My Entry Won and was on Martha!

[sattie]

Congrats!!! That is awesome news!

[Andy M.]

WOW! That's fanastic news. Congratulations.

[Mama]

That is just way tooooooooooo awesome!!!!!!!!

[Maverick2272]

Sweeeeet, now I wanna know how to make em!! LOL. I think I would find out if sending it in makes it their property instead of yours. I say if they wanna have you on the show making them, you insist that they stay your property.
Why should they turn around and profit from yours and your mothers hard work instead of you?
Congrats on making the top 10!

[Barbara L]

That is fantastic Calya! The cookies look beautiful and sound so interesting!

Barbara

[Nancy Jane]

Congrats and a high five Calya! That kind of recognition is so rewarding. Bravo!!!

[ChefJune]

Fantastic! You must feel 10 feet tall!

can you post the recipe for us, or is it now securely in their possession?

[LPBeier]

Congrats Cayla, that is very exciting news!!!! If you get a chance to go on the show, do. I know you say you are too shy, but it is the opportunity of a lifetime!!!!!

[Uncle Bob]

Originally Posted by kitchenelf

I thought she already entered it. Hers was one of the 10 that she chose to announce on her show. And it won't matter about sending it in - once she wins (even top 10) it is the property of Martha Stewart now. I did that with a recipe on Epicurious - got in the top 10 and now I no longer "own" that recipe, which is why I will probably never enter another recipe contest while my husband is making me write a cookbook

....And that's why I think Miss Calya should maintain her rights (ownership) to the recipe

Originally Posted by Calya

No phone call, just an email. It is my mom's recipe. It's a fried cookie actually. =) Martha said that she would like to know how to make them, but I wonder if she's just saying it. I am thinking of whether or not to send in the recipe. I have a pic of the cookies on my blog, but how do you post the pic on here? It says to enter a URL, but it doesn't work.

[PeterAtwood]

Congratulations!

I believe she already owns the copyright to the recipe. The old send it to yourself in the mail thing is a myth, does not hold up in law. However, just the fact of publishing it with her name on it constitutes ownership.