SWEET REWARDS.(Food)(Recipe)

Linda Jankowich will have her own stove at the Pillsbury Bake-Off, one of the most noted cooking competitions in the United States.

But for the Latham woman, who has admired the Bake-Off all her life, it's about more than just some really good cheesy ham and apple cups.

Sure, when you create your own cookie recipes and make your own vanilla extract, getting to the Bake-Off is like winning an Oscar. You'll be one of 100 finalists, selected from tens of thousands who submitted recipes, who will prepare their dish for a panel of judges in Orlando April 11-13. Your recipe will end up in a cookbook. If you win the whole thing, you'll take home $1 million and $10,000 in new appliances. If you take even just your category (Jankowich is in "breakfast and brunches") you'll earn $5,000 and a fancy new GE range.

This is big time. …