The challenge, for those who may not have been following developments here, was to prepare a noodle dish of your choice. It can be your unique twist on a classic like Mee Goreng, Pad Thai, Char Kway Teow, Laksa, Fettucine Alfredo, Chicken Noodle Soup, Bucatini all' Amatriciana, Mac and Cheese, Soba, Udon, …. or a concoction of your very own creation, making its debut here. Use any type of noodle or pasta and ingredient/s you wish. It can be vegetarian, vegan or piled with meat, fried in a w...

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From Lazaro and myself, a big "Thank You" to everyone of the 19 bloggers who sent in entries to our challenge! As usual, there was no shortage of creativity, imaginative concepts and  truly unique presentations, all of which make our decision only harder!!

The contest is now closed and we will no longer be accepting entries.

Be sure to check this space again - we will be posting the line up of entries with photos and blog links on 15 Dec  EST (16 Dec GMT+8) .

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I'm thrilled to announce another joint Quickies : Morning, Noon and Night Cooking Challenge with Lazaro Cooks! Our first two challenges were so well received, we had repeated requests for another Quickie challenge. We aim to please, so here we are again!

The prize will be a copy of my cookbook Quickies : Morning, Noon and Night. This is my first cookbook and I've written it with the aim of providing inspiration to anyone who's ever felt too tired or too uninspired to cook, or who has the pi...

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The challenge, for those who may not have been following developments here, was to create a cocktail, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, of your choice, either your unique twist on a classic cocktail or a concoction of your very own creation. Any alcohol, liqueur, mixer, juice, garnish or ingredient was allowed. We were looking for a delicious sounding and sexy cocktail - either with a sexy name, sexy or cheeky background story, or a sexy looking presentation, or best of all, ALL THREE!!!

We wou...

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Lazaro and I would like to say a  big thank you to all who took the time to conceptualise, execute and post their entries for our challenge. It's because of you that this did not turn into a non-event. You add the spark and spirit..... and we cannot thank you enough.

We are no longer accepting entries and will now deliberate on all your wonderful concoctions to decide on the winner. It's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it *hic* oops....... I've already started actually ;)

We'll see you all ...
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Hope you're all having a great Sunday / Monday! We are so very pleased to have received entries for the Quickies Morning, Noon and Night, Cocktail Challenge, from the following bloggers. If you have already sent in an entry but don't see your name listed below, please resend the link to your entry post at quickieschallenge@gmail.com  

We want to be absolutely sure that no one who has sent in an entry is left out - that would be unforgiveable!!

1 Tania @ Dulcis in Furno
2 Ana @ Chefwanabe
3 ...

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I'm happy to announce the second joint Quickies : Morning, Noon and Night Cooking Challenge with Lazaro Cooks! Our first challenge was such a success, we had repeated requests for another Quickie challenge. Lazaro and I always aim to please, so here we are again! This time though, there will be no cooking, just mixing!

The prize will be a copy of my cookbook Quickies : Morning, Noon and Night. This is my first cookbook and I've written it with the aim of providing inspiration to anyone who's...

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The challenge, for those who may not have been following developments here, was to create a course using the two feature ingredients, avocado and feta cheese, with any number of additional ingredients, if so desired. Two prizes were up for grabs, a copy of my book ...

... and a guest blogger spot at the stellar Lazaro Cooks! After a month of receiving entries, I'm almost bursting to announce the winner, but first, we would like to say a huge "Thank You" to all our fabulous participants for...

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Nancy, Lazaro and I wish to thank each of the 26 participants of the Quickie Challenge for taking time out of their busy schedules to create and send in their entries. You've all added colour, flavour and spark to what could have easily been a non-event. Thank you for not letting that happen!

The contest is now officially closed and we will no longer be accepting entries.

The three of us will now review each entry and deliberate over the winner.

The entry line up and result will be poste...

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I'm chuffed to announce the first and joint Quickies : Morning, Noon and Night Cooking Challenge with Lazaro Cooks! , inspired by the brilliant Natasha's 5 Star Foodie Makeover.

The prize will be a copy of my cookbook Quickies : Morning, Noon and Night. Minds out of gutters, please! It's not what you might think.

This is my very first cookbook and I'm really quite proud of it. I've written it to help anyone who's ever thought "Cripes, I'm too tired to cook", or uttered "I've no time to ...

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