Quite a while back we tested some recipes in a vintage cookbook. More of a booklet, it was titled, “Great State Fair Recipes…A Collection of Minnesota State Fair Sweepstakes-Winning Recipes from 1906 to 1975.” Cakes, cookies and breads (three highly popular categories at fairs) make up most of the booklet’s collection. The church recipe section had this trusted lemon meringue pie. We tweaked the recipe a bit, using…
These Spice Cupcakes are easy and delicious sweet treats, and they are a blue ribbon winning recipe! Originally made as a layer cake, this recipe won 1st place at the Ohio State Fair in 2011. Peggy Smith of Delaware, Ohio,…
This Perfect Homemade Pie Crust recipe is one of our favorites. It makes a tender flaky crust. You simply combine 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt, then cut in 9 tablespoons cold butter. Gently add 4 tablespoons…
Want the simplest of game day foods? Try this 3 ingredient party appetizer today! It is one of the most easy and tasty hor d’oeuvres I’ve had. Literally… just three ingredients. How to? Throw a bag of Cooked Perfect brand…
Washington State fairgoers today (Thursday, Sept 20, 2018) got a taste of Cooked Perfect® Meatballs, with recipe demonstrations by local personal chef Nancy Brooks. She featured meatballs, two ways. One was Swedish Meatballs for an easy weeknight meal idea. The other was…
This Bacon Chocolate Cake is an indulgent, amazingly delicious dessert. You bake a batch of bacon to a crisp, then bake its crumbles into a super delicious cake. It’s both moist and dense, and the savory/sweet combo makes it a…
This rainbow soba noodle salad combines colorful produce (zucchini, yellow squash, snow peas, carrots, cabbage, and spring onions) with a flavorful ginger sesame dressing. It’s a winning recipe. In fact, we’ve been calling it one of our favorite “winner for…
Mini cheesecakes make great after-dinner desserts. Their size is small enough so you don’t feel like you are over indulging. At the same time, their richness and creaminess will easily satisfy your sweet tooth. With the paper liners, they transport…
French macarons are made easy with this fantastic recipe from Marianne Carlson. She won “best overall cookie” honors with it at the 2015 Iowa State Fair. That means the judges like this cookie better than hundreds of others, 453 to…
Peachy Creamy Party Pies: if you love mini size desserts or simple sweet treats you can make in minutes, look no further than these state fair winning tiny pies. They won a blue ribbon and 1st place back at the…
Make this blue ribbon winning chocolate chiffon cake and you will have a divine dessert on your hands. Gwendolyn Swenson won “grand cake of the of fair” honors with it at the 2014 Minnesota State Fair. Cake flour and whipped egg…