There’s nothing quite like the aroma and taste of food prepared over an open campfire.
During the weekend of September 18 through 20, 2009, outdoor cooking enthusiasts will gather at Calhoun Falls State Recreation Area in Calhoun Falls, South Carolina to compete in the second annual South Carolina Campground Cookoff.
Great cash prizes in two categories (main dish and dessert):
-First place... $500
-Second place... $300
-Third place... $200
Join us for this one-of-a-kind outdoor cooking experience!
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Annette Thompson, Associate Travel Editor, Southern Living
Associate Travel Editor Annette Thompson grew up with Southern Living. She started editing Southern Living cookbooks beginning with the original Annual Recipes in 1979. As a member of the Travel section since the mid 1990s, she has traveled and written in every state, from the Big Bend of Texas to the Eastern Shore of Maryland to the sugar sands of southwest Florida. Her gypsy nature won out during the middle of her tenure and she ran away to the beach for a few years. The allure of traveling the South and meeting its people brought her back to the home fold. The award-winning journalist is a member of the Society of American Travel Writers, and holds degrees in English Literature from Stetson University and the University of Alabama in Birmingham. In her spare time, she still loves to cook. Read her blog at Southern Living's Web site.
Shannon Kohn, Recipe Developer, Food Writer
Shannon Kohn is a food-crazy Southern girl whose skills in developing consumer-friendly recipes have earned her a recurring role in the national media spotlight.Armed with a passion for culinary creativity, Shannon won or placed in more than 25 national recipe contests and cook-offs from 2004 to 2008, including the National Chicken Cooking Contest, the National Beef Cook-Off®, and the National Cornbread Cook-Off™. She also has the distinction of being a consecutive, three-time finalist in the Pillsbury Bake-Off® Contest, having been chosen from thousands of hopeful entrants to compete in the 41st, 42nd, and 43rd Bake-Off® Contests, respectively. These larger-than-life cooking events provided Shannon with the valuable opportunity to test her meal-making muscle against some of the country’s best home cooks in categories ranging from appetizers through desserts.
Shannon’s original recipes have appeared in national publications, including Better Homes and Gardens®, Taste of Home’s Cooking for 2, and Relish, as well on numerous food industry websites and in cookbooks. She has also been featured in food-focused programming for Bravo TV and Food Network.
Each of Shannon’s recipes is developed in her home kitchen, using appliances, cookware, utensils, and ingredients that are widely available to the average home cook. “The majority of my recipes are both affordable and easy to make, yet they elevate basic ingredients beyond what’s expected,” says Kohn. “They give home cooks a culinary upper hand, so to speak, when it comes to meal planning.”
At heart, Shannon Kohn is a Foodie with Skills™ who loves creating delicious dishes that bring busy families together and make hungry people happy.
Charles Mattocks,“The Poor Chef”
Charles began developing ideas when an innocent statement by his son over dinner one night prompted his next career move. When asked why there didn’t seem to be any “real” people on cooking shows, a light went off and Charles set out to create a new venture called "The Poor Chef,” based on the premise of creating tasty, creative and nutritious meals for two while spending less than $7. Charles' book Eat Cheap but Eat Well is in stores now. Charles was recently on The Today show. His Web site is www.thepoorchef.com. |
