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My Nomadic Adventure: Meeting Our Italian Family in Poggio Mirteto, Italy

Sometimes inspiration for cooking contests means getting out of the kitchen, away from some things food for a while and indulging in new venues, sights, smells, places, and people. This is one of my nomadic adventures that has energized me and provided me with bountiful fodder for creative ideas and new thoughts about food! Finding…   READ MORE

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Dry Spells, Tracking and Lulls: Fanning the Fires in the Sport of Cooking

The territory of competitive cooking and recipe development is like any other ambition you may have. You go through dry spells, you have to learn to be organized and know that you’ll have lulls, especially in your outcomes or winnings!  Dry spells are tough. For me, they typically happen after I have spent endless hours creating…   READ MORE

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Lifelong friendships beginning in unlikely places: MasterChef Season 2

Sometimes in life, you just know certain things were meant to be. That is the story about to unfold. It’s a story of friendships that I believe were written in the stars…or someplace important. We came together in unlikely, unusual and interesting ways. Driven by our love for cooking, competition and an ambition for all…   READ MORE

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A Temporary Depression: Facing Defeat and Huge Vulnerability

Cooking contests are brutal. You never know what’s going to turn the judging panel on or turn them off.  Probably the Mack daddy of the cooking recipe contest circuit is the Pillsbury Bake-Off, with a million dollar prize on the line. This year, 2013, marks the 46th Pillsbury Bake-Off.  I’ve never entered it before, but I’ve finally…   READ MORE