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2005 COOKING CONTESTS
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| | Z-TRIM RECIPE CONTEST | | | FiberGel Technologies is launching a nationwide recipe contest for contestants who use Z-Trim Zero Calorie Fat Replacement
in their favorite recipes. Z-Trim is a patented, zero calorie, multi-functional, fiber food ingredient from corn that lowers calories, fat, and carbs in most foods without affecting taste or texture. You must reduce 15% or more of the fat in your Z-Trim recipe. | | DEADLINE: | January 15, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize: $500, Second Prize; 250, Third Prize, $50. 20 Runner-ups receive a 3 month supply of gourmet Z-Trim powder which makes the equivilant of 12 pounds of gel. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.ztrim.com/home.html | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online MAIL TO:
Attn: Recipe Contest FiberGel Technologies Inc.
1011 Campus Drive
Mundelein, IL 60060 | | NOTIFICATION: | January 28,2005 |
| | AMERICAN PROFILE MAGAZINE ANNUAL READER RECIPE CONTEST | | | American Profile is looking for the best family recipes in America in five categories: main dishes, side dishes, desserts, appetizers, and soups and salads. Each entry must include a color, head-and-shoulders photograph of the entrant and a brief narrative, history, background or other information regarding the recipe. | | DEADLINE: | January 15,2005 | | PRIZES: | There will be one Grand Prize winner and five First Prize winners (one per category) in each region of PGA’s publications (Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Central and West). The Grand Prize winner will receive $500 and each First Prize winner will receive $100. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.americanprofile.com | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | MAIL TO:
Annual Reader Recipe Contest
341 Cool Springs Blvd., Ste. 400
Franklin, TN 37067 | | MORE INFO: | Entries will be judged on : Taste (40%), Appeal (25%), Appearance (15%), Originality (10%), and Ease of Preparation (10%). The highest scoring entries will then be judged in a second round of judging based on Taste (50%), Appeal (25%), Appearance (15%), and Originality (10%). The category must be clearly specified on the entry. Open to U.S. citizens 18 or older |
| | "MORE PLEASE, MAC & CHEESE" RECIPE CONTEST | | | All recipes must include some sort of pasta (not limited to elbow macaroni), and some sort of cheese, as key recipe ingredients. Recipes may be made entirely from scratch or make use of pre-packaged products. Categories include: Best Overall, Kids Favorite, Best Ethnic, Manliest, Best Light, Weirdest and Best Chef Picture. | | DEADLINE: | January 19, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize(Best Overall): $1,000; Second Prize(Best Overall): $500; Best Ethnic: $250; Kids Favorite: $250; Best Light: $200; Manliest: $200; Weirdest: $150; Best Chef Picture: $150 | | SPONSOR: | http://www.maccheese.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to send entry by e-mail MAIL TO:
Mac & Cheese Recipe Contest
Plexcentric Corporation
2151 Salvio St. #310
Concord, CA 94520 | | MORE INFO: | Each person may enter only one recipe per category. All recipes entered in all categories will be automatically included in the Best Overall judging. Best overall will be judged on practicality, originality and ease of preparation. Recipes may also be entered in the Best Overall category directly. | | NOTIFICATION: | Winners will be contacted and announced on Jan. 24, 2005. |
| | CRISCO "AMERICAN PIE" RECIPE CONTEST | | | Crisco is looking for the best All-American family pie recipes. Teams of adults and children from around the country are invited to submit their original dessert pie recipe. Categories are apple, fruit/berrtm sweet potato/pumpkin, chocolate, citrus. | | DEADLINE: | January 31, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Five finalist teams will win a trip to New York City where they will prepare their pies and compete in a live judging event on or around March 18. The team declared the winner will be awarded a grand prize of $5,000 | | SPONSOR: | http://www.crisco.com/index.asp | | CONTEST:: | Clidk here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online | | NOTIFICATION: | Notified by phone or mail on or about February 23, 2005 | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send a SASE to: Crisco All-American Pie Recipe Contest, C/O Cohn & Wolfe, 292 Madison Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10017 after March 21, 2005, and by April 30, 2005 |
| | McCORMICK'S HOLIDAY RECIPE SCRAPBOOK CONTEST | | | Create a scrapbook page that focuses on one of your family's treasured holiday recipes using a recipe that includes McCormick products | | DEADLINE: | January 31, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize: (5) Grand Prizes: A 3 day / 2 night trip in 2005 for winner and (1) guest to attend Creating Keepsakes Scrapbook University ("CKU") which will include McCormick holiday cooking classes and $500 spending money. ARV: ($3,000)(5) First Prizes: Scrapbooking Tote which will include the following items: templates, supplies, tips, McCormick holiday recipes, a $100 gift card and scrapbooking books written and signed by Becky Higgins and Lisa Bearson. ARV: ($250). In addition, entries of Grand and First Prize winners will be published in either "Creating Keepsakes" scrapbook magazine or "Simple Scrapbooks" magazine | | SPONSOR: | http://www.mccormick.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online Click here to print entry form | | NOTIFICATION: | Winners will be notified by mail on or about 3/31/05. | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send SASE to McCormick's Holiday Recipe Scrapbook Contest Winners List, P.O. Box 1310, Ronks, PA 17573 for receipt by 5/31/05. |
