Victors of our Hunger Games Recipe Contest
Last month we launched a recipe contest to celebrate the release of the Hunger Games movie. We enjoyed the books and loved that the main character’s preferred dish contains our favorite fruit, Dried Plums.
We asked people to recreate and enter their favorite original recipe based on food from the Hunger Games Trilogy. We then posted the recipes online and allowed users to vote for their favorites. There were two ways to win: a User-Selected Winner (determined by online votes from Facebook and our site) and a Stapleton-Spence Winner (selected by our panel of judges).
Thank you to all of the entrants that submitted a recipe. They were creative, original and delicious looking. The voting was not easy but we are excited to announce our two victors.
User Selected Winning Recipe: Not-Stale-Enough Goat Cheese and Apple Tart
- Author: Audrey Caldwell
- Link to Recipe: Not-Stale-Enough Goat Cheese and Apple Tart
- Author Comments: Peeta told Katniss about the apple tarts made at his family’s bakery. While Peeta and his family only ate them when they were stale, you can to enjoy them when they are fresh and delicious!
We are sure that Peeta and Katniss would have loved these tarts. The recipe was great and the tarts in the pictures look delectable. Online voting was tight, but the odds were in your favor. Congratulations Audrey!
Stapleton-Spence Winning Recipe: Hunger Games Lamb Stew with Dried Plums
- Author: Angela Roberts
- Link to Recipe: Hunger Games Lamb Stew with Dried Plums
- Author Comments: Good food transcends tragedy and brings the human spirit a sense of hope. I chose to make the lamb stew because it was the favorite meal in all three books, and when Katniss ate it, you could feel her momentary happiness.
Congratulations Angela and thank you for taking part in our contest. We loved your recipe and enjoyed the story behind it on your website. Very creative and the stew was delicious.
Honorable Mention Recipes:
- Capitol Lamb Stew with Plums and Cranberries – Submitted by Lorin Cook
- Peeta’s Goat Cheese and Apple Tart – Submitted by Yammie from Yammie’s Noshery
- Lamb Stew with Dried Plums – Submitted by Elizabeth from The Waspy Redhead
- Moroccan-Style Lamb Stew with Prunes – Submitted by Amy Deline, The Gourmand Mom
- Lamb Stew with Prunes – Submitted by Stephen from Feeding My Folks
- Lamb Stew with Dried Plums – Submitted by Crystal “Pikko” Watanabe
- Crock Pot Lamb with Prunes – Submitted by Stephanie O’Dea
While we could only have two winners, all of the recipes submitted were very creative and looked amazing. Thank you to everyone who participated and all of you that voted. We appreciate the support, and hope you had as much fun with the contest as we did!
