Taste of Home Cooking School

Last night Linette and I attended this event. After browsing the vendors (a new feature this time) we settled into our seats way in the back (I always seem to end up in the back) and got ready for the show, the fun and of course the prizes! We watched 12 recipe's be prepared in very little time (Ok so I would never be able to pull that off, ever!) and did I mention there were prizes? (a note the previous cooking schools I have attended I have never won a prize, I held out little hope that this time would be different.So imagine my excitement when Linette won! She received a bag of groceries, how cool is that?

(Ok so briefly I was a bit jealous, but really it lasted seconds :) She actually did get more than that certificate she just had to wait until the show was over to get her actual bag of goodies. Which ended up having some pretty cool baking supplies in it.The program drew to an end and we watched all those amazing dishes being given away, at times I wasn't sure if it would have been more cool to win the food or simply the serving dishes they were arranged on, pretty amazing stuff. As the final food item was given away they then drew names for the final few prizes including the grand prize! (a microwave oven) and no I didn't win that...but! I did win something...care to guess what I walked away with last night from the Taste of Home Cooking School?

Well if you guessed leaf blower than you would be absolutely correct! There it is...... my prize.
Wow! (Ok is this where I can interrupt and without sounding ungrateful wonder "who??? donates a leaf blower to a cooking school?)
Perhaps I can use it to clear the air when one of my cooking disasters occurs or as Linette suggested I could use it to clear the table after a meal.