RIDGEFIELD RESIDENT Rick Browne’s Fabulous Fruit Lasagna recipe was recently awarded a blue ribbon at Just A Pinch Recipes, a recipe and coupon social network for home cooks at www.justapinch.com. Browne is shown here in a file photo along with wife Kate.
Ridgefield home cook Rick Browne’s Fabulous Fruit Lasagna recipe has been awarded a blue ribbon at Just A Pinch Recipes, a recipe and coupon social network for home cooks at www.justapinch.com.
Browne’s Fabulous Fruit Lasagna was named a blue ribbon winner by Just A Pinch Food Editor Janet Tharpe. To land the award, Browne served up a full-flavored dish that was both tasty and easy to prepare.
“Was looking for a dessert to ‘wow’ the family and thought of this when I saw an Internet posting for chocolate noodles,’’ Browne said. “I have to say the family, and the other folks who have tried this, have all raved. Imagine a lasagna made with chocolate noodles, fresh berries, mascarpone, sour cream and brown sugar.”
Browne is one of 39 Ridgefield residents sharing recipes with the social network, which in just two years has become the largest database of user-posted recipes ... anywhere. On the site, users can post their own “family tested and approved” recipes and try recipes submitted by others, use a menu planner and grocery list, create custom cookbooks, print hundreds of grocery coupons, enter recipe contests and join discussion groups.
Participants may also use Pinch It!, a site feature that allows users to capture and share recipes from virtually anywhere online with a simple click and integrate them into their digital recipe boxes. These features allow home cooks to build relationships virtually, as if they are sitting around one big kitchen table.
“We continually add new features to the club based on the feedback of our members,” says Just A Pinch Food Editor Janet Tharpe. “It’s because of people like Rick Browne, who is proud to share his family’s favorite recipes with other home cooks, that the club has become so popular and is growing so fast.”
Founded in 2010, Just A Pinch Recipes offers free memberships and premium perks. Join them in the kitchen at www.justapinch.com.
In addition to being a celebrated chef and cook, Rick Browne is a freelance reporter and photographer for The Reflector Newspaper.
