YUM ALONG PHOTO CONTEST No.1

[Lazy Farmer]

LINK TO ACTIVE CONTEST:
POT LUCK PHOTO CONTEST W/Farmer Connie
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/pot-luck-photo-contest-w-farmer-connie.1223251/
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Photo Contest Number one.

This is the first in a series of contests in the shadows of my
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/show-off-your-yum-food-photography-thread.1205417/
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Here are the details of this CONTEST:
PLEASE READ ALL RULES & DETAILS BEFORE ENTERING CONTEST.

Please note: ​

• This contest is NOT sponsored by Backyard Chickens but has been approved my administration.
  

• Also you must be at least 18 y/o to enter.

• Also you must live within the Continental U.S. to receive offered prizes. But not to enter. If you are ineligible for prizes, you may select a member within the BYC Community with their permission, to receive the prize. Granted they live within the Continental U.S. & both parties contact me by P.M. system.

• All other BYC Rules & Regulations apply for your contributions to this thread. That goes without saying.

With that said, here are the contest details.

• Two separate entries are allowed for each registered BYC Member.

(YOU CAN ENTER TWICE)​

• 6 photos are required to qualify:

3 photos minimum of preparation &
3 photos minimum of final presentation of your meal.

EXAMPLE ENTRY:
"Homemade Pizza with a Simple Salad"​

• Preparation photos..

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• PRESENTATION (completion) PHOTOS:

This is a PHOTO CONTEST, so text is optional.
You can enter as many photos as you wish.
A MINIMUM OF:
3 prep/presentation completion.
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• Dishes must be created in your home, not restaurant purchased.

Kits from Supermarkets are allowed. You are not expected to create from scratch but it would be nice to ad a little creativity to the dish instead off just starting up your microwave. Thus the reason for preparation photos required.

• Baked/cooked/fried/grilled. As long as it is edible..lol

• NO TV DINNERS OR PRE COOKED/HEAT AND SERVE DISHES.

• Here is the kicker.. AT LEAST ONE PRESENTATION PHOTO MUST HAVE SOMETHING CHICKEN RELATED IN IT!
  

A chicken shaker, prop, napkin, table mat, toy chicken.. as long as it is Chicken related.. After all this is a Chicken Site.. hello?

REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY:
3 preparation photos minimum.
3 presentation photos minimum.
1 photo has chicken related prop/toy/figurine etc.
Easy peazey.

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JUDGING:
All judging on the entries will be done by the BYC Community by use of THE LIKE BUTTON. The entry that receives the most likes will earn the First Prize, then Second & Third, as determined by likes.
You can click like now or wait until the final days of the contest.. You can even unlike! You are in control of the outcome. In the event of a tie, an extention of voting time will be posted for an "OVER TIME" vote.
If the entry has violated any of the regulations/rules of the contest or BYC Policy, that entry will be ineligible for it's ranking, even though it generates the most likes.
SO PLEASE READ THE RULES BEFORE ENTERING!


Prizes are as followed:

THIRD Place

Scare away intruders with this New "WARNING! Attack Rooster" Sign

SECOND Place

Show off your wickedness in this New wicked T-Shirt

FIRST place

Light up your Garden with this really cool Solar Powered Chicken Light.
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Contest Starts
on the Monday January 15th and ends February 15th at midnight EST.
I will be locking the thread at Midnight to count the likes, then reopen the thread.



Simple enough? Lets Get started

Contest Theme is..

Italian Kitchen!​

The possibilities are endless! With Pasta Dishes with all the different Sauces,cheeses, breads and side dishes! Time to create your favorite Italian dish or experiment with something new. My personal favorites include Manicotti, Lasagna,Eggplant Parmesan.
REMEMBER.. 3 prep pix min. & 3 presentation pix min.! (& chicken prop)
Chef Boyardee in a can will be disqualified!

SHOW US YOUR YUM!

HOT LINKS TO ALL PRESENT ENTRIES:

Please take note..

YOU ARE JUDGING by clicking the LIKE button.
You may click like now or may click like towards the end of the contest period. you may also change your likes by unlike. You have until midnight Feb. 15th EST. to finish your voting. In the event of a tie, I will extend the voting into over time. Not extension of entries.


SHORT CUTS TO ALL ENTRIES TO DATE: In order of post dates..

Wolfgang B. (1st ENTRY)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/yum-along-photo-contest-no-1.1215524/page-11#post-19426245



Soon2BChixMom (1st ENTRY)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/yum-along-photo-contest-no-1.1215524/page-12#post-19429060



Stayc (1st ENTRY)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/yum-along-photo-contest-no-1.1215524/page-14#post-19437074



SueT (1st ENTRY)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/yum-along-photo-contest-no-1.1215524/page-15#post-19437605



Teila (1st ENTRY)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/yum-along-photo-contest-no-1.1215524/page-16#post-19441534



CSAchook (1st ENTRY)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/yum-along-photo-contest-no-1.1215524/page-24#post-19459495



Soon2BChixMom (2nd ENTRY)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/yum-along-photo-contest-no-1.1215524/page-24#post-19459780



Michelle Farmer-Brown (1st ENTRY)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/yum-along-photo-contest-no-1.1215524/page-27#post-19479589



rjohns39 (1st ENTRY)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/yum-along-photo-contest-no-1.1215524/page-28#post-19482784



MrsMistyReal (1st ENTRY)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/yum-along-photo-contest-no-1.1215524/page-32#post-19490099



cavemanrich (1st ENTRY)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/yum-along-photo-contest-no-1.1215524/page-33#post-19490393

THIS LIST WILL BE RE POSTED WITH EVERY ADDITION.
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[Wolfgang B.]

