Oh, and second and third place get 25 power points as well, doled -out in order of placement....and a hearty hand-clasp.

ENTHUSIASM !

always, baby!

Still my favourite cooking vid was BR's "You're opening packets of spaghetti wrong!"

http://videosift.com/video/YOU-have-been-opening-packets-of-spaghetti-wrong

I load this every time I make carbonara.

Hit me with that Carbonera recipe then Jackson, lemme show ya how to rock it and you lemme know what I'm doin' wrong?

Well, the recipe's in the video, you know? I'd be keen to see your version, though. That'd be a funny project, wouldn't it? Sifters re-enacting sifted vids...

well shit, you cant submit that. " watch the video, make it , send me the t-shirt in the mail "

You're not the boss of me.

That carbonera recipe looks great, use it as your submission and if you are the only one to play this little game you may win by default, innit? Now you have to go find the guy's recipe...although his tutorial is pretty straight-forward to anyone with rudimentary kitchen chemistry skills.

Better odds than any lottery....

So far we got one real taker. dystopianfuturetoday and her,
"Eggadilla - an original dft creation"

Recipe submitted and approved, challenge accepted, 'cause we am going to try and match the nuance of the dish, as described.

The deadline for submission is Friday, 6 Days 6 Hours 28 Minutes 45 Seconds from nowish.
Her's a countdown timer:
http://www.relativedata.com/mayan-calendar-countdown-timer

If we are all still here the winner and two runners-up receive prizes and 1st place gets it prepared on video in the chingachiggie kitchen.

This is such a *quality idea, I'll have a think!

Awarding chingalera with one star point for this contribution to VideoSift - declared quality by alien_concept.

SO here's a taste of the first entry submitted by a stellar fixture and long-winded SO-Cal so-called here, dytopianfurtdy:
Eggadilla - an original dft creation

You will need:

-2 Corn Tortillas (get good tortillas from a mexican market)

-1 Egg

-Oil (I used olive oil, but veggie or canola should work fine)

-Pepper Jack Cheese (Use other types of cheese if you like)

-Cajun Seasoning - I used “Slap Ya Mama” seasoning - which is a mix of salt, red pepper, white pepper and garlic. Improvise if you need to.

-Mayo - You can leave this out if you are trying to be healthy

-Gochugang Sauce - This is a mix of pepper paste, brown sugar, rice vinegar, sesame oil, soy sauce and honey. Mix to taste, put it in a squeeze bottle in the fridge and it will taste delicious on just about anything. Formal recipe here: http://www.luluz.net/articles/eat/gochujang-sauce-for-bibimbap/

DOn't feel bad if you can't cook, your parents raised you so feel free to blame them for your developmental disabilities, of which there are no-doubt tomes on the subject that remain unwritten (That goes double for you, Miss, low-sugar buttery cinnamon toast woman...I'm kidding, your offering sounds delicious.....you may be one of 2 entries which puts you well ahead of 3282 other Hot-Pocket-eaters around heyah!)

*promote

Self promoting this Sift Talk post - promote requested by original submitter chingalera.

Less than 3.5 days to go to submit entries and it looks as if, dystopiafurtdedyyy is poised to become a winner of this contest by default.

As Homer Simpson once said...."Default? Woo hoo! The two sweetest words in the English language: De-fault! De-fault! De-fault!

ADJUSTMENT:

As the result of the overwhelming enthusiasm for this contest of effortless participation, the parameters of reward are hereby adjusted. if, in the event of this single entrant above flying solo, second and third prizes will receive their choice of consolation.....prizes they will cherish for the rest of the month of January 2013.

We have another "official" contestant, pumkinandstorm has stepped-up the odds with this simple framework for a spattering of tasty dishes!!




Chinese Pork Tenderloin

Ingredients
2 pork tenderloins (1 -1/2lb or 750g)

Marinade
2 tbsp light soy sauce
2 tbsp hoisin sauce
1 tbsp sherry
1 tbsp black bean sauce
1-1/2 tsp minced gingerroot
1-1/2 tsp packed brown sugar
1 clove garlic
1/2 tsp sesame oil
Pinch five-spice powder

Directions
1. Trim any fat from tenderloins. Place in shallow glass.
2. Marinade: Whisk together soy sauce, hoisin sauce, sherry, black bean sauce, gingerroot, sugar, garlic, sesame oil and five-spice powder.
3. Pour marinade over tenderloins, turning to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 24 - 48 hours, turning occasionally. Let stand for 30 minutes at room temperature before cooking.
4. Place tenderloins on rack in roasting pan, reserving marinade; Bake, basting generously four times in 375F oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted at 20 - degree angle registers 160 F and meat still has hint of pink.
5. Remove to cutting board and tent with foil. Let stand for 10 minutes.
6. Using sharp knife, slice pork diagonally into thin slice

Challenge Accepted!

