem better than they are, or bad contestants worse than they are. In reality, the only rating that should be 'biased' due to your preferences would be in appeal.

>>5360517
Congratulations!

>>5361721
You voted in the drunken round and gave downvotes to the sweet dishes.

Alas, you're a little baby.

Got the rest of what I needed... Only had to buy a few things and ended up spending like 8 dollars between the mangos and flour and cream...

WOOP!

>>5359634
>If you can't tell by my rambling incoherent message
>implying you are ever coherent

>>5362059
So true.. imagine me before I stopped drinking, lol...

>>5362086
Coherency is overrated!
As is legibility, reasoned thinking, and the ability to walk in a straight line, Officer.

presenting a favourite from my home country, kek batik

>>5363453
100g milo powder (malted chocolate drink) 30g cocoa powder
200ml hot water
200g butter
200g sweetened condensed milk
100g white granulated sugar
5 eggs, lightly beaten
1 packet of Marie biscuits

>>5363453
now thats some top kek

>>5363461
dissolve the milo and cocoa in the hot water, stirring until smooth

add the butter, sweetened condensed milk, sugar and eggs

>>5363464
stir the mix on low heat for 20 minutes or until thickened

break the biscuits into quarters and mix into the fudgey mix

>>5363471
scrape into loaf pan lined with baking paper and refrigerate for a few hours

>>5363463
anun pls

>>5363476
its very very rich and dense, so cut into little bite size pieces to serve

>>5363453
Oh, that looks really cool!

>>5363461
The best part of the recipes from Europeans is me trying to figure out measurements, lol

Where I'm from this is called Kiksekage, it's the same, except that the biscuits are usually layered a lot more organised. I'm sure it taste the same, but I prefer the layered look.

>>5364364
This works both ways, the best part is how the U.S. measures things by volume instead of weight

>>5365316
In the Netherlands, we call it Arretjescake, basically the same recipe here too.

>>5359314
>And Bubble don't worry about the haters, you're doing great.
Thanks!

>>5365331
Yep our system is entirely fucked!
>>5365316
I hope you guys keep posting recipes like this, I love trying regional foods!
>>5365473
Anytime bro.

I'll be posting tonight for sure, was way too tired after work/gym yesterday. Ended up slathering goat cheese and olive tapenade on an old ass baguette for dinner, lol...

>>5365316
That also exists in German and is called "Kalter Hund", which means "cold dog", don't ask me why

>>5366007
Funny, because Kiksekage literally means "biscuit cake".

>>5366007
>>5366096
Googling these names + wikipedia gives interesting results.

>A hedgehog slice is an uncooked flat, square or bar-shaped chocolate snack/ dessert, similar to a fudgey chocolate brownie but with alternating lighter and darker areas. The darker areas are chocolate flavoured. The lighter areas are bread crumbs, crushed biscuit,[1] rice puffs, or similar. Nuts may also be added.[1] It usually has a topping of chocolate icing on which may be sprinkled coconut, Hundreds and Thousands, or other kinds of sprinkles (e.g. chocolate or coffee flavoured, etc.).

It's local cuisine in many places too.
English -> It's from Australia
Italian -> Sicilian
German -> Kinda global, names a few other recipes ("chocolate biscuit cake" in England.)
Portuguese -> From Portugal (and it's a sausage shaped.)
Deutsch -> Local too, creator is called Calvé-Delft
Limburgish -> I have no idea, google translate failed me. But they talk about Limburg.
Danish -> This cake killed 2 persons with salmonella due to raw eggs.

Other languages say nothing or that it's a German Kalter Hund.

Oh lawd, I've been so busy this week, I haven't even had time to think about what to make. I'd better hurry and come up with something. It will probably be something sharable, because I'm supposed to bring something to an Easter party my friend is having on Sunday. Pic related, it's my dog patiently waiting for sweets.

>>5366740
OH LAAAAWD! DAT PUPPY!

My thing is in the oven right now... we shall see how they turn out...

