A picture on Lucy‘s Flickr page at the weekend reminded me how much I love to nosey at other people’s fridge doors. I adore the photos and post-its and recipes and silly magnets that crowd together or stand alone telling me more than I knew before about the fridge’s owner.
My own door (above) doesn’t have quite enough silly magnets and as a result the pictures and paper that I have stuck to the fridge don’t always stay stuck and on many a day I can be heard swearing as I pick them up off the floor yet again. But I always put them back on.
So here’s what I’d like you to do: email me a picture of your fridge door along with your name and location before Saturday, 27th September 2008. If you have a blog then you might want to post it on there too and link back here. Then again you might not.
On Sunday, 28th September, 2008 I will post all of the photos on this site and select a winner at random. The prize will be a copy of either the wonderful Ottolenghi Cookbook or the equally fabulous Greens Cookbook. Your choice. 
Email your entries to: wjharrison77 (at) aol (dot) com
What a really neat idea for a competition! I see that you have a magnet from primoriginals, which tells me that you have good taste, if I didn’t know that before…;)
Once upon a time I was way nosier than looking at people’s fridge doors, I’m not even going to reveal how. But my favourite thing to have a well-behaved snoop around when I visit someone is their bookshelves (people I like the best have heaps of bookshelves jampacked with a varied kind of literature) and what kind of music they listen to. From now on I think I’ll have a closer look at the fridge door too!
This is funny, as I’ve just been working on a project mapping the inside of my fridge, but I never did the outside. Off to take a picture for you now!
Well, I am, of course, in. Great idea.
Jo will be thrilled that she’s inspired an event – she’s probably the worst cook I know!
Off to re-arrange things ever-so-slightly now…
I have just looked at my fridge and wondered if I can share the clutter – really it is just as bad as the rest of my kitchen but the shame of it is that it is hard to see some of the cool fridge magnets I have acquired – but the challenge sounds fun so will see how I go
I’m in! I better snap a picture before I pack up all the clutter.
Pia — I’m with you. I’m afraid I always snoop around people’s bookshelves if there are bookshelves in the room I’m in. I love to see what fascinates other folks and what they read. My house is filled to brimming with books.
Fridge doors are fun too!
What a great idea! Are we allowed to make our fridges look cooler/more thoughtful/tider before we photograph them?!
V cute pictures of Marco yesterday
Pia – Ah, yes – the bookshelf. Windows to the soul.
Hope you’ll be joining in the comp! And I discovered primoriginals through you. It’s wonderful. Thank you.
Sylvie – Look forward to receiving that!
Lucy – Tell Jo, thank you for the idea.
Johanna – Do, do, do share!
Christina – Received. Thank you!
Erynn – Glad to hear I’m not the only nosey one.
Lysy – You can do anything you want, m’dear.
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I think if I share my fridge magnet, people will think I have criminals for children. My son has a bizarre sense of humour and seems to think that a magnet that says “That’s Queen Bitch to You” is pretty funny. I actually treasure it
ooh this sounds like fun!!! wouldn’t pics of peoples cook book shelves be kewl too? perhaps thats another competition
Hi from Boulder, Colorado. I just found your site while looking for a recipe for rainbow chard lasagna. I have lots of it in my garden.
Fun idea for the frig contest. I just took a photo of the inside of my frig to post on my blog under “what’s in your cheese/meat drawer?” I’ll post that tomorrow. But I like to keep the exterior bare and shiny.
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Hi Wendy, this sounds like fun. I am looking forward to seeing all the entries. Alas, my fridge is built in and beind a cabinet door, so there is nothing of interest on it.
Giz – That’s hillarious! Take a picture!
Kelsie – Hope you’ll be joining in.
Susan S – Hello! Blank fridges are welcome too. Dazzle us with the gleam.
Holler – Aw, that is a shame. What a sleek kitchen you must have.
Fab idea!
I am going to email you the pic in a sec, I am waiting for my pics to download.
Found your blog when looking for a muffin recipe, the raspberry poppy seed ones look yummy!
Bev
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Oh no I am going to have to reveal my fridge door! I hope you are ready…
Ooooooooooooh! What fun!
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Too fun Wendy! Love to join in and looking forward to all the “doors”!
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Bev – They are very good!
Helen – Look forward to it!
Chelsea – Good!
Deb – Wonderful!
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OH yay! I’m going to go take a picture of my fridge and email it to you! (Today’s blog post is taken up by the Daring Baker challenge, but I’ll definitely mention the roundup tomorrow!
Fun exercise! I shall send you a contribution.
I found this page via Green Gourmet Giraffe.
Sounds fun
Couldn’t have participated anyway – our fridge is hidden behind a wooden panel, so it looks like all other kitchen cabinets. Otherwise it would have a sticker or two, I guess…