1995 I was a finalist in the EMCO Cully Awards for a Seafood Ciopino Recipe, also that same year a finalist in the Marriott-Riches Dessert Recipe contest for a Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse in Floentine Shell. I won a cash prize for first place in a grey poupon recipe contest for a Ceasar Salad Dressing recipe. I won first price in a Clam Chowder cook off at the Edmonds Waterfront Festival in 2005.