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Behind the Scenes Before the Bake-Off

Before the Bake-Off contestants of the 45th competition arrived in Orlando, the media came a day ahead to get settled in for the contest.  My daughter Kristina and I were beyond thrilled to be a part of this team.  I left on Saturday afternoon, went easily through a short security line, and found myself seated […]

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I Have So Much to Tell You….

Hi Bake-Off fans! I just got home from Orlando and can’t wait to tell you so many stories.  However, all the Bake-Off fun has me running on nothing but adrenalin!  I will have big long posts coming up soon after I download hundreds of photos, write some blogs, and get some much needed sleep.  Stay tuned.  It’s […]

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Bake-Off Day!

The 100 contestants in the Bake-Off cooked their dishes today with the hope of winning one million dollars.  I am still here in Orlando, and returned earlier from watching the contestants cook.  Now I have to get ready for the celebration party tonight, where hopefully all the contestants have had a restful afternoon after a […]

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Another Bake-Off Day

Okay, here we are again, up way too late and we have to get up at 5:00 am.  Sorry to say I have to put off the blog for another day – but I have SO many photos and stories, I promise!  I’ll give you a tidbit about dinner with Martha Stewart tonight-  our group […]

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Bake-Off – Saturday morning

Hi Bake-Off fans!  I’m afraid for right now this blog will be very short, as I only got a few hours sleep from way too much fun, and now we are running out again in a few minutes.  I will come back tonight with stories galore and photos. Let’s just say so far we had an […]

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Bake-Off Blogs Starting Soon!

Come back tonight when I will post my first Bake-Off adventure!  Upon arrival in Orlando, we are being whisked away to a fun dinner party.  I’ll write when I am back at the hotel! In the meantime, here are some Bake-Off trivia questions to ponder: 1)  Only one teenager has ever won the Bake-Off grand prize.  What […]

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It’s Bake-Off Time!!

I am leaving tomorrow for the Pillsbury Bake-Off in Orlando!  I’ll be meeting my daughter Kristina there, too, and we are looking forward to an amazing time.  I’ll be reporting back over the weekend, so check back often!  I’ll try to give an update on our activities – but if you don’t happen to hear from […]

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Blog #2 for Pillsbury.com

Here is the 2nd blog for the Pillsbury.com site about our adventures making and photographing all the grand prize-winning Bake-Off winners: http://www.pillsbury.com/Bakeoff/Blog/ViewBlog/bake-off45blog/2012/03/22/baking-the-bake-off-174-contest-mother-daughter-team-tackles-the-winners-all-of-them/19255# Check back all weekend long and up until Tuesday for our future blogs from the Bake-Off floor!

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