Thursday, March 11th, 2010...8:24 am
GIVEAWAY: Food Network Ultimate Recipe Showdown
This season, home cooks nationwide submitted more than 8,000 recipes in hopes of achieving culinary fame in one of six categories: Comfort Food, Party Food, Hot & Spicy, Burgers, Cakes & Desserts, and Hometown Favorites. In this six-week series hosted by Guy Fieri (Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives; Guy’s Big Bite), each episode focuses on one category and features the top four contestants who compete in two rounds of competition including a signature dish round and speed dish round. Three expert judges choose one ultimate winner in each category who receives a $25,000 prize as well as $5,000 of Food Network products from Kohl’s. For more information check out http://www.foodnetwork.com/ultimaterecipeshowdown
This season there are 6 categories the contestants will tackle including: Comfort Food, Party Foods, Hot and Spicy, Burgers, Cakes & Deserts and Hometown Favorites.
The following 6 items in our “Ultimate Kohl’s” prize package include:
- Food Network Pizza Wheel: Stainless steel blade with air pockets provides easy food release, and soft-grip handle ensures comfortable control. Price: $19.99. Episode Category: Comfort Food
- Food Network 4-pc. Square Bowl & Bamboo Serving Tray Set: This Food Network square bowl and bamboo serving tray set keeps every party chic with sleek line that add a contemporary touch to any table. The dishwasher and microwave save square bowls hold condiments, appetizers and more. Episode Category: Party Foods
- Food Network Conical Box Grater: Unique conical design provides comfort and stability while grating, and stainless steel construction lasts for years without staining or rusting. Episode Category: Hot and Spicy
- Bobby Flay Ultimate Spatula. This stainless steel spatula is a must-have for all grilling needs. Durable stainless steel construction ensures long-lasting use and serrated edges aid in cutting and cooking. Built-in bottle opener adds even more versatility. Wooden handle provides a safe, comfortable grip. Episode Category: Burgers
- Food Network Dough Scraper: Long-lasting stainless steel construction maximizes use, while a ruler on the blade’s edge makes measuring easy. Episode Category: Cakes & Deserts
- Food Network Digital Thermometer & Timer: Digital readout tracks time and temperature simultaneously, and versatile setup allows for wall mount, magnetic mount, or countertop use. Episode Category: Hometown Favorites
Approximate Retail Value of Prize Pack is $130.00
All you have to do to enter to win this amazing prize pack is tell me what type of food is YOUR favorite. You can choose from the six categories: Comfort Food, Party Foods, Hot and Spicy, Burgers, Cakes & Deserts and Hometown Favorites OR choose something completely different! I look forward to reading your answers!
And check out this video preview of Season 3:
22 Comments
March 11th, 2010 at 9:24 am
I would have to say comfort food is my favorite. My dad is a chef so anything he makes that is homemade is always wonderful to eat. I LOVE a good homemade macaroni and cheese. However, he normally makes Italian foods like gnocchi, manocotti, ravioli, and tortellini in his Alfredo sauce, which is amazing. Being away at college really makes going home and having food made my him really special. During the summers when I’m home we make ravioli, sauces, soups, ect. together which is always really fun and brings the family together.
March 11th, 2010 at 9:28 am
I would say that it is probably Comfort Food.
I love the traditional mac & cheese butthen there is the grilled cheese and pizza and brownies.
Comfort food includes both sweets and savory and traditional food that you just go to when you need to know that nothing has changed.
March 11th, 2010 at 10:43 am
My favorite type of food is probably cakes and pies. Not that I don’t enjoy the comfort food or the spicy or party foods, it’s just that I’ve really gotten into pie baking recently. Apple, cherry, blackberry, even pear! I just need to do the blueberry and peach. Perhaps a cream pie? The possibilities are endless!!!!!
March 11th, 2010 at 10:56 am
My favorite type of food is dessert. I don’t like to limit my love for dessert to one particular kind. I love all dessert equally. I plan my meals around my dessert, so I have enough room left over for the tasty conclusion to my meal. When I go out for dinner and I’m paying, it is required for everyone to order dessert. Dessert tends to get a bad wrap. It’s the first part of the meal that people cut out. I am on a one man mission to bring back the love of dessert.
