Paula Deen's Real Women of Philadelphia - Contest Continues . . .
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Pan Fried Trout with Summer VegetablesThis recipe is wonderful on a summer night. It doesn't take long to prepare but will appear like you spent a lot of time on it. When I have friends over for dinner on a busy weeknight, I prepare this and usually get a lot of "ooh's" because it's so colorful and fresh-looking. This is one of my go-to dishes when I want to make something special but don't have a lot of time.
Use two skillets to cook this quickly, or cook it in two batches, keeping the first batch in a warm oven until ready to serve.
Serves 4
Ingredients
4 8-ounce fresh whole brook or rainbow trout, cleaned and boned with heads and tails intact
12 fresh basil leaves plus 6 thinly sliced fresh basil leaves, divided
12 sprigs fresh Italian parsley
4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
6 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced, divided
5 small plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped, divided
2 medium zucchinis, trimmed and chopped, divided
1 cup frozen petite yellow corn kernels, divided
Rinse and thoroughly dry the trout inside and out with paper towels. Fill each trout cavity with 3 fresh basil leaves and 3 sprigs Italian parsley. Using kitchen twine, tie each trout cavity closed. Season each trout with salt and pepper.
Heat 2 tablespoons oil in 2 large skillets each over high heat until the oil begins to shimmer. Add half the garlic to each skillet and cook, stirring, for about 3 minutes. Remove the garlic from the oil and discard.
Place 2 trout in each skillet and cook until brown and slightly crisp, about 3 to 4 minutes per side. Reduce the heat to low and add about half the vegetables and half the thinly sliced basil leaves to each skillet; simmer until the vegetables are cooked but still firm and the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer the cooked fish and vegetables to a platter and serve immediately.
To watch me cook this dish, see this quick video from Good Bite
Paula Deen's Real Women of Philadelphia
So far over 5,000 home cooks have submitted wonderful videos of unique recipes they created using Philadelphia Cream Cheese! The recipes were divided into 4 categories: appetizers, side dishes, main dishes and desserts. On the Real Women of Philadelphia website you can view any of the video entries. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching many of these videos and seeing the creative ways to incorporate the cream cheese in the recipes. We aren't just talking cheese cake... How about "Blue Peach Pizza?" You're curious about that one, aren't you? Or Oatmeal-Apple Cream Pies? There are so many talented home cooks and they are so comfortable in front of the camera! What is even more impressive to me is the sharing and interaction on the community forum on the site. Conversations range from cream cheese to cooking to child care. The women are the site are wonderful and warm so check it out and join in the conversation. Paula Deen also contributes her thoughts, recipes and entry highlights on the site. Now y'all don't want to miss all of the fun! I couldn't resist throwing in a "y'all...."
They are down to only 16 finalists..... and only four will be crowned the new Hosts of the Real Women of Philadelphia! The final cook-off to determine the winners is approaching! On Wednesday, June 30th at 8pm (EST), the Cook-Off event between the 16 finalists will be airing live on the Real Women of Philadelphia website and also here on Laura's Best Recipes!
So stay tuned and watch for the live results right here!
Good Bite is at it again! They challenged me to participate in Chef David Lawrence's campaign with Hyundai called "Appetite for Adventure." In this series, 8 bloggers were given a recipe challenge to come up with a dish using a specific "adventurous" ingredient. My ingredient was whole cumin seed. Fortunately, I use whole cumin all the time... in fact I never buy the pre-ground stuff in the jars at the grocery store.
Check out this video and see my Chile-Cumin Marinated Skirt Steak Taco recipe I came up with for Appetite for Adventure!
Recipe correction: At the beginning of the video, Chef Dave is shown toasting fresh peppers... please refer to the written recipe on GoodBite.com - the marinade for the skirt steak uses dried then toasted Cascabel and Guajillo chiles, not fresh.
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Recently I was asked by GoodBite.com and Philadelphia Cream Cheese to help promote a fun opportunity for home chefs! Introducing The Real Women of Philly campaign with Paula Deen! Paula is looking for the next big cooking stars!
Home cooks are encouraged to send in their own videos for a chance to get to meet Paula Deen and win $25,000! To inspire you all to give it a shot and enter . . . eight of the GoodBite Contributing bloggers have created their own videos to show you just how easy it is.
