These are Pat Harmon's recipe contest winnings, not including prizes such as the odd free can of tuna.
1994
Lorraine Cheese (Stella Foods) "Picnic in Paris Sandwich Contest" -- West Bend Bread Machine for A Picnic in Your Pocket sandwich)
1996
Pillsbury Bake-Off finalist -- trip to Dallas for Toffee Apple Coffee Time Bars
KDKA "Taste of Italy Contest" -- trip to Rome for Italian Sausage Roll-Ups Parmesan
1997
Southern Living Holiday Contest -- $250 runner-up for White Turtle Cheesecake Pie
Reddi-Wip "Fifty Fruit Salute" Contest -- $5,000 grand prize for Very Berry Rhubarb Cobbler
1998
Quaker Oats -- honorable mention Quaker Favorites Cookbook for Herbed Salmon Loaf with Hot-Sweet Mustard Mayonnaise Topping
Southern Living "Dessert of the Month" -- $20 plus Southern Living Annual Recipe Book for Warm Apple Buttermilk Custard Pie
Pillsbury Bake-Off finalist -- trip to Orlando for Taco Taters.
1999
KDKA "Taste of Italy Contest" finalist -- 10 pounds Uncle Charley's Sausage and Case of DelGrosso Sauces for Chicken & Sausage Cacciatore Siciliano with Garlic Toast Pinwheels
Taste of Home Cooking School -- $500 grand prize plus TOH Annual Cookbook & Country Cooking Cookbook for Etruscan Peasant Soup
2000
Recipesoncd.com online contest -- Oster Deep Fryer for Cajun-Crusted Pan-Fried Catfish with Maple-Dijon Onion Confit
Better Homes and Gardens Monthly Contest -- $200 runner-up -- for Spinach and Bean Salad
Alaskan Seafood Contest -- Weber Charcoal Kettle Grill plus John Ash's cookbook "From the Earth to the Table" for Maple Mango Tango Salmon
Quaker Oats "Bake it Better with Oats" Contest -- $250 first prize for Bacon-Cheddar Breakfast Loaf
Taste of Home Cooking School -- runner-up TOH Annual Recipe Book plus Cookie Cookbook for Marinated Italian Cheese Ring
WQED-TV appearance on "B is for Brunch" Cooking Marathon to cook -- recipe book that included her Florentine Brunch Torta
2001
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Countdown to Dinner" -- Marcel Desaulniers' "Death by Chocolate Cakes" for Cajun Orange Mopped Chops
National Chicken Cooking Contest finalist -- trip to Sacramento to compete Friday for $25,000, $5,000, $3,000, $2,000 or $1,000 prize for Apricot Tea Braised Chicken Thighs
For more contest news and Pat Harmon's "Hall of Fame" picture, see www.recipecontests.com