March 11th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
I am a huge fan of tex-mex and since I live in Texas, I guess that would be a hometown favorite. We grill fajitas and have a secret family recipe for enchilada sauce. Mmmmm…. ☺
Salsas of every variety are a special fave. For me, this is comfort food, too. Thanks!
March 11th, 2010 at 1:24 pm
I thought long and hard about this as I am a lover a food in almost any variety – but I think I have to go with Party Foods! As in appetizers! To me, appetizers are full of so much flavor (I’m amazed how much chefs can punch into small bites). Finger foods, cocktails and catching up with good friends & family = the perfect combo.
Also, party foods can come from the other categories – Sliders for an example from the burgers category and mini cupcakes from the cake & desserts category. Kind of a win-win?!
March 12th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Hometown Favorites. I never quite appreciated Cuban food until I was away from Miami. Tostones FTW.
March 14th, 2010 at 7:31 pm
Hot and spicy is the best! The hotter the better – mj
March 14th, 2010 at 8:01 pm
Comfort food? Mac and cheese hands down! Our favorite version includes mushrooms, bacon, a dash of truffle oil and truffle salt.
March 25th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
I love CAKE! All kinds – cupcakes, upside down, tiered or single sheets, I just love CAKE!! So Cakes & Desserts are right up my alley. I love to bake and try new recipes. Love Paula Deen’s southern sweet treats because I am from GA originally before moving to CA six years ago. But I love Ace of Cakes – they are so freaking talented! If I ever get to Baltimore I am going to Charm City Cakes!! One of my fav recipes of cake is one called ‘Almost Better Than Anything Cake’ by Betty Crocker – using German chocolate mix, I vary the ingredients to my liking but it’s still ‘Almost Better Than Anything’! However, if I could sample that awesome Harry Potter cake they made on Ace of Cakes – I’d be a happy camper!!
March 25th, 2010 at 5:15 pm
I love my burgers. Blue cheese, bacon and a little rough ground mustard. Yum!
March 25th, 2010 at 5:22 pm
My favorite “Dinner Party” food is Venison Bolognese on Angel Hair Pasta. It is a classic with a yummy twist and well recieved by my guests. It reminds me of home (NY) and is also a wonderful comfort food for me.
By the way, the “Food Network” Rocks!!!!
March 25th, 2010 at 5:31 pm
It’s gotta be the Cakes & Deserts as my favorite, but I love them all–especially Hot and Spicy and Burgers. A burger with Pepper Jack Cheese and Jalapenos, with a a slice of cake for dessert…mmmmm
March 25th, 2010 at 5:58 pm
Being from the South, my hometown favorites ARE comfort food, so it’s the best of both worlds – biscuits, grits, you name it!
March 25th, 2010 at 6:25 pm
When I was a kid, anytime I was sick, my mom made a plain potato soup. To this day when I’m ill this is the only thing I feel like eating. Otherwise, as an Asian, I think of homemade Chinese food as comfort food. Have to have my vegies everyday!
March 25th, 2010 at 6:29 pm
Ok so who doesn’t love desserts?? I know I do! Desserts and cakes and anything sweet is the perfect thing to please tour palate after a wonderful meal. Desserts ftw!
March 25th, 2010 at 7:35 pm
I love the Ultimate Recipe Showdown and I love cakes and desserts! Not only do I love eating desserts, but I also find baking to be a fun and challenging hobby. Plus, sharing what you make with friends and family is always rewarding.
March 28th, 2010 at 1:01 am
Comfort food for me — always on the lookout for exceptional macaroni and cheese. Bally’s Big Kitchen buffet in Vegas, now closed, had great m&c.
March 29th, 2010 at 9:29 am
comfort food!
April 4th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
Definitely hot and spicy!
June 10th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
I am a comfort food guy.. I like good old Mac and cheese, chicken and dumplings, home made pot pies, and the best chili with grilled cheese sandwiches that my mom use to make when I was younger. I still crave and make these today.
July 26th, 2010 at 9:02 pm
Comfort food is sooooo me. I lived on mac and cheese when I was younger. A good fried chicken will always bring me to my knees.
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