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You Be the Judge! Vote for your fave!

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Pillsbury Bake-OffThe 44th Pillsbury Bake-Off® Contest entry period ended in mid-April, and now it’s time for YOU to be the judge! For the first time in the contest’s 60-year history, you can help determine the 10 recipes among the final 100 that will compete for the $1 million grand prize!

How does the You Be the Judge! voting work? Judges will select 20 recipes to be placed online at www.bakeoff.com in pairs for a period of two weeks for each pair. Consumers can vote for their favorite recipe in each pair. The recipe from each pair that wins the most votes will earn a spot in the final competition, April 11-13, 2010, in Orlando, Florida.

Voting is limited to one vote per person per each pair of recipes. Voters must be registered members of www.pillsbury.com and 18 years of age or older as of May 1, 2009, to participate.

The first pair of recipes was posted on May 14, 2009 and a new pair of recipes will be posted every two weeks (the next updates will be on July 23, August 6, August 20, September 3 and September 17, 2009). The voting period for the tenth and final pair of recipes will close at 11:59AM CDT on October 1, 2009. Visit www.bakeoff.com for the official rules.

So I encourage you to go and cast your vote! To help you decide which recipe deserves a shot at the million-dollar top prize, watch this short video of Jann Atkins, Bake-Off® Kitchens assistant manager, as she shares some tips for evaluating a recipe:

As a thank you for taking the time to check out the website, MyBlogSpark has a fun prize pack for two of my readers. It contains a magazine of past Bake-Off® recipes and an adorable Pillsbury Doughboy giggle doll. Something for you and for your kids! 🙂

My girls adore the Pillsbury Doughboy! He’s just so huggable. Here’s a short video so you can hear him giggle:

To enter, please leave me a comment telling me what you think makes a winning recipe.

For extra entries:

  • Blog about this giveaway, linking back to this post.
  • Subscribe to my feed (or let me know if you already do).
  • Follow me on Twitter (@OhMariana) and tweet about this giveaway: Enter to win an adorable Pillsbury Doughboy giggle doll & a Bake-Off magazine from @ohMariana! https://bit.ly/F1BLy
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Please leave a separate comment for each entry and leave a valid email address or blog URL in your comment. US entries only. This contest ends at 11:59 pm EST on July 22nd, 2009. Winners will be chosen at random, and have 3 days to claim their prize.

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  1. Seeing your girls play with the doll, he appears much bigger than I thought he was lol
    cool! They were so cute!!

    I’d love to win this! I have wanted to enter the bake-off but never have….I think a winning recipe is one that is very easy to prepare, with clear instructions, and of course has to taste great!

    Presentation is key too as we eat with our eyes first:) lol

    Thank you for the chance to win!

  6. To me what makes a winning receipe is when the dish is empty,or you are asked to keep bringing the same dish over an over again,you know it must be good! I have a baked bean receipe that Im always asked to bring an I love cooking it because I know it is enjoyed so much

  8. I follow on twitter an tweeted; vickiecouturierhttps://bit.ly/QwFlg @OhMariana

  11. When you look at a receipe and the ingredients are things you like and you know your family will love then you want to try it. If it has cauliflower and you family absolutely will not eat it, then don’t even try it. I have found that trying to force something on my family even if I like it doesn’t work. They will try new things but I have to make sure there are no onions (if they are ground up or I use onion salt) and they don’t know it, them I can get buy with it. I can’t pull off the califlower athough I may love it. Things like that I cook for myself when no one is around or eat things I like like liver and gravy when I go to Shoneys or Por Folks. My family loves my cooking but it is because I cook things they love.

  20. A good recipie should use ingredients that we all may have in our cupboards. To me, that makes a good recipie.

  28. I think a winning recipe would be which includes a good mix of ingredients that are easy to find,that the finished product looks appetizing and finally of course it needs to taste good. Thank you!

  34. A good recipe should use items we already have in out cupboards and freezers. Thanks
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  41. A winning recipe is one with few ingredients, doesn’t take forever and still tastes great.

  42. Fresh herbs make a great difference in a recipe to me. Or if baking using fresh flour and sugar never older than a month. And buy fresh eggs as well.

  46. I think correct measurements and ingredients make a winning recipe. Also ingredients that are fresh and taste like they go together.

