This post may contain affiliate links. Over the summer we hosted our second annual Taco & Margarita Cook-Off. Last summer’s Taco & Margarita Cook-Off was a huge hit, and one that everyone was eager to see change from a one-and-done theme to an annual celebration. We easily had twice as many people at this cook off […]
The Dip Cook-Off: Our Latest Cook-Off Challenge!
The past few years have seen seven glorious cook-offs with our friends, including the summery Taco & Margarita Cook-Off, the carb-heavy Lasagna Cook-Off, the gluttonous Macaroni & Cheese Cook-Off and the controversial Chili Cook-Off. Continuing this delicious tradition, we gathered again for our 8th competition: the 2017 Dip Cook-Off! This theme was suggested by our […]
Pi Day! Our Pie Challenge and a Pie Recipe Round-up
It was another in our long series of cook-offs, gathering to make our best takes on a common dish. It was Pie Challenge Day! Read on to find out how our challenge went, and then check out a huge round-up of pie recipes in honor of today, March 14th. 3.14. It is Pi Day! Wikipedia […]
Macaroni & Cheese Cook-Off: Our Most Anticipated Cooking Competition!
In the last few years we have held many cook-offs with our friends and they have all been glorious, gluttonous occasions filled with incredibly tasty and creative creations. We devoured meatballs at the Meatball Showdown, filled the kitchen with crock pots of bubbling and spicy chilis at the Friends’ Chili Cook-Off, saw the sun rise as […]
The BakeAlong Challenge, from King Arthur Flour
Have you heard of the newest baking challenge from King Arthur Flour? BakeAlong is their monthly call to bake up something delicious and impressive, take pics along the way and then share your creations online! And then you get to eat those delicious baked goods. The BakeAlong challenge recipes are announced on the first of […]
Taco & Margarita Cook-Off
“Taco”: a Mexican-style “sandwich” consisting of a folded tortilla, crisp or soft, filled with various ingredients, which may include meats, veggies, cheese, guacamole, beans, salsa. (Definition paraphrased from the Food Lover’s Companion.) This definition was the only rule per se that the participants of the Taco & Margarita Cook-Off were given. From there it was […]
VT Food Blogger Wins National Recipe Contest: Television Interview
Nancy Mock is a Colchester, VT mom, food blogger and paraprofessional who works with children on the autism spectrum. She runs the food blog, http://HungryEnoughToEatSix.com/. She can now add Grand Prize recipe winner to her resume. In February, she entered Taste of Home Magazine’s National Girl Scout Cookie Recipe Contest. The contest, open to home cooks, […]
Thank you for your votes!
A few weeks ago I shared here that voting was open in the National Girl Scouts Cookie Recipe contest and my recipe was a finalist fighting for the top spot. Shortly after the voting closed I learned that my recipe won the Grand Prize with a total of 1,733 votes! Since then it has been a […]
Vote For My Recipe!
This week I received some really exciting news! My recipe for Shortbread/Trefoils Toffee & Chocolate Bark with Toasted Almonds, which I created for the 2016 National Girl Scouts Cookie Contest, was chosen as a finalist! I am thrilled and honored to be in the running for the Grand Prize – talk about a confidence booster! […]
Lasagna Cook-Off: 8 Ways To Make Lasagna!
Just shy of the one-year anniversary of our very first cook-off, we held our latest in a most delicious series of friends competing against and feeding friends. Once again we gathered, we drank, we ate, we voted, and we ate some more! Our first cook-off was way back last November, the Meatball Showdown. That was […]
Spinach, Artichoke & Chicken Lasagna Roll-Ups
Spinach, Artichoke & Chicken Lasagna Roll-ups. These roll-ups are loaded with indulgent, comfort food flavor. This recipe was one of 8 created for our Lasagna Cook-Off. Our friends came together to share incredible variations on traditional lasagna. Follow this link to see all the recipes and to read about our cook-off: 8 Ways To Make Lasagna: […]
Hosting A Summertime Brisket & Ribs Smoke-Off
The Summertime Brisket & Ribs Smoke-Off! Yet another in a delicious series of friendly cook-offs among food-loving friends. Thus far, “the meatier the better” seems to be the theme that we embrace for these cook-offs. Our first was the meatball showdown where I offered Sausage Meatballs with Country-Style Cream Gravy and Spicy Meatball Bites. A few months later we had our […]