🍽 Cookin' Up Gratitude Contest | The Dozen Club

daisycat • 1 week ago

If you'd like to participate in the activities I host, please read my entire post for each activity I create. Please! I'm literally begging. 🫠 I feel like I can't be nice about this anymore, it doesn't work. I've hosted over 40 events on Egg Cave (on this account and my side @/nest), and I always have issues with players not reading everything I've typed. I know it's a lot to read, I am sorry about that, but I really do try to keep it concise while also trying to explain things thoroughly enough. Not only is it logical to read the entire post if you want to join, but it also shows that you value what I have to say and respect my time and effort.

That said, if you are ever confused about anything in one of my events, please ask and I will do my best to clarify further! Getting event questions is never a problem to me. It can also help to ask on this thread so that other Eggies can benefit from any questions asked that they may also be wondering about. :-)

Thank you for reading. ❤️








This activity is a collaboration! You will receive a randomized fellow participating Eggy as your partner. The two of you will put together a Thanksgiving meal consisting of 5 to 10 Egg Cave food & drink items for a beverage, appetizer, main dish, side dish, and dessert. Whatever you think sounds best, classic, unique, or fits a theme! Complete your entry by giving your menu a name and listing something you're grateful for this year.

Please read the example menu I created with @/matcha a couple sections below in order to help you understand how this works.




• Create a Thanksgiving menu using a minimum of five (5) Egg Cave items. Please do not use more than ten (10) items total.
• Be sure to use at least one (1) item for each element: beverage, appetizer, main dish, side dish, dessert.
• You can use items and/or travels.
• You do not need to own any of these items.
• Make up a name with your partner to call your Thanksgiving meal.
• Both you and your partner will add a sentence at the end of your meal stating something you're thankful for this year.
• When your partner is assigned to you around Sunday, November 8th, you may ping them here to discuss, or, you may send them a message to discuss privately.
• This contest requires six (6) Eggies to begin and is open to a maximum of 12 Eggies.

Update 11/5:
I received a message asking if it's okay to use a creature instead of an item/travel. If you'd like to use a food or drink themed creature in place of one (1) of your 5-10 items, you may do so! But it's also okay to only use items/travels since that was my initial outline and intended spirit of the contest.

Update 11/6:
I was asked if it's okay to use eCode and emojis. You can decorate your entry, but please keep it minimal. If some do this, and others don't or aren't able to, I wouldn't want there to be an unfair advantage when it comes to voting.

Update 11/7:
Optional: If you'd like to use a non-food travel to set the scene for your menu, you may use one (1) travel to do so. This travel does not count towards your total maximum of ten (10) food/drink items/travels for the five menu components.



• Ping me here to claim your spot before Sunday, November 8th, at 11:59 PM ECT.
• Your randomized partner will be assigned to you on this topic sometime after Sunday, November 8th.
• Decide with your partner who will post the final menu + what you're thankful for on this topic.
• The partner who is posting the final menu on this topic may do so whenever your entry is complete, or at least before the deadline to submit, which is Tuesday, November 17th, at 11:59 PM ECT.
• I welcome any and all questions, please ask if you're wondering!



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EXAMPLE if I was participating with @/matcha as my partner:

Compassionate Veggiesgiving 🌿
Prepared by @matcha and @daisycat

Beverage: Cranberry Syrup Cold Brew and Green Cyber Soda
Appetizer: Plain Crackers with Monster Cheese
Main: Roasted Butternut Squash
Side: Macaroni and Cheese, Yellow Bowl of Mashed Potatoes, Cranberry Sauce
Dessert: Slice of Cheesecake and Affogato with Chocolate Sauce

Daisy: I'm thankful for my wonderful Matcha and my precious kitten Mildred. ♥︎
Matcha: weekends
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As you can see in my example above, I've divvied up the maximum of ten (10) items like so: 2 beverages, 2 items to create the appetizer, 1 main, 3 sides, 2 desserts. You can categorize your 5-10 items any way you'd like, as long as there's at least 1 item for each category!





🥇 First Place Team: 150 CC each + Cookin' Up Gratitude Badge + Your usernames in the Fridge of Fame

🥈 Second Place Team: 100 CC each + Cookin' Up Gratitude Badge + Your usernames in the Fridge of Fame

🥉 Third Place Team: 50 CC each + Cookin' Up Gratitude Badge + Your usernames in the Fridge of Fame

⭐ Consolation: As a thank you for participating, remaining Eggy chefs will each split the 1.1M EC pool (I will cover any EC needed to round up the portions evenly), participation badge, their names in the Fridge of Fame, and a random food item! (Your inventory permitting.)





