I am a three time Pillsbury Million Dollar Bake-off finalist. Now my daughter and I have a unique and fun blog called Reel Good Recipes. Great recipes inspired by great movies! We create delicious recipes and post several times a week. Many of our recipes use Pillsbury products. We have something for everyone; light cooking, desserts, kids, breakfast, you name it.

http://reelgoodrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/10/honey-roasted-sweet-potatoes.html

Thank you,

Debra aka Reel Lady

Love the products and the creativity...this is the first opportunity to join as the internet is wonderful.

I taught myself how to cook and am an ardent fan of Julia Child's 'if it lands on the sink it goes in the bowl and if lands on the floor sample it!'

Granite counter tops!

Mushrooms, jarred olives with mixed indgredients, fresh everything and a bakery shelf of Pillsbury for the refrigerator.

Hope everyone has a great Halloween to be followed by a great Thanksgiving!  America Cooks! 

(1) What brought you to the Pillsbury Community?  It seems that a good 10-yrs ago there was a Pillsbury cooking community website, then one day it disappeared without notice.  I just happened to stumble across this message board a couple days ago, so I'm glad to know it exists again!

(2) Who taught you how to cook?  Who do you cook for now?  My Mom taught me how to cook as I was growing up.  After I got married, I continued to learn.  I now cook for my family of 4, which includes my husband, and 2 grown daughters.  One of my DD's is in college, and the other will live with us forever as she's autistic.

(3) Biggest time saver in the kitchen for you?  I cook many things from scratch, but do like to use things like cake mixes (especially reduced sugar) and refrigerated pie crusts.  I'm trying to watch my weight though, so not as much baking goes on now.  I really love to buy the bagged cole slaw mix, as it's great for making quick stir-fries.

(4) Name some top ingredients that are the most often bought (and most often used) in your refrigerator and cupboard.   I buy the basics and cook many things from scratch.  I always have old fashioned oats, skim milk, eggs, fruits and veggies, basic baking and cooking ingredients.

(5) Anything else you want to share!  I try to cook in a healthy manner.

Hi! My name is Linda and I LOVE food, cooking and eating! So much so, in fact, that I work for examiner.com as one of their comfort food writers. I love to come to these boards to find out what folks are cooking and eating! follow me on twitter at www.twitter.com/comfortfoodnash

Have a great day!

By the way... What IS your fav comfort food?

Hey!  I finally decide to look at some of the yummy recipes I've seen in online ads.  My Mom and my older sister taught me to cook.  Now I just try to use the basics they taught me in everything I cook.  This has worked out wonderfully.  I love to cook and quite often tweak recipes to my families taste (mine too of course). I cook for my husband and son of course but I have a few specialities that I get requests for from friends and family.  I love to fill the requests because It makes me feel very good inside to make people happy.  I think my favorite time savers have to be my food processer, my mandoline, my mezzaluna, well you get the idea!  I use lots of herbs and spices in my cooking.  My "fridge" is filled with the usual - milk, eggs, butter etc.  I hope this gives everyone some idea as to who I am.  I'm looking forward to using this site in the future!

Hi everyone,

I love to look at recipes and get ideas on different things to cook.

Looking for some way to use Thin Pizza Crust that has just gone outdated other than turning it into standard pizza.  My Mom taught me to cook she would 100 this year so my method of cooking is of the old school style but because of age and more limited ability I love the new convience type foods as long as they stay health, not too fat.  Thanks for the idea of an intro.

Hello,

 My name is Kim. What brought me to this website is that I'm looking for a recipe that I can't seem to find anywhere. My dad taught me how to cook when I was 8 years old. Now, I cook for my own husband and kids. I use a lot box dinners when I need to make dinner in a hurry. I also make dinners that don't take a long time to prepare. The most used ingredients in my kitchen are flour, eggs, milk, salt, pepper, and sugar.

 The recipe that I'm searching for is for a pumkin bread that is rolled out. covered with cream cheese, and rooled into a log. Please let me know if anyone knows it.

 Kim

Kim, your looking for the pumpkin roll recipe you can find the recipe on google.Just type in pumpkin roll recipe in the search bar and you will see quite a few of them

It would be nice to see video demonstrates of food being cooked!

