Thanks to Karena for passing the Blogger Secret Ingredient (BSI) honor on to me! Check out her site for last week’s winner and secret ingredient!
I have seen BSI posts here and there but have not followed them 100%, so I am looking forward to catching up on all of the previous posts, which you can find links to below.
What exactly is Blogger Secret Ingredient? (Thanks again Karena for the roundup!)
- The host picks an ingredient, preferably one that is in season, readily available and not too expensive.
- The host links back to all the other previous weekly hosts.
- Participants create a unique recipe using the BSI and e-mail (or comment and link to) the host their recipes.
- You do not need to have a food blog to participate, and you do not have to submit a photograph (though, it’s preferred so I can show everyone your fabulous creations).
- If you don’t have a blog, you can e-mail the host (traveleatlove2009@hotmail.com) directly and it will be posted on the blog.
- The host reviews recipes Sunday evening of each week and picks a favorite.
- The winner is posted Monday morning and receives a prize of the host’s choice.
What is this week’s Blogger Secret Ingredient, you ask? Drumroll please. . .
Coconut milk! I use a lot of coconut milk in the winter. It adds a nice flavor to soups and curries making them feel a little more “gourmet” than just regular old broth does. I look forward to seeing what you all come up with for this week’s Blogger Secret Ingredient. The prize? A Trader Joe’s snack pack yet to be determined but that will definitely include deliciousness!
If you need inspiration check out BSI from past weeks:
Week 64: Chicago Marathon Val – Mushrooms
Week 63: Biggest Diabetic Loser – Cheddar Cheese
Week 62: A Fit and Spicy Life – Balsamic Vinegar
Week 61: Peanut Butter Fingers – Nutmeg
Week 60: Jenn Eats Nutritiously Now – Garlic
Week 59: Home Cooked Em – Cinnamon
Week 58: The Balanced Broad – Flax
Week 57: Cookin Fanatic – Blue Cheese
Week 56: Foodie in the City – Ricotta Cheese
Week 55: Savvy Eats – Maple Syrup
Weel 54: Sound Eats – Dried Fruit
Week 53: Mega Nerd Runs – Acorn Squash
Week 52: Healthy Tipping Point – Pancake Mix
Week 51: Live, Laugh Eat – Almond Butter
Week 50: Balance, Joy and Delicias! – Cauliflower
Week 49: Healthy San Diego Living – Chickpeas
Week 48: Thought 4 Food – Yogurt
Week 47: London Foodie in New York – Chocolate
Week 46: Johnstone’s Vin Blanc – Oats
Week 45: Guilty Kitchen – Figs
Week 44: Ordinary Recipes Made Gourmet – Peanut Butter
Week 43: The Sophisticated Gourmet – Brown Sugar
Week 42: My Kitchen Addiction – Lime
Week 41: Nutmeg Nanny – Coffee
Week 40: Chaya’s Comfy Cook – Broccoli
Week 39: Healthy Delicious – Plums
Week 38: Zoe – Feta
Week 37: ChezWhat– Potatoes
Week 36: Cinnamon, Spice & Everything Nice – Blueberries
Week 35: Girlichef -Greens
Week 34: The Ungourmet – Watermelon
Week 33: Bread + Butter – Bell Pepper
Week 32: Burp and Slurp -Corn
Week 31: Say Yes to Salad – Kabocha
Week 31 1/2: Simply Fabulous Now – Cherries
Week 30: Thinspired – Bananas
Week 29: To Be The Whole Package – Almonds
Week 28: Kristas Kravings – Lemon
Week 27: From French Fries To Flax Seeds – Coconut
Week 26: Plentiful Plants – Avocado
Week 25: Training Fuel – Eggs
Week 24: Dinner at Christina’s – Cabbage
Week 23: Hey What’s for Dinner, Mom? – Strawberries
Week 22: One Bite at a Time – Basil
Week 21: Just Sweet Enough – Black Beans
Week 20: What I Ate Yesterday – Kale
Week 19: What’s for Dinner – Orange
Week 18: BranAppetit! –Spinach
Week 17: Tales of Expansion Dates
Week 16: Biggest Diabetic Loser – Zucchini
Week 15: Sweet & Natural –Peppermint
Week 14: bella eats [and runs] – Ginger
Week 13: Coffee Talk – Walnuts
Week 12: For the Love of Oats – Pumpkin
Week 11: Trying to Heal – Sweet Potatoes
Week 10: The Inner Workings of a College Graduate – Eggplant
Week 9: Itzy’s Kitchen – Pears
Week 8: The Fitnessista – Cranberries
Week 7: Tri to Cook – Lentils
Week 6: Rhodey Girl Tests – Polenta
Week 5: Eating Bender – Butternut Squash
Week 4: Care to Eat – Apples
Week 3: On a Lobster Placemat – Mushrooms
Week 2: Hangry Pants – Tomatoes
Week 1: sportsnutritionliving – Quinoa
Please don’t forget about my raffle to raise money for The ALLY Foundation! Each entry is a $10 donation on my fundraising page: http://www.firstgiving.com/meghanmalloyteamally. The prize is a $100 gift card to Williams Sonoma! The ALLY Foundation is doing incredible work protecting us from violent sex offenders, and I am proud to be running the 2010 Boston Marathon for them. Anything that you can donate will help!
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I have never heard of this type of event, but I can see how it would be fun. It might be cheating to use a recipe you already came up with, but I recently did a post about “island oatmeal” made with coconut milk.
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I only tried coconut milk within the past year – love it in Thai inspired dishes!
Thanks for hosting this week – I updated my BSI page with your info. 😀
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Trackback from uberVU - social comments on February 3, 2010 at 12:31 am
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Well I am going to enter this:
http://www.eatlivetravelwrite.com/2009/12/curried-coconut-pumpkin-carrot-soup.html
since it contains not just coconut milk but coconut oil!
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http://www.dairyfreebetty.com/2009/11/you-my-friends-are-in-for-treat-tonight.html
Red Thai Curry!! No final picture, but it’s amazing!!
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I posted my BSI recipe – spicy coconut soup! 😀
http://biz319.wordpress.com/2010/02/07/bsi-coconut-milk/
Thanks for hosting this week!
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