A BLOG EVENT, ORGAN DONATION, A WINNER & A PRIZE…HAPPY DAYS!!

Guess what arrived in the mail yesterday? Imagine my utter horror when the bell rang & by the time I got to opening the front door, I heard a mild thud & caught sight of a package hitting the ground. My heart missed a beat…the postman had just chucked this parcel over the gate & gone away. One look & I knew what it was. Bubble wrap saved the day!!Back in August, Giz & Pschygrad at Equal Opportunities Kitchen had held Round 2 of Tried, Tested & True, but with a difference. It was linked to Organ Donation, a cause I support completely. Here in India, we don’t have a very organised organ donation programme & public awareness is quite minimal. But the hub & me have each other informed; should anything happen to either of us, we’ve pledged our organs for donation. Next of kin approval is acceptable. The hubs mother had pledged her body for donation/research, but when she passed away due to Multiple Myloma almost 10 years ago, her organs had borne the brunt of the disease. Thankfully, we were able to donate her eyes. My entry to the event was Olive Oil Pistachio Brownies, framed above beautifully by Giz & Pschygrad, & it won the 3rd prize. Yipeeeeeee!! They had a guest celebrity judge, Cathy Cushing judging the recipes sent in. Christine Cushing is one of the trailblazers of the Food Network in Canada. Check out her website here. THE PRIZES…
Christine Cushing generously donated a selection of her products, & I am the glad recipient of this great jar of hand-made tomato sauce. I am over the moon & plans for dinner were underway soon; pizzas on popular demand tonight. You can find home-made pizza dough recipe here. I added red chili flakes, Italian grill seasoning & garlic powder to the dry ingredients before making the dough. The pizza was a thin crust one & quite the best we’ve had in a while….YUM!!