I haven’t been blogging lately but I have been cooking. Last Wednesday except for the time I was sleeping I baked for 24 hours in a row to make sure the eight items I entered in the San Diego County fair were fresh and ready.  I went to the fair today to participate in the Ghirardelli Chocolate Championship and found that I had been awarded 2 first place ribbons, a second place ribbon, two third place ribbons and two honorable mentions. Only one of my entries didn't receive any honors. In addition, I received a third place ribbon in the Ghirardelli Chocolate Championship.

All the winning fair recipes will be published in the fair cookbook next year. If you cannot wait, I will be adding them to the site over the next few weeks.