My entry is a cheese, ham and grape croissant (the croissant is store-bought). It's with Wensleydale, Stilton, raisins and sultanas soaked in Chardonnay, honey glazed ham, and grape jam I made with a little pomegranate molasses.

>>5366788
Looking forward to seeing what you made!

>>5366805
Wow, I forgot the image.

>>5366805
>>5366811
Looks great, flavor combination sounds awesome... Did you make the ham?

>>5366811
Proof

>>5366805
Sounds delicious!

>>5366817
Yep, the ham is just poached, though, since I don't have an oven to finish it off in. I let it sit in the honey glaze while cooling instead of basting the ham in an oven, too.

>>5366825
Thanks to the both of you. Looking forward to seeing your dishes.

>>5366846
Yummy, would love a vertical then!!

>>5366852
Oh, thank you! I didn't take any pictures of the process, though, since I find it kind of stressful and I didn't think it was worth it... but I'll start doing it again next round, if I stay in.

Oh lawd...

Now to cool and fill...

>>5366897
One of three fillings, the whipped cream...

>>5366898
Coffee pastry cream...

>>5366899
and the last filling, chipotle-caramel mango..

Now off to fill and hope it all comes together lol! Be back soon.

Ok, I made profiteroles three ways...

On the far left is a coffee pastry cream filled puff with dark chocolate ganache, the middle is a traditional whipped cream and powdered sugar, and the right is a chipotle-caramel arugula mango filling with a "molassses caramel" sauce...

My mom says "WOW, those are SO good", typical mom :)

>>5366905
Close up of mango.

>>5366906
Whipped cream close up...

>>5366908
And the coffee cream close up...

One final group shot may be coming up...

Last group pic, like the first but with macro focus on...

I hope you guys like, they were very yummy. I'll do verticals for everything tomorrow, should take me like 3 hours because literally everything was made from scratch hahaha...

OH and I already had the chocolate, the chipotles in adobo, the flour, sugar, eggs, and basically everything besides the heavy cream and mangoes... I ended up buying flour cause I thought I was out but I didn't need it. So yeah, I made this from almost entirely ingredients I already had and spent 8 bucks at the store!

Just shows that you can do a lot with what you have on hand, you don't have to spend a ton of money...

Now for me to go to bed, I'm so looking forward to the rest of the entries... Thanks all!

>>5366910

muh dick

Focus is off though m8

>>5366905
That looks absolutely amazing. Do want.

>>5366951
That's art. Lrn2 food porn.

>>5366910

Christ, the mango one.

I want to make a simple syrup and fcking inject it with a needle through my eyeball to satisfy the craving i got from that moneyshot.

hnnng

>>5364364
the metric system is the best system!

>>5365331
Measuring liquids by volume is fine but yeah I don't understand americans

>>5365316
>>5365375
Oh cool, that does look very pretty.

>>5366906
my god that looks amazing

>>5366722
I'm from Limburg :D

Anyway... I made a little spread of food... Yesterday I improvised a pacific themed party, and so I made quite a few snacks

>>5367399

Skewer money shot

>>5366905
Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 18/20

These look amazing! The most appetising to me is probably the whipped cream one - simple, buttery and creamy!

>>5367399
This looks good. Did you do the kebabs on a grill? How did you make the coconut chilli meatballs?

>>5367453

I did them on a grilling pan, and the meatballs were made like regular meatballs (ground beef, an egg and some flower) but I mixed in rasped coconut powder, and a nice little minced garden chili

>>5367725
>flower

>>5367729
Yeah... I done goofed.. sorry... I meant flour of course

>>5367738
Godverdomme, denk aan mn reputatie

>>5366951
>>5367352
>>5367354
>>5367373
>>5367453
Thank all of you so much, seriously, you brightened my day! It means so much to read your comments :)

All of them were really very good! The mango had a super interesting flavor profile, smoky from the chipotle and the molasses caramel worked perfect with it.

None of them were overly sweet, I'm not super into really sweet foods so I made stuff I thought I would enjoy, and they all turned out yummy. None of the three were overly sweet. Gonna have a coffee cream one with my lunch today :)

I'll work on some verticals tonight when I get home from some training I'm doing!

