I took the plunge a couple of months
ago and asked the lovely Choclette of Chocolate
Log Blog if I could be the guest host of her monthly chocolate
cooking challenge We
Should Cocoa. To my delight she said yes so here we are for my
first blogging challenge hosting. Last month's challenge was the third anniversary of We Should Cocoa and appropriately the theme was Chocolate Showstopper Cake.
We're now past the autumn equinox and
this month the clocks will change bringing those dark nights ever
earlier. It's time to start digging up the soil to reveal the goodies
the land has grown for us. It's time to bring in the harvest so
therefore the theme for October 2013's We Should Cocoa is:
Last October we had pumpkins
on their own for We
Should Cocoa but if you missed that or have another recipe here's
your chance. It's not just about the big orange squashes though. Make
the most of the wonderful seasonal produce that is in abundance this
year. If you grow your own it's time to show it off and bring me your
beetroot. Got a great local market or producer? Shout out about their
swede. While we're thinking about local and seasonal let's just have
a word about ugly vegetables. Some veg may not be lookers but that's
no excuse to throw them away. If you have some odd looking aubergines
or seen better days butternut squash I want to see what you have made
with it.
To kick things off I've made a Chocolate and Potato Ring Cake using some leftover mashed potato.
This goes to show that vegetables are a great ingredient to combine
with chocolate. This year I've the pleasure of eating chocolate cakes
made with aubergine and beetroot. It's not just about cake. You can
keep it sweet or make it savoury just make sure your recipe includes
chocolate and at least one vegetable.
To summarise, here are the
rules:
Post
your recipe on your blog. Remember, we all love a photograph too
whether it's lovingly styled or snapped on your mobile, show us what
you have made.
Link
your recipe by the 25th
October to the linky below.
Mention
We
Should Cocoa in your post
Please
link to me, JibberJabberUK,
as this month's host and also Choclette at Chocolate
Log Blog.
Please
use the 'We Should Cocoa' logo in your post.
If
you use Twitter please tweet your post to @jibberjabberuk
and @Choclette8 with
the hashtag #weshouldcocoa and we will endeavour to retweet it.
Please
make sure you use this month's ingredient of vegetables and chocolate
in your recipe.
A
round-up of all your fabulous creations will be posted on JibberJibberUK after the closing date.
For
any further details please look here.
Happy
cooking!
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Thank you for hosting Ness and for choosing such an interesting theme. Vegetables give so much scope for experimentation with both sweet and savoury. Really looking forward to the entries.
ReplyDeleteThank you for letting me be this month's host! I hope to see lots of recipes using some great home or locally grown vegetables.
DeleteWhen I was hosting last October it took me FOREVER to decide on pumpkin - I don't know why I didn't think of just going for vegetables, genius idea! It's a great time of year for veg to bake with as well, looking forward to this one :)
ReplyDeleteOctober is the month for pumpkins and there were some fabulous recipes last year for your theme. I just hope I get a similar response. I look forward to your entry.
DeleteBless you for picking vegetables, I've too much cake lately!
ReplyDeleteThere can never be enough cake! I am though looking forward to the variety of ideas people come up with.
ReplyDeletea great idea and I have a beetroot and chocolate cake on the list of things to make this month so this is a fab theme!
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to that. My husband likes beetroot and chocolate cake but I have never made so I need a good recipe for it.
DeleteMy perfect challenge! Now to narrow it down to which chocolate veggie dessert to make....
ReplyDeleteWith a name like that I would be very disappointed not to see an entry from you! I'm looking forward to see which vegetable you choose.
ReplyDeleteI have entered Chocolate, Courgette and Ginger cake. Look forward to seeing all the results of this intriguing challenge!
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining in! I hope you enjoy the round-up at the end of the month.
ReplyDeleteThis was a fun challenge! I really enjoyed trying to think of a unique recipe that paired vegetables and chocolate. I ended up making sweet potato and chocolate buns, and I liked the combination so much that I intend to think up some more recipes that utilize them together. I can't wait to read what everyone else comes up at the end of the month. Thanks!
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