| | LIGHT & TASTY "CREATIVE WITH CRANBERRIES" RECIPE CONTEST | | | Taste of Home's Light and Tasty Magazine is interested in any recipe that features cranberries, whether they're fresh, frozen, dried or canned. They will also consider recipes that make delicious use of cranberry juice or blended items such as apple-cranberry beverages. | | DEADLINE: | February 5, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize: $600. Second Prize: $400; Third Place, $200. Five runners-up in will receive a copy of the popular cookbook Low-Fat Country Cooking, published by Light & Tasty’s “sister” magazine, Taste of Home. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.lightandtasty.com | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
MAIL TO:
Creative with Cranberries"
Janaan Cunningham, Light & Tasty
5925 Country Lane
Greendale WI 53129 | | MORE INFO: | Tell the origin of your recipe and how you’ve lightened it up. Share any compliments it’s received...plus pass on any variations you recommend. | | NOTIFICATION: | Eight winners will be announced in the Oct/Nov 2005 issue |
| | GRANDKIDS FAVORITE RECIPE CONTEST | | | Grand Magazine is looking for that recipe that grandchildren will beg for every time they visit. Soup, dessert, main course are all welcomed. The only requirement is that it must be a previously unpublished original recipe. | | DEADLINE: | February 11, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize:A complete set of Le Creuset cookware, valued at $450.00.
10 Runner-Up Prizes: A one-year subscription to GRAND magazine, valued at $23.70. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.grandmagazine.com | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter via e-mail
MAIL TO:
Recipe Contest
GRAND Magazine
4791 Baywood Point Drive
St. Petersburg, FL 33711 | | MORE INFO: | Multiple entries permitted. Open to legal residents of the United States and Canada who are 21 years or older. | | WINNER'S LIST: | Sending a self-addressed stamped envelope, after March 15, 2005 to GRAND Magazine, Recipe Contest Winners, 4791 Baywood Point Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33711 |
| | BAYS SPRING "BEST EVER" RECIPE CONTEST | | | This time, Bays is going beyond muffins to ask for your tried-and-true, stand-by signature recipe. It can be an entrée, a sandwich, a casserole or even a side dish. It does NOT need to feature English muffins, although, if it does, great! And, it must call for no more than 8 ingredients (not including Bays English Muffins, water, salt and pepper). | | DEADLINE: | February 15, 2005 | | PRIZES: | One First Place Winner will receive a $500 gift certificate for Williams-Sonoma. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.bays.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online | | MORE INFO: | Enter as often as you wish. The contest is limited to adults 18 years of age and older who are legal U.S. residents | | NOTIFICATION: | One winner will be notified by email 4-6 weeks after close of the contest period. | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send a stamped, self-addressed envelope before January 31, 2006, to: Winners List, Bays Corporation, P.O. Box 1455, Chicago, IL 60690-1455. |
| | SUNKIST CITRUS CHALLENGE | | | Sunkist wants you to share your signature culinary creation featuring one or more than 12 Sunkist citrus varieties. Categories are Quick and Easy, Entree and Citrus Celebre which are recipes that use two or more. | | DEADLINE: | February 15, 2005 | | PRIZES: | One winner in each category will receive $2,000 in cash and a one year supply of fresh Sunkist citrus. Winning recipes will also be featured on sunkist.com. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.sunkist.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
MAIL TO:
Sunkist Citrus Challenge Contest
6500 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1900
Los Angeles, CA 90048 | | MORE INFO: | Entries will be judged on the following criteria: (1) Taste of dish (50%); (2) Ease of preparation (instruction clarity, ease of making recipe, readily available ingredients) (25%) and (3) Consistent with Sunkist brand character (wholesome, fun, energetic, upbeat) (25%). Entrants must be US resident, 18 or older. | | NOTIFICATION: | Judging will take place on or abour February 22, 2005. Winners will be notified after the judging. | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Sunkist Citrus Challenge Winner's Name, 6500 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1900; Los Angeles, CA 90048. |
| | Ninth Annual National Cornbread Cookoff | | | Martha White is again in search of the country's best main dish cornbread recipes. | | DEADLINE: | Febuary 28, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize: $4,000 cash and a 30-inch FiveStar stainless steel gas or electric range from Brown Stove Works, Inc., of Cleveland, Tenn., and special gifts from Lodge Cast Iron and Martha White; Second Prize: $500 and special gifts from Lodge Cast Iron and Martha White; Third Prize: $300 cash and special gifts from Lodge Cast Iron and Martha White; Honorable Mentions(7): $100 cash and special gifts from Lodge Cast Iron and Martha White. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.marthawhite.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter via e-mail
