LuvRitz recipe contest party wrap up

GB eyes our Ritz Cracker Creations during our LuvRitz
and Southwest Airlines get together in Fort Worth, Texas.

One of things you have to get used to as a travel blogger is a schedule that is in constant flux.

I was supposed to travel to Dallas, Texas for a Texas Tourism project in early November to see a Dallas Cowboys football game and experience some Texas-style entertainment. I planed to be able to spend a bit of time with my daughter and her family while in Texas. She and I have been working on the LuvRtiz / Southwest Airlines social media project together. I thought this would be the perfect time to show off our Ritz Cracker Creation recipes to friends.

My trip got cancelled but the party went on without me.

Here is Tannith's post excerpted here on Travel Boldly from her blog, FranklyTannith

LuvRitz recipe contest party wrap up

by Tannith Bata
 
So part of the #luvritzsweepstakes that my father (Travel Boldly) and myself are doing is to have some friends over to enjoy these destination themed recipes. Tony and I are super lucky we have great neighbors who have become even better friends. They were kind enough to come over and munch on some tasty ritz cracker recipes.

It has been very fun to not only work on something with my father again, but to also create some unique recipes. Recipes that I feel are yummy and fun. If you didn’t read my last post, our two recipes were “The Dirty South” which is a bacon ritz cracker topped with pulled pork, coleslaw and a drizzle of BBQ sauce.

Read the full post and see all the great photos on FranklyTannith 

Denver, Dallas, Southwest Airlines and Ritz Crackers appetizers, a virtual culinary travel experience.

Jerome at the Stockyards in Fort Worth, Texas.
A grandson and a grand dog make
Dallas /Fort Worth a favorite destination.

Were are doing virtual culinary travel this month.  I'm working with my daughter, Tannith on a project creating recipes for Ritz Cracker appetizers based upon my home base and Southwest Airlines destination,  Denver, Colorado and my daughter's home city and Southwest Airlines destination Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas.

Tannith (her blog is FranklyTannith) and I collaborated on the creation of the recipes.  Well,  I should say Tannith created the recipes with just modest input from me.

It seemed natural to tailor the two recipes to our respective cities since we both love these two travel destinations. I travel from Colorado to Texas several times a year to visit my daughter's family. And, every once in awhile I manage to cajole Tannith into bringing her family back to Colorado.

We'll be testing out our recipes and having a little party in Texas later this month.

You can create your cracker creation / travel destination combo.

Ritz and Southwest Airlines want to know where you want to go and how you enjoy Ritz Crackers. One lucky winner will win $5,000 in Southwest gift cards! Just Tweet or Instagram your response along with #LuvRitzSweepstakes to be entered. (Example: "I want to go to #Dallas for the holidays and enjoy Ritz Mint Thins #LuvRitzSweepstakes")

So get on Twitter and/or Instagram and make your entry and please visit http://luvritz.com/  to vote for "The Roaring Fork" and "The Dirty South."  There is a search box to locate them - just enter Dirty or Roaring to locate our cracker creations.

You can vote every 24 hours - so vote early and often!



Here are our recipes:

For Denver, Colorado our cracker creation is called:
"The Roaring Fork”

"The Roaring Fork" our Ritz Cracker appetizer
in honor of the Southwest Airlines destination
Denver, Colorado

Ingredients:
1 cup shredded chicken (directions for shredded chicken will be below)
1 can diced green chilies
1/4 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon of your favorite hot sauce
1-2 tablespoons milk
Salt and pepper
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp chopped cilantro

Begin by cooking 1 large chicken breast in 2 cups of chicken stock in a medium sauce pan. Season with half the cumin and salt and pepper.
Boil covered for 20 minutes or until chicken is tender when poked with a fork.

Dicing the green chiles

Move chicken to a bowl and shred. A stand or hand mixer is also a great way to shred your chicken quickly. However if you don't have that available two forks and some determination will get the job done.

You can purchase prepared shredded chicken at most groceries.

Add green chilies, salt and pepper and the rest of the cumin. Toss to combine.

In another bowl combine sour cream, hot sauce and milk. Mix into a nice creamy sauce. Set aside while you chop your cilantro.

Now it's time to assemble your crackers. Place crackers on a plate and place a small amount of the chicken mixture on to each cracker. Drizzle with sauce and top with a garnish of cilantro.

Now imagine you're in the Mile High City enjoying a few Roaring Forks with some of Denver’s great craft beers.  I highly recommend a couple ales from Avery Brewing’s Barrel-Aged Series: Rumpkin Imperial Pumpkin Ale and 5 Monks, a Belgian-Style Quintupel Ale.

For Dallas, Texas we created "The Dirty South"

"The Dirty South" our Ritz Cracker appetizer in honor of the
Southwest Airlines destination, Dallas, Texas

Ingredients:
1 cup farm rich pulled pork (can be purchased at Walmart and most grocery stores.)
1/3 cup BBQ sauce of your choice
1 bag red Cabbage mix
1/3 -1/2 cup Mayonnaise
1 TBSP Vinegar
2 TBSP Sugar
Salt and pepper

Start by making your coleslaw. Mix the mayo, vinegar, and sugar into a bowl until well combined. Add salt and pepper and mix in shredded cabbage. Set aside.

Follow package directions for heating pulled pork.

To assemble set crackers on plate and add a small amount of meat to each cracker. Top with cole slaw and drizzle with BBQ sauce.

I recommend the Ritz Bacon Crackers for this savory and spicy delight. Serve with a crushingly cold Dr Pepper or a jigger of Deep Eddy Ruby Red Grapefruit Vodka or Deep Eddy Sweet Tea Vodka over cracked ice.






This post is sponsored by Ritz Crackers and Southwest Airlines.