It's January! Happy new year to all, and happy anniversary to Top Chef Fakku! Let me just take this moment to thank everyone who joined last year. You guys continue to challenge me to get better at cooking, and it is hella fun to come up with dishes every month. I hope you guys keep on bringing on the heat for these monthly contests this year!
Anyway, I get to pick this month's theme. We're turning over a new leaf with this year, so the secret ingredient is...
*Iron Chef announcer voice*
LEAFY GREENS!
Also, my New Year's resolution is to eat more veggies, so I'm subjecting you all to healthy eating too. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Ahem.
Here are the rules:
1) Since we are on the internet, and we can't very well taste each other's dishes, we will be judging by how good your food looks. Use creative plate design and presentation, make fancy knife cuts, etc. Make us want to take the first flight available to your place so we can partake of your delicious dish!
2) You must post the recipe you used, and a source/link to said recipe if available. If you create your own recipe, we give you mad props and that should be taken into account when voting, but it is not a requirement. If you made something difficult and/or time-consuming, that is also a plus. Recipes will be judged on how delicious they sound and how well they fit the theme for the month.
3) Post at least two pictures of the preparation and/or cooking process and at least one picture of the final product. Limit it to six total pictures, though. All pictures must include a sign that says Fakku, your user name, and the date. Pictures without a sign will NOT be considered. (Addendum: must be a sign IN the picture, not added after the picture was taken, unless you are cooking for work or school. Just let me know if that is the case.)
4) Everybody can join; however, we will only accept one entry per contestant per month. You can change your entry as much as you want as long as it's before the deadline, but there can be only one!
5) Post your entry as a separate thread on Food and Cooking with the tag [Top Chef Fakku (month)] or a variation thereof, and post a link to it on this thread. You must post a link to your entry in this thread or we will NOT consider it.
6) The winner will be chosen through a public poll during the first five days of the subsequent month.
Contest officially starts now, January 1, 2012 and ends 00:00 PST (GMT-8) on February 1, 2012. No entries will be accepted after that time. Voting starts whenever I wake up on that day and will last for five days, after which we will announce the winner. Winner gets mad props, rep from me (and from others?) and the chance to choose the month after next's theme.
Good luck, and again, happy new year!
(Edited to unsticky)