It’s competition time, folks!
NB – The competition is now closed!
Our favourite Danish brand Rice has launched this fab new range of melamine with prints by Dutch illustrator Andrea Letterie and we’re so excited about it that we’ve decided to give a set away to one lucky fan. We’re thinking ahead to picnic season here and we want your ideas for what you might pack up for the park to serve on your beautiful new tableware. So here’s a chance to win over £100 worth of the beautiful melamine.
Andrea takes the inspiration for her artwork from everyday things – whether it’s her collection of tea cups, her dog, or a bunch of colourful flowers from the garden. It’s this love of bold, bright colour and simple pleasures which makes the collaboration with Rice DK such a good fit. As well as their fun and exciting design, we’ve always loved Rice for their ethical outlook, being one of the smallest companies ever to achieve Social Accountability 8000 accreditation, and it seems like a love of the simple things in life goes hand in hand with care and commitment to others.
Competition deadline: Midnight on 6th April 2014
How to win!
In case you hadn’t noticed, we’re very keen on food at fig1.co.uk. With the signs of spring firmly shooting up everywhere, we’re thinking about picnics, barbecues and alfresco lunches – in fact, we rarely think about anything
else. So to help feed our obsession, give us some ideas of your favourite summer foods, either in a comment on this blog or on our Facebook page. Make it as simple or complicated as you like – go to town with a full recipe or a link to your blog, or just a quick word or two! We’re looking forward to your ideas, but the winner will simply be picked at random with no judgement call so just a few words is fine if you are short of time. If you enter on Facebook we’d also like you to share the post about this competition – it helps share the fun!
This competition is only open to UK residents and shipping is to UK addresses only – we’re a small UK focused company and our reach doesn’t yet stretch beyond! Sorry to anyone outside of the UK!
We then have a simple form for you to fill in on Survey Monkey – this is just so we have details to inform people of the results – we’ll use it to send one email to let you know if you have won or not, and we need the address so we can send the prize to the winner, but we will not store these details after the competition – you’ll have to make sure you are on our mailing list separately if you want to receive future information from us by subscribing using the link on the bottom left of our home page at www.fig1.co.uk.
In Summary, to enter:
- Comment on this blog OR comment and share on the competition post on our Facebook page with a summer food idea
- Complete the form on Survey Monkey
- Deadline is Midnight on Sunday 6th April 2014
- Winners will be informed on Monday 7th April 2014
- UK entrants only
What you can win!
You can win a set of four dinner plates, cups and side plates with Andrea Letterie prints, an Andrea Letterie candle holder and one of these pretty glass bottle vases by Rice DK – worth over £100.
Good luck!
My favourite summer foods would have to be a crisp fresh salad, with home-made crusty bread and a beautiful lime and chilli dressing. Perhaps with a piece of grilled halloumi on the side. Followed by juicy fat strawberries.
Lovely x
Gooseberry and elderflower fool with shortbread biscuits to dunk in it…Yum
I'd love this! Summer food for me is all about glorious bowls full of cut up fruit (preferably that someone else has cut up for me)and anything with tomatoes and basil in it.
My favourite summer foods would have to be a crisp fresh salad, with home-made crusty bread and a beautiful lime and chilli dressing. Perhaps with a piece of grilled halloumi on the side. Followed by juicy fat strawberries.
My favourite picnic foods would have to be a big picnic loaf, take one round crusty loaf and hollow out the middle filling with barbequed chicken, mayo, roasted veg and spinach, followed by Eton mess in individual pots. Serve with kids, man and dog. Season with a great view! x
When going on a picnic i I,like to make some lovely scotch eggs – either regular or tiny ones with quail eggs. Then some home made cheese pies, all flakey so you need a cute plate to catch the crumbs! Some cherry tomatoes to munch on and maybe some individual little trifles, it's nice to make it yourself as it makes al fresco dining a little bit more special . Real pretty napkins too , not paper ones,and a vintage tablecloth to spread out .All this to give the grandchildren special memories of their summer visits to us!
Mexican fruit salad – mango, strawberries, mint, tequila and a little sugar Mmmmm. heavenly.
