Welcome to Cook with Us #13!

Before getting to our themes for the week, the Cook with Us team - @chefsteve, @pandamama and @offoodandart - would like to express our sincere thanks to everyone who has supported this community. Over the past months, we've gotten to know our regular contestants who bring their stories, creativity and fun to the table. We are also always happy to see the newcomers and would like to extend a very warm welcome to them.

A huge thanks as well to @hendrikdegrote, @curie and other whales for their generous support to our contestants.

Don't forget to check us out on Discord (see below for more info). Lots of chats going on there so come join the fun.

The theme for Cook with Us #13

Vegan

Plus mystery theme: Onions

Vegan week is here! @offoodandart, @pandamama and @chefsteve have been looking forward to this week for a long time. While every week the Cook with Us contest can be done in a vegan way, this week we want to make vegan food the main theme. So, the rules are very simple, if a food product comes from meat, eggs or dairy, you cannot use it! You can make a starter, main course or dessert. Sometimes it can actually be easier to cook when you are restricted with what you can use. If you need a little inspiration check out these amazing dishes by vegan Chef Matthew Kenney.

This week’s mystery ingredient is onion. So, if you choose to not do a vegan dish, you will still have to use this vegetable as the main part of your dish. You can also combine the themes and do an onion focused vegan dish! Best of luck to all of you this week and we look forward to seeing what you make!

Good luck! And we look forward to seeing your creations!

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Cook with Us is on Discord

To join, please follow the steps below.

- Create a Discord account if first time on Discord. It's best to use your Steemit username.

- Download the Discord app which can be found here.

- Click on this link to join the Cook with Us channel.

The Cook with Us Contest

The Cook with Us team - @chefsteve , @pandamama and @offoodandart - is very excited to welcome you and look forward to getting to know you as we cook or create dishes together. It is our intention to build a community of people that enjoy cooking and sharing with each other. We are pleased to announce the following prizes for this challenge:

• First place - 5 SBD

• Second place - 3 SBD

• Third place - 1 SBD

The following, if participating in Cook with Us #13, will be competing in the Winners' Circle, including whoever wins 1st place in Cook with Us #12. There will be one winner from the Winners' Circle and will be awarded 5 SBD.

• @ground2feet

• @loveself

• @foodforsoul

• @whattheduck

• @deimus

• @blackberryskunk

• @cooknbake

• @dianadee

• @alansthoughs

• @lizelle

• @gladysstillwagon

• 1st place winner of CwU #12

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Cook with Us Official Contest Rules

Please take some time to review the contest rules below. We have made a few changes. We understand that a lot of work is put into every post and we do not want to disqualify anyone for not following the rules. If you are unsure about any of them, just ask us for some clarification. We will be happy to help you.

Contest Entry Rules

• The title of your post should look like this: Cook with Us #13 – Name of your dish. For example, Cook with Us #13 - Grilled Portobello Sandwich.

• The first tag on your entry must be: cookwithus.

• Upvote and resteem this @cookwithus post that you are submitting an entry for.

• The first time you enter this competition, submit a proof photo. This can be in the form of a handwritten note with your Steemit name, the name of the dish, and the date with your entry - or it can be a photograph of yourself with your dish. Thereafter, you will not need a proof photograph going forward as we will know who you are. Please do not use Photoshop for the proof photo.

• Include a description of the dish. Some examples are the taste of the dish, its origin, or the story behind it.

• Describe why your dish works. Give a brief description about why you put these ingredients together.

• Post a link to your entry in the comments section of the weekly challenge. This is the post that announces the start of the week's contest

• You can only enter one dish per entry (a dish means a single version. Not one dish two or three ways). You may only enter one entry per week.

General Contest Rules

• Contest ends every Monday 12:00 UTC.

• Results will be published no later than Thursday 12:00 UTC, three days after the contest is closed.

• Entries do not have to be original. However, if not original, please provide the source.

• While there is a calendar showing future themes, entries can only be submitted for the current week's contest and only after the official post for the contest is made. Entries submitted before the official start date or after the deadline will not be considered valid entries.

• The Cook with Us contest will cover many topics and disciplines. Make sure you check for weekly contest rules that may change due to the nature of the challenge.

• By entering @cookwithus, the contestant agrees to their material being used by the organizers for any purposes and will not be compensated should the material be published. But you, the author/photographer, will be given written credit.

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The Cook with Us Calendar

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Acknowledgements

There were many people that helped us to get this competition up and running. We would like to say a BIG thank you to them all and express our sincere gratitude for their contributions.

We are delighted with the caricatures made for us by @bazbiscuit and already people are asking where they can get these delightful little characters. Thank you Barry!

@jacklimberis made our banner and gif for us. Thank you Jack - we really appreciate all the hard and beautiful work!

Thank you @edenmichelle for making the youtube video for us. A huge thanks as well to @leelektrik for creating our logo.

Thank you VIEWLY for the View Token prizes that we will give to our contestants who make a little video of their recipes.

Please follow @jacklimberis, @bazbiscuit, @edenmichelle, @theywillkillyou, @world5list, @world-travel-pro, @heyitshaas and @zord189. We hope to add to this list of supporters of our competition. If you would like to be a supporter of @cookwithus, please contact us. We would love to hear from you.

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