Local chefs to have live demos, contests

Live cooking demonstrations and competitions with local area chefs will be Friday-Sunday, Feb. 10-12, as part of the Home and Remodeling Showcase at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington.

Susan M. Selasky: Riverview cook's pork chop recipe takes top prize in Midwest Living contest

Cooking contests have paid off nicely for Linda Kay Drysdale of Riverview. Recently, Drysdale, 62, won the $10,000 grand prize in Midwest Living Magazine's second annual Best of the Midwest food competition held in Branson, Mo.

Amazing family bakers win two blue ribbons at Pennsylvania Farm Show

Grandmother, granddaughter beat odds to win two Pennsylvania Farm Show blue ribbons Although my math skills prevent me from completing probability problems accurately, I believe Amanda Kurtz of Emmaus and her grandmother, Catharine Ache of Bethlehem, achieved an amazing feat at the Pennsylvania Farm Show.

Marjorie Eileen McGaha

Marjorie Eileen McGaha was born on March 30, 1941, to Arthur and Frances "Anna" (Bonwell) Waddell in Okanogan, WA. She attended school in Malott, WA and graduated from Okanogan High School in 1959. As a child, she was very involved with 4-H, entering baking and cooking contests, and helping the family around the farm.

BIG BILL'S 'WIN OR LOSE' CHILI SCORES BIG IN NATIONAL RECIPE CONTEST

(FRANKLIN, Tenn.) Feb. 1, 2011 -- Football fanatic, trucking company-salesman and amateur cook Bill Wentz of Virginia Beach, VA beat out hundreds of competitors in the Sporty Snack Showdown: Chili Cook-Off recipe contest, hosted by Just A Pinch Recipe Club , the online food-focused social network at www.justapinch.com.