Team YU and I joined forces in my kitchen and tackled the creation and tasting of 23 incredible recipes for the YumUniverse 1st Birthday Recipe Contest. Coming to a decision about which 5 would be finalists was no easy task. It was next to impossible, really. There was plenty of friendly and playful discussion about what recipes were considered “party appropriate,” what had a good “mouthfeel” and what recipes triggered happy “memories of childhood.” There were a few recipes that judges did not agree upon—and ultimately majority ruled—but we all feel confident that you’ll be excited about the Top 5.
From this point forward, YU (yes, you) will decide who wins the Excalibur dehydrator, who wins a $50 Amazon gift certificate and who wins a YU eGuide!
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE:
All you have to do is try out the recipes and vote for your favorite with a “like” on the corresponding Facebook link for that recipe on the YumUniverse Facebook page. We definitely encourage “likes” and comments here on the site, but only the “likes” from the YU FB page will be tallied.
On August 15, 2011, the winners will be announced!
Drumroll… Here are your FINALISTS:
These recipes are in no particular order, we highly recommend giving them all a try over the next 7 days.
Meghan Telpner’s Spicy Sweet Potato and Black Bean Burrito
Lisa Pitman’s Party Perfect Petit Fours
Jenne’s Pineapple Almond Balls
Hope, Jessica and Micol’s Basil, Coconut & Lime Pops
NOW VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE:
All you have to do is try out the recipes and vote for your favorite with a “like” for the corresponding Facebook link for that recipe on the YumUniverse Facebook page.
On August 15, 2011, the winners will be announced!
Thank you to all the entrants for their time, delicious recipes, photo styling and creativity. You made this decision very difficult for us. Big thanks to the judges Kathy Beymer, Rea Frey Holguin, Maya Henderson, Mark Beier and Val Bolon for their time and thorough consideration of all the recipes (we had fun didn’t we?).
There were so many knockout entries and YU will be sharing them too, so stay tuned. Every single one was worthy of a YumUniverse Celebration, you all truly exceeded my expectations and I thank you again for helping us celebrate our first 365 days in delicious fashion!
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