• The deadline to claim a spot for this activity is Sunday, November 8th, at 11:59 PM ECT.
Your partner will be randomized and announced here sometime after Sunday, November 8th.

• The deadline to submit you and your partner's menu is Tuesday, November 17th, at 11:59 PM ECT.

• Voting will take place in a poll on this topic sometime after entries close.
Results will be posted sometime around or after Sunday, November 22nd.
Do you want the option to vote for more than one team? (multiple checkbox voting instead of singular bubble voting) Let me know yes, no, or neutral in your reply here!





This contest requires six (6) Eggies to begin and is open to a maximum of 12 Eggies.

Ping me on this topic to claim a spot! All spots have been claimed.
Your partner will be randomized and announced here sometime after Sunday, November 8th. Since spots have filled, partners will be announced on November 3rd.

1. @lexian
2. @lexicon
3. @pjbuzzy
4. @kataclysm
5. @ahgirltc
6. @merit
7. @shine
8. @gngdia
9. @prettyiggy
10. @vanilla
11. @lia
12. @nenielsen

@shine & @gngdia
@lia & @ahgirltc
@vanilla & @lexian
@nenielsen & @pjbuzzy
@lexicon & @merit
@kataclysm & @prettyiggy


If you'd like to participate in the activities I host, please read my entire post for each activity I create. Please! I'm literally begging. 🫠 I feel like I can't be nice about this anymore, it doesn't work. I've hosted over 40 events on Egg Cave (on this account and my side @/nest), and I always have issues with players not reading everything I've typed. I know it's a lot to read, I am sorry about that, but I really do try to keep it concise while also trying to explain things thoroughly enough. Not only is it logical to read the entire post if you want to join, but it also shows that you value what I have to say and respect my time and effort.

That said, if you are ever confused about anything in one of my events, please ask and I will do my best to clarify further! Getting event questions is never a problem to me. It can also help to ask on this thread so that other Eggies can benefit from any questions asked that they may also be wondering about. :-)

Thank you for reading. ❤️

lexian • 1 week ago

lexicon • 1 week ago

@daisycat

Sign me up! And thank you for all the effort you put in to create and host these fun activities!! 🧡

pjbuzzy • 1 week ago

@daisycat This is so cute & creative, I’d love to join 😊

kataclysm • 1 week ago

@daisycat
As if I'd miss out on a DaisyCat™ event... Please allow me to join the sign up list too! 🙇 🦃

(p s I'd be happy to vote for just the one team at the end, but I understand the appeal of voting for more entries when there are often so many good ones.)

ahgirltc • 1 week ago

@daisycat

I would love to join!

merit • 1 week ago

@daisycat Sign me up please!

I think I'm neutral on being able to vote for multiple options? I theoretically like the idea, but I'd probably just vote for every entry that's not mine.

daisycat • 1 week ago

@merit
Thank you for the feedback, I really appreciate it! :-)

shine • 1 week ago

@daisycat This is such a cute event, I would love to sign up!

I second @/merit's feedback on voting for multiple entries ^^ Maybe you could limit our number of votes to two or three (depending on how many people sign up) if that's an option when creating a poll.

daisycat • 1 week ago

@shine
Thank you for your feedback, I like your idea!! While that isn't an option for polls, I could have people message me their votes, that way I could specify a number. 🤔 We will see!

gngdia • 1 week ago

@daisycat yay, I was looking forward to the next contest! Count me in 😊.
Personally, I prefer voting only for 1 team.

daisycat • 1 week ago

@gngdia
Noted, thank you for your feedback!! :-]

prettyiggy • 1 week ago

@daisycat ~ I'd like to join, this sounds like fun!

vanilla • 1 week ago

@daisycat this sounds so cute and fun! I’d love to sign up ^^

lia • 1 week ago

@daisycat i'd love to sign up!

nenielsen • 1 week ago

@daisycat If the last spot is still open, please sign me up 😊 I read the entire post and understand the activity ❤️

As for voting for more than one team, I wonder if that could cause any kind of issues? That might lead to a lot more ties and that could become very expensive for you.

