Happy Cinco de Mayo to everyone! The Cook with Us team @chefsteve, @offoodandart and @pandamama, would like to remind everyone that this week’s theme is Cinco de Mayo/Mexican food, with mystery ingredient avocado. There are still two days left to get your entries in. We are looking forward to see what you create!

A lot has happened this week so let’s get to the news!

Weekly Recap

We were so happy to see that Cook with Us regulars, @lizelle and @loveself placed 2nd and 3rd in this week’s Steemit Sandwich Contest hosted by @jaybird. Well done, you two! Your sandwiches looked incredible!

Baked Chicken mayo Plaited Sandwich by @lizelle

mushroom veganwich by @loveself

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This week was the Guilty Pleasure Foods competition with mystery theme Foods from your Country at Cook with Us. We would like to congratulate @dianadee for winning and for advancing to the Winners' Circle. We would also like to thank everyone for contributing their entries and supporting each other. Let's review below our latest winners.

First Place

Delicious Lemon Meringue Pie by @dianadee

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Second Place

My healthy alternative to guilty pleasures by @leelektrik

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Third Place

Breakfast Arepa by @amandagomez

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Winner's Circle Champion

Hostess Chocolate Cupcakes by @loveself

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Happening Now

We are pleased to announce that we have set up a discord channel for all of you. You can find our discord channel HERE. Now we have a place to meet and chat. Within the Cook with Us discord channel is a section for post promotion. Please feel free to share your latest posts with everyone. These posts can be on any topic that you want, not just food related. We look forward to getting to know everyone better in discord!

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Schedule

We have added more themes to our calendar, so check them out below for advanced planning. Or if you want more options, check back in for the mystery themes that are announced on the weekly Monday posts.

We are going on a break next month. Please check out the calendar below for the exact dates. During this time, we hope you get a chance to recharge. The Cook with Us team will use this time to plan for the next round of Cook with Us. We are constantly thinking of ways to make the contest fun and fair for the community and will keep you posted on new developments.

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Shout Outs

Recently two of our regular members @whattheduck and @foodforsoul received big whale upvotes from @hendrikdegrote, @meerkat and @curie and we wanted to congratulate them on getting some much deserved support! We think you guys deserve a big shout out!

Here are their posts:

Spicy Mexican Bitterballen by @whattheduck

hazelnut and chocolate cookie sandwiches by @foodforsoul.

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Another big shout out goes to @goldendawne. Thank you so much for featuring us and Cook with Us members, @dianadee @loveself and @gladysstillwagon in your
post The Kitchen Table Edition 9: Recipes, Cooking & Food Curation Day- CELEBRATING #cookwithus. We really appreciate your support! Thank you!

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