Texas State Rice Festival Results and Another Giveaway!

Another busy weekend full of cooking. The state rice festival was Saturday and I toned down the amount of dishes I made this year. One change was that we could see the score sheets and I learned a lot from them. One thing they don’t mention in the rules is they score you on the amount of rice used. While I score high on presentation and flavor, I shot myself in the foot by not making the dish with more rice. Oh well, I’ll be ready for higher scores next year! Here’s how we did overall as well as the recipes:

my dishes-

Rice Filled Cheese Log (Appetizer) 3rd place

Caesar Pasta Salad (Vegetable or Salad) 3rd place

Grilled Shrimp with Sweet and Spicy Rice (Main Dish) 2nd place

Coconut Pudding Cake (Dessert) 3rd place

Dulce De Leche Rice Sandwich Cookies (Dessert) 1st place

Chocolate Covered Rice Marshmallows (Miscellaneous) 2nd place

My parents:

Mom - Steamed Dumplings (Appetizer) 1st place

Dad - Fried BBQ Rice Burger (Appetizer) 3^rd place and trophy for Most Unusual

Mom – Rice and Zucchini Crostata (Vegetable or Salad) 3rd place

Dad – Orange Veggie Risotto (Vegetable or Salad) 1st place

Mom – 3 Seafood Rice (Main Dish) 1st place

Dad - Poor Man’s Good Eats’ (Main Dish) 2nd place

Mom – Rice Mousseline with Fresh Fruit Compote (Dessert) 1st place

Dad – Rice Tiramisu (Dessert) 2nd place

Dad – Tofu Rice Baskets (Miscellaneous) 2nd place

And of course I didn’t forget about you guys I grabbed some goodies to share with you as well. I have not 1, but 2 packs to giveaway!

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Disclosure: The information and prize pack have been provided by myself.