Photo: Pillsbury Bake-Off
Every year, Pillsbury makes one home cook a millionaire. The company's annual Bake-Off plays out like a modern-day American fairy tale: Stand with 100 contestants in gingham aprons, prepare your cherished family recipe (made with Pillsbury products, of course) and bibbidi-bobbidi-boo-one lucky winner leaves with an oversized check and a whole new life.
Tension tends to run high when you're talking about that kind of cash, which is perhaps why there's so much controversy over this year's winner.

After 15 years of entering the contest, Maryland's Carolyn Gurtz finally wowed the judges.
As a lover of all things pizza-related, I really have to try these.