CateC_Pillsbury_MOD:

Hello Everyone:

We are happy you are here!  Thought it would be helpful to have an area for members to introduce themselves. It’s nice to know a bit more about the person behind the post.  

These are some things we would love to know about you:

 

(1) What brought you to the Pillsbury Community?I have grown up with the name Pillsbury and really got into cooking at a very young age.

(2) Who taught you how to cook?  Who do you cook for now?I now train, cook and plan menu's for several hundred people in three states. I am self taught. just "dabbled" in the kitchen till I got married and my wife and I having little money to spare raising children we would cook in the kitchen instead of going out to eat ect.

(3) Biggest time saver in the kitchen for you?Your pillsbury pie crust and my kitchenaid mixer.

(4) Name some top ingredients that are the most often bought (and most often used) in your refrigerator and cupboard. 40% whipping cream, Creaam cheese, lots of flour and misc. baking items.

(5) Anything else you want to share! I have taken my love for cooking, went to Culinary School (mid Life) and changed my career. I have been working as a chef for 20+ years, and have enjoyed the pleasures and rewards of my present position 10+ years as a Corporate Executive Chef overseeing 30+ facilities in three states. I love what I do, and am extremely happy with my decision to change careers.

 

Sincerely, CateC and ErinD

 

I came to the community in search of a long lost recipe for Halloween Monsters.  I didn't find the exact one, but one that I could adapt, Grands Taco Melts. It worked wonderfully, everyone loved them and there were no leftovers.

My mom taught me to bake when I was nine and I had several blue ribbons for cakes from our county fair by the time I was twelve.  I had to enter in the women's division because I wasn't a member of 4H. I learned to cook in my teens.

Now I cook mostly for my husband and me.

My biggest timesaver is my dishwasher!

I use mostly fresh vegetables, fruit, meats, but rely on frozen and refrigerated foods when I'm in hurry to get things done.

Patty

1) What brought you to the Pillsbury Community?

(2) Who taught you how to cook?  Who do you cook for now?

(3) Biggest time saver in the kitchen for you?

(4) Name some top ingredients that are the most often bought (and most often used) in your refrigerator and cupboard. 

(5) Anything else you want to share

1) I love to cook and bake

2) My mom and myself along with TV cooking shows and cookbooks

3) My Immersion blender!

4) Butter, eggs, milk, bread, crescent rolls (pillsbury, for real!), apple juice, lemons, spices, herbs.

5) I am a writer at examiner.com please visit me!

 http://tinyurl.com/comfortfoodnash

http://www.examiner.com/x-26032-Nashville-Comfort-Food-Examiner

Hello Gang @ Pillsbury Comm.!

I am better known as just Mo, but Mo5410 works just as well.  I am new to the internet and The Community.  Was hesistant to introduce myself, content to just read about everybody else.  Be warned, I write like I talk. Keeping it short is hard for me to do.

1) What brought me here...Looking for recipes I knew were from Pillbury.  Also,I am a second generation Pillsbury devotee.

2)  Who taught me to cook?  That is tough.  When asked the same question by my sisters, I was told quite emphatically to forget everything my mother taught me.  The most wonderful woman you ever met, but she could NOT cook well.  But that is another story.  I learned some from our housekeeper when I was young and lived overseas, a little from my sisters and the fun stuff I taught myself.  I will tackle anything.  No recipe is sacred, if I don't like something in it or about it, I change it.  My husband says my mistakes are  THE best.  Sad to say, it is true, but very hard to duplcate.  My husband is the only one I cook for much anymore.  But, he works nights and comes home for dinner, if you could call it that.  He has approximately 20 minutes or less to eat.  It irritates me to work so hard on dinner when he has no time to enjoy it, but I refuse to make him eat sandwiches, premade or boxed dinners.  I have him spoiled.  So....

3)  Timesaver?  Again, tough.  My mandolin is awesome for vegetables and fruits.  I love my KitchenAid mixer.  I love making bread.  If I am in a hurry, I use it to knead the dough, but prefer to do it by hand...exercise.  I rarely use the microwave. 

