Many thanks to last week's guest judge @jrcornel, who chose for us the theme "Your Favourite Dish".  It certainly inspired a lot of entries, which was brilliant as there were so many tasty dishes for us to drool over!  @jrcornel had a hard time picking the winners though, and said he wished he could pick more than just four!  But alas, not everyone gets to take home a prize... I only hope those who didn't win considered feasting on their delicious meals as a kind of winning!  He did admit that his choice of winners was based on what he fancied eating at the time, and perhaps another day he may have chosen four completely different winners... I guess mood accounts for many of our food choices.  It was really interesting seeing what people like as their favourite foods, and happily it wasn't all greasy or chocolately, but actually very healthy choices in many cases, which pleases me greatly.  Not that there's anything wrong with treats every now and then ;-)  Anyway, well done winners, and well done everyone else for your efforts... Please join us again for the next round, you'll find the theme by scrolling down...

4th Prize "Salad with Homemade Cheese" by @yetaras 50 STEEM - Sponsored by @sirwinchester

3rd Prize "Veggie Lasagna with Basil Almond Ricotta" by @amy-goodrich 10 SBD Sponsored by @smooth

2nd Prize "Crepes" by @kotturinn 15 SBD Sponsored by @smooth

1st Prize "Steamed Ribs And Rice With Pumpkin 清蒸南瓜排骨饭" by @helene 25 SBD Sponsored by @smooth

Prizes will be transferred directly to your wallets by the respective sponsors.  
 

I'd also like to share my sincere THANKS to @smooth and @sirwinchester for their continuous sponsorship of this challenge, the Steemians who submitted entries, and to everyone who upvoted and supported the entries.  I'm well aware there would be no challenge without you all!!! 
 

For those of you who have never entered this challenge before - it's very easy, just see below for this week's theme and criteria for entries.  Every week we have a different guest judge and  different theme, so if you fancy some culinary excitement then look no further!  You don't have to be a great cook - all we ask is you try to be creative with your recipes and take beautiful photos of the finished dish as unfortunately we can't taste the entries so you must help us do this with our imaginations!  Original recipes are encouraged, but you may use someone else's recipe as long as you credit the original source. 

The guest judge for this week is @samstonehill, living in a tropical Bali paradise with his family, 'travelling the world in search of truth and beauty'.  Needless to say his blog makes for very interesting reading as he covers all kinds of fascinating topics, from his own personal experiences and reflections to wider social issues, and subsequently gets you thinking about things you may not have considered before.  As a health-conscious-planet-conscious man and parent he makes careful choices regarding diet, which is reflected in our theme for this week...

This is a challenging theme and not going to be so easy for those of you who've never made anything like this before.  But we remind ourselves this is the Steemit Culinary Challenge and if you're after easy then you're in the wrong place!  Just get your creative heads on and you'll soon have ideas flowing, as there are many options here despite the restrictions!  If, however, you're stuck for ideas just click on these blued words... There are lots of delicious recipes online you can use (please credit sources to avoid plagiarism) or you can adapt to make it your own.  The main thing is to have fun and enjoy whatever you end up making!

1.  Title your entry this way: “STEEMIT CULINARY CHALLENGE # 26: Title of your Dish”

2.  Tag your “Sugar-Free Raw Vegan Desserts” post with ALL FOUR of the following:

# food  

# food-trail  

# steemitculinarychallenge 

# recipes
 

3.  TAKE PHOTOS OF THE STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS in preparing your dish.

4.  POST A LINK OF YOUR ENTRY below on the comment  thread.  If you have signed up to Steemit.chat please also post it on  the steemitculinarychallenge channel.  To sign up you can click here.
 

5.  The DEADLINE for submission is NO LATER than Wednesday at 12:00 Noon UTC.
 

6.  You may submit TWO ENTRIES if you wish.
 

7.  So we can verify your entry is indeed yours and not plagiarised or copy-pasted from the internet, you MUST  do ONE of the FOLLOWING: 

Here is an example of one of my own step-by-step recipes.   Any questions, please ask.

WINNERS together with the NEW THEME will be announced every Friday.    
 

Prizes will be transferred directly to your wallets by the respective sponsors – please allow them time to do this!
 

Don't forget to THANK and FOLLOW our sponsors for supporting the Steemit Culinary Challenge.  Please also consider including @smooth.witness in your voted witness list. 

Here you can find the PREVIOUS WINNERS of the Steemit Culinary Challenge:

#25 - Your Favourite Dish

#24 - Mouthgasms

#23 - Otsumami

#22 - Mediterranean Night

#21 - Coffee a la Barista's

#20 - Pancake Paradise

#19 -  Sweet and Savory Crepes

#18 - Tasty, Wholesome Meals for Weight Loss

#17 - Shepherd's Pie

#16 - Tacos for a Tech Savvy

#15 - Roast It

#14 - DIVINE LEMONed DESSERT

#13 - The Finest Fish Dish

#12 - Purely Paleo

#11 - Cheeseless Burger

#10 - Anglo–Sino Chicken

#9 - New Year on a Platter

#8 - La Pasta Perfetta

#7 - Battle of Noodles

#6 - HOT Off the Grill

#5 - Unorthodox Chillied Dish

#4 - Super Salads

#3 - Smoothie Showdown

#2 - Out of the Box Sandwiches  

#1 - Sniffle Remedy Soup

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me, either by posting your queries on the comment thread below, or you can find me on Steemit.chat under the same name.  I will respond as soon as I can. 

For the announcement of winners and new themes, follow me :-)