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Two months ago I was asked by my friend Velia if I would like to enter the Risate e Risotti cooking competition for food bloggers . The idea of the competition was to create a dish using rice as the main ingredient and to send in a photo of your creation.
The event is sponsored by Pila Vecia Ferron , a rice company from Verona in northern Italy and the town of Orvieto , amongst others.…. and has been running for five years in Orvieto. Well, I thought, there’s no harm in giving it ago. After searching through my blog ,I found a little finger food I hadn’t made for a while. Squid ink risotto with gelatin parsley , topped with cod cooked in milk .
So , I sent in my idea with the photo of course and waited. Time passed by and nothing happened . After a while I completely forgot about the event , until last Thursday when I got an e-mail telling me I had made it through to the finals.
I couldn’t believe it . My first cooking competition and I was a finalist ! I was so pleased. Anyway, the results were announced on Sunday and much to my delight I came second. The winner was Lorella Fabris a very good food blogger from Venice , who I had the pleasure to meet yesterday.
From the right Velia De Angelis, me , Lorella Fabris and the judges
Me and Lorella Fabris
It just goes to show, as my father always says ,”nothing ventured ,nothing gained “.
Ciao
Ben fatto e complimenti!
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Congratulations, Simona. Looks very tasty.
That’s fantastic Simona. Congratulations!
Grazie a tutti per il caloroso sostegno. Thank you all for your wonderful comments.