The first challenge!

Hello everyone!

I hereby announce the first ever This Blog Cooking Challenge! The name of the challenge is Coconut-Braised Beef. The link to the recipe is on the right sidebar. So start cooking!

Here are the rules for completing the challenge:

• You must prepare the meal and send me a short synopsis of the challenges you faced and how you overcame them. Also you should rate the dish on a 1-10 scale.
• The deadline is one week from the time of posting.

Here are some guidelines for completing the challenge:

• Try to feed this food to other people. In this way, you can bribe them to be friends with you.
• Take pictures if you can, at various points in the cooking process.
• Try not to be a vegetarian, because then you cannot eat the food (in this particular challenge).

After the challenge is over, I will prepare a post with your synopses and photos. It will probably be epic.

I picked this recipe because I have never cooked beef before, and I'm scared of it. Jeremy Lin (the classicist/linguist, not the basketball player) sent it to me. He recommends using less lime juice, and more pepper. Thanks, Jeremy!