Oh my goodness this is the LAST review for the first round of the tournament. That was 64 recipes!!! Holy cow that was a lot of work. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped with this first round. The future rounds won’t have quite as many results! | Fresh Tomato Sauce | Chunky Veggie Sauce | |
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Prep time/ease of ingredients (10 pts) |
9
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9
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Likeliness of making it again (30 pts) |
25
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15
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Overall Flavor (50 pts) |
40
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30
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| Value $ (10 pts) |
9
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9
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Final Score:
Fresh Tomato Sauce: 83
Chunky Veggie Sauce: 63
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| Fresh Tomato Sauce |
Tiffanee, our volunteer cook, said that “this sauce was flavorful and delicious. It was easy to put together and I loved the fresh tomato pieces. It was a hit with the whole family. Only issue it was a bit runny. The Chunky Veggie Sauce recipe was easy to put together and I loved that it was packed with veggies. My neighbor boy came in the house and asked; “What’s that yummy smell?” You could smell it throughout the house. However it got mixed reviews with the family. Hubby loved it but the rest of us not so much. I found that the kids had just picked the pasta out of the sauce, but hubby is already wanting me to make it again.”
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| Chunky Veggie Sauce |
| Hot Black Bean Dip | Artichoke Dip | |
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Prep time/ease of ingredients (10 pts) |
5
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5
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Likeliness of making it again (30 pts) |
0
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30
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Overall Flavor (50 pts) |
25
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50
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| Value $ (10 pts) |
10
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7
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Final Score:
Hot Black Bean Dip: 40
Artichoke Dip: 92
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| Hot Black Bean Dip |
The Artichoke Dip blew past the Black Bean Dip. What a blowout. Deon tried these two and said,”The Hot Black Bean Dip turned out pretty meh. It was a rather long process in that I had to presoak the beans overnight, then drain them, etc. The resulting color was very off-putting, and the taste was rather bland. We ended up eating the dip with medium salsa mixed into it. I would not make this again because the taste was certainly not worth the trouble.”
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| Artichoke Dip |
“The Hot Artichoke Dip was a hit! Holy cats, the many different layers of flavors going on were superb, the creaminess of the cheeses made it a great complement with chips or crackers, and the sheer quantity made the effort worth it. This recipe did have a lot of ingredients, so it was not the easiest thing to put together, however, the only real difficult part of the recipe was squeezing the spinach dry. If I needed to take a fancy dip to a party, this would probably be a definite candidate!”
I agree with Deon. That artichoke dip really is so delicious! It’s up against the tomato sauce in the next round.
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