Congratulations Val!!

[Molli526]

Congratulations Ladies! Finalists in the Pillsbury Bakeoff! Yay! I am so happy for you :D

[Jalapeno]

OH WOW!!! Congrats!!!

[Robyn1007]

Ooooh, 2 years running for this BB! Congratulations Val!

[cniles]

Way to go Val!!!!!:) You should be proud. Off to check out the information!!!:)

[cniles]

Mexican Chocolate Crunch Brownies?!!!!!!!??? Is this it?

[newcook]

Would someone please post the link?

[leightx]

Oh my goodness - congrats! Can't wait to try the recipe!

[cherylopal]

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cniles]

http://www.pillsbury.com/bakeoff/BakeOffContestFinalists.aspx

This is the list of the finalists:)

[tea4one]

Congratulations Val.
If they are the Mexican Chocolate Crunch Brownies there isn't a recipe (http://www.pillsbury.com/bakeoff/RecipeCollection.aspx) for it. Maybe you can find it but I wasn't able to find one with that title.

[aggie94]

Congratulations to Val and our other BB finalists, gertdog (Stephanie) and schuh (Tracy) - best of luck to all of you, and have fun in Dallas! :D

[sneezles]

I'm confused! I thought we already knew that Val and Tracy (schuh) and Steph were already finalists.:confused:

[aggie94]

We did - they all outed themselves on an older thread. Maybe some folks missed it?

[MKSquared]

I'm confused! I thought we already knew that Val and Tracy (schuh) and Steph were already finalists.:confused:

Yes, but the thread title was more of a question, so not everyone might have seen it.

[lisas3575]

Well, I certainly missed the other thread. That is fantastic, congratulations to each of you! :cool:

[Molli526]

I missed the earlier thread - oops!

[Kathy B]

I missed it too. Thanks for posting this one, and

CONGRATULATIONS to all of you! What an achievement! :)

[newcook]

I had missed it too.

[shscharles]

Doing penance here...haven't been a daily communicant lately! :o

Wow! What good news! Congratulations to all of you!!:D :D :D

[Beth H]

Unbelievable! I'm thrilled for you all and hope you do wonderfully. CL needs to do an article on their BB Pillsbury finalists.

[sneezles]

Yes, but the thread title was more of a question, so not everyone might have seen it.

That's good cause I was beginning to think I had imagined it! Not that I don't think it's wonderful and fantastic for all 3 members just worried about my own CRS!:p

[bobmark226]

I didn't see the earlier thread either!

Congratulations and good luck to all three boarders. I look forward to having another millionaire in our midst. :)

Bob

[helios7]

Congratulations! :)

[Gecko]

I don't remember seeing an earlier thread on this. Congratulations and best wishes to you all.

[Lauren]

Congratulations ladies! Very exciting! :D

[shscharles]

Hey Sneezles!


just worried about my own CRS!

Huh?:confused:

[valchemist]

thank you! I am very excited/shocked about having been chosen. I have my first newpaper interview in a few days... then, after the first of the year (when the recipe is published on the pillsbury website) I am supposedly going to be getting a bunch of radio/tv interviews which is all very surreal.

we had to submit a home video of ourselves (just for the bakeoff festivities, not for the public). and we also had to get a photo taken at Sears -- that photo I am expecting to be plastered everywhere and I am not happy with how it came out (8 months pg and distracted trying to watch my other two kids so they didn't escape from the photo studio). oh well! a small sacrifice to have a 1 in 100 chance at $1 million, I guess...

thanks again for the well-wishes and interest.

[sneezles]

Hey Sneezles!



Huh?:confused:


CRS...Can't Remember Squat! (though Squat isn't the word I normally use!;)

[Gecko]

CRS...Can't Remember Squat! (though Squat isn't the word I normally use!;)


Also know as sugar, honey, ice, and tea ;) :D

[wallycat]

I missed it too. Thanks for posting this one, and

CONGRATULATIONS to all of you! What an achievement! :)

what she said :)

[misskitty100]

Congratulations!! I can't imagine how excited you all must be!!

[shscharles]

Thanks, Sneezles! I'll give you foot note acknowledgement when I use that...
:cool:

[Wendy w]

Congratulations ladies! This is truly exciting!

[dgeevanson]

Val - When I read Congratulations Val - I thought you'd had your baby!!!

Congratulations to all three of you! Guess I also missed the earlier thread. Darla

[Gracie]

Well I am so out of it I didn't realize Val was pregnant with #3! :D

Congratulations to all of you! Val, Stephanie and Tracy!

Loren

[schuh]

Thanks, everyone, for the well wishes.

Some people were asking about the recipes. They have not been posted yet. I believe that will happen in January, when the voting for "America's Favorite Recipe" starts (it's a $5,000 prize to the recipe with the most online votes).

[Hoodone]

Well, you know you'll get a lot of votes from us! I love having celebrities on the board! Congratulations and I hope one of you wins the big prize!!! Too bad all of you can't win!

[MISSINDI]

Congratulations to all - how exciting! :)

[Chelle D]

Wow, congratulations to all of you!!!

[Alleycat]

Wow!! Congratulations to all three of you. How exciting :)

[lonetree1353]

Congratulations Ladies...wishing you all the very best in the contest. I also missed the first thread. :o

[hollysmom]

So how old will that baby be during the actual competition? When is it anyway?

Maybe the Dallas group could host a klatch that weekend!