daisycat • 1 week ago

@nenielsen
Thank you for your feedback, N! I do tiebreakers almost every time, but sometimes Matcha offers to just pay double (for each person) in the tie to make it easier for me... since having to do another poll and wait is pretty annoying lol. So that's all not a big deal. (edit: I've spent my fair share on CC for ties but referring to this past one, since Matcha will be helping me extra big time monetarily this time around)

Also, in my experience, the ties mainly happen because I can't get enough votes. When I've utilized multiple votes in the past, it actually helps! And most players are happier to be able to vote for more than one, since they often find it difficult to choose just one. :-)

lexicon • 1 week ago

@daisycat I'm pro multiple votes for that reason c: feels like it helps out with numbers! I was torn between a couple in the last contest lol- maybe you can try it for the next context and see how it goes?

nenielsen • 1 week ago

@daisycat okay that's good to know! I would feel bad if there were multiple tie breakers and it led to costing more cc than expected.

That makes sense that maybe it's not enough votes, in that case maybe we should try a multi voting system. Would that involve a restricted number of votes (like 3 per person) or unlimited votes?

daisycat • 1 week ago

@lexicon
Yes exactly, it's helpful for that! I'm leaning towards using it for this next time around. ^^ I suppose if anyone really only has one favorite to vote for, they can still do so even with multiples being an option.

@nenielsen
Oh no I mean a tiebreaker is good because it keeps the CC at the original amount, no more is spent. I'm saying tiebreakers are annoying because it means the activity didn't get many votes (aka individual users), and then I have to create a new poll, deadline, notify everyone, wait, and then hope that there isn't another tie on the tiebreaker (it has happened before). Another Eggy (@/shine) suggested restricted multiple votes as well! I'd probably base the number of votes they'd get on other activity details, it wouldn't be unlimited otherwise that'd just be EC's feature, but for now, it's just an idea. :-) I am leaning towards multiple checkbox voting via EC's feature since I've done that a lot in the past (in addition to singular voting of course). Just depends on each scenario.

nenielsen • 1 week ago

@daisycat Oops I'm mixing up the word tie and tiebreaker. Sounds good! Looking forward to this event.

daisycat • 1 week ago

Since all the spots have been claimed, instead of waiting until November 8th to assign partners, they've been assigned now! @/matcha used tools through Emacs to randomize the usernames. Now, you and your partner can get started sooner and hopefully have more time when life gets busy. :-)





• Use between 5 and 10 Egg Cave items total.
• Be sure to use at least 1 item for each element: beverage, appetizer, main dish, side dish, dessert.
• Give your menu a name. Add something you're thankful for.
• Decide which partner will post the completed entry and post it here by Tuesday, November 17th, at 11:59 PM ECT.

daisycat • 6 days ago

I received a message asking if it's okay to use a creature instead of an item/travel. If you'd like to use a food or drink themed creature in place of one (1) of your 5-10 items, you may do so! But it's also okay to only use items/travels since that was my initial outline and intended spirit of the contest.

Side note: I posted the above partner announcement two days ago so I'll just assume everyone is planning via messages. 😅 And hopefully the people whose pings didn't go through still saw the post!

Edit: You can use eCode and emojis to decorate your entry, but please keep it minimal. If some do this, and others don't or aren't able to, I wouldn't want there to be an unfair advantage when it comes to voting.

lexian • 5 days ago

@daisycat haven't heard anything from my teammate just yet, but they could be Super Busy, so I have started coming up with 'Something' in the meantime - it won't impress Gorgon Ramsay though... 😅

kataclysm • 5 days ago

Now the weekend is here I feel I can finally focus on something creative... Brace yourself, @prettyiggy, I'm shooting you a message asap! 🦃

lexicon • 5 days ago

@daisycat Can we use eCode and emojis to make it cute as long as all of the information required is there? ^^

daisycat • 5 days ago

@lexicon
You can! :-) Try not to go too crazy though. If some people do this and others don't / aren't able to, I wouldn't want there to be an unfair advantage at play. I will add this to my previous post and main post, as well.

lexicon • 5 days ago

@daisycat Sorry if I'm making things too complicated! I'm just excited lol. I was thinking color and some emojis, I don't think that's too crazy but to be safe I will send it to you first for the okay before posting ^^

daisycat • 5 days ago

@lexicon
Nah you're good! I'm glad you asked rather than just doing it, that's nice and considerate. :-]

ahgirltc • 4 days ago

Here's Lia and my entry! Would like to thank @lia for such a smooth and easygoing planning process 😊



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