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Almond-Cranberry Corn Bread

Quickfire in My Kitchen

I eat oatmeal every day—sometimes twice a day! It is quite possibly one of my favorite foods. I also watch Top Chef every Wednesday. So imagine my excitement when I saw this advertisement:

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO be a top chef?

Enter the Quaker® Oats viewer quickfire challenge to find out.

You could be flown to New York where you’ll compete against other Top Chef fans. The winner will have the chance to attend a future Top Chef episode. For a chance to win, submit an original recipe featuring Quaker® Oats.

Read the Official Rules for contest entry.

And so we embark on a new series: Quickfire in My Kitchen, in which I document my experiments using Quaker® Oats in various non-oatmeal related recipes. The contest deadline is February 27, so I have a little over four weeks to see what I can come up with.

This is going to be fun!

This Week's Menu, Courtesy of Stanley's

From the gorgeous Stanley’s spread artistically arranged in the photo to the left, I bring you this week’s menu:

Saturday (and leftovers for Sunday): Stir-Fry (no recipe, just chop up some vegetables, chicken, and shrimp, and stir fry with garlic and soy sauce)

Sunday Soup Day (good for ten lunches): Roasted-Vegetable Soup

Monday: Gruyère, Arugula, and Prosciutto-Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Caramelized Shallot Sauce

Tuesday: Jack Quesadillas with Cranberry Salsa

Wednesday: Crepes with Ratatouille

Thursday: Garlic-and-Herb Oven-Fried Halibut

Friday: Wasabi and Panko-Crusted Pork with Gingered Soy Sauce