Linda J. Amendt

Following years as a successful exhibitor in food competitions at state and county fairs throughout the country, where she won numerous awards for her exquisite preserved foods and tantalizing baked goods, Linda J. Amendt has turned her talents in a new direction to share her expertise, competitive experience, and recipes with others.

Linda Amendt's third cookbook, 400 Sensational Cookies, has recently been released and is already receiving critical acclaim and book award honors.

The Cordon d' Or - Gold Ribbon Academy of the Culinary Arts recently announc the winners of the annual International Culinary Academy Awards, the culinary accolade of the 21st century. The Academy selected 400 Sensational Cookies as the winner of the Cookbook Academy Award for Best Baking Book.

The Mom’s Choice Awards® has named 400 Sensational Cookies among the Best in Family-Friendly Products. The Mom's Choice Awards® is known for establishing the benchmark of excellence in family-friendly media, products and services. 400 Sensational Cookies earned a Gold Medal Award in Cooking, Food & Wine.

It was chosen as the top book in the Baking/​Bread category at the National Best Books Awards, sponsored by USA Book News. 400 Sensational Cookies also received top honors at the London Book Festival where it was selected as
the overall Winner in the Cookbooks category.

400 Sensational Cookies is packed with delicious recipes and detailed chapters on ingredients, equipment and cookie-baking techniques sure to help everyone, from novice to experienced bakers,become great cookie bakers.

Linda Amendt is delighted that her Pineapple Coconut Crumb Muffin has been chosen as the Grand Prize Winner in the Mimi's Cafe restaurant Mimi's Meaningful Muffin Search. Over 1,500 muffin recipes were entered into the contest, which commemorates the 30th Birthday of Mimi's Cafe.

Her award-winning muffin will be added to the menu as a Seasonal Feature and served in all 144 Mimi's Cafe restaurants across the United States.

For each of Linda Amendt's grand prize winning muffins that are sold during the promotional feature, Mimi's Cafe will generously donate $1.00 (up to $40,000) to Share Our Strength to help end childhood hunger in America.

    175 Best Jams, Jellies, Marmalades & Other Soft Spreads, Linda Amendt’s latest cookbook, has been awarded a prestigious International Culinary Academy Award for Cookbooks, the Culinary Accolade of the 21st Century, by the Cordon d'Or - Gold Ribbon Academy of the Culinary Arts. It also chosen as the top book in the Canning & Preserving category at the National Best Books Awards, sponsored by USA Book News.

    Greatly anticipated by home canners everywhere, 175 Best Jams, Jellies, Marmalades & Other Soft Spreads focuses exclusively on all manner of new and exciting varieties and flavors of wonderful soft spreads that have uses far beyond being spread on breakfast toast.

     Blue Ribbon Preserves: Secrets to Award-Winning Jams, Jellies, Marmalades & More, Linda Amendt's first cookbook, was chosen by the International Association Of Culinary Professionals (IACP) as a finalist for the

IACP Cookbook Awards
Julia Child Award - First Book
Blue Ribbon Preserves became an instant hit with home canners everywhere. It is a comprehensive home canning cookbook with recipes ranging from soft spreads to fruit, vegetables, sauces, pickles, vinegars and even ice cream toppings, it also reveals insider secrets to winning awards in state and county fair competitions,

    To learn more about Linda J. Amendt, her preserved foods and baked foods expertise and her fair experiences, read Linda's Author Biography.