Old Bay Holiday Gift Contest

My friends at Old Bay Seasoning contacted me again about a great new contest in honor of the Holi-Bays. They're running it through Facebook for all of their fans. I have posted the details below. Good Luck!

Celebrate the Holi-Bays Contest:

• November 19th through December 25th, OLD BAY wants to hear from its Facebook fans* on how they use their favorite spice blend during the holidays - it could be whipping up an OLD BAY recipe, sprinkling it on a holiday favorite, using it as a holiday decoration or giving it as a gift.
• To enter the contest, post a photo on the fan page (www.facebook.com/oldbay) showing how you zest up your holidays using OLD BAY – (Entries are limited to one photo posting per week).
• Each post will be voted on by the amount of “likes” it receives from fellow Facebook fan members.
• The photo post with the most “likes” will receive an “Ultimate Holi-Bay Gift Basket” ($140 value) that includes a $25 gift card, a steamer pot and fryer, tons of OLD BAY products, 5 sample packs of OLD BAY for you to share with friends and family, as well as some items for the ultimate OLD BAY fan – branded t-shirts, cups, temporary tattoos, and an inner tube for sledding (or relaxing in the water for those who live in warm weather all year round)!
• One winner will be announced each week, starting the week of November 30th.
  All gift baskets will be mailed out upon receiving each winner’s address information.*You must be a Facebook member and fan of OLD BAY’s Facebook page to enter contest

Throughout the contest, OLD BAY will also be offering its fans great tips on how they can make it a Happy Holi-Bay and zesty New Year! Here are just a few of the recipes we think would be great for holiday gatherings:

Hot Crab Dip - http://oldbay.com/Recipes/Crab/Appetizers/Hot-Crab-Dip.aspx
OLD BAY Crab Cakes - http://oldbay.com/Recipes/Crab/Main-Course/OLD-BAY-Crab-Cakes.aspx
OLD BAY Steamed Shrimp with Cocktail Sauce - http://oldbay.com/Recipes/Shrimp/Main-Course/OLD-BAY-Steamed-Shrimp-with-Cocktail-Sauce.aspx

* I definitely want to try out the hot crab dip. Would be great with some yummy crackers.

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And the winner is...

Middle-Aged Diva! She submitted three ideas/recipes, and they all sound delicious. I will probably make all three at some point. Check out her recipe suggestions here: http://amodernhousewife.blogspot.com/2009/07/old-bay-giveaway.html

The other two people were disqualified because one was my husband and the other emailed me the recipe instead of posting it. It does sound good though, so I have posted it below.

Congratulations, Middle-Aged Diva and you can expect your Old Bay Seasoning gift basket soon.

Steamed Shrimp and Old Bay Aioli (Idea from my sister, who is also a great cook)
Last night I played around with my shrimp idea. I put about a half a pound of shrimp (peels on) in a steamer bag and then added a few pieces of sliced lemon and sprinkled in a couple of tablespoons of old bay. I closed the bag and shook it up and put it in the microwave for 2 and a half minutes. Be careful opening the bag because the steam is hot. The shrimp were cooked nicely and had a nice flavor from the lemon and old bay.

I was out of horseradish so instead of cocktail sauce I made a sort of remoulade but Brad renamed it Old Bay Aioli. I mixed equal parts mayo and ketchup and added a healthy dose of cayenne pepper, salt and old bay seasoning. Brad loved the dipping sauce. This is a great quick appetizer if you have people drop by because I usually have lemons on hand and you can keep shrimp in the freezer. In fact, you can add the shrimp right to the bag frozen if you want to. Plus, it only takes a few minutes to make. I also, thought that this might work with salmon or other types of fish.

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Old Bay Giveaway: Final Chance to Enter

Entries for the Old Bay Giveaway will close today at 5 p.m. Hurry and get your ideas/recipes posted. Visit this page to enter: http://amodernhousewife.blogspot.com/2009/07/old-bay-giveaway.html

Good Luck!

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Old Bay Giveaway

Ok, here we go. The first A Modern Housewife giveaway. I promised you it was coming and I don't go back on my word. The lucky winner of this giveaway will receive a gift basket provided by Old Bay Seasoning in celebration of its 70th Anniversary! The basket, which is actually a pretty nice bag, includes a beach towel, recipes, Old Bay seasoning, key chain, steamer bag, etc.

So, if you're interested, post a comment below with a creative way to use Old Bay Seasoning in a dish. The yummiest sounding suggestion will win and I will attempt to make a dish from the suggestion. I have turned off the comment moderation, so you're comment will be posted immediately. Comments will close at 5 p.m. on Friday, July 31. The winner will need to provide a mailing address to me, by emailing laura.modernhousewife@gmail.com. I will then share it with the Old Bay people to send out to you.

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Low Carb Dishes

I've had a couple of requests for low carb dishes. I have to admit that I have never tried a low-carb diet, so I don't know much about it other than avoiding pasta, bread and sugar. Those are all things that I LOVE, so I have never wanted to give them up. Instead I try to consume whole wheat and multigrain pasta and breads.

However, I do have a low carb cookbook, so I will go through it this weekend and pull some ones that I think sound both yummy and satisfying.

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