Please check out my video featuring one of my favorite recipes using Philadelphia cream cheese. If I can do it... so can you! So, go ahead and send in your video and best of luck!
To submit your video go to PaulaDeen.com
The Recipe:
Linguini with Creamy Garlic and Mushroom Sauce
Ingredients:
- 4-6 ounces – Philly Cream Cheese (dependant upon level of desired creaminess)
- 5 tsp unsalted butter
- 5 cloves chopped fresh garlic
- 3 TBSP chopped shallots or leeks
- ½ cup milk (+plus more if needed)
- 4 slices of good quality bacon or pancetta
- 1 lb – sliced crimini or shitake mushrooms
- ½ red & yellow bell pepper, chopped
- 3 TBSP fresh basil (or more if desired)
- 1 lb linguini pasta
- drizzle of olive oil
- Parmesan-Reggiano cheese
Crisp bacon or pancetta in an oven or on stove top. Chop into ½ x ½ squares and set aside.
Fill a pot of cold water and bring to a boil. Add pasta. Prepare sauce while pasta is cooking.
In a small sauce pan, melt butter on low heat. Add chopped shallots and sauté for a few minutes.. then add garlic until just fragrant – about 45 seconds to 1 minute. Add cream cheese and continue to simmer on low while stirring until cream cheese is melted and creamy. While stirring add milk and continue to stir. Add more milk if necessary to get the right consistency. Add thyme.
In a large sauté pan, sauté the mushrooms. Be sure not to crowd them so they are slightly browned and don’t steam while cooking. Add the bacon. Set aside then sauté peppers until just softened.
Drain pasta in a colander. Toss in just a bit of olive oil until pasta appears to shimmer but it shouldn’t be overly coated. Toss with some of the sauce and mushrooms, bacon and peppers until just blended. Add freshly grated Parmesan and sprinkle a bit more fresh thyme after plating. Season with salt and pepper.
This would make a nice side dish for beef… or simply add chicken and it can become a main course.
Campbell's Simple Sunday Suppers Charity Contest
If you have been reading my blog, you know that I enjoy contests for charity. It's a fun way to get involved with great causes while working with my favorite food bloggers around the country.
Recently CampbellsKitchen.com and Goodbite.com teamed up to create another charity contest opportunity. They asked five of the nation's top food bloggers to come up with a recipe using one of Campbell's Condensed "Great for Cooking" Soups. Good Bite put together a video series showcasing the preparation of the recipes. Viewers may vote for their favorite recipe (or food blogger.) The winning blogger will donate $1,000 to their favorite charity.
My recipe - California Coq Au Vin, I decided to use Campbell's Chicken Broth and my California Coq Au Vin... truly one of my favorite Simple Sunday Suppers. You can watch my video below... To vote for my recipe please visit http://www.goodbite.com/campbells and vote while watching so you can help my charity win $1,000!
We've all seen the horrors of the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti. FFTP has been helping the children of this already impoverished country for many years. They provide whatever is needed on an emergency level, but they also focus on providing good housing and education that gives these families the tools to strive for a much better way of life. Forbes Magazine reported that Food for the Poor has the most impressive financial commitment ratio compared to all other large charities . . . 97% of what is donated is actually used towards the charitable expenses instead of administrative costs and salaries. So please vote for my recipe so that I can donate $1,000 to the children of Haiti.
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Quaker and Goodbite.com Team Up to Raise Money for Share Your Strength
As you probably know, I recently won a contest with Quaker Oats. The prize was the best part... $10,000 was donated to Food For The Poor for the children of Haiti. This was before the earthquake that devastated that region. So, when Quaker and Good Bite asked if I would participate in another contest for charity - I jumped at the chance. And this time those who benefit from this one live a little closer to home.... right here in the United States.
Share Your Strength is not just a charity organization.... it's a movement to stomp out childhood hunger in the United States. We live in the land of dreams. America offers more opportunity than any other country in the world. Yet, we have kids who are hungry. It's just not right. It's even worse today in this bad economy. Not only are families struggling more, but good charities are having a harder time raising money to help them.Good Bite and Quaker came up with a fun way to raise funds for Share Your Strength. Quaker created a fun website QuakerOats.com/CreateYourDay where you can create your own oatmeal creation. For every bowl of oatmeal created on this site, GoodBite.com & Quaker will donate $1.00 to “Share Our Strength”, a charity dedicated to ending childhood hunger, up to $25,000. This goal is no small feat, but with your help we can do it. $25,000 will go a long way to helping Share Our Strength continue their important work.
