I am pleased to announce the opening of the 2nd annual Feasting on Art Recipe Contest to commemorate the two-year mark of this blog. Between now and March 21st, submit your best cheese recipes to win a cookbook and to help me celebrate another year of food & art!

Floris Gerritsz van Schooten, A Still Life of Cheese (c.1585), oil on oak panel, 39.3 x 55.2 cm, Private collection

Contest Directions: Create an original recipe with the ingredients depicted in the still life painting A Still Life of Cheese (ingredients: cheese, bread, currants). The recipe has to at least feature cheese and you are welcome to incorporate the other two items, bread & currants, if you would like, however it is not necessary. Post the recipe on your website including the painting above and a link back to this blog post about the contest. The post title needs to state ‘Feasting on Art Recipe Contest.’ Once the post is live, email the following information to tresjoliestudios AT gmail DOT com with the subject line ‘Entry: Feasting on Art Recipe Contest‘:

Name, Mailing Address, Recipe Title, URL to recipe on blog, 100 px by 100 px image of recipe

Contest Deadline: Monday 21st March 2011. The winner and entry gallery will be posted on the two-year anniversary of the blog, Sunday 3rd April 2011.

Judging/Prize: Entries will be judged on the creativity and originality of both the recipe and the photography. The winner will receive a brand new, hardcover copy of the cookbook, Food of the Louvre (Musee Du Louvre). This 80 page book is a combination of text and recipes illustrating food-themed paintings from the Museum collection. The recipes are by the Grand Louvreʼs chef Yves Pinard. The book is beautifully illustrated and is very interesting for anyone with an interest in food, art, or both.