Bacon is Meat Candy GIVEAWAY! [ends 8/17]

Its about time I do another giveaway on my blog..haha! So, when I saw this I knew that it would be PERFECT! I love bacon...and I mean I LOVE. I hope all of ya'll do too!

Giveaway ENDS Friday, August 17th at 12:01am, winner will be announced by noon that day.

Kathryn attended the Columbus Collage of Art & Design, in Columbus Ohio. Having moved from Ohio to CA,NV, CO,TX, and now back to CA nature has always inspired her. The experience of living in so many states has given her an appreciation for being self employed as an artist. Her job travels with her everywhere she goes. Design and beautiful arty creations are her passion. She creates everyday working on new designs for Sweet Bohemmian Life and her other Etsy store kathryngreenwald.etsy.com painting upcycled purses and bags. Art is always on my mind. I'm so grateful to get up every day and create as my job.

We are giving away ONE (1) "Bacon is Meat Candy" Teatowel, one of the most popular prints in her shop.

It's 100% cotton, flour sack towel. Printed with eco friendly, water based ink

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Giveaway starts on August 10th at 12:00pm and ends Friday, August 17th at 12:00pm and winner will be announced. Winner has 48 hours to reply, otherwise a new winner will be selected. Winner will be chosen at random using Random.org and will be notified by a post on Cookin' for my Captain and by email.

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FBF: Cherry Limeade

FLASH-BACK FRIDAY

CHERRY LIMEADE

click on image to see full post from 8/11/11

Shrimp Scampi

More shrimp!

SHRIMP SCAMPI

• 1 1/2 pound jumbo shrimp, shelled and deveined
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup dry white vermouth
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice [about 1/2 lemon]
• 2 teaspoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

1. Put the shrimp on a large pie pan or plate and pat them completely dry with a paper towel. Season the shrimp with salt and pepper.
2. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the butter to the skillet. When the foaming subsides, raise the heat to high, and put the shrimp pan all at once. Cook the shrimp, without moving them, for 1 minute. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Turn the shrimp over and cook for 2 minutes more. Transfer the shrimp to a bowl.
3. Return the skillet to the heat and pour in the vermouth and lemon juice. Boil the liquid until slightly thickened, about 30 seconds. Scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Stir the zest and parsley into the sauce. Pour the sauce over the shrimp, season with salt, pepper and garlic powder and toss to combine. 
4. Divide the shrimp among 4 plates or arrange on a platter and serve with lemon to squeeze over top.

Wordless Wednesday {{linky}}

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

This past weekend we had the honor to join our Command teams in the Battalion in Kansas City for weekend full of activities! Saturday was the highlight. The KC Chiefs are in the middle of their training camp practices so we were treated like family, given a personal tour of the campus where they are practicing. In the end, our group was honored on the field before practices began. It was sooooo cool!

I got to meet some "famous" players and owners, but my hubby is the sports fan....I'm horrible at remembering names. Haha

BELOW: Guy in the yellow is a coach, guy in grey shirt is a player

Help me out if you know their names!! My hubby is the one on the right end.

The PR team also "tweeted" about us that day while we were getting the tour!

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Featured on FoodGawker

FoodGawker is a very popular site that allows you to submit entries of your food. Submissions go under a very crucial eye, and its taken a lot of practice and patience to get a photo of my recipes that they will take. You can say they have to be "magazine" quality. I know photography comes natural to some, and I have learned so much of the past 2 years of photographing and blogging my recipes. I'm part of several cooking communities, but being accepted on this particular one is what I constantly strive for. I'm in the process of putting my cookbook together, and I only want my favorite recipes and the best pictures.

So here are just a few of my favorite ones, but click HERE to see my entire gallery!

 

 

FBF: Rosemary Ribeye Steak & Bread Salad

FLASH-BACK FRIDAY

ROSEMARY RIBEYE STEAK &BREAD SALAD

click on image to see full post from 8/4/11

Shrimp with Cocktail Sauce

SHRIMP WITH COCKTAIL SAUCE

The Shrimp:
Peel and devein the shrimp, leaving the tails. Steam for 1-2 minutes then put them in an "ice bath" to stop the cooking process. [an "ice bath" is a large bowl of ice water]


The Sauce:
1/2 cup chili sauce [or you can use ketchup]
2 tblsp horseradish
1/4 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp course salt
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper

2 tsp lemon juice

1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

2 garlic cloves, minced [optional]

4 drops tobasco sauce [optional]

• Mix ingredients together and chill. Serve cold with shrimp!

Looks good, huh? Because it WAS!