Woo hoo, I'm hosting my first ever food blogging event. Yes, it's my turn to have a go at the 'In the Bag' event that myself, Julia& Scottrun. In coming up with the idea for 'ITB' all three of us felt that it was important to focus on seasonal and local produce. This does not mean that if you are in a part of the world where one of the chosen foods is not in season that you are excluded. No, no, no!!! Simply substitute it with something as close as you can get to the item that we have chosen.
And now for the items that are in our bag this month.........
Lamb
Broad Beans
Baby or New Season Potatoes
Hmmmmmm, now I know how tempting it will be for us all to do some summer spin off on the traditional roast but lets try and get creative with the ingreeds listed people. It's sometimes harder to come up with a new dish using trusted favourites but I for one am going to give it a go.
Have wonderful fun and please feel free to email me with any questions at cherry(at)cherrymenlove dot com
Entry Details
Send an email with ‘In the Bag in the subject line to cherry(at)cherrymenlove dot com by Friday 29th June with the following information:
• your name
• the name of your blog
• a link to your post
• the name of your dish
• a picture of your dish
Rules
Here are the rather loose rules - remember the objective is to have fun whilst highlighting seasonal food:
1. Entries must use (or attempt to use) all of the ingredients "in the bag" for that particular month. The dish should be based around the seasonal ingredient, rather then just including it as an afterthought.
2. Participants can include any "extra" ingredients that they see fit.
3. Entries should include a link back to the host for that month, and the post should be tagged "in the bag" and "itb". Use of the "In The Bag" logo is allowed (and encouraged) but not required. Please email me at the above address should you like an electronic version sending to you.
4. Entries can be written any time during the month, as long as the URL is emailed to that month's host before the round up date.
5. Participants from outside of the UK are most welcome to join in and substitute an item from their own local seasonal produce if necessary.
That's all! Any deviations from the above are at the discretion of the host. Have fun!
The best thing about hosting the event during this particular month is that I get to announce the arrival of my favorite summertime foodie friend......
Yep, the broad bean is back!!!!!
Long live the bean.....well until August at least!
"In The Bag" is a food even ran monthly by Real Epicurean, A Slice of Cherry Pie, and Cherry's English Kitchen.