NoshGirl Chef: Battle Strawberry and Black Pepper!
Happy Monday, everyone! Voting for the third NoshGirl Chef Challenge is now OPEN! As you may recall, the secret ingredients were strawberries and black pepper – and I love the variety of original entries we got! Pop on over to their blogs to check out these scrumptious recipes! Mmm, I do summer fruit!
1. A Room With A View‘s Strawberry Grape Focaccia + Perfect Lemonade
2. Ruffles & Truffles’ Blackened Mahi with Strawberry Mango Salsa
3. Life After Lobster‘s Sweet and Spicy Strawberry Ribs
Check out these creations on each contestant’s blog! Then comment below to let me know your fave. If you’d prefer to keep your vote private OR if you have problems commenting on this post (wahhh, Blogger), email me with your vote and I’ll count it as well 
. You have until this Wednesday, 11:59PM EDT to vote! Good luck, challengers!
Interested in participating in a NoshGirl Chef Challenge? Email me!
i'm constantly amazed by the creativity and yumminess of the recipes everyone comes up with! i'm going to vote for the strawberry glazed ribs–they seem so summer to me!
1They all look amazing, but I'm going to have to vote for the blackened mahi with strawberry chutney. Such a creative and delish idea!
2Oh my lord. THOSE RIBS! I am practically drooling. The ribs get my vote!
3Clever with the ideas, I would've never thought of them. My vote goes to Ruffles & Truffles' Blackened Mahi with Strawberry Mango Salsa. So original and summery, love me some fish.
4The blackened mahi gets my vote!
5I think my husband would love me forever (oh wait he already has to) if I made him that blackend mahi … yummm!!! That's my vote!
6This is SO HARD. It all looks great – I'd eat every single dish.
But, I'm going to have to go with the strawberry grape focaccia because it's quite unique.
7Sweet and Spicy Strawberry Ribs! They look so juicy!
8The blackened mahi gets my vote! I love mahi and the strawberry mango salsa looks so refreshing!
9My vote is for the blackened mahi and the strawberry mango salsa. It sounds amazing and I can't wait to make it!
10Love the strawberry glazed ribs! I could practically taste them as I read about them!
11focaccia!
12Everything looks delicious but I the ribs! OMG!
13Reading these recipes before lunch is making me ravenous. I'm a sucker for ribs so that gets my vote!
14Wow, they all look so yummy! The sweet and spicy strawberry ribs get my vote though
15Wow!!! I love the creativity here! Strawberries & ribs just blows my mind. Then again, strawberries on pizza does too. But ultimately I'm voting for the mahi because I want to eat that whole dish right this minute. It screams delicious, light and summery to me. I was thinking I'd volunteer for a challenge, but now I'm a wee bit intimidated!
16These all look fantastic, but my vote goes for Ruffles & Truffles' Blackened Mahi with Strawberry Mango Salsa!
17The mango strawberry chutney is calling my name, but the savory ribs gets my vote.
18Love your ideas noshgirl! you are so creative,I vote and love Strwberry grapes focaccia!! yummy! gloria
19they all look delicious, but my vote goes to the blackened mahi!
20Definitely the Mahi with the strawberry mango salsa – can't wait to try it!
21Strawbeery Grape Focaccia. YUMMMMMM
22The Blackened Mahi for SURE!!! YUMMY..
23Definitely the Blackened Mahi with Strawberry Mango Salsa. I can't wait to get the recipe!
24@JK, the recipe is on Katie's blog, check it out.
25wow they are amazing..but my vote goes to Katie's grilled mahi. I've been thinking about it since she posted it on her blog last week
26I'm liking the blackened mahi!
27Katie's blackened mahi… sound delish in a taco!
28I vote for the focaccia! I want to eat that for breakfast, lunch and dinner!
29I'm going to go with the blackened mahi, looks so fresh and delicious.
30My vote goes to the strawberry grape focaccia!!
31My Vote is for the Blackened Mahi with strawberry chutney. Yum!
32My vote is for the strawberry grape focaccia! Yum.
33Def Ruffles and Truffles Blackened Mahi! Looks amazing…and I bet it tastes as good as it looks too!
34Strwberry grape focaccia!!!! It's delish!
35The blackened mahi looks and sounds amazing! Just right for summer. It gets my vote.
36all dishes look so good! i wish i could taste them all. but if i had to choose, i vote for ruffles and truffles dish. it's something i would love to eat on a sunny summer afternoon.
37How am I supposed to choose?! I'm going with the foccacia, but only because I am a carb fiend and love me a delicious twist on any kind of bread!
38Gotta go with the Ribs. OMG.
39The mahi looks good. It gets my vote!
40Strawberry Grape Focaccia
41I don't see why I shouldn't be able to try all three before I vote. Ahem . . . waiting for deliciousness to arrive by fedex.
Fine. I guess if they're not coming, I'll vote for the ribs.
42Ooh…hard decision. Im going to go with the blackened mahi with strawberry-mango salsa though. Yum!
43Ribs! Ribs! Ribs!
44Blackened mahi – yummo!
45They all look super yummy, but I have to vote for the ribs, I never would have thought to do that.
46SO YUMMY!! I'm dying!! My favorite is the strawberry grape focaccia. I would love to taste that. Yum!!
47RIBS baby!!
48I like them all – they definitely remind me that summer is officially around the corner. Of the three, the ribs get my vote!
49Mmm the ribs sound divine!
xoxo,
50Chic 'n Cheap Living
I made the Blackened Mahi last night and it was amazing.. I vote for Ruffles and Truffles.
51WOW! Such a tough choice, but I have to say Ruffles & Truffles Mahi looks amazing to me!
52I'm going to vote for the blackened mahi with strawberry chutney!
53I love fish – voting for the mahi!
54Ruffles & Truffles' Blackened Mahi with Strawberry Mango Salsa gets my vote. Looks delicious!
55Ruffles & Truffles' Blackened Mahi with Strawberry Mango Salsa gets my vote. Looks delicious!
56The Blackened Mahi!!
57The blackened mani looks amazing!
58Ruffles&Truffles!
59I'm going to have to go with the blackened mahi but they all look amazing!
60My vote is for the sweet and spicy strawberry ribs. They look so yummy!
61My Vote is for the Salsa Mahi one.
62I'd go for the mahi and the strawberry mango salsa – looks like the perfect summer dish!
63Katie's blackened Mahi with strawberry mango salsa gets my vote. It looks delish!
64I vote for the blackened mahi!
65Everything looks so delicious! I gotta go with the mahi…the colorful salsa is fabulous!
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