$ Feb-March AKP Cooking Contest $

**johnny** · Mar 10th 2021

I’m cooking this Friday for my entry! Unless it turns out bad... then it becomes a meal for my doggies lol.

**crystalblues** · Mar 10th 2021

this is something I make a lot living alone. This is Pepper Sausage Alfredo ❤

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creamylove · Mar 11th 2021

Banana Choc-Chip Oat Cookies!

no hassle, super easy and it’s literally so good. Only needs three ingredients so it can be done without any extra steps.

recipe

OMG I JUST KEEP FORGETTING THE LITTLE NOTE! I’m so sorry so here’s two pictures again, i’ve already eaten the cookies so you can have an empty plate.

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**johnny** · Mar 12th 2021

Alright... here is my entry from the dinner I cooked tonight! It was an all day affair, starting at 9:30am and dinner was served at 6:30pm. I'm not the greatest chef or cook by any means, but I really do enjoy it and try experimenting whenever I feel the urge to do so!

My submission is:

Chateaubriand with Garlic-Rosemary Sautéed Potatoes and Sous Vide Asparagus

Preparation

Alright... that was quit a bit of prep, anyway, about 6-7 hours later, we are ready to pull out the beef tenderloin from the fridge and get it ready for the perfect oven roast!

Cooking

Dinner is Served!

If you spent the time to read thru everything, thank you, because that was long - but I hope you all enjoyed it!

creamylove · Mar 13th 2021

Browned Butter Toffee Choc-Chip Cookies!

This recipe isn’t mine, but it’s still really g! Probably the trekkiest recipe i’ve submitted yet, but it’s not that hard, just takes a lot of waiting.

here’s the recipe:

https://handletheheat.com/brow…e-chocolate-chip-cookies/

and here’s the finished product!

cookies~!

hopemin · Mar 14th 2021

oh noooo i just made sweet potato bread but it was a gift for my grandma. i'll see if she can take a photo of it and send it to me so i can enter it in the contest. i wish i had known about this before.

kittykitka · Mar 15th 2021

cutting it a bit close but here's my entry

Ingredients for rasberry clafoutis:

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar

salt

Three large eggs

3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Finely grated zest of 1 lemon

1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk

1 1/2 pints raspberries (3 cups)

Confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350°. Butter a 9-inch gratin dish. In a bowl, whisk the flour, sugar and a pinch of salt. Whisk in the eggs, butter and lemon zest until smooth. Add the milk and whisk until light and very smooth, about 3 minutes. Pour the batter into the gratin dish and top with the raspberries.

Bake for about 30 minutes, until the clafoutis is set and golden. Let cool slightly. Dust with confectioners' sugar, cut into wedges and serve.

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**crystalblues** · Mar 15th 2021

Quote from johnny

Alright... here is my entry from the dinner I cooked tonight! It was an all day affair, starting at 9:30am and dinner was served at 6:30pm. I'm not the greatest chef or cook by any means, but I really do enjoy it and try experimenting whenever I feel the urge to do so!

My submission is:

Chateaubriand with Garlic-Rosemary Sautéed Potatoes and Sous Vide Asparagus

Preparation

The purge: remove our 4lbs. slab of Beef Tenderloin from the package, pat dry and begin the trimming process - remove all the hard fat and silver skin.

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Initially not very appetizing, but after a bit of trimming, cleaning and some butchers twine, we end up with this beautiful slab of meat.

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We then salt the entire tenderloin for the dry brining process. Generously coat with sea salt.

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OFF TO THE FRIDGE WE GO! 24 hours is recommended, but due to time constraints, we will be getting about 7-8 hours where it will be dry brining in salt, until we are ready to pop it into the oven!

Now... it's time to prepare our asparagus for Sous Vide. I like to Sous Vide asparagus, because it is error free. Sous vide allows for perfect temperature control, therefore it'll be the perfect balance where you get that crisp crunch, but cooked thoroughly enough that you don't end up with that yucky raw chunk.

