Challenge Update

Anyone wish to share their challenge results? If you would like to write a post yourself, let me know and I will give you posting privileges...Oh, the power!!!

We had a submission from our international representative, Robin in Berlin made the Grilled Eggplant Salad and gave it an "excellent" review. I should try that one. I don't think I have ever made eggplant before.




Last week I made the Vietnamese Caramelized Pork and Rice Noodle Salad and thought it was "very good". I would like to make it again and it was pretty easy, but it had a lot of different parts to it, so it took awhile to put together. I can see making this after a Saturday spent doing house chores for dinner. It was refreshing and filling, but not too heavy. I made the recipe as written...maybe added a little more lettuce than it called for, subbed radishes for the bean sprouts, and served it with a Belgium beer like they recommended (Stella). It served me and Mark, plus my parents with some left over.



Mark was a little hesitant at first. It reminded him of Thai lime beef salad which he HATES (who doesn't like Thai lime beef salad?!?!?), but seemed to like it in the end.