Beautiful summer pudding, lots of luscious blackcurrants and raspberries, with lashings of cream…mmmm!
A big mozzarella ball with home grown cherry tomatoes and crusty white bread.
Oh it would have to be fresh strawberries, from the garden of course, and cream or ice cream, yummy..☺
home made bread and hard boiled eggs- best picnic ever!
Fresh strawberries drizzled with honey and a dash of crushed pistachios served with rich creamy vanilla ice-cream. Obviously best served sitting in a beautiful garden or park in the sort of sunshine England doesn't often see!
My fav summer food is pish ploughmans "homemade humnus, pesto, flavoured dipping oils, sun ripened tomatos, olives, artichokes, salad, cream cheeses, strong cheddar and pickles to share. With a huge glass of red wine pure bliss listening to some Good tunes in great company :))
Hmmmm….. Chilled wine, crusty bread to tear, hunks of cheese, tomatoes on the vine, olives, good friends (who'll bring their delicious picnic food to share too), crocheted blankets to sit on, bunting strung up & lots of laughter. Fabulous weather and scenery a given 🙂
I would have French stick with Organic Ham and Beef Tomatoes. Cloudy Lemonade and Chocolate Chip Cookies for a snack
Oh – my favourite lyonnaise salad made with any speciality sausage, baby new potatoes, hard boiled eggs, cherry tomatoes and leaves all dressed in a yummy vinaigrette.. roll on summer.
Barbecued spicy chicken with salad and ice cream to follow…..
anything that goes with a margarita!
over ripe tomatoes with fresh basil leaves, Mozzarella and a drizzle of olive oil!
Jerk chicken, straight from the BBQ, with rice and beans and a fresh green salad. (A cold beer on the side wouldn't go amiss!)
Asparagus, new potatoes & halloumi. Ideal as a side dish for a BBQ!
Favy summer foods: fresh berries for breakfast (especially ones grown here in Scotland), tomato/basil/mozzarella cheese salad, artichokes eaten with mayonnaise, asparagus ditto. And gazpacho!
It's got to be anything I can pick straight from the garden – tomatoes, beans, gooseberries, blackcurrants…
My favourite summer picnic is a lovely green salad with avocado, pine nuts and olives and crusty fresh bread. Follow this with strawberries or raspberries and icecream and you have heaven on a plate.
tomato and basil salad with mozzarella and olive oil!
Jo has it right – beef tomatoes, fresh basil, mozzarella and a drizzle of oil and vinegar. Served with crusty bread and a glass of wine. Not just a perfect picnic – perfect any meal!
Don't forget to fill in the form on Survey Monkey too so we have your details in one place to contact you if you are entering…
Summer for me spells Barbeque!! My favourite is Tandori Chicken Skewers.
Marinate cubed raw chicken in small pot of natural yoghurt and approx 1 tablespoon of tandori spice powder and a squeeze of lemon juice, for about 1 hour.
Thread the chicken onto wooden/metal skewers with chunks of pepper, onion and mushroom or any other veg you like and bbq, turning regularly until the chicken is cooked through.
Serve with baby potatoes roasted in coconut oil and salt! YUM!
Ohhh… what a fab giveaway.My favourite picnic? It has to be triangle sandwiches, crisps, tabbouleh and lots of fresh fruit!
Winter picnics! Jacket spuds wrapped in foil and newspaper and put in the cool box with a thermos of beans , cheeses and even tuna mayo if we're being really exotic! It's a great giveaway!
I love the Rice melamine. Thanks for a great competition
Bring on summer! I can't wait to be in Victoria Park, eating homemade sausage rolls, drinking lemonade and popping grapes in my mouth!
Great competition! Summer food love is a meringue nest filled with chopped strawberries and kiwi and a squiz of cream on the top.
Fav food for chilling in the garden in summer has to be med style breads and dipping oils, scrummy!
Absolutely beautiful. Would love to win these for tea parties in our first garden!
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So pretty! We would love to drink prosecco from the tumblers and eat prosciutto, bread and olives from the plates besides our campervan on our trip to Italy this summer.
