Blue Ribbon Recipes: 693 Award-Winners from America's State and County Fairs

Whip up a recipe of your choice from this book & voila'. The aromas along with the incredible taste of every recipe I've tried thus far are beyond my expectations. Baked 6 recipes from it already in a weeks time & everything has been savory. The Blue Ribbon reviews that landed each recipe in this book must mean what they say. I have a large selection of cookbooks & most of the recipes turn out to be hit or miss. This book has everything laid out in an easy format & I can depend on it for delicious quality baked goods. So glad I found this recipe book. The Ranger Cookies are my new fav - they're fabulous! So were the Blue Ribbon Biscuits & many other recipes I tried.

I really am amazed at some of the devastating reviews this book has gotten. Who cares if a number of the fairs were smaller ones as long as the recipes are good. The cake and brownies sections alone provide a wealth of really great selections. I grant you there are a few really whacky recipes in this book that I know I'll never make, but who ever loves 100% of the recipes in ANY cookbook? Overall I'm more than satisfied with my purchase.

it took not so long to get. condition is not bad, and its so cheep anyway. i am really satisfied this book.

This book is a great compilation of only the best baked goods from state and county fairs. I'm surprised other reviewers gave this cookbook negative ratings. It doesn't matter that the recipes are from unknown fairs, they are first place winners and champion baked goods. They don't need to be tested by the author or have comments from the author because the majority of these recipes have already been tested by a panel of judges and won awards which makes them unique. Having three children in 4-H, baked goods are usually not judged on appearance alone but mostly on taste. Yes, I may be slightly biased because my son's grand champion cake is one of the recipes in this book, but I know how much effort he put into his cake and how many judges it went through before it was declared a grand champion cake. It didn't look perfect, but the taste was exceptional!

Cookbook editor and developer Barbara Greenman has compiled an impressive collection of 693 recipes, each of was entered into an state or county fair and went on to win an award. The featured and thoroughly 'kitchen cook friendly' regional recipes range from appetizers and salads, to main dishes and entrees, to breads and pastries, to desserts and preserves. From Apple Cider Pancakes; Light and Health Ratatouille Soup; Salmon Salad Sandwich with Aioli; and -Saucy Cranberry Meatballs; to -Swedish Rye Bread; Rosemary Focacia; Creamy Apple Puffs; and Pecan-Fudge Sheet Cake, "Blue Ribbon Recipes" is a very highly recommended collection of savory, satisfying, dishes that are presented in a ring-binder style cookbook that will lay down flat for easy use. If you only have room on your shelf for one more cookbook, make it "Blue Ribbon Recipes"!