Several of the nation's top food bloggers were asked to participate in this very worthy cause. You can watch my video below and see David Lawrence introducing me to a new oatmeal creation to help "Create My Day".
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A vote for "Red, White and Berry" is a vote to help feed
the poorest children in 17 different nations . . and it only takes a couple minutes.
the poorest children in 17 different nations . . and it only takes a couple minutes.
I'm in the Quaker Challenge Finals with two of my favorite bloggers! Several weeks ago, Good Bite and Quaker chose 12 of the nation's top food bloggers to share their favorite food memories. America watched videos of these memories and the oatmeal toppings inspired by the memories. Then America voted for their favorite topping and now there are three of us left in the final competition for the $10,000 donation to the winners favorite charity. The final round includes . . .
1) Catherine McCord of www.weelicious.com
2) Jen Yu of www.userealbutter.com
3) Laura Levy of www.laurasbestrecipes.com (that's me!)
So now I'm asking you to vote once again and tell your friends to vote . . . . if I win, so does I selected the wonderful charity "Food For The Poor" as the recipient of the $10,000 if my topping wins. As a "foodie" myself, I can't shutter to think of all the people in this country and around the world who go hungry. Now celebrating its 27th year of operation, Food For The Poor (FFP) is an interdenominational Christian relief and development organization working primarily in 17 countries in the Caribbean, Latin America, and the United States, to assist children and the poorest of the poor.
To vote - simply visit www.youtube.com/quakertalk
Select "Watch & Vote"
Select my video "Red, White and Berry" and while watching click the green "Thumbs Up"That's it!
You may vote once a day until November 13th, 2009. After that the winner will be announced and I am so hopeful that Food for the Poor will get their $10,000. Imagine all the good that they could do around the holidays with $10,000 . . .
So please vote... and vote again for Food For The Poor!
My Video is Up! . . . Please Vote, Vote and Vote Again!
The wonderful recipe and collaborative blogging website www.goodbite.com has teamed up with Quaker Oats to create a fun and inventive new contest that will not only show you creative ways to spice up your oatmeal - but also donate a whopping $10,000 to a wonderful charity. Twelve of the nation's top bloggers have been selected to share their favorite food memories. Those memories become the inspiration for Good Bite Host and celebrity chef, David Lawrence to create unique oatmeal toppings.
Over the past several weeks, a new round of videos will be posted where you can vote for your
favorite. From each round, semi-finalists have be selected. At the
end of eight weeks, the bloggers video with the most votes wins! The
prize . . $10,000 will be donated blogger's favorite charity!
I'm very happy to announce that I was chosen as one of the 12 bloggers! I selected the wonderful charity "Food For The Poor"
as the recipient of the $10,000 if my topping wins. As a "foodie"
myself, I can't shutter to think of all the people in this country and
around the world who go hungry. Now celebrating its 27th year of
operation, Food For The Poor (FFP) is an interdenominational Christian
relief and development organization working primarily in 17 countries
in the Caribbean, Latin America, and the United States, to assist
children and the poorest of the poor. As of TODAY, my video is up! Please check it out and vote "thumbs up" for my topping and Food For the Poor!
Food For The Poor: By working together with pastors, missionaries and churches in these
regions, they ensure that the aid is reaching those who need it most.
They provide whatever is needed on an emergency level, but they also
focus on providing good housing and education that gives these families
the tools to strive for a much better way of life. Forbes Magazine
reported that Food for the Poor has the most impressive financial
commitment ratio compared to all other large charities . . . 97% of
what is donated is actually used towards the charitable expenses
instead of administrative costs and salaries.My video is up and I want Food for the Poor to get that $10,000 so please visit the link below... get your friends and family to visit!. Share this link with them and click on Laura's Best Recipes www.youtube.com/quakertalk - Vote "THUMB'S UP!" I have some serious competition ... some of the most popular food bloggers online - so please click and vote
It's a wonderfully delicious cause!
And if you haven't already bookmarked www.goodbite.com as one of your very favorite recipe websites . . . what are you waiting for? You can view easy to follow video recipes by Chef David Lawrence and your favorite food bloggers. It's where blogging meets the professional culinary world in order for you to see the best recipes online! Check it out . . .
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