Spread a Little Love Today


H ey y'all. I hope you're having a lovely Saturday! (That was in my Paula Deen voice)
I ran my race today and survived. I'll write a recap of the shenanigans soon.



A few people emailed me about this Real Women of Philadelphia contest and said I should enter. I've been seeing quite a few commercials advertising it too. It's sponsored by Philadelphia Cream Cheese and Paula Deen. They pick two finalists in different categories each week from the submitted recipe videos. Then those finalists fly to Savannah for a cook-off. Four finalists win $25,000.



Well, I really don't have anything to lose, do I? Sure, why not. I'll enter!
As you know, I just bought a Flip video camera and thought I should try it out. I created a recipe for Chocolate Covered-Strawberry Cheesecake Bread Pudding and filmed myself making the dessert the other day.



It took me allll day before work to set up everything and bake and film. Recipe videos are a lot of work! I actually had a lot of fun doing this though. Win or lose I had a good time and I gained a little experience, right?



So feel free to watch the video and make fun of me! Go ahead! You know you want to! I've been laughing and making fun of myself all day. Hahaha I'm probably the most awkward person in the world, I've decided.

Bye y'alllll!



Posted by at Saturday, April 24, 2010
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39 comments:

  1. WOW, bread pudding with doughnuts! I love this. And you are great in the video, Em.

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  3. i was told about that contest too. i need a flip camera. how much are they? do you think my stuff is too funky? maybe not. i dunno. that carrot cake i made, but i didn't really jazz up the cream cheese. don't they want jazzed up cream cheese stuff? i'm just rambling on and on aren't i? lol

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  4. The video is great Emily and as I was watching you make that dessert it made me want a big bowl of it NOW!!! It looks delicious and I am keeping my fingers crossed that you will win!!!!

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  5. Looks fantastic! Good luck!

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  6. yum yum yum yum. i love. you definitely deserve some of this after your race!

    cheers,

    *heather*

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  7. I hope you win!
    The Cheesecake bread pudding thing looks good. And unique. I've never heard of a Cheesecake bread pudding before. Points for originality!!! :)

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  8. yum, now i want bread pudding too! ;) i just watched your video and it made me laugh - in a good way! hihi paula deen is gonna love you for sure! totally cute, especially the rolling back your eyes when you try the pudding! ;P i'd be the same! good luck Em!

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  9. My sentiments exactly. I hope you win Emily. I think you have done and excellent job!!

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  10. That recipe looks amazing. Girl, you've been on URS twice, you are not awkward on camera! Do we get to vote on this (I'm still voting on Gorton's every day!) Hope you get to go to Savannah -- beautiful place! Good luck and I know Paula will think you are 'just precious'!

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  11. YUM! This is gorgeous! Thanks :)

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  12. You are amazing! I loved the "I know you like your butter, Paula, I do too". Using doughnuts was genius. You're in like Flint, kid (Ask your parents what that means.)

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  13. you got me reading this post in a southern accent... oh no ;) sounds like a delicious entry!!

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  14. Ah! Your video was so fun! I loved the face you made when you were eating at the end, it was totally Paula Deen!

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  15. Wow, your bread pudding sounds amazing and I love your idea to combine bread pudding and cheescake! And you were so cute in the video! Good luck :)

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  16. hey! just made the bread pudding with donuts!!! made a few adjustments--used cherry pie filling cuz tim hates strawberries and forgot to put graham cracker on top of cheesecake mixture. so i put it on top of cherries! also ran outta heavy cream so no choc drizzled on at end. dont care! am going to stuff it in my pie hole!! reviews to come later! do we get to vote on this one? or is it only paula who votes??
    HUGS!!
    #1 auntie

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  17. This looks so good...and I'm not even a fan of bread pudding! I was wondering if you've ever made this in advance and then heated it up a bit before serving and if it came out okay? The video was great! I hope you win!!

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  18. ok...my whole house smelled like donuts when i was baking it!!!!!!!!!!!! heaven must smell like this!!! came out good and graham cracker crust on top is a good thing!! kinda delish if i do say so myself!! tim even ate a giant slab!! so did i and it is VERY rich!! think it will be better tomorrow after cooling in fridge. will get more heavy cream too!! ***** 5 out of 5 stars

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  19. Yup . . . anything with Philadelphia is good! Especially anything with cream cheese .... love the video. And love Philly ~ my home turf.

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  20. Thanks everyone! Y'all too kind!

    Dawn, they run around $120- and up.

    ANJ! Thank you! How are you?

    Sue, teehee. I tried not to be too cheesy.

    Aunt Carol, no, this isn't a voting contest. I'm so glad you liked it! The cherry pie verion sounds delish.
    And yes, it IS VERY rich. But good! :)

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  21. That does look great. I agree. Video recipes are too much work. Hope it pays off! :)

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  22. looks so deeeelicious. you're killing me here! :D

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  24. excellent work, emily, from the video to the creation of the recipe! this is the very first cheesecake-focused bread pudding i've ever seen and it's amazing. you gained experience, i'd gain five pounds. :)

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  25. You're so awesome! Loved the video and the recipe! THANKS!

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  26. I thought about entering that contest too but I don't know about making the video . . . seems like a super lot of work and I hate how my voice sounds on video.

    I'm at work and my computer at home has crashed (not permanently- just until i can afford to fix it) so I can't watch your video but I'm sure it's great!! The outcome sure looks yummy!!

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  27. You're adorable! I filmed one of those a couple of weeks ago and I can't even stand to watch myself, lol. Partially because I'm 7 months preggo and all you can see in my video is my chubby face! lol oh well. Your recipe sounds amazing too- what a great combo of flavors!

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  28. Oh I do hope you win! Because that dessert looks delicious!! I'm off to watch the vid!

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  30. you have a great blog...very very nice!!!

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  31. Cheesecake. Bread pudding! Chocolate! Really, desserts can't get any better than this!

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  32. The recipe looks awesome and your video was adorable!! Hope you win!

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  33. Oh yum!! Doughnuts, cheesecake, custard, chocolate?! YES!! What a winning combination - good luck!!

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  34. I'm not a fan of bread pudding. Oh wait, you made this with DONUTS? DONUTS? I heart you! And you deserve to win!

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  35. This truly sounds delicious--you have an awesome chance at getting noticed :-)

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  37. Hi Emily!

    I loved your blog, all the pictures are amazing...
    This cheesecake looks delicious!!!
    Eliane

    receitaserecipes.blogspot.com

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  38. Wow - that sounds amazing! Loved the video, too!

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  39. Just saw your video on Real Women of Philadelphia Site! This looks delicious! I also remember seeing you on Ultimate Recipe Showdown! Can't wait to check out your blog some more! I think you have a very promising future in the food industry!

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