>>5367399
>>5367400
You have all of my wants. I'm the one that doesn't like sweets but those mixtures of sweet and savory sound delicious, looks great mate.

>>5366905
I'll have the one on the right, please maam. Looking good Chola.

"Moroccan" Stuffed Pork with Cider Sauce and Carrot, Parsnip and Asparagus Faggots.

Stuffing is Date, Apricot, Fig and Raisin, Almond, Pine Nuts, Pistachio and Pumpkin Seed with Ras-el-Nout.
Sauce is reduced Apple juice, Cider, (Lambig), Rice vinegar, Soy sauce, Honey, Cinnamon, and Ginger

I usually mix my spices myself, but here I mixed two store-bought Ras-el-nout. Ingredients :
Black pepper, Garlic, Ginger, Mustard seeds, Cinnamon (10%), Nutmeg, Chili, Paprika (5%), Clove
Coriander/cilantro, Bay leaves, Tumeric, Fenugreek, Caraway , Cumin

I mixed up recipes to make this one and only realise Moroccans probably don't eat much pork halfway cooking...

5 pictures, vertical tomorrow.

>>5368480
that pork looks dry as fuck.

>>5368485
Is wasn't. All the juices are inside thanks to the foil.
A quick go in the pan, then 10 minutes in the oven.

>>5368494
fantastic, probably was just the lighting though.

>>5368488
lol

>>5368473

the stuffed pork sounds nice but the veggies .. looks like you ran of time or something

bumb for week-end submissions and votes

>>5368473
I'm having a serious problem with the veg presentation.

>>5368477
really having problems with how the parsnip isn't cored, is it not difficult to eat like that? talk me through the vegetables a little, how were they cooked?

Coffee pastry cream vert

Forgot to say in there you can incorporate pretty much any flavor by adding it when you warm the milk...

>>5369221
sigh...

>>5369223
Just the vert for whipped cream and the chocolate if anyone needs it...

>>5369237
The mango filling and molasses caramel sauce... simple again...

>>5369262
Last vert for the pate a choux... Hopefully it's not too incoherent lol

As always any questions or input are welcome.

working on my dish now, although my coworker got/is getting me drunk off this 18% moscato..so....hopefully i dont burn the house down whilst doing this.

Ugh. So I had to work late tonight. It's midnight (well, 12:20) and I just finished the first prep step. Just letting everyone know that I'm going to pull through, but I probably won't be posting until late tomorrow afternoon. I had no extra time this week, so my entry is going to scrape by tomorrow, lol. But, I think it's going to be lovely. I will say, I'm making dessert, because I promised a friend that I'd bring dessert to his party on Sunday. Anyway, see you tomorrow!

>>5369582
cant wait to see it!

I have a few final steps tomorrow and plating. Was going to do it tonight, but i'm way to tired...and drunk.

>>5369591
I can't wait to see yours either! Yeah, I had to call it a night for now, I'm laying in bed as I speak, drinking my sleepytime tea, lol. I set my alarm for 6:30, so I can get up and get cooking!

>>5368473
Presentation: 1/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 4/5
Total: 11/20

>>5366811
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 13/20

>>5367399
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 4/5
Total: 12/20

>>5366740
Haha he/she looks like Gandalf the Grey. Cool dog.

>>5363453
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 15/20

>>5366811
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 14/20

>>5366905
Presentation: 5/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 19/20

>>5367399
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 14/20

>>5368473
Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 18/20

>>5359022
who was best cook?

>>5370139
Wow, thank you...

If I actually win a round I would probably poop my pants...

>>5368477
>>5368480
>>5368487
>>5368488
>>5368494
Here is the vertical.

>>5370467
I wanna try this but I don't know that my liquor stores would have Lambig...

Also, waiting for your approval of my profiteroles, Frenchie ;_;

>>5370519
>>5367352 was me.
I only used a shooter of lambig because I already had a bottle. I don't think it really change the taste : it's made from cider after all.

