Connie's Strawberry Puff

Here are two of the Apron contest winners wearing their prize. Thanks for the photos ladies! And congratulations to Meesha, she delivered a healthy baby boy about one month after sending this photo. Connie included a recipe of hers that you all might really enjoy--I know I will. Keep visiting because a new contest is just around the corner.

Give Away Aprons

It's done! The drawing happened yesterday and I am announcing the 4 winners. Congrats to:
Connie W. from Bountiful, UT; Ensemble Anagrammes (David) from France; Meesha S. from Las Vegas, NV and Helen H. from ? (I am not sure where she is from). A brand new apron will be on it's way to each of the winners next week.

Here is my grandson Robby looking at some of the entries, he liked playing with the bowl. He tried to eat one slip of paper--Grandma needs to have some rice rusks on hand!

Thanks for all the entries and for the long term support of this blog. It has been a great run so far and I am still full of ideas, so stay tuned! I'll sponsor another give away soon.

A Give Away!

To celebrate 200 posts, Wasatch Mountain Chef is having a giveaway! You can enter three ways for the drawing which will be held on March 6, 2013. There are 4 brand new Aprons at stake!
1) Send an email to "wasatchmtchef(at)gmail(dot)com" using the word "apron" in the subject line, (something like "I want a new apron") Your email address will be added to the random drawing pool. Only one entry per email address will be eligible. No robots allowed!
2)You can double your entry by commenting on this post  (it has to be on this particular post) about a recipe you have used successfully from this site. Your comment will be put in the random drawing pool as well and that will give you two chances.
3) Followers of this blog will be automatically entered 1 time in the random drawing pool on March 4, 2013. Becoming a follower will add a third chance to win.
I will post on March 7th to indicate the winners. (I will also indicate how to communicate your shipping address, if needed.) There you have it! Exciting times! If you are from the United States, Austria, Germany, England, France, Israel, Russia, Australia, Malaysia, Belarus, Ireland, or any other country that this blog gets hits from, I'll pay the postage for shipping an apron to you. So be sure to enter!

Looking Back--
Out of the 200 posts, the recipe with the highest number of hits was: Pumpkin Gnocchi. Rounding out the top 5 are: Coconut Black Rice, Sloppy Joe's, Quinoa Almond Crackers, and Salsas.

Pumpkin Gnocchi with Apple Bacon Sauce

The top 5 recipes that I use over and over again are: Ginger Honey Lime Dressing, Cinnamon Rolls, Red Sauce, Pork Tenderloin with Sage and Rosemary, and Quinoa Almond Crackers (with the cheese ball).

Ginger Honey Lime Dressing for Fruit Salads

My top 5 FAVORITE recipes, the ones I like most to eat and to serve are: Deep Dark Salad,  Carrot Ginger Chowder, Chocolate Shortbread Cookies with Salted Caramel Filling, Chocolate Ginger Balsamic Glaze, and Browned Butter Herb Sauce.

Deep Dark Salad

Those are my lists; at least for today. The Top 5 Lists may change, in fact they probably will. That is the fabulous thing about cooking, there are so many wonderful, amazing, scrumptious, joyous, lovely things to do with the Bounty that comes from Mother Earth! Thank you God for all we have to sustain us, to gladden the heart and delight the eye!

Looking Forward--
Whether you are a occasional reader or a devoted follower of this blog, I want to hear about your favorite recipes here and also recipe requests to include in the next 200 posts. So comment away folks, and I'll try to accommodate your wishes!