May Celebrity Cook-Along!

Hey Y'All! Let's get loud and shake things up a bit on May 15th! How about cooking something from
Paula Deen! She's a true character that's loving life, and I've liked every recipe of hers I've tried!

**Note, since the 15th is on a weekend, linky will be up on Friday 5/13 and it will run through 5/16.

The preface to her book It Ain't All About The Cooking really caught my eye:

I never call myself a chef, never went to chef school... I'm a cook. 

Learned at my Grandmomma's stove. 

But I can cook honey, cook rings around all those tall-white-hatted chefs.

I love that!

I thought I'd suggest something we could whip up and take out onto the porch to nibble on. You know, while enjoying the weather and a nice cold beverage of choice. I'm a sucker for a great appetizer, not to mention bacon:@) Or pick any Paula recipe of your choice!

Sweet Chicken Bacon Wraps
1 1/4lbs Chicken, cut into 1" cubes
1lb bacon, cut into thirds
2/3 C brown sugar
2 Tblsp chili powder

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Wrap each piece of chicken with bacon and secure with wooden pick.
3. Stir together brown sugar and chili powder.
4. Dredge chicken in mixture.
5. Coat a rack and broiler pan in non-stick cooking spray.
6. Place chicken on rack and bake 30-35 minutes, until bacon is crispy.

You can watch the Foodtv.com video of Paula making these HERE.
If you're new to the Celebrity Cook-Along you can click HERE for details.

So, let's put on our aprons and cook something! (Tall white hat optional:@)

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NEWS FLASH!!!
The Winner!
Ok, I don't have a cute dog or parrot to fetch the winner out of a bowl...
If you've been around Pig In Mud for a while you know that Earl is no stranger to duct tape...

While it may not be dignified... I wanted him to choose the winner for April's give-away,
so I put all of the names in a bag and dropped him in... ah, let's say... caboose first...

the winner is:

Thanks so much for playing along La, I'll e-mail you for your address:@)