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Last night, the judges at the 44th Pillsbury Bake-Off® Contest selected four category winners. One of these category winners will be named the $1 million winner tomorrow!

The Eggland’s Best folks are especially excited because the winning recipe for Breakfast & Bunch category included EB eggs! Niki Plourde of Gardner, MA won with her Tomato-Basil Eggs Alfredo in Bread Baskets! Wahoo! :mrgreen:

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Congrats to Niki! She was so thrilled to win!

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[rewind to the beginning of the evening]

Before the awards ceremony, the finalists, media, and sponsors enjoyed a lovely cocktail reception at the hotel.

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At the reception, I tried a few of the passed appetizers.

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And enjoyed a glass of Chardonnay.

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The awards ceremony was so swanky! Pillsbury really knows how to throw a party! I was definitely impressed. Check out the room!

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Blogger corner!

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The awards ceremony started with all of the 100 finalists parading onto the stage.

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Sandra Lee announced the category and special prize winners at the awards ceremony.

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Along with the category winners, judges named three other award winners: the GE Imagination at Work Award, the Crisco is Cooking Award, and the Jif Peanut Butter Award.

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Heather Halonie won the GE Imagination at Work Award for her Turkey Club Sandwich Ring with Avocado Aioli. I didn’t try it at the Bake-Off, but it looked really good!

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Lenore Klass from Koloa, HI won the Jif Peanut Butter Award for her Banana-Peanut Butter Cream Tart. Doesn’t that sound delicious?!?

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Then, it was time to announce the four category winners: Breakfast & Brunches, Entertaining Appetizers, Dinner Made Easy, and Sweet Treats

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Breakfast & Brunches: Tomato-Basil Eggs Alfredo in Bread Baskets

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YAY!!! :mrgreen:

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Entertaining Appetizers: Salmon Pecan-Crusted Tartlets

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Dinner Made Easy: Zesty Lime-Fish Tacos

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Sweet Treats: Mini Ice Cream Cookie Cups

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Congrats to the winners! All four of these ladies will appear on the Oprah show tomorrow!

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The winner’s were immediately whisked-away to a press conference.

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Attending the press conference was really cool! It was my first!

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The finalists were asked a number of questions about their winning recipes, sources of inspiration, and past contest experience. Sue Compton, who created the winning Sweet Treats recipe, found out about the Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest from a newspaper– she doesn’t own a computer! Niki Pourde is currently a college student. She’s studying social work and hopes to win the money to pay for college.

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The winning recipes!

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After the press conference, it was time for dinner. There were a number of food stations set up all over the room. I’ve been eating non-stop for three straight days, so I picked one of the “lighter” stations.

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I loaded up my plate with greens, veggies, and sweet plantains.

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After dinner, I hit the dessert display! 😉

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I tried a few different goodies.

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A little while later, I grabbed a Blue Moon from the bar.

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New blog buddies: Carol & Jennifer! 😀

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After the event, a bunch of us hung out by the pool. I love bloggers! They’re good people! 😉

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I leave for the airport in about an hour, and I still need to pack my suitcase. I hope everything fits!!! 😯

See ya in Beantown!

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