Congratulations to Kukla, whose Shalotta, Mom's Pickled Lettuce Condiment won the contest for Your Best Recipe with Vinegar!

Congratulations to darksideofthespoon, whose Oatmeal Ice Cream with Toasted Walnuts won the contest for Your Best Recipe with Cereal!

Congratulations to em-i-lis, whose Caramelized Fennel, Leek, and Orange Salad won the contest for Your Best Fennel! 

We're coming to you now with some excellent news: our winning ice cream flavor is now in production! 

Congratulations to thefood, whose Tea with Honey and Lemon Compound Butter won the contest for Your Best Recipe with Tea!

Congratulations to hardlikearmour, whose Winter Fruit Salsa won the contest for Your Best Persimmons!

It's that time again -- help us pick the contest finalists for Your Best Persimmons! 

Congratulations to janeofmanytrade, whose Gingerbread Beer Bundt Cake with Chocolate Glaze won the contest for Your Best Recipe with Beer! 

It's that time again -- help us pick the contest finalists for Your Best Leeks! 

Once again, we want to give a big thanks to all of our volunteer recipe testers for your thoughtful comments and for helping us continue to strengthen our recipe recommendations. You can read the winning headnote and tester's comments by clicking through to the Community Picks recipes — the comments are at the top. And even if the recipe you tested wasn't chosen as a CP, please feel free to leave your testing notes in the recipe's comments section. Constructive criticism is always encouraged!