{"id":12408,"date":"2013-02-14T13:55:50","date_gmt":"2013-02-14T18:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/?p=12408"},"modified":"2015-02-08T22:09:28","modified_gmt":"2015-02-09T03:09:28","slug":"valentines-day-contest-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/valentines-day-contest-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentine’s Day Contest Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

139 pictures, 2 winners and lots of fun…<\/p>\n

Here is the collage of all the 139 pictures sent by my readers<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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The contest ran for a month and the winners are announced on this lovely Valentine’s day.<\/p>\n

The rules were: the participants had to make one of my recipes, click the picture of it and share it on my FB CWT page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I was overly excited to see all the beautiful pictures sent by many of you. I know it was a lot of work and yet you did it with all your passion and enthusiasm. I really appreciate your efforts and thank each and everyone of my lovely readers who participated in this contest.\u00a0Last night, I had a tough time choosing the winners. My dear hubby joined me in making the final decision which was very \u00a0helpful.<\/p>\n

Based on originality, presentation and photography I choose the picture for “Whole chicken biryani” made by Tazin Faiz<\/strong> as the first prize winner. Here is the recipe for making Whole chicken biryani – Thas’s signature biryani<\/a>, this is one of my favorite biryanis \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Here is the winning picture. Congratulations to Tazin!<\/p>\n

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Here is the prize the winner will receive at their doorstep:<\/p>\n

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Initially, I thought of picking just one winner. However, along the way one of my readers Hisham who is a dentist and who runs Care Plus Dental Clinic in Trivandrum,\u00a0Kerala, India stepped forward and\u00a0sponsored\u00a0a second prize: \u20b91,000 worth of dental treatment for the winner (or a friend\/family)<\/strong>. It was in deed so sweet and kind of him. Thank you Hisham!<\/p>\n

So we have a second winner, picked by my hubby. It was really tough to pick the second winner as we had a few favorites. Again, based on originality, presentation and photography the second prize winner is Rahna Ajmal<\/strong> and she had sent the picture for Oats Strawberry Yogurt Parfait.<\/p>\n

Here is the beautiful picture. Congratulations to Rahna!<\/p>\n

Recipe for Oats, Strawberry and Yogurt Parfait<\/a><\/p>\n

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Honorable mentions\u00a0:\u00a0<\/span>In no particular order<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u00a0Apple Dates Smoothie by Sini Mohandas<\/strong>, for recipe click here<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Falafel by Hisham<\/strong>, for recipe click here<\/a>
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Lamb Biryani by Leya Sarah Jacob<\/strong>, for recipe click here<\/a>
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Vanilla Pudding fruit Salad by Nabisath Sajana<\/strong>, for recipe click here<\/a>
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Vanilla Pudding Fruit Salad by\u00a0Shamna Moidunny<\/strong>, for recipe click here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Unnakaya or Stuffed Plantain fry by Jebin<\/strong>, for recipe click here<\/a>
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Coconut cake by Tazin Faiz<\/strong>, for recipe click here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Meat Cutlet by Bushra Anas<\/strong>, for recipe click here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Flan by Irshana<\/strong>, for recipe click here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Clementine Mint Cake by Jothi<\/strong>, for recipe click here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ginger Chicken by Rufiya<\/strong>, for recipe click here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Thanks again and stay tuned for more contests<\/strong><\/p>\n

Love and hugs,<\/p>\n

Thas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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