Saturday, September 08, 2007

Those vegetable faces keep coming in.....


It has been Britain's wettest summer on record. Entertaining children in the wet is never easy. We have watched our entire DVD collection, played board games and visited all the museums. But who would have thought the answer to family boredom lay in the vegetable basket? As the rain pelted down on the roof of our kitchen, we made faces out of vegetables. What started off as a desperate cry for help from grinding boredom, has now turned into real entertainment. Here are is an update of all of your creations. We challenged you all to find your inner child and we haven't been disappointed. Especial thanks to children like Ethan, Ella and Leila from Freddie who loved seeing your vegetable pictures.
Those of you who havent yet found time, or vegetables, go on - have a go, you know you want to!
Thank you so far to Amanda at Figs,Olives,Wine, David at Book the Cook, Joanna at Joanna's Food, Celia at Purple Podded Peas, Tanna at My Kitchen in Half Cups, Ed and Leila at The Slow Cook, Alanna at Kitchen Parade/A Veggie Venture, Holler at Tinned Tomatoes, Rebecca at Rebecca Writes, Megan at Meganscookin, Manda at Cat of Stripes, Karen at Cracking Good Egg, Joanna at myvegetableblog, Cassie at Veggiemealplans Molly from batter-splattered and Katie from Thyme For Cooking Meg Wolff at Becoming Whole , Top Veg at Top Veg.com Maggie at Magpie Musing, Alanja at Collecting Tokens and Helen at Ihatefirstgreatwestern...Keep sending them in!
My email address is in my profile...we await your efforts with bated breath.What we really want to see is some vegetable faces from all over the globe....
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31 comments:

  1. Can you hear me laughing, all the way from Missouri??!!! And Freddie, maybe when you use a particularly yucky-sounding vegetable in a sweet face, then you won't need to actually eat it? (Right, Mum?)

    Cheers, all --

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  2. PS Beautiful bok choy!

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  3. Anonymous12:46 PM

    Wow that looks great fun - I can't wait to try. Thanks for sharing this - it's another inspirational idea.
    Sara from farmingfriends

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  4. Well, I've had a go, it's on my blog, although it's not as good as either of yours. http://joannasfood.blogspot.com/2007/08/smiley-faces.html

    But it's made my day, so thank you!

    Joanna
    joannasfood.blogspot.com

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  5. Great idea !
    We'll see what we can russle up with what's in the garden.
    Patricia

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  6. Charlotte that is so funny and way too much fun! Unfortunately all the little ones around me are grown people :) but, there is hope! My sister is expecting in October so soon there will be a little one to fuss over and play with :)

    Looking at those ingredients though - they make we want to go and make some dhal (spicy Indian peas stew that can be made with just the lentil or with vegetables added)

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  7. Drat, why'd I throw out my wilted scallions yesterday? Let me see what I can rustle up. This is brilliant!

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  8. Anonymous2:28 PM

    Cynthia,
    You know you want to - go on - everyone has an inner child that needs to burst out and make vegetable faces. Make us a barbadian face!
    Charlotte
    xx

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  9. You've got a great site Charlotte. And I'm putting one up now. I really needed a good one this morning.

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  10. Hi

    Brilliant idea Charlotte - we certainly need a dash of silly fun when the weather is so yucky!

    My effort is on my blog (and I've emailed you a file too). Including my 'Salford Black' Runner Beans - seeds and green pods.

    :-) Celia

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  11. The slide show is divine, Charlotte. This is going to catch on, I can feel it. Who can resist?

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  12. i love it! i just wished i had something more than some wilting salad in my house this afternoon!?

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  13. Anonymous8:32 PM

    Joanna
    One womans wilted salad is another man's picasso...
    CH
    x

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  14. Better & Better & Better !!!

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  15. WONDERFUL faces ... yesterday I made one quickly as kitchen therapy, and it made me feel much much better. Today, inspired by Alex, Charlotte, Amanda and of course Celia, I'm going to make another, in my attempt at art. Yes, it IS addictive!

    Joanna
    joannasfood.blogspot.com

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  16. Anonymous12:43 PM

    Go for it! Vegetable Faces could be a new mass movement. The latest in kitchen therapy.
    Charlotte

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  17. This is sooo nice! It brought a smile to my face when I needed it. For that I thank you.

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  18. Hi Charlotte, I have had a go and posted on my site www.crackinggoodegg.blogspot.com.
    I've also emailed you.

    There are some great faces here. This is a lot of fun.

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  19. Those are so funny, Charlotte! I will give it a go too!

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  20. Anonymous5:33 AM

    Charlotte, this is just such a fun idea! The images made me smile and inspired me to create my own veggie face! Thanks for including it! :D

    Have a great week!

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  21. I love it! I will try to make a good face for you!

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  22. Thanks Charlotte and co. Having just returned from 3 weeks away this was just what I needed this morning. We may even have a go at veggie faces.

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  23. Anonymous9:04 AM

    Expat Chef Beth and Amanda at Little Foodies, please have a go. The more the merrier - email them to me when you have a moment.
    Hope you are all having a lovely summer.
    Charlotte
    PS So far we have faces from Canada, USA, Australia, Scotland, England and France. Any other countries fancy entering the international vegetable face making festival?

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  24. Divine. I emailed you my link!

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  25. Very creative ... and a fun way to play with food. It reminds me of a song we sing with the school kids ... Aiken Drum

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  26. Charlotte, there's a coffee table book in this. Maybe you add some by celebrity chefs or something?

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  27. A coffee table book for sure...I'll be the first to pre-order!!!

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  28. is there anyway of translating the last comment into english ?

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