Updated vertical (2 lines for the sauce.)

>>5370613
Ok good, I was worried you would skewer me, lol...

And I'll just have to ask at the liquor store, cause I really want to make that, yum!

>>5370613
Thank you for noting the update.
Also this makes it Vertical #101 so far for the challenge :-)

Okay, finally I can post! For your consideration:
Strawberry-Chambord Cream Cake
Lemon Cheesecake with Lemon Curd

A little explanation: I made 2 desserts, because one is for a party I'm going to tomorrow, and one was for today, because my housemate's relatives are visiting. So, only the Strawberry-Chambord Cream Cake is cut, because I can't cut the Lemon Cheesecake until tomorrow. BUT, I will take a picture of a slice when we cut into it at the party tomorrow and post it then.
Close ups and verticals to follow!

Strawberry Chambord Cream Cake

Close up and personal cake

Cake, cut.

Lemon Cheesecake with Lemon Curd


The top is so yellow because I added a little bit of yellow food coloring to the lemon curd for the top, because I wanted it to be a daffodil yellow, you know, for Easter. The lemon curd layer in the middle is a lighter yellow color.

So close, it knows you intimately.

I had to do the vertical for the strawberry cake in two parts.

Part 1

Part 2

Lemon Curd vertical (delicious)

>>5366740
holy crap your dog looks just like my dog Oli

>>5370944
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 15/20

>>5370983
Haha! Cool. She's a mutt I adopted. She and her siblings were found in a sack under a cattle guard. :( But she's super smart, and hilarious. You can't really see it in that pic, but she has a mohawk of silver hair that goes from the top of her head down to her neck that connects to her "mane". She's my compadre. I have a cat too (which is who I took my moniker from), and they get along okay, my dog loves the cat and wants to be his friend, but the cat hates the dog and will smack her in face every chance he gets (he's a grumpy old bastard).

>>5370992
What the hell. I was about to say that my dog has a mohawk of silver hair too that stays how ever you style it. He was a mutt we found too, and he is the chillest dog I have ever seen

>>5370992
If my dog wasn't neutered (and I'm sure yours is too) I would say that we should breed them

>>5371009
Holy shit, yeah, that's too bad, I'd love to breed more of these guys. She's the best dog I've ever had. Sweet, loves everyone, smart as a whip, and funny. She talks to me in little growls and snorts, it's hilarious. She micro-manages everyone in the house too. She'll come tell me when the cat wants to go out or come in, tells me when he needs food, tells me when my housemate is awake or coming in the house, tells me when I need to get up, etc.

Normally his face hair is longer, but he had a trim.

Also I tried to make a lemon meringue pie for the first time but it turned out awful. The only good part was the crust (used vodka mixed with water instead of just water when making the crust, you should all do this)

>>5371018
Dawwww, he's awesome.
I really wish I knew what mix of breeds she is (or your dog, too, for that matter). I had to have her breed certified by the vet when I moved into my place (because they would only allow certain breeds), and even the vet was like "She could be nearly anything. We'll just put down Lab mix, since that's generic enough to allow her in." They said for $100 I could have her DNA tested, but I'm not that desperate to know, lol.

>>5370944
Pye I would fucking DEVOUR both of those, YUM.
>>5371018
Also completely ok with everyone posting their doggies...

I've been doing prep work all night for my first major legit paid dinner party. I'm super nervous but SUPER excited. Chicken is brining, about to make the base for the ice cream... Oh man!

Wish me luck guys!

>>5371030
I feel I need to reiterate that I would seriously eat both of those, whole, in like 2 days tops. Seriously.

>>5371027
Yeah I wish I knew too. I feel like there has to be some Schnauzer in there. Oh well, guess there are only two mohawk dogs that talk in little growls

>>5371040
They both look like wirehaired pointing griffons is what I first thought...

>>5371030
>>5371035
LOL, thanks! Yeah, the Strawberry cake turned out delicious. I'm looking forward to trying the cheesecake tomorrow. The party is a brunch, so I'll be able to post how it turned out before the thread runs out.
Your profiteroles looked amazing too! I really want to try the mango and the coffee cream, YUM.

