__margaret Hatheway Recipes

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• For some of us, learning to cook is a gradual process, something we pick up slowly for others, it is a trial by fire. "When I married my husband in 1958," Harriet Warkentin told Pillsbury, "I not only married him but took over a family of five children ranging in age from fifteen months to eleven years. 1 went from cooking for myself to cooking and caring for a large family." Tasty desserts like Harriet's Apricot Coconut Cream Pie smoothed that transition, and "a year and a half later we had a beautiful baby girl." Thank heavens for refrigerated pie crusts!From "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook." Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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• * One Hawaiian contestant danced the hula for photographers as her cake baked.* A mother brought her newborn infant to the Bake-Off® Contest and set the baby basket right next to her range while she cooked.* A finalist from Washington State was extremely suspicious about the quality of eggs in New York City--so she brought her own, on the train, across the entire country.* One year a woman sat beside her stove, quietly reading, as flashbulbs popped, TV crews roamed, reporters questioned, and all the hubbub of the Bake-Off® Contest roiled around her. Asked how she could be so tranquil in all the tumult, she smiled and replied that this was nothing compared to cooking with her five small children around her ankles.From "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off Cookbook." Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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• As a child, Maria Baldwin says she dreamed not of being Miss America but of being a finalist in the Pillsbury Bake-Off® Contest. Inspired by a dish she'd tasted at a local restaurant, Maria's version of Spicy Asian Lettuce Wraps "is very appealing visually, tastes divine and is quick and delicious." Pounding the meat and stir-frying the vegetables speed up the preparation time, making this recipe perfect for a fast weeknight meal. In the end, Maria's dream came with an added bonus: Her entry earned special recognition as the "most innovative" recipe.From "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook." Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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• Part of Margaret Hatheway's prize in the eighth Bake-Off® was a Cook's Tour of Europe, with stops in Rome, Paris and London. She learned how to make steak and kidney pie in England, crepes in France and pasta in Italy. In return Margaret taught all the chefs she met how to make her prize-winning California Casserole. They inquired about the casseroles of the remaining forty-seven states, but Margaret replied that that was the work of future generations.From "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off Cookbook." Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.