Bio:

Linda J. Amendt

Is a Cookbook Author and an accomplished and experienced home canner and baker, winning over 900 awards in state and county fair food competitions across the country, including over 600 first place blue ribbons and special awards for excellence, and earning national recognition for her exquisite food creations. In recognition of her remarkable accomplishments in preserved foods, Linda Amendt was selected as a Lifetime Member of the Inaugural Class of the Sure-Jell Hall of Fame, which was established to honor the very best jam and jelly makers in the country. Her first cookbook, Blue Ribbon Preserves: Secrets to Award-Winning Jams, Jellies, Marmalades & More was chosen by the International Association of Culinary Professionals as a finalist for the IACP Cookbook Awards in the category First Book: The Julia Child Award. Focusing on the most popular area of home canning, her second cookbook 175 Best Jams, Jellies, Marmalades & Other Soft Spreads, contains a wide array of delicious and exciting spread recipes and creative ideas for their use. Linda’s third cookbook, 400 Sensational Cookies, will be released in Fall 2009. Linda Amendt currently serves as a highly respected judge, advisor, and sponsor for preserved foods and baked foods competitions at state and county fairs.

Web Site: www.lindajamendt.com       

E-Mail:     LJAmendt@aol.com