4)  Ingredients.  Can't cook without lemons, all the different cheeses, garlic, balsamic vinegar, and everything else.  I have a fullll spice cabinet and two refrigerators, stuffed.  Use every bit of it.

5)  1)  I talk a lot.

     2)  My theory on food is that, just because it is considered fancy, it doesn't have to be expensive.  When I first was injured and I couldn't work, we had little and no money.  We still ate quite well on very simple ingredients.  I wish I could remember some of those meals I put together.  They were quite good.  Don't get the wrong idea.  My daughter told us we needed to start eating Ramen noodles to save money.  Couldn't go there.  We did quite well on hamburger and chicken hindquarters. 

I think I have taken enough of your time and patience.  Glad to be here.

Sincerely, Mo5410 

Hi Everyone! We love reading all your new updates! 

Thank you for taking the time to introduce yourself. We love learning more about you and your kitchens! Looking forward to your next posts! Sincerely, Cate

mcgee001: Hope that apple treat worked out for you and filled your apple cravings! Do you we have Flickr account! We are always looking for your photos! 

http://www.flickr.com/groups/pillsburyfood/ 

brendah696: I love goldfish also (Perfect in my bowl of tomato soup!) I love Cascadian Farms also, I just bought their granola bars for the first time last week! I’m a fan too of the Muir Glen products (Recipes here) http://www.pillsbury.com/search/searchresults.aspx?terms=Muir+Glen&tab=All

Thank you for joining us! Btw- we were just asking questions about coupons- if you have a chance we would love to know your thoughts: http://www.Pillsbury.com/CommunityForums/forums.aspx/27/914

ReelLady: Congrats on being a three-time Pillsbury Bake-Off finalist! How exciting! Thank you for sharing your blog! Did you know about the monthly challenges? https://generalmills.promo.eprize.com/bakeoff/?WT.ac=HP_Left_Feature_Picture_MonthlyChallenge

TheTart: I was Julia Child for Halloween and had so much fun! I love mushrooms also- and made this great crockpot dish last week with some: http://www.pillsbury.com/Recipes/ShowRecipe.aspx?rid=14052

If you have time, we would love to know how you would make this better!

http://www.Pillsbury.com/CommunityForums/forums.aspx/32/1010/4078#4078

Katillac: We are so happy you are here! Do you have any milk-free dessert ideas? We have a this member that is looking. 

http://www.Pillsbury.com/CommunityForums/forums.aspx/29/1046

adivagurl: I just found you on twitter! Do you have a favorite Thanksgiving recipe that you’re getting excited about? Please share it here! http://www.Pillsbury.com/CommunityForums/forums.aspx/29/1001

ViM: I loved reading your introduction! I am always finding tweaks on recipes (when I’m in a rush… or just when I’m feeling creative!) How long do you usually spend on dinner? 

http://www.pillsbury.com/CommunityForums/forums.aspx/31/878

sweetme: Hi! We do have some user-generated recipes on here, check them out when you have chance (and add yours!) http://www.pillsbury.com/Products/Rolls/Refrigerated/RecipeCreations/ideas.aspx?group=23

jeaniebug: Did you end up using a Pillsbury recipe for the pizza- or did you make your own version? Would love to know how you get creative with pizza! http://www.pillsbury.com/CommunityForums/forums.aspx/27/615/2900#2900

kim827 & jucopple: I think you might be looking for this recipe? 

http://www.tablespoon.com/recipes/pumpkin-cake-roll-recipe/1/

cocodroberts: We have a few videos on here: like here: http://www.pillsbury.com/products/rolls/Refrigerated/RecipeCreations.htm

Here are a few more: http://www.howdini.com/H_search_result.php?search_id=pillsbury

We hope to add more videos in the future. I’ll keep up updated in the community as things progress!

chef842: Thank you so much for sharing your great story. We hare so happy to have you here Chef! What are you doing with your apples this seasn? http://www.Pillsbury.com/CommunityForums/forums.aspx/32/1002 

Patty_Dee: Glad the Grands Taco Melts worked out! We would love your thoughts in our Cooking for Two Category! 

http://www.pillsbury.com/CommunityForums/forums.aspx/12