Studley – Cooking on the Cottonwood
Each fall, the Friends of the Cottonwood Ranch hold one of my most anticipated yearly events; Cooking on the Cottonwood. The Cottonwood Ranch, located near the small agricultural community of Studley, Kansas is a historically significant sheep ranch once owned by wealthy British immigrants.
The Friends of the Cottonwood Ranch host many fun activities including sheep dog trials and Christmas festivities, but as a serious foodie, my favorite yearly activity is the cook off.
Not only do they have a barbecue contest, but this year, they had a pie contest, cookie bakeoff and a chili contest. It’s a food lover’s dream! Proceeds from the event go to support a very worthy cause. Money raised is used to support, maintain and conserve the historic property.
This year, I was fortunate enough to judge delicious barbecued pork ribs from thirteen different teams, on the back lawn of the beautiful ranch house. If you ever have the opportunity to take a fall road trip in northwest Kansas, be sure to check out the Cottonwood Ranch. The cook-off is a barbecue (and pie, cookies and chili) lover’s delight!
– Chris
So we know that Chris loves contests. In fact, he is going to be judging the Bacon Recipe Contest at this year’s Bacon-Fest: The Other Fundraiser in Kansas City on August 24.
And we also know that our readers love bacon, so guess what…
We are giving away 5 VIP tickets to Bacon Fest KC!
That’s right. These VIP tickets come with admission into the festival, food, beverage, a t-shirt, a commemorative drink cup, a swag bag and access to the air conditioned VIP area. Here’s how you can win:
Leave a comment on this post below telling us three words you would use to describe your love for bacon. The contest will close on Tuesday, July 9 at 5:00 pm. Winners will be selected at random and notified via email and announced on the blog.
Ready…Set…Describe bacon!
Wholesome, Awesome, Wantsome!
Fulfilling, intense & amazing….
Food of Gods
Morning Bacon Alarm
Bacon: Life source!
yummy crispy goodness
DEMONIC, ANGELIC AND SELFISH
Bacon is: Scrum-diddly-umptious, food-gasmic, and lip-smacking!
delectable, juicy, pork-love!
There’s never enough
Unbelievable, undying, and untouchable!
Mind bending seduction
Epic heavenly deliciousness!
Mouthwatering Happiness, Mine
Bacon, Bacon, Bacon!
I. WANT. MORE.
epic meat candy
epic, meat candy
Yum, yum, yum!
Smokey, savory sidepork!
orgasim in mouth
pork-tactular, swine-rrific, bacon-tastic
sizzling. aroma. cravings
undying, irreplaceable, bliss
The ultimate versatility
Can’t live without
Spiritual, Decadent, Soul-Penetrating
SWEET SMOKEY SEX
Small Slice Heaven
Crunchy savory love!
Smokey, Unconditional Love
An amazing meat!!!
Obsessed, need,more
Gimme Gimme More
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner!
Transcendental, euphoric, perfect
Incredible flavor explosion!
Incredible, awesome, addicting!
Bacon’s my everything!
TOTALLY AWESOME PORK
Smokey,salty,satisfaction!
Better than women!!!!
to die for
Cured in Heaven!
EVERYTHING is better with bacon!!!
Better with BACON!!!
Obsessive, all-consuming, overwhelming!
My love for bacon can be described in three words: cracking, delectable and delightful!
Simply Naughty Goodness
Passionate. Loyal. Unconditional.
MUST…HAVE…BACON
smoky, crispy goodness
Uncompromising. Dedicated. Unconditional.
Better than sex.
Impressive, Fabulous, Bacon
GOES WITH EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Makes everything better
The Ultimate Pigliciousness!
Aching for Bacon!
life altering awesomeness
Bring the Bacon!!!!
nom…nom…NOM!
Only allowable sinfulness
Insatiable Carnivorous Desire
Bacon lettuce tomato!!
Totally. Unequivocally. Eternally.
Essential for living.
Heavenly, angelic deliciousness
Amazing, undying, love
Everything Needs Bacon.
greasy, orgasmic meat!
Best. Food. EVER!
nom nom nom
Over the Moon
Thirst for more.
Savory, smoky, seduction.
Heaven on Earth!
Heavenly piggy deliciousness
BACON IS ORGASMIC!!!!!
Never Ending Drool
Grandauther never enough
Must have bacon!
Salty, Savory Seductress
truly, madly, deeply
Smokey, eternal, bliss
Girl’s best friend
serious soul sustenance
Succulent, scrumptious, satisfying
I love pork!
One and only!
Hands-down ultimate delectation
Bacon Body Oil
Bacon, oh yes!
Orgasmic, eye-rolling, goodness 😉
Salty wonderful tasty
I need bacon.
Breakfast….Lunch…..Dinner
Favorite food group!
Worth. The. Hype
Does Not Suck
Must. Have. BACON.
Bacon in EVERYTHING!
Salt, Smoke, & Sizzle.
Best. Meat. EVER!
Add Bacon, Please.
Gift from God
Slice of Heaven
Thank you to everyone who participated in our contest for VIP tickets to the 2013 Bacon Fest Kansas CIty! As of 5:00 pm CST, Tuesday, July 9 our contest officially closed. We are excited to see so many creative and enthusiastic comments about bacon. Thanks for sharing with us! Comments were each assigned a number and our winners were chosen with a random number generator.
Our winners, who have already been notified via email, are:
Denise Moser
Lonnie Creacy
Rick Davidson
Juanita Rodriguez
Angie Dessman
Winners need to respond to our email no later than July 29, 2013 at 5:00 pm CT to be eligible to receive their ticket. Thanks again to everyone for participating. If you are still interested in attending Bacon Fest KC, tickets can be purchased at http://www.baconfestkc.com/. And remember the proceeds from the event go to benefit The Rehabilitation Institute of Kansas City (RIKC). Hope to see you all there!
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