>>5371052
Gooooodddd and you posted the verticals so next time I have free time it's Johns stuffed pork and that fuckin' lemon curd cheesecake...

And I love coffee flavored anything so that coffee pastry cream I made was like crack for me... heh

>>5371040
Yeah, I've always thought that there was some Schnauzer in there, too. It seems the most logical. Does his silver hair shed? Because hers doesn't. I mean, you can pull it out if you brush her thoroughly, but she only free sheds her black hair. Anyway, I was thinking maybe some poodle? IDK.
Whenever people stop and ask me what kind of dog she is, I always say she's a "Henson terrier". (Because she looks like a Muppet)

>>5371060
No the silver hair doesn't shed at all, and he has stocky legs that also get kinda long hair, though the body hair isn't as long. And yeah some poodle probably as well. Also he snores a little when he sleeps. I just tell people he looks like a mix between a bear and a seal due to the fuzy face and long body

>>5371042
the legs of a wirehaired pointing griffon look too long. Also that coffee cream looks so dang good, I'm going to have to make it some time next weekend

>>5371068
Make sure you make extra if you're like me and ate spoonfuls... lol

>>5370951

Those strawberries are fucking RAW!!!

(looks awesome)

Okay....I had finished my original dish, which was a 3-layered alcoholic delight, this morning. Although it was tasty, it didn't look good. So, I decided to just say fuck it and go to plan b, which is this:

Cocoa Rib Eye with Carmelized Onions and Strawberries and Cayenne-Chocolate Covered Strawberries.

Gotta be honest guys, this is a simple dish, but it was the tastiest thing I've cooked for this year's competition

I went for a medium-rare. I'd say I got fairly close...

and one last picture...

>>5371506
Glad you made it!

>>5371056
I realised I forgot the proportions of the sauce... Since you want to cook it, I might as well post a third edition of my vertical.

>>5371928
updated version saved, thank you.

>>5371516
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 13/20

>>5363453
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 13/20

>>5366811
>>5366805
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 13/20

>>5366905
>>5366906
>>5366908
>>5366909
Presentation: 5/5
Originality: 4,5/5
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 19,5/20

>>5367399
Presentation: 2,5/5
Originality: 2,5/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 13/20

>>5368473
>>5368494
>>5371928
Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 18/20

>>5370944
>>5370945
>>5370955
>>5370964
Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 15/20

>>5371506
>>5371516
>>5371518
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 14/20

Cholula
Presentation: 3.5/5
Originality: 3.5/5
Appeal: 3.5/5
Challenge Goals: 4/5
Total: 14.5/20
John
Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 4/5
Total: 17/20

Asdf
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 3/5
Total: 11/20

Cholula
Presentation: 3.5/5
Originality: 3.5/5
Appeal: 3.5/5
Challenge Goals: 4/5
Total: 14.5/20

John
Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 4/5
Total: 17/20

Asdf
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 3/5
Total: 11/20

Just wanted to come in to say I've been lurking since Day 1 and it's so neat to see people taking the time to make some grade-A food porn (along with instructions) because they just love to cook. Keep it up guys!

>>5366811
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 4/5
Total: 13/20
>Very simple, but damnit it got my mouth watering

>>5366905
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 15/20
>It's funny how you almost quit, then you whip out awesome stuff like this

>>5367399
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 3/5
Total: 11/20
>Simple, and I feel like sweetness isn't the primary focus in any of these

>>5368473
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 2/5
Challenge Goals: 3/5
Total: 11/20
>It's just not appetizing, and the veggies are lamely presented.

>>5370944
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 16/20
>Just marry me already

>>5371506
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 4/5
Total: 13/20
>Not pretty to look at, and not that creative, but still appetizing

What a boring round. Hopefully next round's theme is more interesting.

>>5372842
I'm definitely glad I didn't quit :)
Also pretty sure I've already claimed both John and Pye for marriage so you're out of luck, mine!

