Power of Pink Roundup and a Winner!
First, I’d like to thank everyone who participated in the Power of Pink Challenge this year. I know breast cancer has touched many of our lives. I’m hoping that this challenge has helped to raise awareness of this disease.
On a related note, I am starting training for the Avon Walk today. A good friend of mine offered to sign up to walk 39.3 miles over two days with me at some time next year. If you remember, Hubby and I were on the crew for the Boston Avon Walk this past year. In 2010, my friend A and I will be walking and our Hubbies will be on the crew. I’m sure I will be talking more about the walk over the next few months. It’s going to be an adventure for sure!
But now back to the challenge. Here are the submissions that I got throughout the month.
CB from I heart Cuppycakes made Lemon Angel Food Cupcakes with Strawberry Swiss Meringue Buttercream
Kris from A Baker’s Remix made Breast Cancer cakes
Dorothy from Fuzzykoala’s Caketastic Adventures made A Pink Pumpkin Spice Cake
Jelli from Jelli Bean Journals made Vanilla Cupcakes with Pink Frosting
Romina from Sweetened with Love made Pink Ribbon Cupcakes and Cookies
Kathleen from Kat’s Kitchen Place made Cowgirl Cookies
Erin from Milk & Honey made Chocolate Pinks
Claudia from Highlowaha made Double D’s cake pops
Brianne from Sweet Cheeks made Into the Pink Pretzels
Yudith from Blissfully Delicious made Pink Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes
Xiaolu from 6 Bittersweets made Redless Velvet Cupcakes with Pink Frosting
Stefany from Proceed with Caution made Think Pink Cheesecake
And I made chocolate pink M&M cookies
Thanks again everyone for participating in the challenge. And now it’s time for the fun part! Choosing the winner. I did it the old-fashioned way this time. I cut up little pieces of paper, wrote names on each piece and threw them in a hat. I had Hubby draw a name out of that hat.
And the winner of this fabulous prize is…
…Kris! Congratulations!!
Please email me your address and I will get your prize out as soon as possible.
I am Jen the Beantown Baker. Engineer by day and baking maven by night. Hubby serves as my #1 fan and official taste tester. We got hitched back in 2006. Barefoot. In the sand. With the waves crashing behind us. It was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. 
My last huge successful meal is the crown roast from Bon Apetite magazine. I almost canceled making it when I found out how much it cost, but ended up making it anyway. I’m glad I did, everybody loved it!
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My last hugely successful meal was sundried tomato and artichoke stuffed chicken breasts for 60you people! I have never cooked for that many people at once but with the help of my Mom we pulled it off! 🙂
My last hugely successful meal was pad Thai for friends.
Thanksgiving
I’d have to say my Christmas Eve meal. Yummy pork tenderloin, baked cauliflower and my grandma’s spinach that was all on the table within 20 minutes of my planned dinner time. I’d call that a success!
The last hugely successful meal I executed was actually a cookie swap party. I asked people who RSVP’d to bring only a dozen cookies. Everyone brought so much more and brought snacks, too. I was so worried there wouldn’t be enough, I made too much just in case. Instead I had to have one guest make sure no one left without a good supply. And we helped each other set up trays for relatives in nursing homes, nursing home staff.
The spirit of the holidays was incredible and brought a bunch of strangers so much closer. (We’re all snowbirds in a campground in Mississippi)
I made slow roasted pork chops with apples and onions, scalloped potatoes and I baked Italian bread. So simple yet delicious!
I am a vegetarian, but I made Christmas dinner for our family and successfully made the ham. Everyone loved it, thank goodness! 🙂
Thanksgiving! Gluten free thanksgiving to be more specific 🙂