So Much for That…
Jul 1st, 2008 | By Hank Shaw | Category: Uncategorized | Comments | 15 Comments |
I guess there are just too many food blog events these days. After a fantastic opener, this edition of my Meat & Greet — Things That Used to Fly – came and went with just one entry, Anna from Sydney, Australia. At least it was a good entry.
Anna whipped up a lovely Senegalese chicken-and-vinegar dish called Yassa au Poulet, which I have made myself years ago. I studied Africa in graduate school and once worked as a cook in an Ethiopian restaurant, so I developed quite the range of African dishes in the early 1990s.
I honestly thought I would get more entries for a poultry event than I would for one featuring offal. Go figure. Was it the free book I promised for the offal contest? Or is everyone just too busy getting by in this economy to have time for blog events?
Regardless, I will take the lack of interest in Meat & Greet as a sign and quit while I’m behind. Ah well, at least there is still Paper Chef, which I will announce manana…
I meant to enter, I really did. I even knew what I was going to make – chicken gizzard confit. So sorry I never organizaed myself sufficiently to write it up.
Dear Hunter! I didn’t know you were organizing an event… I always try to participate in all events I can… so sorry to be late
Hey if you organize another one, count on me
!!! I mean to visit you often and have your blog link in mine… I’m just so short of time!
I wouldn’t stop but people are busier in the summer, perhaps do one again in the fall. My wife thought about it but we have gotten caught up in a kitchen do over that has absorbed all of our time.
And as well it has to be something that interests me, the best I could come up with that wasn’t another offal dish was a rather mundane smoked turkey.
I liked the idea of the event – I just am such a basic cook that I figured I wouldn’t have anything to offer all these people that REALLY know how to cook wild game.
Meat and Greet is a great blog event. I hope you’ll continue. Perhaps every quarter.
I loved the offal event and meant to enter this one. I was paralyzed with the idea of coming up with an original (different) recipe for poultry. Finally, I decided on roast pigeon and thought I had lots of time to make it but was unable to meet the deadline because of a family event.
Oh, please don’t stop! I was going to enter (had roast duck with fig and watermelon jam in mind), but my summer job has been eating my life.
such a shame! i (clearly) thought it was a great idea for an event.
there are so many vegetarian events out there, please don’t give up on your carnivorous one
I’m another who would’ve entered (for the first time) except that I’m more outside than inside these days (other than that dratted job I go to, of course). It sounds like it’s just summer doldrums and you shouldn’t be discouraged.
OK all, after hearing from you I will try another Meat & Greet. Probably around Labor Day. I will post up here then and let y’all know personally when I do. Deal?
It’s all my fault; I never got around to entering the ostrich thing. Sorry. I did mean to. My life will be a little simpler in September.
I wanted to enter to be honest, but it seemed kind of like doing a chicken dish wasn’t creative enough. After the offal event I figured, I can’t do freaking CHICKEN! The other thing is the timing… with summer starting, for me at least, it’s just been a busy time. With the long 4th weekend, many people took the week off and went on vacation. PLEASE don’t stop meat and greet! it’s a real great event b/c there are strict guidelines and it’s all about MEAT!!!!! please reconsider! Also, maybe you should do a reminder about the event on your sidebar?
I would have been a new participant…even planned a bit about duck or quail…but Life got the best of me! I’m looking forward to the Labor Day event…could you give us a wee hint on your theme??
A wee hint, huh? Sorry, but I actually have several ideas roiling about now, and have yet to decide on one. And I will better promote the next one, too — I like We Are Never Full’s idea of putting something on a sidebar. I will do that.
PLEASE do not give up on Meat and Greet!
I wanted to do a pie of robin breasts that were eating my straberries, but my neighbors turned me in to the SPCA and I bare escaped capture.
Besides, summer is always a bad time to have an event–everyone is always on the way to or back from somewhere else and they miss the deadline. Hunting season is coming up–please reconsider.
And I would have submitted the recipe but my DH would not let me «dry-lab» my entry!