I had a really great time reading all of the entries and am so impressed with the creativity inspired by the Renoir painting. I want to thank you all so much for participating and helping me celebrate the first year of this project.
I found it very interesting to see the similarities and differences between all of the recipes. Lemon cake was a popular entry with a wide variety of strawberry toppings. Bria from The Salty Spoon made a delicious ruby red Strawberry Zinfandel Compote that looked so beautiful against the yellow cake. Ginny from Just Get Floury made a tasty looking number with a lovely lemon glaze. Julie from Living La Vida Low GI made a healthy cake with almond meal and agave cream, two ingredients I really enjoy cooking with. The lovely Shaz from Test with Skewer topped her lemon shortbread with a beautiful strawberry flower – a recipe that I will be definitely trying out very soon! The Australian dessert Lemon Delicious is paired with cream and strawberry puree in an especially decadent photograph by Barbara of Winos and Foodies and if your sweet tooth is beginning to ache from all of the sweets then Jen from the Chaotic Chef will tip you over the edge with her especially indulgent Strawberry Lemon Many-Layer Pie in which she combines all of her pie recipes together (complete with a diagram!). Rounding out the dessert listing with is a bit of chocolate in the form of a brownie by Angie of the Cooking for College Blog.
Leela’s Strawberry & Lemon Trifle is a great way to liven up a bit of yogurt and perhaps my new favorite breakfast when paired with a bit of granola. Mia made a vanilla strawberry shake that would be perfect with a breakfast trifle. Two of my favorite photographs were by Deana of Lost Past Remembered and Susan of Savoring Time in the Kitchen. Both photographs were beautifully lit with a dark dramatic background very reminiscent of still life paintings. Deana’s post was an introduction to St. Germain Elderflower Liquor, my next indulgent purchase. I have been craving Susan’s Aebleskivers as I absolutely adore lemon curd! For a refreshing palate cleanser look to Ozoz’s blog Kitchen Butterfly for a refreshing strawberry sorbet cleverly served in a lemon.
The savories were a clever bunch with a vegan strawberry chutney by Betsy of The Blooming Platter, perfect for a toasted baguette with cream cheese. Joanne from Eats Well with Others provides an interesting recipe for Strawberry Balsamic Pesto Orzotto as well as the answer to the question ‘is a strawberry a fruit?’ Adele from Will Work for Biltong after an unsuccessful strawberry search in South Africa made Salmon with Strawberry and Feta Crust upon her return to Australia. Be sure to click all of the links to visit the respective sites, all of them are worth a read!
Renoir Still Life Recreation by Mathea of Peas Love Carrots
The winning entry is by Mathea of Peas Love Carrots. Not only was her couscus recipe wonderfully inventive (roasted strawberries/arugula/lemon, yum!) but her photography was top notch – just look at the recreation above!! Congratulations Mathea, the cookbook The Impressionist’s Table is heading your way! Check out all of the other creative entries below.
{Recipe Competition Entries}
19 comments
Nupur says:
Apr 3, 2010
I am stunned at the details in Mathea’s recreation!
Congratulations on completing one year of blogging and wishing you many more. Your blog is unique and gorgeous.
Ginny says:
Apr 4, 2010
Happy Blog Anniversary! I loved participating in the event… the intersection of food and art is something worth celebrating!
leela says:
Apr 4, 2010
viva la contest!
super fun.
love the winning entry — very creative.
thanks again for your lovely work!
ciao,
leela
Rosa says:
Apr 4, 2010
A great roundup! All the entries are wonderful. Congrats to Mathea! Her still life recreation is stunning.
Cheers,
Rosa
Heavenly Housewife says:
Apr 4, 2010
Congrats to the winner! There were some awesome entries.
Wishing you a wonderful easter weekend.
*kisses* HH
Aimee says:
Apr 4, 2010
Happy one year of Blogging! What an amazing blog this is…
Elisabeth of Just Eat It says:
Apr 4, 2010
Happy Birthday, Feasting on Art! I’m looking forward to finding strawberries at the farmers’ markets here in NYC. And to trying this winning recipe..
Memoria says:
Apr 4, 2010
Happy blogiversary!! Ours were almost at the same time! I love the theme of your blog. It is so original and beautiful. These entries and your creation look fantastic.
Congrats to the winner!
Kitchen Butterfly says:
Apr 4, 2010
Superb submissions. I really enjoyed reading about the different recipes. Happy Blogday….Lots of love
Susan says:
Apr 5, 2010
Congratulations to Mathea! It was a fun contest, a great concept and I enjoyed participating very much. Thank you, and congratulations on your blog’s 1st birthday!
~Susan
shaz says:
Apr 5, 2010
Happy blog anniversary again Megan. Fabulous round up, and congrats to Mathea (cool photo!)
Mathea says:
Apr 6, 2010
Megan, thank you so much, and a big thanks to all the other entrants as well for letting me rub shoulders with your great submissions!
I have had so much fun with this contest and I can’t believe I won! Thanks everyone!
Julie says:
Apr 9, 2010
The entries are all fabulous. I am sure it was a very difficult decision to choose a winner. Happy anniversary!
Flintstone says:
Apr 11, 2010
These recipies look delicious! Mom’s strawberry pretzel jello was awesome and the lemon zest complimented it well. I can’t wait to see what you do for your second year…
Summer says:
Apr 12, 2010
Martha….u sre definately the best …what stunning creativity combined with art …deliciously delightfull….
Jeanne (Pineapple Bread) says:
Apr 12, 2010
Wow. How did I only find this blog now? It combines two of my favorite things– food and art– and makes something completely BRILLIANT! Makes me want to go paint, now. Or bake. Or both. Paint with baking goods . . . ? :D
Oh, and I especially love this entry– everyone’s strawberry entries look delicious!
I’ll definitely keep coming back.
Sophie says:
Apr 13, 2010
Waw,..what a beautiful end result for this tasty contest!
Waw!!! MMMMMM,…too!
erin says:
Apr 17, 2010
My family also used to make strawberry pretzel jello. Another Michigan thing? :-)
cary says:
Aug 24, 2010
Pie was lovely
Thank-you