Stacked or open face, pressed or grilled – a winning sandwich is never just a “plain, ole sandwich.” Sandwich building is truly an art form and our judges were blown away by the entries in the latest FoodChamp Challenge contest, hosted on Kenmore’s cookmore.com. Alas, someone had to take home the big prize, so without… READ MORE
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Opening doors in the world of cooking
What’s the saying—how you see something depends upon from where you’re looking—that vantage point, that perspective. Well, that’s exactly what this year’s Dole California Cookoff was for me in 2014 versus 2013. In 2013, I had no idea what to expect when I walked into the Dole arena that Saturday morning – heart thumping, hands… READ MORE
Nerves, Knives and Not Going Nuts
Let me just prepare you now for an inevitable part of the World Food Championships: You will be nervous, you will be working with knives,you don’t want to go nuts. Have you ever watched those timed competition shows where seasoned chefs of 30 years get shaky hands when time is ticking down and they can… READ MORE
FoodChamp Challenge: Bacon Results
Congratulations to the Grand Prize winner, LisaK! Lisa’s winning bacon dish was her Asian Inspired Orange Glazed Bacon Buns. This dish had our judges, Kari Karch, Ray “Dr. BBQ” Lampe and Beth Peterson, drooling all over themselves. Why? Oh, let us count the ways… “Not only did I immediately run to the nearest bun shop… READ MORE
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