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Endless Contests: Time to Make the Donuts

Yes, we’re already running our cute-baby-with-food contest. But what about those of us who don’t have kids? Or just don’t have attractive kids? Never fear — ES, along with our favorite guilty pleasure, Dunkin’ Donuts, has a contest just for you.

For the second year in a row, DD is allowing the public to create a brand new donut from a variety of doughs, fillings and toppings on their web site. Entrants will have a chance to win $12,000 and to have your designer donut sold at Dunkin’ Donuts stores around the country.

Now, we realize the DD contest will be hard for you ESers because they’ve inexplicably left off ingredients like 100% pure cocoa powder and basil-infused truffle oil. Or even bacon. WTF! Well, when you’re done making your Dunkin’ Donut, it’s time to get even crazier and design The Endless Simmer Donut.

What ingredients would make up the donut of your wildest dreams? Feel free to indulge your inner gourmet by using some more…non-conventional ingredients along with the usual donut trappings. Want to add a sweet potato filling or foie gras mousse to your glazed dount? Have at it. Style points will be given for creativity. Paste your dream donut combo in the comments below or fire up an email to contests@endlesssimmer.com.

While we don’t have another 12 grand for you, our winning ES donut-maker will be taking home a $60 Dunkin’ Donuts Gift Card. We’ll be picking the cream of the crop and then a special guest judge will decide who takes home that prize. The contests — both ours and the big one — end on March 8th, so get cooking!

by BS

Endless Contests: Submit Your Cute Kid Food Photos Now!

Notice to all you parents/grandparents/aunts and uncles out there who claim your little one is the cutest tyke in the world — now’s your chance to prove it.

Enter the Endless Simmer Cutest Eater in the World Contest: Send in that very best shot of your kid cooking, eating, or just inappropriately playing with their food. We’ll pick a crew of cute finalists and then ES readers will vote to name one the cutest eater in the world.

The winner will receive a copy of Cook’s Country Best Lost Suppers and we’ll induct the cutest eater into the Endless Eater Hall of Fame.

So, pick out your best shot and send it to contests@endlesssimmer.com. Entries are due by Sunday, February 28.

Update: Vote for the cutest eater in the world

(Photo: Josephers)

by BS

Awwwwwww: Cutest Eater in the World Contest

Think your kid makes a cuter chef than my nephew? Prove it!

Announcing the Endless Simmer Cutest Eater in the World Contest: Send in that very best shot of your kid/grandkid/grandparent/whoever being shamelessly cute in the kitchen. Extra points if they’re actually cooking, but we’ll accept kids eating, smearing food on their faces, or just generally being cute around anything edible.

We’ll pick a crew of cute finalists and ask ES readers to vote on their favorite. The winner will receive a copy of Cook’s Country Best Lost Suppers — a great cookbook from the culinary geniuses at Cook’s Illustrated full of recipes for the whole family — and better yet, we’ll induct the cutest eater into the Endless Eater Hall of Fame.

So, pick out your best shot and send them to contests@endlesssimmer.com.

Update: Vote for the cutest eater in the world

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by gansie

All We Know: It’s Crackling

It’s Saturday and 80 and I are piling on layers of clothes to go play in the snow. (If you’re into counting: 2 pairs of pants, 3 pairs of socks, a long sleeve shirt, a t-shirt, a hoodie and a long, thick woolly sweater, plus a water-proof jacket, gloves and a dalmatian print fleece headband/ear warmer.)

Amidst the Christmas Story-style preparation, I get an email from Dad Gansie. It has an attachment. I assume it’s snow related, as South Jersey was also hit with almost two feet of snow.

I should have known better. The video featured a mysterious casserole dish that, according to my father is, “crispin'” and “cracklin.'” I have no effing idea what it is, but I do know I forgot to wish my MomMom (grandmother) a happy birthday.

Any guesses out there?

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by BS

That Food Named!

Well we had a lot of good guesses for our most recent Name That Food contest. I especially liked Britannia‘s guess of velveeta cheeese, white bean hummus and hot sauce. As expected, no one knew exactly what this one was — I’d have to say Tracy‘s guess of lemon curd surrounded by white chocolate with raspberry swirls was probably the closest.

So what is this monstrosity? Full explanation after the jump…

Name That Food!

I’ll be super impressed if anyone can guess what today’s mystery dish is. Your only hint is that it’s not an emu egg.

Update: That Food Named!

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by BS

This is Why You’re Fat is Your Eater of the Year

Spam wontons, poutine cupcakes, butter beer, and deep-fried everything. This is what we ate in 2009, and this is what you voted Eater of the Year, beating out such culinary luminaries as Michelle Obama, Jose Garces and Meryl Streep. Congrats to TIWYF and better luck next year, Flexitarians.

Who is 2009’s Eater of the Year?

This is Why You’re Fat

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