Juicy fresh fruit salad, cut up small, with a scoop of Neapolitan ice-cream and finished off with a small swirl of whipped cream and sprinkled with roasted chopped nuts – yum. would look lovely in your bowls
Carol
Assorted small rolls with varied fillings, tub of chopped raw vegetables, plain crisps, grapes, strawberries, Gu mini choc pots , etc., etc. Can't wait. Love Rice melamine.
What a gorgeous giveaway prize – thank you!
One of my fave summer foods would be spanakotyropita – greek spinach and cheese pie with a lovely salad of cucumber, olives and chilli and some vine ripened juicy tomatoes, yum!!
WandaFish – I was thinking of doing a spinach and feta pide recipe next, which is kind of a yeast bread dough version of spanakopita – we used to have them all the time when we lived in Sydney briefly but they are not so easy to find here.
Ummm… big loaf of sharing and tearing bread, lots of different cheeses from around the world, home grown tomatoes and home made pickles and chutney… washed down with lemonade…. home made of course! P-E-R-F-E-C-T!
That sounds fab, Mark Fletcher – I'll look forward to trying it 🙂
Best summer lunch is a handful of homegrown strawberries, still warm from the sun, with a dollop of mascarpone cream. Hmmmm
Home made scones, and strawberry jam and cream are perfect for picnics. 🙂
SaraJ – my Gran was Cornish – scones and clotted cream are definitely a favourite
Homemade scones with jam and locally made ivy farm double cream it's so thick a perfect with scones with dress strawberries and apple juice!
Barbecued aubergine with tahini dressing and chimmichurri butterbean babaganoush… Easy and quick and perfect in the heat. Followed by homemade coconut marmalade ice cream…
Yes …..something from my garden! A strawberry & raspberry topped pavlova for sure 🙂
Caravan overlooking the Cornish sea, with freshly caught prawns and mussels and garlic mayo for dipping crusty bread, followed by chocolate brownie trifle and lashings of wine!
I love the colourful roses on these plates – they'd be great for a picnic on my boat Janey Rose
Eton Mess with some lovely English red berries that have been left to macerate…..
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It would have to be freshly picked strawberries out of our garden with a liberal sprinkling of sugar and cream. Yummy. Can't wait for summer to arrive.
strawberries and cream!
They are so beautiful that on their first few outings to the garden or on a picnic I think I'd go for really simple things to let the designs sing and shine. Cucumber from the greenhouse, white bread (with crusts cut off for a real treat) and halved hard boiled eggs. Then down to barbecues and colours galore.
Good luck to everyone. What a gorgeous prize.
A colourful, crisp dressed salad with fresh crusty bread and butter; many fruited salad with creme fraiche, and indulgent, scrummy chocolate brownies (homemade of course)
Homemade guacamole, dressed with lime, and my own recipe for pitta breads with a glass of elderflower cordial (possibly with the addition of some sparkling wine!!!!).
Whenever we have a barbecue, I make my chickpea and feta salad. It is very simple – just chickpeas, crumbled feta, caramelised onions and coriander – but delicious, and a perfect accompaniment to burgers, sausages, ribs etc. I only ever make it in the summer, so I strongly associate it with sunny days, leisurely lunches in the garden and long, balmy evenings.
I love picnics! We have winter /autumn picnics – jacket potaoes wrapped in foil, tea towels and insulating bags. we don't have to go far but it's fun to have a picnic. Summer picnics? cold chicken satay skewers, salads and bread. or just plain, simple and gorgeous mature cheddar cheese, crusty bread, real butter and sliced tomatoes. yum!!
So looking forward to sunny picnics! Ours usually have packed away curried egg sandwiches, strawberries, squidgy brownies and gingerbeer… along with anything else that can be squeezed in. Such a lovely giveaway!
Thank you for reminding me of the mini cheese and onion tarts my Mum used to make all through the summer: childhood picnic memories! I must get the recipe before the good weather kicks in…
The best picnics I remember were with my grandparents and involved getting the big rucksack from the top cupboard in their kitchen, getting up early and making sandwiches named individually to avoid arguments, a big thermos of tea, homemade cake (usually date and walnut) and lots of fruit or even gooseberry fool and loading up the car and setting off to somewhere remote. Childhood bliss.