To prepare the asparagus, I simply peel the ends to get rid of the chewy cover at the bottom of the stalks, and then off to the vacuum sealer it goes! Throw in some slabs of butter for a perfect amount of richness once we throw it into the water bath.

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Here's Junior! My little kitchen helper, or rather the clean up crew whenever I drop stuff onto the floor.

Time to prepare our potatoes!

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Simply chop our potatoes in half.... that's all for meal prep!

Alright... that was quit a bit of prep, anyway, about 6-7 hours later, we are ready to pull out the beef tenderloin from the fridge and get it ready for the perfect oven roast!

Cooking

I've pulled out my tenderloin from the fridge and let it sit for approximately 2 hours at room temperature, this is so that when it goes into the oven, it cooks uniformly. Right before I pop it into the oven, I coat it with some Worcestershire Sauce and I season it generously with fresh ground black pepper. No salt though, since it's been dry bringing in sea salt for about 7 hours, it is now perfectly salted to the core. Of course, put my trusty leave in temp readers... this is key... we need to pull it out as soon as the internal temps hit 125F for that perfect medium-rare tenderness.

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OFF TO THE OVEN WE GO! Pre-heat to 425F and let her roast!

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Junior's ready for some Chateaubriand are you?

Now... let's get the potatoes ready... we are going to half cook the chopped potatoes by boiling them for about 5 mins.... once a knife can be poked into them with a medium resistance, we will strain them and let them sit and steam.

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After the boiling process and straining... we fire up a hot stainless steel pan with some olive oil and butter... put all of the potatoes face down so that we can get a nice golden crust/char on them...

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Let it simmer for a bit the butter will add a delicious richness... after about 1-2 minutes of searing, flip them face side up, and add in some freshly chopped rosemary, minced garlic, salt and pepper. This is now done!

While we were cooking the potatoes, I popped in the Asparagus into the sous vide waterbath for approximately 15 mins at 185F.

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Time everything so the Potatoes, Asparagus and the Chateaubriand are all done around the same time!

Now time for the finished product!

Dinner is Served!

If you spent the time to read thru everything, thank you, because that was long - but I hope you all enjoyed it!

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**2yr** · Mar 22nd 2021

Congratulations to the winners! This was super difficult since everything looked terrific and super delicious! (owner can't win, sorry johnny )

1st - Penepol (500)

2nd - Kittykitka (300)

3rd - Creamylove (100)

$20 amazon gift code - 4NIA

4NIA4 · Mar 22nd 2021

Wow we should start a cook book.

Thank you for finding the Pork Dumplings recipe appetizing. It is a 'Stick to the Ribs' meal.

2yrs Lamp meal is beautifully plated and looks delicious.

Raspberry clafoutis did stand out no wonder it won.

Those cookies do look good.

Chateaubriand with Garlic-Rosemary was a masterpiece of cooking. The Mods can cook. XDC

Raspberry Cheesecake is awesome

Teriyaki Salmon quality meal

If I could buy akorns to allow Mods to win the contest, I'd do it.

Thanks for all the recipes I plan on trying to make em.

**The-Sheriff** · Mar 22nd 2021

Quote from 2yr

Congratulations to the winners! This was super difficult since everything looked terrific and super delicious! (owner can't win, sorry johnny )

1st - Penepol (500)

2nd - Kittykitka (300)

3rd - Creamylove (100)

$20 amazon gift code - 4NIA

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Congrats to the winners and those that participated! I'll participate on the next cooking competition!

creamylove · Mar 23rd 2021

Quote from 2yr

Congratulations to the winners! This was super difficult since everything looked terrific and super delicious! (owner can't win, sorry johnny )

1st - Penepol (500)

2nd - Kittykitka (300)

3rd - Creamylove (100)

$20 amazon gift code - 4NIA

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thankie! i hope you enjoy the recipes aha, you’ve got lots!

penepol · Mar 23rd 2021

Oh wow!🥰

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