One of my favorite parts of the annual Eat Write Retreat food bloggers conference, is the Culinary Challenge. This year, all the participants registered by April 15th were sent boxes containing one of four Mystery Ingredients (along with a boatload of OXO tools to help us out). The challenge is to create at home,…
A Really GOOD Blueberry Mojito
When we last left our heroes – oh, about two weeks ago – a Mysterious Package had arrived at their doors from Foods from Chile and Kitchen PLAY. Revealing: A bounty of diverse and delicious foods that come from Chile! Our challenge? To concoct a recipe using some of these interesting ingredients, inspired by…
Chili is the Pepper and Chile is the Country: A Kitchen PLAY Challenge for You!
I love surprises, and a juicy mystery is always fun. So when the nice FedEx man delivered this box last week, I honestly got all excited! I was invited (or was it challenged?) by Kitchen PLAY and Foods from Chile to accept a shipment of mystery ingredients, all very fine food products that originate in…