  50. I think using fresh ingredients and combining flavor combinations makes a winning recipe.

  53. affordable items – with not alot of complicated moves and time is important- so if it is less time than buying at the store or cheaper than the restaurant then yahoo- the last thing is taste and orgiinality

  54. A winning recipie, to me, has an unexpected ingredient in it. An example is chocolate in chili. I hear this is good tasting, but I’ve never tried it. Another example is instant coffee crystals in beef gravy. Now this one I have tried, and it does make gravy taste more robust.

  56. A winning recipe is one I don’t have to totally redo, lol! If it comes out great the first time, it’s a winner. 🙂

  59. A winning recipe to me, must be universal and original. Fresh and flavorful ingredients wouldn’t hurt either but i also feel with the new generation being so health conscious, the winning recipe should be delicious and healthy!!!!

  64. A winning recipe is simple, affordable and always has one special secret ingredient – Love!

  67. I think using the least amount of ingredients makes a successful recipe. People are so busy now a days that they don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen.

  68. I think an award winning recipe is something that is “unique” from all the rest. It is also nice if it fast, cost effective, and fun to make!

  73. I think a good recipe should include common ingredients, taste terrific, and make an average cook feel like a 5 star chef.

  74. I think a winning recipe should contains ingredients that are ‘on hand’ and easy to make

  76. Not too many ingredients and great taste. Plus the ingredients should be easy to get and the recipe should be easy to make.

  77. I think a winning recipe is something that is easy to make and doesn’t take much time to prepare. macd82 at gmail dot com

  78. several things,products easy to find,easy to make&pleases everyone

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  80. For me it has to be not only yummy and present well (I.e. look attractive) but it must also be simple. I hate it when recipes have about 50 steps. I always look at them and know I won’t do them. So fairly simple is another criteria for me. Thanks.

  82. something so tastey and simple you want to smack yourself on the head and go “DUH! Why didnt I think of that!!!!!”””

  84. The perfect recipe combines healthy ingredients, easy preparation, and a resulting great taste! Thank you!

  93. To me a winning recipe is one that I could recreate (even though I am by far a master chef). I like recipes that are simple, but taste great!

  95. To me a winning recipe would look appetizing, be easy to make, and have the ingredients you need to be readily available.

  101. To me what makes a winning recipe is when you put your heart and soul into what you cook.

  102. A winning recipe, in my opinion, has to appeal to the senses. Touch, taste, see, hear, feel, so that when I read it, I can “see” what it will taste like.

  103. A winning recipe should be quick and easy to fix but still delicious.
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  104. I’m subscribed.

  105. This is what makes a winning recipe. Creativity, patience, and hard work.

  106. A winning recipe is any recipe that your family asks you to make over and over. No matter how hard or simple the recipe is, if it is loved by everyone, it is definitely a winner!

  107. Above all else, a winning recipe should be relatively simple to prepare without any exotic ingredients. After all, a winning recipe is one that the home cook will want to prepare and not many people have the patience and/or time to prepare an extremely complicated recipe no matter how good the finished product might taste.

  108. I think one that is easy to prepare, looks great and tastes good. One that people one to mke over and over.

  112. I think a winning recipe must be one that has a fairly short list of ingredients, is easy to put together, has enough quantity to stretch to at least two meals, is very tasty, and that the family members really find delicious. One that comes to mind is tamale pie.

  113. it takes a lot of love, plus great ingrediants and the braverly to mix anything thanks for the chance to win,

  115. A winning recipe requires a love of cooking, a creative flair using something that others don’t

  118. A winning recipe is one that inspires others to ask for it after they have tasted it.

  119. A winning recipe makes you want to make and eat the recipe. In my case it needs to be easy to make too.

  127. Winning recipes use easy to find ingredients, are easy to make, taste great and look wonderful!

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  131. You cannot not take shortcuts or substitute for lesser tasting or value ingredients like substituting margarine for butter.

  133. A winning recipe is one that is simple to make and uses easy to find ingredients!

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  138. A WINNING RECIPE IS EASY TO MAKE, INGREDIENTS THAT ARE ON HAND IN THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD…LOOKS GOOD AND THERE ARE NO LEFTOVERS

  139. A winning recipe is something that can be enjoyed by everyone, even the picky eaters!

  142. I think a winning recipe should be made a ingredients that you can easily find. It also should not extremely expensive.