There were so many great photos taken by the professional photographers at the Pillsbury Bake-Off, I just had to share them. Enjoy!
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44th Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest
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 live on Oprah 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 [...]
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Once the Pillsbury Bake-Off® ended, it was time for lunch. I sampled so many of the recipes at the Bake-Off, eating a full meal was just not appetizing to me. But, because I mostly indulged in desserts, I figured having some “real food” would probably do me some good. I checked out the spread at [...]
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Wow! Now that’s what I call a food event! I’ve never seen anything like it! The Pillsbury Bake-Off® was fun, exciting, and even somewhat intense at times– there was $1 million at stake! How the contest works: The 100 finalists have 4 hours to make their recipe and submit the final product to the judges. [...]
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Wahoo! Just about caught up! It’s been a crazy few days here in Orlando, so I’m sure you can image how easy it is to get behind with blogging. I’m glad to be back on track! If you didn’t read CNC over the weekend, here are some links to catch you up to speed! On [...]
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Last night, we enjoyed dinner at The Ravenous Pig, an American gastro pub in Winter Park. Dubbed one of Florida’s “Latest and Greatest” restaurants by Saveur, this new restaurant features great food and great drink in the tradition of the gastropubs of London. The Ravenous Pig’s extensive menu items range from pub fare to raw [...]
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The final session of the day was called “Entertain with Ease Using New Cooking Technologies from GE.” The group learned about induction cooking and watched a couple of cooking demonstration using this new technology, which works via a magnetic field to provide fast, efficient cooking. Fun facts: The GE induction technology has the ability to boil [...]
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After the morning sessions, we moved to different room where we enjoyed an interesting lecture about The Science of Grilling from Dr. Sara Risch, a food scientist and consultant to food and packaging companies. Dr. Risch shared a number of chemistry facts to help us become better cooks and ensure food safety. We learned that [...]
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After the Flavor = Taste + Mouthfeel + Aroma + “The X Factor” session, the day continued with five more informative, food-focused seminars– 3 of which are highlighted in this post. (The other 2 are coming soon!) Today’s Recipe Box As you probably know, more and more people are preparing meals at home and are [...]
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Yowsahs! We had quite the full agenda today! We started at 8:30 AM and went straight through until 3:00 PM this afternoon. I have SO much great stuff to blog about now. I’m not sure that I will get it all posted today, but I’ll definitely get it up as soon as possible. 8:25 AM [...]
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