the pragmatic chef™

Here's my thoughts on the guidelines for the recipes and the way they're prepared:

Recipe submissions:

1) The usual rules apply.
2) I'd suggest salads, entrees, side dishes, but probably not desserts this time, just to arbitrarily limit it a bit.
3) I'm hoping for fairly inexpensive, interesting dishes with a twist. Give us your take on a classic, a time saving tip that's so cool that everyone will slap their foreheads and say "Why didn't I think of that!" I don't know how everyone will vote, but to me, imagination counts, always. Cool counts! Turn us on to a dish we haven't tried, push our envelopes a bit. Challenge us, but don't make us spend 3 days doing it...

Interpretations:

1) Get in the spirit of it! Try to follow the recipe you're given as much as time, budget, and equipment allows. If you really don't like, are allergic to, or don't have the time for an ingredient, we understand. Really. But c'mon, take one for the team, wouldja?
2) Deviations and elaborations may or may not get you votes.
3) Explain your thought process to us carefully. There are a lot of really good cooks hanging out here, and we love to get inside your head!
4) Have fun! Fun is all.

Got it? Cool. Both winners will get a tin of Survival Spice™, a DIF T-shirt, and a bottle of Tibvrtini Olio Extra Vergine di Oliva, the organic olive oil that was rated as one of the 7 best olive oils in the world by Taste magazine.

Let's have some fun with this!!!