LINGUINE ALLA CARBONARA DI SALSICCIA (sausage carbonara) with
ARUGULA SALAD (with cherry tomatoes, balsamic dressing, homemade croutons and parmesan cheese)

The meatballs and Pancetta (and of course the eggs ) are organic.
The required chicken in one of the pictures shouldn't be too hard to spot...

Thank you for the opportunity of participating in this contest. We had a fun time cooking, taking pictures and of course most of all: eating this delicious Italian meal.

 

[rjohns39]

Ok... I've been kind of pushed to submit something. So here goes.

Italian Mac-n-Cheese (inspired by Rachael Ray) and Cannellini bean salad (inspired by Giada De Laurentiis) with toasted pine nuts and a garlic and herb infused balsamic vinaigrette

For the salad, we use romaine lettuce, spinach that I picked today, chiffonade basil and parsley tossed with orange pepper, cherry tomatoes, toasted pine nuts, sliced red onion, mixed Italian cheese, three cheese blend and cannellini beans that I canned. The dressing is garlic and herb (rosemary, thyme, oregano, basil and parsley) infused olive oil with balsamic vinegar and garnished with more basil, three cheese blend, a sprig of parsley and a drizzle of balsamic glaze.

For the main course, we use fresh basil and parsley, Italian sausage, rigatoni, olive oil, butter, garlic, onion, mushroom, flour, crushed red pepper, chicken stock (from my chickens), heavy cream, pasta water, drained fire roasted tomatoes, fresh cherry tomatoes, crushed red pepper, salt, pepper, hot sauce, mixed Italian cheese and three cheese mix. After baking we garnish with some three cheese blend, basil chiffonade, parsley and fresh cherry tomatoes.

We start with the salad as it needs to marinade with the dressing.

Toasting the pine nuts... Won't tell you that I burnt the first batch. This whole photo thing is tough...

All of the ingredients ready to go together

Herbs infusing the oil in steeping...

The final salad.

Then the main course... Pasta an sausage cooking..

Onions, garlic and mushrooms sauteing.

The cheese sauce and pasta before combining. I like mixing fresh and fire roasted tomatoes

ready to go into the oven.

After it came out of the oven...

And final plating...

ETA: I forgot to post this one of the final...

Ok this is my first contest submission. What did I do right and what do I need to improve on...

 

[SueT]

UOVA in PURGATORIO (eggs in purgatory)
con Asiago Ciabatta​

eggs prep:
put spicy tomato sauce in casserole
add eggs
and cheese, then bake 400º

Bread prep: I used sourdough starter, well fed, added cheese to dough, which I let rise 3X, sprinkle grated cheese on top, then baked 400º about 20 min :

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[Soon2BChixMom]

Here is my first entry. Meatballs served with mushroom and spinach sauce on a bed of roasted spaghetti squash.

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

Ok, I figure that I won't get to the dog grooming until later, so might as well get these photos uploaded since I am up early! I have come to the conclusion that I like to take more photos of prep than presentation.
This is Italian lentil and sausage soup. I made some substitutions (kale instead of spinach as well as some others...). I did not make the dessert, it just so happened that my MIL sent it down on the same day that I was making this meal. Perfect!

 

[Lazy Farmer]

@Wolfgang B.
LINGUINE ALLA CARBONARA DI SALSICCIA (sausage carbonara) with
ARUGULA SALAD (with cherry tomatoes, balsamic dressing, homemade croutons and parmesan cheese)

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@rjohns39
Italian Mac-n-Cheese (inspired by Rachael Ray) and Cannellini bean salad (inspired by Giada De Laurentiis) with toasted pine nuts and a garlic and herb infused balsamic vinaigrette.


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@SueT
UOVA in PURGATORIO (eggs in purgatory)
con Asiago Ciabatta


Thank you for your wonderful entries. You will be contacted shortly by P.M. system for Award/Prizes expedition.

A special thank you to all who entered, voted or visited this thread. I hope it was as much fun for you as it was for me.
Thank you
@sumi & @Nifty-Chicken
for allowing me to be able to host
this event and have a blast doing it.

To the winners of the

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[Smuvers Farm]

I swear, I'mma put a piece of cheese and a tomato on a hen, call it Chicken Parmesan! DONE

 

[Teila]

Chicken Parmigiana with curly fries, pasta salad and garlic bread ... LOL, I am nervous!

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

Tonight's dinner is comprised of baked penne with tomatoes canned from my garden. Foccacia with cannoli cookies for dessert.





















Dinner is served



Chickie says a "urp"