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Cleveland, Ohio, United States
I am a retired teacher with time on my hands. I love to cook and bake. For the past eight years my hobby has been entering recipe contests. I have done very well and have been to several cook/bake offs although I have never won a grand prize. The ititials of my blog CCC are the same as the site where I get contest information, Cooking Contest Central (CCC). While there are 1000's of food blogs that post recipes this blog will review other cooking blogs.

Monday, October 31, 2011

PIGGY'S COOING JOURNAL



Piggy's Cooking Journal http://www.piggyscookingjournal.com/ is hosted by Grace who lives in Taipei with her husband and dog. Grace's surname is Choo which means pig in Mandarin. She began the blog in 2005.





PEAR WALNUT CAKE

Friday, October 28, 2011

JUNGLE FROG COOKING

Jungle Frog Cooking http://junglefrog-cooking.com/ is hosted by Simone. Simone is a food photographer from the Netherlands. She has another blog in Dutch.






ITALIAN SAUSAGE STEW


Thursday, October 27, 2011

BUNKY COOKS



Bunky hosts Bunky Cooks http://www.bunkycooks.com/ from Atlanta where she lives with her husband and dog. She posts approachable recipes which are made with fresh and local ingredients.


CLEMENTINE AND SPICED RUM BUNDT CAKE


Wednesday, October 26, 2011

BROMA BAKERY

Broma Bakery http://bromabakery.blogspot.com/ is hosted by Sarah who lives in Ann Arbor. She has been baking since she was five. She also enjoys photography






PUMPKIN RAISIN MUFFINS


YUM AND YUMMIER

Yum and Yummier http://yumandyummer.com/ is hosted by our mystery man. Bio doesn't even give his name or location but his recipes sure look good






SPICY SAUSAGE FILLED PUMPKIN ROULADE WITH SAVORY SAGE WHIPPED CREAM




Tuesday, October 25, 2011

SASSY RADISH



Sassy Radish http://www.sassyradish.com/ is hoted by Olga. She was born in Russia but lives in the US. Many of her recipies are Russian recipes adapted for an American kitchen. She does all her own photography and shoots with a Nikon D700.






BLACK PEPPER ICE CREAM

Monday, October 24, 2011

SOUP ADDICT

Soup Addict http://soupaddict.com/ is hosted by Karen. I could find "little" information about Karen but all of her recipes look wonderful.

SOMETHING SHINY

Something Shiny http://www.somethingshinyblog.com/ is hostwd by Kelly who lives with her husband, 4 cats and a fish. In addition to baking Kelly enjoys reading, gardening and photography. Her dream is to open a small bakery.






PUMPKIN MONKEY BREAD

Saturday, October 22, 2011

JO COOKS



Jo Cooks http://www.jocooks.com/ is hosted by Jo. She was born in Romania and moved to Canada where she is a software develper. Her beage, Mia, is her best friend and taste tester.





CAULIFLOWER POPPERS

Friday, October 21, 2011

SHOVE IT IN YOUR FACE

Shove It In Your Face http://www.shoveitinyourface.com/ is hosted by Jenna. Jenna is an American living in Norway with her daughter.






SIMPLE DARK CHOCOLATE DIPPED SHORTBREAD

Thursday, October 20, 2011

ELECTRIC RECIPES



Electric Recipes http://eclecticrecipes.com/ is hosted by Angie. A stay-at-home mom Angie lives with her husband, Josh and her son. Julian. I am sure you will enjoy her posts. Angie is known to have giveaways on the blog,




CRISPY ASIAN WINGS

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

OUR BEST BITES

Our Best Bites http://www.ourbestbites.com/ is hosted by friends Sara and Kate. I think they live in Utah but their bio's are a little confusing. Both went to BYU, both are married and each has two children.

CANDY CORN SUGAR COOKIES

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

WHIPPEDTHEBLOG



Whipped the Blog http://whippedtheblog.com/ is hosted by Caroline in Chicago. She began the blog in 2007 to learn about blogging. She is a wife and mother.



BARB'S BLUEBERRY COFFEECAKE




She likes red velvet cake, cheese, bread pudding, chocolate..... She dislikes raw tomatoes, iceberg lettuce, maraschino cherries.........

Monday, October 17, 2011

THE BITTEN WORD

Hosted by Zack, a journalist and Clay, non profit, The Bitten Word http://thebittenword.typepad.com/thebittenword/ is hosted from Washington, DC In 2009 the London Times named the Bitten Word as one of the world's top 50 food blogs.




BRAISED SHORT RIB, STOUT AND POTATO POTPIES


PIXELATED CRUMB

Pixelated Crumb http://pixelatedcrumb.com/ is hosted by Kristin. Kristen lives in MA with hwe husband, Joseph. In addition to cooking and baking Kristin enjoys photography.








PUMPKIN BUTTERMILK POUNDCAKE

Saturday, October 15, 2011

THE JEWISH HOSTESS



The Jewish Hostess http://thejewishhostess.com/ is hosted by Marlene who has put together a blog of Kosher recipes, everyday and holiday. If you keep Kosher this is a wonderful site for you to explore.





SMORES TART






Also, if you enter recipe contests you may get some ideas for Kosher recipes.

FIFTEEN SPATULAS

Fifteen Spatuals (http://fifteenspatulas.com/) is hosted by Joanne in New York. She holds an honors degee in Economics from the University of Rochester.






COOKIE DOUGH CHEESECAKE BARS WITH PECAN CRUST

Friday, October 14, 2011

NEW GIVEAWAY

To celebrate the redesign of my blog I am having a new giveaway. I know it is getting cold in much of the country so I am giving you the opportunity to think spring. This giveaway will be for 10 packets of flower seeds. Some are common and some are rare. Some are tall and some are short. You can spend a few hours during the cold months planning your summer flower bed(s).

From Friday, October 14, 2011 until 11:59 PM on Monday, October 31, 2011 (Happy Halloween) leave a comment with your email address under this post to be entered. I need your email so I can notify the winner. One entry per email address, please.

On Tuesday, November 1, 2011 I will use www.random.org to select a winner.

Happy spring.

APRON STRINGS

Apron Strings (http://www.apronstringsblog.com/) is a mother-daughter (Donna and Anne) food blog located in the Boston area. Their recipes look good and delicious.






APPLE RINGS WITH CINNAMON CREAM SYRUP




Thursday, October 13, 2011

KUMQUAT



Kamquat (http://kumquat-blog.blogspot.com/ is hosted by Gretchen who is a registered dietitian. She lives with her husband (career military) and son. She eats gluten free although some of her reecipes contain gluten.









Berry Oat Scones



Not Going to Fiddle

What you see is what you get. As long as it looks OK I am not going to change the banner each month.

IT MAY BE FIXED

I think I started to get the blog working properly. Give me some feedback

Monday, October 3, 2011

THE WINNER IS........

I don't know if there was a problem with the link or there was little interest in the prize but there were only 20 enteries. So the odds were in your favor. Using www.random.org I dertermined that the winner of the beverage package is #1---Angela FRS. I have notified Angela via email.


I am in the process of creating a new blog so I may be out of touch for a few weeks.