Foodie Fights #1 – Lemon and Potato
The six blogs that are competing in the first ever foodie fights competition have had almost a week to dream up and cook up their most original creations involving lemons and potatoes. Two seemingly humble ingredients, but I assure you that our competitors all really took these ingredients to the next level.
Below are the entries in no particular order. Please check out the sites before you vote. Oh. And be sure to actually vote for your favorite at the end. The winner will be announced on Thursday!
The submissions:
Savory Reviews – Chicken Limone with Gnocchi
Good ‘N Planty – Nicoise Salad with Grilled New Potatoes and Lemon Vinaigrette
Janie’s Creations – Gnocchi e carciofi al limone
Cupcake Muffin – Gnocchetti with Meyer Lemon Cream Sauce and Crispy Sage
Pete Bakes – Potato Wrapped Cod with Lemon Aioli & Grilled Asparagus and Zucc Salad
Food So Fine - Lemon Potato Risotto with Side Shrimp Ceviche
Remember, the poll is only half the story! Also check out the judges opinions.
A huge thanks to all the participants. Really a fantastic job by all of them. And thanks to everyone for reading and voting also!
VeggieGirl on 21 Apr 2009 at 8:24 am #
Great stuff!!
mandi on 21 Apr 2009 at 8:39 am #
yay how exciting! i have to wait till lunch to check the posts that are on blogspot websites cause my work blocks them for some reason pshhh. but what i saw so far looks great!
good job guys!
dan on 21 Apr 2009 at 8:49 am #
great work everyone. I’m torn on who to vote for!
Nick on 21 Apr 2009 at 9:37 am #
This is a really tough decision. Nice work everyone. Looks like everyone had a good time
john on 21 Apr 2009 at 9:53 am #
Potato wrapped cod was in Buon Appetite or Gourmet just a couple of months ago. PLAGIARISM!
dan on 21 Apr 2009 at 10:24 am #
John –
Potato wrapped fish is a classic French dish. There are recipes for it all over the web. It is not plagiarism to use an established recipe! most of the blogs adapted recipes from other sources to use in the battle. He put his unique spin on the meal and it looks delicious.
Karolinka on 21 Apr 2009 at 11:03 am #
Wow! All week, I’ve been thinking about what I could have made for this challenge and not once did I consider gnocchi. Mostly I was contemplating fish-potato-patties of some sort… But I have to say these dishes all look beautiful and are much more inspired than anything I thought up. I wish everyone good luck on this foodie-fight!!
Phil Lee on 21 Apr 2009 at 11:15 am #
What up everyone, everything looks delicious! Good luck to everyone and which ever way this ends, I’m still gonna rock a championship belt made with aluminum foil and serran wrap and ain’t no one taking that away from me. Good luck y’all! FOODSOFINE OUT
Sara on 21 Apr 2009 at 11:17 am #
Great job to all!
Billie on 21 Apr 2009 at 2:14 pm #
Very tough decision here! Each one of these dishes is worthy of a place on my table I can tell you! Great job each of you and good luck. I can’t wait to see what the next foodfight will be!
pete on 21 Apr 2009 at 2:32 pm #
this was so much fun and a complete honor to compete against all these other amazing blogs. i’d devour any of these dishes in a second!
Rex on 21 Apr 2009 at 3:31 pm #
I agree with pete, it has been an honor and a priviledge to compete against all of these blogs. Good luck to everyone.
sara on 21 Apr 2009 at 8:24 pm #
Agreed with Pete and Rex–what a fun time! Thanks to the organizers for all their work with this. Good luck to all–I may be making some of the other dishes in the near future!
Janie Phillips on 22 Apr 2009 at 5:13 am #
I agree that this was a load of fun for me too! Being in Italy, the gnocchi part seemed to make the most sense, and I found it humorous how many of us went that route. Too funny! Good luck to everyone, I had a ton of fun coming up with this recipe, and I know you all did too!
Marina on 22 Apr 2009 at 8:12 am #
Potato wrapped cod…now thats something i have never seen or heard of before! I imagine the texture to be just perfect : )
Christina Avati on 23 Apr 2009 at 11:40 am #
Allright. Why would we not be interested in the popular vote? We are the people who voted, we are your Readers who took time to read all these blogs and think long and hard about who should win, so thanks for posting those results!
All the entries were really great, imho, but I really thought the most creative use of the ingredients was the guy with four types of potatos, and who used lemon zest, juice, and also fried it. I liked the salad a lot, too, and the chicken dish.
Wow. Thanks for putting a comment section here, it felt great to write my opinion.