2 contestants, 1 cup

Final Update:

There are 3 contestants for our recipe contest, one by the way which was butt-stupid easy to enter and win, so reflects the confidence of our trio of takers, pumpkinandstorm, dystopianfuturetoday, and sheppard.

P&S has offered-up another recipe which I chose over the one already listed here:
To follow are the 3 recipes I shall replicate and somewhat summarily present for judgement to a neutral third-party judge, whose culinary judgement I trust impeccably due his years of discipline and dedication to all things gustatory. Plus, he's brutally honest, like I aspire to be.

Recipe #1
Dystopianfuturetoday:
EGGDILLA

-2 Corn Tortillas (get good tortillas from a mexican market)

-1 Egg

-Oil (I used olive oil, but veggie or canola should work fine)

-Pepper Jack Cheese (Use other types of cheese if you like)

-Cajun Seasoning - I used “Slap Ya Mama” seasoning - which is a mix of salt, red pepper, white pepper and garlic. Improvise if you need to.

-Mayo - You can leave this out if you are trying to be healthy

-Gochugang Sauce - This is a mix of pepper paste, brown sugar, rice vinegar, sesame oil, soy sauce and honey. Mix to taste, put it in a squeeze bottle in the fridge and it will taste delicious on just about anything. Formal recipe here: http://www.luluz.net/articles/eat/gochujang-sauce-for-bibimbap/

pumpkinandstorm: Replacing Marinated Pork Tenderloin with her highly-praised,

Filipino Eggrolls

6 packages of egg roll wraps
2 carrots
onion
granulated garlic
2 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
2 1/2 lbs lean ground pork
salt and pepper

- Put beef and pork into a bowl and mix together
- Chop carrots and onion into very fine pieces
- Add 1 1/2 tbsp salt, 3 tbsp pepper, 3 tbsp granulated garlic, onion and carrot to meat mixture and blend together.
- Open egg roll wraps and put 1 tbsp meat mixture on wrap and roll it up (jelly roll style) sealing with water on the bottom edge.
- Cover to prevent drying
- Heat oil in a skillet at medium to medium high heat
- Fry egg rolls about 2 - 3 minutes per side until nicely browned
- Drain on paper towels.
- Sprinkle both sides with salt

And Last-minute 'n not a second to spare, sheppard and this fastidious bachelor-esque gem: Chicken-Mushroom SS w/ P

You'll need 4 boneless / skinless chicken breasts, a can of cambells mushroom soup, cheddar cheese, sugar, and parmesan cheese (grated)

Chicken breasts are easy, just heat up a skillet / pan and cook them with a couple tablespoons of canola oil (make sure to brown them on either side, and save the drippings)

Take your potatoes, wash em, and slice them as thin / thick as you want (thicker makes the cooking time longer) width wise (so you end up with potato circles) Place on a baking sheet and on each potato place a small amount of butter and sprinkle parmesan cheese over the batch. Cook them for ~45 minutes at ~425 degrees.

Start off cooking the soup normally, (however, use milk instead of water as the can instructs) and once it's at a rapid boil, add 2 tablespoons of sugar, 1.5 cups of shredded cheddar cheese, and 1.5 tablespoons of parmesan cheese. Make sure to mix well, and once the chicken is fully cooked / browned, pour this over and mix it with the drippings / oil from the chicken.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL-i shall begin doling-out power-points to all three contestants, per my Cocksure Fastdraw awards structure which has me beholden to each for 25 power points. First place however, receives the coveted pre-owned and never-worn Videosift T-shirt originally won by choggie in a contest of hi own design......Sort of like a, "What if there was a party and nobody came." kind of contest.

Results and Video after New Years, shall we saaaay, Sunday, January 6th??

MERRY XMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR