Announcing the Spiked! Tequila Recipe Challenge Winner!!

You all made this SO hard for Julie & I!  Again.  
We REALLY had to do some serious consideration and debate to pick this challenge's winner.  They were all so delicious and creative! :)

This month's Spiked! ingredient was Tequila.  Recipe submissions could be anything using tequila except for a cocktail or drink.

So, without further adieu here are the Spiked! Tequila Recipe Challenge runner-ups (in no particular order)...

Bananas Foster-rita Macarons from A Kitchen Hoor

Mango Shortcakes with Coconut Tequila Whipped Cream from Shake Bake and Party

Tequila Lime Bars with Chocolate Ganache from Your Girl For All Seasonings

And the winner of the Spiked! Te Recipe Challenge is... 
Deb from Cooking on the Front Burner with her Strawberry Margarita Shortcakes!

Congratulations Deb !!  What beautiful and tasty use of tequila!  Julie and I will be in touch with you shortly to get you hooked up with your June featured ad spot with me and your Starbucks gift card from Julie. :)

Julie and I would love to thank each and every one of you who entered this month's Spiked! Recipe Challenge.  We had 16 total Tequila laced entries for our third ever challenge.  I created a special Pinterest board for all of the Spiked! recipes, so please feel free to CLICK ON OVER and check them all out (and pin away while you are at it ;) ).  

Julie and I will be back again in July with an all new Spiked! Recipe Challenge!  We will announce that month's libation of choice on the first of the month.  (Psssttt... we may be feeling just a tad patriotic in July. ;) )

If you would like to see more information on the Spiked! Recipe Challenge, please click HERE to view the Spiked! page on my blog. 

Spiked! Tequila Recipe Challenge- Submit 'Em If You Got 'Em!

Hello all!  Julie and I are so excited to see what awesome and delicious tequila recipes you have come up with for our third ever Spiked! Recipe Challenge! 

Be sure to review the all the rules on the Spiked! Recipe Challenge Page and make sure you have included the Spiked! button in your entry post. :)

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The linky is only open for 2 days! Once the linky closes, no more recipe submissions will  be accepted.  Please check back on May 22nd here and at This Gal Cooks for the announcement of the Spiked! Tequila Recipe Challenge winner.

Be sure to hop around and check out everyone else's Tequila Spiked! recipes.  I mean, you have to take a peek at the competition, right? ;)

Spiked! ~Tequila Recipe Challenge~

It is no big secret that myself and my good foodie blogger friend, Julie from This Gal Cooks  love to cook and bake with alcohol.   Don't believe me?  Then make sure to check out my recipes for Pina Colada Banana Bread with a Buttered Rum Glaze and Beer Cheese Risotto with Bacon.  Or Julie's Deep Dish Beer Crust Pizza and Irish Cream Mini Cheesecakes.  

Julie & I have teamed up to bring you all a recipe challenge with a twist (of lime or lemon, if you please ;) )- your recipe must feature the alcoholic beverage being spotlighted that month! Every two months there will be a new Spiked! Recipe Challenge with a new featured boozy beverage.  May's featured ingredient is....  tequila! (Or as we like to call it in this house sometimes, to-kill-ya. ;) )  It only seems appropriate since Cinco de Mayo is only a few days away, right?

So, let's get to the rules...

Julie and I would like for you to follow us via one of our many social media outlets.  Your choice-Bloglovin, RSS feed, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest... you get the idea.  Plus, following us both will keep you in the loop about upcoming dates for the challenges, announcements of winners, and so on.

You need to sign up by adding a link to your blog's home page in the linky at the end of this post.  Be sure to include your email address when adding your link- this is how we will email you all updates and reminders for the contest!

You must have the Spiked! button in your recipe post to be considered as an entrant.  It would also be SUPER awesome if you included the button on your sidebar, but it is not a requirement to win. ;)

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The recipe you submit MUST BE YOUR OWN.  You can be inspired by another's recipe (and please include a link back somewhere in your post to that original recipe), but you must make that recipe your own in some way.

The recipe must feature the beverage of choice.  This month's Spiked! ingredient is tequila.  It does not have to be a high priced tequila- you can use an off brand. Your recipe can be anything BUT a drink recipe.  You must cook or bake with the Spiked! ingredient.  

You must link up your Tequila recipe when the linky goes live on May 15th, 2013 to be considered for judging.  The linky will remain open for just two days.  No entries will be accepted past that date.

All recipes will be judged by myself and Julie from This Gal Cooks.  
The winner will be announced one week after the entry linky has closed and will be emailed as well as announced on each of our blogs.  

The winner of the Spiked! Challenge will receive bragging rights of course, but there are a few other perks...

A Frugal Foodie Friends ad spot (250 x 300) with Frugal Foodie Mama for 30 days (starting June 1st)- plus a spotlight post on Frugal Foodie Mama featuring the winner, their winning recipe, and their blog!

A $10 Starbucks Gift Card from This Gal Cooks.

For inspiration for your Spiked! recipes, be sure you check out the past winners of the recipe challenges on my Spiked! Recipe Challenge page! :)  

Important Dates to Remember:
May 1st- Sign-ups start
May 8th- Sign-ups end
May 15th- Linky opens to submit your recipe entries (You will have only the 15th and 16th to link up!)
May 22nd- The Spiked! Tequila Recipe Challenge winner will be crowned!

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