SSM

[leightx]

Don't worry Susan - you're doing better than I am! I actually posted on the older thread congratulating Val and Stephanie (Schuh hadn't chimed in yet when I posted), but then forgot all about it, and got excited all over again when I read this thread!! :rolleyes: :D :rolleyes:

[Peggy]

Well I am so out of it I didn't realize Val was pregnant with #3! :D

Glad I'm not the only one totally out of the loop:o Double congratulations, Val! And congratulations and good luck to all three of you!

Peggy

[helene]

Wow, congratulations!

[luvItalian]

I guess I am late for this party.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

There are so many experts here and Val you are so fabulous at baking. Do not worry about being pregnant in the picture. That happened to me too and it worked out great because now we can go back to the magazine and my third thinks it is great she was included even if it was inside mommy. Good luck with everything.... WAY TO GO!!!

[gabbyh]

I missed it the first time also!

Doesn't this make us ALL famous:D Congrats you guys!!

~Gail

[tea4one]

I don't remember seeing it the first time around either.

[cumulus]

I said it once on the first thread, and will say it again here: Congratulations! I can't wait to try the recipes, and vote :)

[valchemist]

That happened to me too and it worked out great because now we can go back to the magazine and my third thinks it is great she was included even if it was inside mommy. Good luck with everything.... WAY TO GO!!!

so are you saying you were in the bakeoff?? please, do tell! what was your recipe and where was the bakeoff held? what year? guessing about 10 years ago since that's around the age of your youngest (can't recall for sure)?

to answer hollysmom's question, the bakeoff is from april 13-15 in dallas. that would be neat if there was a klatch then. not sure if I could make it with the kids and husband who has to get back to his job, but I would see what I could do. to answer the other question, the baby will be about 3 1/2 months then.

[Gracie]

(it's a $5,000 prize to the recipe with the most online votes).

You know how good we all are at online voting! But we'd have to really coordinate our efforts because we'd want to end up with a 3-way tie! :D

Loren

[dlaboriel]

Wow!!! That's amazing. Hats off to ya!!

[valchemist]

You know how good we all are at online voting! But we'd have to really coordinate our efforts because we'd want to end up with a 3-way tie! :D

Loren

there is only one vote per person. you should pick the one you truly think will win because if you are right and they pick your name, you win $1 million right along with the bake-off winner. (this is their way to get you to try out some of the recipes in your own kitchen, I guess. though of course you could just guess which will win by just looking at the recipes)

[luvItalian]

[QUOTE=valchemist;1307071]so are you saying you were in the bakeoff?? please, do tell! what was your recipe and where was the bakeoff held? what year? guessing about 10 years ago since that's around the age of your youngest (can't recall for sure)?



Sorry I should have been clearer. My older 2 girls and I were in a gardening magazine, the third was there for the ride.

[memartha]

OMG I've been living under the same rock as Loren... no idea about the 3 esteemed ladies who are finalists in the Bake-Off, nor about Val's third child on the way.

BIG CONGRATULATIONS to you all. Can't wait to watch the Bake off. We really enjoyed it last time; we tivo-d it and DD and I watched it endlessly. VERY COOL!!!!!

[TitlePending]

This is sooooooooo GREEEAAAT!!! That's an exclamation mark for each one of you.

Guess I missed this the first time around, too.

Linda ~

[PAMMELA]

Congratulations everyone!!! I did not know that about the online voting either, that someone else will will $1M along with the winner?? Did I read that right??

Also, I was SO excited about possibly having a Dallas Klatch, but then I read it's April 13-15???? Wahhhh....I work for a CPA firm and there is now way of getting off that weekend, or I'd have loved to host!!!!! I don't know that I'd have time to organize, clean and cook and it would have to be in the evening...and blah blah blah...but if someone else does I will try my darndest to be there! :D

[gertdog]

Well, I hate to say this... but I withdrew from the Bake-Off this week. Due to a lot of personal things going on right now I was feeling like the Bake-Off was an additional stressor rather than the fun and exciting event it should be. I'm very disappointed but am also feeling relieved- I think it was just the right decision for me at this point in time. Thank you all for being excited for me (and Val and Tracy), though- that makes me feel really good!

The people from Pillsbury were incredibly kind and understanding, and I believe they will fill my slot with an alternate... so maybe it will be someone else we all "know" here on the BB. :) Meantime, I'll be rooting for Val and Tracy!

[LakeMartinGal]

Well, congrats to all three of you! This is very exciting, to actually 'know' people who are in this kind of comptetition and finalists to boot!

And Stephanie, double congrats to you for knowing when enough is too much! I'm sure you'll make it again, when your life isn't so busy!

Great job, ladies!!!!!:D

[schuh]

Well, I hate to say this... but I withdrew from the Bake-Off this week. Due to a lot of personal things going on right now I was feeling like the Bake-Off was an additional stressor rather than the fun and exciting event it should be. I'm very disappointed but am also feeling relieved- I think it was just the right decision for me at this point in time. Thank you all for being excited for me (and Val and Tracy), though- that makes me feel really good!

The people from Pillsbury were incredibly kind and understanding, and I believe they will fill my slot with an alternate... so maybe it will be someone else we all "know" here on the BB. :) Meantime, I'll be rooting for Val and Tracy!

Wow, I was surprised to see this. I'm disappointed that I won't have a chance to met you in Dallas, but I'm certain you made the right decision.

[CindyWeightWatcher]

Such great news! Good Luck!!!:)