First-place picks from state fair

The Utah State Fair means lots of blue ribbon winners. Here are first-place winners of the fair's cooking contests and a few of the winning recipes:

American Grown Lamb Cook Off: Les Forney of Kearns for Leg of Lamb Stew.

Baking With Lehi Mills: Marci Roderer of Wellsville for Elegant Almond Elbows.

C & H Cooking Contest: Cheryl and Bryan Stratton of West Jordan for Spiders.

SACO Bake Your Best Pie: Lucy Smith of West Valley for Chocolate-Fruit Lovers Dream Pie.

Salsa Contest: Lucy Smith with Fruity Fresh Salsa.

Utah Farm Bureau Great American Dutch Oven Cook Off: Marisela and Rosa Sanchez of Clearfield for Garlic Herb Chicken with Sausage-Stuffed Mushrooms.

Utah Beef Council Dutch Oven Mystery Bag: Scott Clawson of West Jordan for Swiss Rump Roast.

Budweiser Chili Cook Off: Brett Anjewierden of Salt Lake City and Jan Ficker of West Valley City for Anjy's Chili.

Utah Cattlewomen's Cook Off: Lynn Scofield of Springville for Fiesta Steak.

Gold Medal Kids' Cookie Contest: Alixandria Young-Jui of Salt Lake City for Kissin' Kate Barlow's Spiced Peach Holes.

Fleischmann's Yeast breadworld.info Competition: Rhonda and Isaac Hair of Nibley with Chocolate-Chocolate Buns.

Hidden Valley Family Friendly Food Contest: Virginia Bobzin of Sandy for Stuffed Shells in Alfredo Sauce.

SPAM Kid Chef of the Year Recipe Competition: Rachel Hardin of Provo with SPAM Pot Pies.

Nestle Toll House Baking Challenge: Marci Roderer of Wellsville for Bean There Done That Chocolate Cake.

Ultimate Dutch Oven: Todd Carter from West Jordan for Apple-Craisin Stuffed Pork Chops and Strawberry Delight.

Ultimate Turkey Challenge Cook Off: Dennis and Carole Hill of Clinton for Bambara Brine Turkey.

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APPLE-CRAISIN STUFFED PORK CHOPS

4-pound pork loin roast

Slices of bacon

Apple-Craisin Stuffing (see recipe below)

12 ounces cherry preserves

1 tablespoon light corn syrup

1/8 cup red wine vinegar