Joelen's Blogging Adventure

Fruit pies are always a refreshing treat during the summer and for this blogging event, we're highlighting pies as a wonderful way to capture summer in a sweet pocket of dough. Share a pie recipe for this blogging adventure!

1) Make a sweet pie and create a blog post about it from now until the midnight, AUGUST 17th.

Come join me as I take a deeper look into the world of tomatoes. There are so many varieties available and differences among them, as well as so many ways to prepare them! For this event we will be doing a friendly "Iron Chef" competition of dishes made with the tasting ingredient - tomatoes!

Share tomato dish for this blogging adventure!

Share a taste of the tropics with a Caribbean inspired dish or drink for this blogging adventure!

1) Make a cocktail or drink recipe using rum or a Caribbean inspired dish and create a blog post about it from now until the midnight, [b]AUGUST 15th[/b].

2) Add a link back to my blog within your blog post, [url=http://joelens.blogspot.com]Joelen's Culinary Adventures.[/url]

Share an Asian inspired appetizer for this blogging adventure!

1) Make an Asian inspired appetizer (whether it's Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, etc.) and create a blog post about it from now until the midnight, AUGUST 10th.

2) Add a link back to my blog within your blog post, Joelen's Culinary Adventures - http://joelens.blogspot.com

These events are dedicated to the many chefs who have shaped our culture and our palates. In these "Chef Spotlight Dinners" a specific chef is highlighted where attendees prepare a recipe created by the chef and bring it to share potluck style.

BLOGGERS:
Share a recipe using fresh seasonal produce for this blogging adventure!

1) Make a using seasoning fruits and/or vegetables and create a blog post about it from now until the midnight, AUGUST 3rd.

2) Add a link back to my blog within your blog post, Joelen's Culinary Adventures.

3) Send an email with the following information to itsjoelen@gmail.com:

BLOGGERS:
Take a picture of your favorite kitchen tools and/or cookbooks for this blogging adventure!

1) Comment on your favorite kitchen tools and/or cookbooks and create a blog post about it from now until the midnight, AUGUST 2nd.

2) Add a link back to my blog within your blog post, Joelen's Culinary Adventures.

Thai cuisine has become so popular in recent years. In fact, this month my group and I are coming together to make some common Thai dishes. You can join in the fun by sharing your favorite Thai recipe for this blogging adventure!

1) Make a Thai or Thai-inspired recipe and create a blog post about it from now until the midnight, JULY 13th.

This month for my Chef Spotlight dinners, I'm paying homage to California cuisine and Wolfgang Puck, "who is credited with reviving California's culinary heritage. Blending fresh California ingredients and classical French training, his innovations in cooking have been enjoyed and praised by world leaders, Hollywood stars and fellow chefs alike." - Food Network

With my group, I'm showing them how they can transform everyday fruit into a beautiful and edible bouquet. You can join in the fun by sharing your favorite fruit filled recipe, whether it be sweet or savory, for this blogging adventure!

1) Make a recipe using fruit and create a blog post about it from now until the midnight, JULY 6th.