I hope you all have had as much fun with the New Food Challenge as I’ve had. In fact, I enjoyed broadening my food horizons so much that although the challenge is technically over, I’m going to continue trying (and hopefully blogging about) a new food per week. Here’s to discovering many more favorites 
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Below, a look back at my experiences during the Challenge (with links to my old posts)
I found that I didn’t Care for a Kumquat.
Thankfully, the Monster-Mashed Cauliflower saved the meal.
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Kabocha is my newest true love. It makes for beyond-awesome lettuce wraps, and it shines (not just because of its orange hue!) in a Broccoli-Kabocha Bowl. 
It’s also out-of-this-world smooth and velvety in the form of Kabocha Mousse.
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This was a let-down. 
Too bad, because it looks so pretty!
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But this was super-fantastically amazing. I loved how it soaked up the sauce like a sponge!
Behold the spongey-ness!
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And finally, I channelled my inner mermaid (and reaped health benefits galore) with this recipe.
Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the challenge. It really meant a lot to me that y’all played along!
In my next post, I’ll announce the winner of the New Food Challenge. But, like I’ve said before, everyone is a winner who found a new food to enjoy! .
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you tried so many foods! I wish I would have remembered to try more
this past month was just crazy, so I kept forgetting, but I did enjoy the new ones I tried! great challenge 
i liked this challenge.. i didn’t do as much as i wanted but i did try brussel sprouts, spaghetti squash, canelli beans and carob chips
better than nothign! i ended up LOVING carob chips – i have like a tbsp or 2 (or 3) for dessert many nights.. brussel sprout were also deeeelish.. i wasn’t a huge fan of the spaghetti squash though – but i think it was because i ate it cold at work (no microwave). anyways i like this post a lot – i want to try some of your new finds!!
I loved this challenge so much- even though I didn’t try anything overly exciting, have got lots of ideas for upcoming meals… Thanks for doing this!
I had fun with this challenge but missed the boat with the hulled hemp seeds I tried for the first time today!
I wish starfruit’s were as tasty as they looked!
And kumquats are super cute too! Too bad, toooo bad! At least you’ve found some different foods to make up for the one’s you didn’t particularly care for
I guess I got pretty lucky, as all the new foods I tried, I liked!
Can’t wait to see who the winner is! Gonna be one lucky, lucky foodie
Love,
Meg
I loved this contest Katie! Even though it’s over I am still going to keep trying new foods, I already bought something new to try yesterday. Thanks for the fun opportunity.
This was so much fun! I’m going to continue just ’cause!
This was tons of fun! I haven’t done the best job at blogging about it (been busy!) but I have found some new loves too. I am so glad you tried kabocha– I found it last year and when they stopped carrying it towards spring I just about cried, then when it came back this fall I bought like the entire box full
It disappeared again for a while but this week they were BACK! Yayyyy! Have a good week 
It was a blast. I wish I had more of a chance go participate though.
Hope your summer has been going well. Mine sure has!
Loveyababe.
-E
Love how you’ve talked about the dishes that didn’t turn out so well and the dishes that turned out amazing- the mistakes are always worth it! Congrats on your challenge
WOO!
I hope I win!!! hehehe
~Justine
It’s great to see that your challenge made so many people discover new, (hopefully) delicious foods! I’ll definitely try to keep up with trying new foods myself as often as I can, so thanks for the inspirations
Katie,
Don’t even get me started on my love of kabocha. I eat it steamed everyday with nut butter. I ran out, and had to resort to a butternut squash. Never realized how stringy butternut squashes are. Good, but I want my kabocha!
Thanks for hosting the challenge. Loved it.
Kabocha is definitely my favorite new thing too! Love it!
You did expand some major horizons. Thanks for bringing us all into it!
I agree; starfruit is totally disappointing. …I still have to try kabocha! It looks good! I’m writing it on my grocery list now.
I loved reading about all your new foods and I’m so happy you’re going to try and continue with the challenge(me too!). I can always do with new meal ideas!
You really embraced the challenge and I’m glad you discovered some new foods to love. I hope you’ll try another starfruit. I’ve had some rather bland ones too, but a really ripe one is delicious!
Thanks for planning this challenge! Even though I signed on late, I was glad you inspired me to try something new (soba noodles) and now I have a pack of them in my cabinet so I can make them myself! I’ll definitely keep trying to add new foods and I think I’m going to have to check out this kabocha stuff
Very cool!! I still have never tried star fruit, I’m sad that you didn’t like it!