2010 Winners

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Kids Feeding Kids

First Place: $5,000

Kids Feeding Kids® Cookbook
Kids Feeding Kids® Club
Barrington, IL

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Judges' Comments:
“Super great kids’ recipes; very appropriate for cookbook….Excellent job – recipes are kid-friendly and kid-oriented. [I] loved that kids contributed recipes…”
~ Dawn Saxton

“Just reading this book is entertainment…
Kids of all ages would love this.”
~ Diana McMillen

“Very fun cookbook.”
~ Robert Cano

Proceeds Support: Northern Illinois Food Bank – Youth Nutrition Program
Gross Sales: $40,000
Group’s Web Site: www.kidsfeedingkids.info
Group’s Facebook Page: Click Here


The Upper Saranac Cookbook

Second Place: $2,000

The Upper Saranac Cookbook:
An Adirondack Treasury of
500 Delicious Recipes

Friends of Upper Saranac Lake
Saranac Lake, NY

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Judges' Comments:
“One of my favorite parts of this book are the dividers…they depict the area well. Nice collection of recipes – there’s a little bit of everything.”
~ Diana McMillen

“Great job! Nice old photos to help us feel the flavor of the Upper Saranac.”
~ Mark Aker

“As a chef, I found quite of few recipes to be very upscale, such as those you would find at a very nice restaurant…I’m sure I’ll return to this cookbook several more times...”
~ Robert Cano

Proceeds Support: Upper Saranac Lake Foundation (Milfoil Control Program)
Gross Sales: $46,400
Group’s Web Site: www.uslf.org
Additional Site: www.uppersaranac.com/cookbook.asp


Ropesville Resettlement

Third Place: $1,000

Ropesville Resettlement Project 1936-1943:
Recipes, Memories & History

Descendants of the Ropesville Resettlement Project
Ropesville, TX

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Judges' Comments:
“I absolutely love the way this book is put together…The recipe[s] and directions were easy to follow…”
~ Robert Cano

“[The] cover reminds me of an ‘old’ cookbook I might find in a historical setting. [It] reflects both connection with food, as well as the resettlement.”
~ Dawn Saxton

“[This cookbook contains]…thoughtful recipe[s] and written history of this unusual colony – fascinating.”
~ Diana McMillen

Proceeds Support: Scholarships for Graduating High School Seniors
Gross Sales: $9,000
Group’s Facebook Page: Click Here

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