Taste of Home in Escanaba

Is there a cook out there that doesn't love the Taste of Home recipes? My friends always talk about the great recipe they found in, "Taste of Home." My favorite spaghetti bake recipe came from there and it's great.

The Taste of Home Cooking show will take place May 12 at the U.P. State Fairgrounds in Escanaba. The doors of the Ruth Butler Building will open at 5 p.m. and the show begins at 7.

Come early because before the start of the show, attendees will be able to browse and visit a wide variety of booths set up by vendors. There will also be music by the Next Generation Barbershop Quartet. Vendors will be from as far away as Madison, WI.

Taste of Home has been presenting live cooking demonstrations for more than 50 years. The event will be at the Ruth Butler Building with a professional kitchen set up by Pioneer TV & Appliance and Perk's Cabinetry.

The Master of Ceremonies will be Dr. James Surrel, author of the SOS (Stop Sugar Only) Diet and MISS (Making it Super Simple) Diet Maintenance programs. Dr. Surrel is a digestive health specialist with Marquette General Hospital. (You must remember I talked about Dr. Surrel's diet before!)


And there is more!! Those attending will also have an opportunity to win one of four recliners offered by Heynssens-Selin's Furniture and E&E Furniture Sleep Center.
There will be other prizes too. They will be given away in a Let's Make a Deal type contest so you should fill your purse with lots of items.. you could win you a prize for a bottle of green nail polish or a bow tie or a diaper pin or a spark plug (just kidding, they'd never ask for that.. would they?) Needless to say, I don't have the inside track. You let me know what they asked for so I can be prepared for next time.

Here are some local sponsors: Elmer's County Market, Jack's Fresh Market, Hiawatha Chef Supply, the Daily Press, Jess Events, Heynssen's-Selins, E&E Furniture, and also Pioneer Kitchen and Appliance.

Taste of Home has national sponsors too: Hungry Jack Potatoes, Weight Watchers Cheese, West Bend and Baymont Inn and Suites.


Tickets are $10, and are available at the offices of the Daily Press, Heynssens-Selin's Furniture, E&E Furniture and Sleep Center, Elmer's County Market, Hiawatha Chef Bar and Janitorial Supply and Super One Foods.