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California Raisin Bread Contest 2011

Another year of nervous anticipation, friendly conversation, and ultimate excitement. The California Raisin Bread Contest. I would encourage anyone who loves baking and wants to promote their own unique recipe to others to keep your eyes open for this contest in 2012. You won’t meet a friendlier, helpful, and all over nicer group of people than at this event. The judges offer positive comments and tips, never making you believe you don’t have a chance of being one of the final twelve winners. The contestants themselves are a warm, social, and uninhibited bunch. I can’t express how much I enjoy [...]

By Joanne|2011-10-16T19:44:00-04:00October 16, 2011|Bread|30 Comments

Going Mid Range and Cinnamon Raisin Bread Maker Bread

What a weekend we had. How about you? Fun? Exciting? Relaxed? Peeerrrrffect?!!! This is how it started.. Friday night, Ted and I went to The Willows, a gourmet restaurant just minutes from our house. We have been there all of 3 times. The food is good the service slow and it proved no different Friday night. My splurge: 2 1/2 glasses of wine. With that much wine, it was a miracle I could stay awake to watch the DVD we rented Good movie. I’m a Anne Hathaway fan. After getting to bed at 11:45 pm, I did manage to sleep [...]

By Joanne|2011-03-20T17:48:36-04:00March 21, 2011|Bread|8 Comments

And the Winner Is…Kansas Day 3

The final day of the California Raisin Bread Competition. What an exciting day. I won’t tell you about being awake at 3:30 am. Nor will I tell you how I forgot my socks and one of the judges told me I had better get my socks and that Ted had to save the day pertaining to both socks and pans. Yes, pans. Ted had to get to Wal-Mart and purchase four 9X13 cake pans. The AIB didn’t have the 11 X 15 I needed (with 2” sides) and neither did Wal-Mart. I made the best out of what we could get. [...]