Enchiladas photo courtesy Whole Foods Market © 2008I am very excited to announce that my recipe for Sweet Potato Black Bean Enchiladas has won the Whole Foods Market Budget Recipe Challenge. A hearty thank you to all who voted for the recipe- and highlighted this gluten-free vegetarian entry.
I am overwhelmed by the support. Over 1,300 of you took the time to vote! And I appreciate it with all my heart.
Congrats to the other talented finalists who participated with their mouthwatering array of unique dishes- Jaden of Steamy Kitchen, Rachel of Coconut & Lime, Hannah of Bittersweet, Michael of Cooking for Engineers and of Katy of Sugar Laws. Your recipes rocked.
Comments
Many congrats to you!!!! I am so happy for you!!
Thanks for all you do to help the gluten free community and to help spread the word about celiac.
You give us hope and encouragement to keep going and to know that the gluten free lifetsyle rocks!!
Martha
~Lana B~
Hey, Sparky is a cutie!
Congratulations on the win!
Its great to see gluten-free win and become a bit more mainstream. I personally cannot wait to try this recipe (live in a dorm so cooking in the communal kitchen is not really an option...too many crumbs floating around) but I will certainly make it as soon as possible.
Love the other recipes i have tried here!
Barbara
Cathy
-PS- What did YOU winn for this?!
I also thank you for sharing your gluten-free creations. My gluten-intolerant husband appreciates you too!
You have no idea how much your blog has helped me help my 16 year old daughter.
You have been a blessing.
Yours in Enchilada love
Katie
Courtney
:)
Oh and sparky...He's just too cute!
Mazal tov! I'm so happy for you! I've made this recipe before - an absolute winner. It's unusual, flexible, nutritious, easy, and can be made ahead! YUM!
As a celiac myself, I really appreciate your delicious, wholesome recipes. Keep em' coming!
~Liz~
~Kal
Congratulations!
(p.s. I've got your cookbook on my Farm Natters wish list *grin*)
Cheers!
Kimberly~in El Paso
Helen from Ohio
Optomum@comcast.net
Kim
I actually saw your recipe and voted on the Whole Foods site without ever having read your blog. In the two weeks following I was tested for possibly causes of some osteopenia at only 30 years old and came back for gluten-intolerance. How prophetic! LOL!
Now, I am pouring over your website and already made your Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars and Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas. They were both awesome! Thank you so much for your blog! It's been a lifesaver!
Karina, I discovered my wheat allergy in February of this year, and your blog has been such an awesome source of support for me. Thank you!
I am so glad you won! Your blog and recipes have been an inspiration to me. Thank you!
Can't wait to try the recipe!
Keep those GF recipes coming.
Thank you.
E.R.
janet
Mahalo for all of your lovely recipes! Sending Aloha from Hawaii!
That's awesome! I had just checked the WF website the other day to see if they had announced that YOU were the winner yet.
This recipe is awesome - I made it down here in Albuquerque for our midwestern visitors that were in town for the balloon fiesta - it was awesome! And they liked the yummy NM green chile too. We had some of the filling leftover and started eating it with corn chips while we were waiting on the oven and that was good too!
Congrats!
Renee
Congratulations on your win! The recipe sounds great and is now in my pile of recipes to try. I haven't cooked with arrowroot starch before - in fact I don't think I've ever seen it in the store - where do you pick it up and do you think there is a more available substitute?
Jenn
congrats.
Kate from SD
Your recipes rock and now more people know!
Congratulations and keep 'em comin'!
Jill
I have been an avid reader of your site since stumbling upon the link during my countless hours of Google research.
All I can say is THANK YOU.
I was diagnosed with food allergies (corn, wheat, barley, rye, oats, tuna, pork, hazelnuts - phew!) in August of '07. After a few months of plain veggies, protein and brown rice, I knew there had to be a better way. I found you in the nick of time.
For your recipe, could you recommend any substitutions for the beans? (I know that somewhat defeats the purpose of the recipe, but I don't tolerate members of the bean family really well.)
Thanks, Karina! Again, congratulations!
And Yay for gluten-free food!
~Li
Congratulations on your win!
Julie D.
www.homeschoolblogger.com/juldos
Congratulations on this well-deserved win! I made your enchiladas the night they first appeared, and everyone in my family loved them. I love your blog because the posts are so filled with Life and provide inspiration for exquisitely beautiful, hopeful, healthful food! Thank you!
Elizabeth
Thanks Karina!
(Also, I've posted a link to your site on my blog Adventures with Basil, I hope that's alright. Let me know if it isn't!)
As I stated in my comment on the Whole Foods blog, your recipes have cut my grocery bill by about 25-30%; the proof is in my wallet! I make at least one of your recipes each week, many of them already incorporated into the regular routine at the request of my non-gluten free husband. Way to go!
You do so much to make the world a tastier and happy place!
Marcia
I love your blog and recipes...I am making your pumpkin bars for a party next week.
Cheers!
PamelaD
Your GF recipes have been an inspiration to me. They have helped me learn to be happy with food again and not feel deprived.
You truly are one-of-a-kind!
~Jenn
Milhan
Denise
Will try the recipe this weekend. :)
You have made living without gluten better than "B.K."
(Before Karina)
I am happy for your success, an d wish you many more.
Lauren
Rising Tides Rises ALL boats!!!
In other words, PAY IT FORWARD!!!
Congrats. Love what you are doing!
(...And all the finalists, they were all so delicious.)
This was my favourite hands down.
Affordable and quick AND I know my kids will eat it! That's a winner of a recipe in this house.
Debbie
A wonderful recipe that just happens to be good for you and gluten free; a beautiful example of your blog.
thanks mary
Keep amazing us!
Bonnie
And you are so right. As mentioned in a previous post, pumpkin and banana add so much to our GF baking.
:-) Amy
:-) Amy
I'm happy to have discovered your blog.
Namaste, BB
It is so wonderful that you won! At last the world at large can get a taste of your terrific food.
Glad to see that Whole Foods folks really can see the gold in our kind of food.
Jean
Congratulations on winning an thank you for helping to not only spread awareness of GF free food, but an option to enjoy. I found out less than 2 years ago that I had Celiac Disease and it is so hard to find GF free that tastes good, I love your recipes!!! Your rock! Thanks, JiHan
Congratulations! I've been reading your blog and cooking your recipes for two years but didn't ever comment until the Whole Foods recipe contest! Awesome job, and thank you for being there when I learned I needed to cook gluten free and casein free for two of my kids!
how exciting
good luck keep it coming!
Judi
I suspected you'd win. :) I've been a silent reader of your blog for months and months.
We recently started my son on the GF/CF diet and we've used several of your recipes with great success...especially your meatballs. :)
Anyway, you deserve this win. Proud of you!
Bridgett
West Virginia
Thanks for all you do!
Tina in Atlanta, GA
My family is so very thankful to have you in our lives (and kitchen)! You were there last night, tonight, and again tomorrow night. We are so appreciative and concur with your words and thoughts - be they focused on politics, the beauty/harshness of New Mexico, the joy of family and friends, the trials of changed diets, multitudinous Goddess blessings, or just the love of good food!
I have been a fan since the days of your earlier cookbooks, and happened upon your blog after my husband & daughter needed to change their diets. I was overwhelmed. And suddenly, there you were. She works in mysterious ways.
Congratulations, Karina! We are so happy for you!
i love your site..i don't post much but i am 'here' alot and love so many of your recipes...thank you for the site..it is a great boon to those of us on special diets!
congrats, again!
donna
Happy Fall!!!
Many cooking blessings,
Cynthia