Okay, I promised a pic of the cut lemon curd cheesecake, and this is as good as a pic as I could get in a room full of people, lol. It turned out great, super creamy and tangy, not too sweet. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who loves citrus and not-so-sweet desserts. I didn't have any left to bring home, otherwise I would have tried to get a better pic.

>>5372976
damnit, now I want cheesecake >_<

>>5370944
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 2/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 12/20

>>5371506
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 2/5
Challenge Goals: 4/5
Total: 11/20

>>5373005
lol, I wish I could send you some!

>>5370945
i would grab chunks of this with my bare hands to shove into my mouth

>>5371506
presentation could be better but I really want to try those flavour combinations

>>5371928
all i can think of is: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/the_great_british_faggot_22530

>>5373029
LOL. It's really good. If you like those kinds of desserts, I highly recommend it. And, if you don't want to use the Chambord, you could use another liqueur or brandy or even a flavor syrup, like hazelnut or something. Yeah, my housemates relatives were (playfully) arguing over who got the last piece this morning, heheh. (They shared it, :) It is better when it's first made though, so if anyone want to make it, you can make all the components ahead of time, but don't assemble it until you're ready to eat it, because as it sits overnight, the cake will absorb the filling pretty well. The cake can be made ahead of time, and once it's completely cooled, can be wrapped tightly in plastic wrap until you're ready to use it (or even frozen, this sponge freezes well).

l>>5366811
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 2/5
Challenge Goals: 4/5
Total: 12/20

>>5366905
Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 17/20

>>5367399
Presentation: 2,5/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 2,5/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 12/20

>>5368473
Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 4/5
Total: 16/20

>>5370944
Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 14/20

>>5371506
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 2/5
Challenge Goals: 4/5
Total: 13/20

>>5366811
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 14/20

>>5366905
Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 17/20

>>5367399
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 14/20

>>5368473
Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 16/20

>>5370944
Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 15/20

>>5371506
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 2/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 14/20

>>5370951

Why did you cut the strawberries like that, they're being squeezed out of the sides.

>>5366811
p3
o4
a3
g3
total 13

>>5366905
p4
o4
a4
g5
total 17
yum

>>5367399
p2
o5
a3
g4
total 14

>>5368473
p2
o4
a2
g2
total 10

>>5363453
p3
o5
a3
g4
total 15

>>5370944
p4
o4
a5
g5
total 18
Please marry me!!

>>5371506
p3
o4
a3
g3
total 13

>>5371018
Looks like an interesting choice of ingredient. I look forward to your dish.

>>5373088
You didn't make enough to share with everyone reading this thread? Go sit in the corner with a dunce cap lettered "meanie" on it.

No new challenge?

>>5370944
>While you're perfectly welcome to make a large spread of food, please make sure there is clearly a "main dish" because that is what people will be voting on.

>>5374895
I had to make two desserts anyway, for the holiday weekend, so why not show both? People didn't have to vote on both of them, and I think most people who did vote on mine preferred either one or the other. The strawberry cream cake was the only one cut when it was made, so I kind of assumed more people would have voted on that, since I couldn't cut the Cheesecake till the next day.

>>5370951
Fuuuuuck never in my life have I wanted a cake so bad. Strawberries and cream are my fetish when it cones to cakes. 20/20

>>5374923
Lol, where were you when voting was open?! But thanks, though. If you like that combination, you should try making it!

>>5374895
Aw, I was hoping to see an entry from you, Anon.

>>5374873
see >>5375032

>>5374914
Yada yada yada. I'm simply calling you out on a pretty clear rule violation.

>>5374974
As I wrote in >>5361391 I was never going to participate in this round. I've been in Iceland since Thursday and as the round effectively was 5½ days instead of 7 it was not possible to get an entry in before the deadline.

Nice, I already have a couple of ideas on what I could make. Just need to narrow it down.

Don't be silly. And, frankly, I'll make as many dishes as I like, thanks. This is supposed to be fun. We don't need any stodginess.

>>5376285
Lol, I meant to post that in the new thread. Oops.