MAIL TO:
National Cornbread Cook-Off
2005 209 7th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37219 | | MORE INFO: | Contest will be judged on the following criteria: taste, creativity, appetizing appearance, ease of preparation and appropriate use of the products. | | NOTIFICATION: | On or about March 25, 2005 | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send SASE to: National Cornbread Cook-off 2005 Winners List, 209 7th Avenue North, Nashville TN 37219 |
| | PARADE'S "BEST POTLUCK MENU IN THE USA" RECIPE CONTEST | | | Do you have a favorite, original recipe for a potluck— when every guest is told, "Please bring something!"? Enter your tastiest recipe for an appetizer, main course, side dish or salad. Submissions must be original scratch recipes and cannot include ingredients that are brand-specific | | DEADLINE: | March 9, 2005 | | PRIZES: | The winner in each category—appetizer, main course, side and salad—will receive $500 plus. All-Clad’s Cop-R-Chef 7-piece pot set, an award certificate, Sheila Lukins’ Celebrate! cookbook, a contest T-shirt, an apron and a one-year subscription to Gourmet and Bon Appetit magazines. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.parade.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter by e-mail MAIL TO:
Best Potluck Menu in the USA Recipe Contest
P.O. Box 5099
Grand Central Station
New York, NY 10163-5099 | | MORE INFO: | Winners will be chosen based on originality of recipe. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older.One entry per category per person, for a total of no more than four entries per person. | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send a SASE to Potluck Recipe Contest Winners, P.O. Box 5099, Grand Central Station, New York, N.Y. 10163-5099 after Sept. 28, 2005, but before Feb. 8, 2006. |
| | SARGENTO SHREDDED CHEESE CHALLENGE | | | Sargento is looking for your best recipe that uses Sargento shredded cheese as a primary ingredient along with an original essay of 50 words or less telling how Sargento Shredded Cheese makes your recipe better | | DEADLINE: | March 15, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize: A cooking experience with Michael Chiarello, host of “Easy Entertaining,” including a 3-day/2-night trip for two to Napa Valley, Calif.; (“ARV”): $4,000.00. Five First Prizes: a one-year supply of Sargento Shredded Cheese and an autographed copy of a Michael Chiarello cookbook. ARV: $196.00. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.sargentocheese.com | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | MAIL TO:
Sargento Shredded Cheese Challenge
P.O. Box 8504
Prospect Heights, IL 60070 | | MORE INFO: | Judging criteria: creativity/originality (25%) of recipe, the likely appetite appeal if the recipe were prepared (25%), ease of preparation (25%), and essay (25%). Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older. | | NOTIFICATION: | Winners will be chosen on or about 04/08/05 | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send a self-addressed envelope with proper postage affixed before 05/31/05 to Sargento Shredded Cheese Challenge Winners, P.O. Box 8419, Dept. CC, Prospect Hts, IL 60070. |
| | FURMANO'S "GET YOUR SAUCE ON" RECIPE CONTEST | | | Enter your favorite recipe using Furmano’s tomato products. | | DEADLINE: | Entries must be postmarked no later than March 25, 2005 and received by April 1, 2005 or received online no later than 12 midnight EST on March 25, 2005. | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize: An 8pc Calphalon Infused Anodized Cookware set (valued at $479.95) from cooking.com. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.furmanos.com | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click her to enter online
Mail to:
"2005 February Recipe Contest"
245 Butler Ave.
Lancaster, PA 17601 | | MORE INFO: | Contest is open only to residents where Furmano’s products are sold. Must be 18 years old. No purchase necessary. Recipes will be judged on taste, originality, ease of preparation and appearance. | | NOTIFICATION: | Winners will be selected on or about April 15, 2005, and notified by telephone. | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send a stamped, self-addressed envelope after April 15, 2005, but before June 30, 2005, to “February Recipe Winners” 245 Butler Ave, Lancaster PA 17601 |
| | LIVE RIGHT WITH SHOPRITE RECIPE CONTEST | | | Submit your original recipe appropriate for a "living right" lifestyle. Recipe must use one qualifying product from General Mills and one qualifying product from Unilever. | | DEADLINE: | March 28, 2005 | | PRIZES: | GP check $5,000.00 and $1,500 Gift Card to ShopRite. First Prize (4) $1,500 Gift Card to ShopRite. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.shoprite.com/home/srframeset.htm | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Mail to:
Live Right with ShopRite Recipe Contest
PO Box 162788
Atlanta, GA 30321-2788 | | MORE INFO: | Open to NJ, NY, DE, CT & PA only. | | NOTIFICATION: | On or about April 20, 2005 | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send SASE by 11/31/05 to: "ShopRite Live Right Recipe Contest" Winners, Leader Enterprises, 1775 Woodstock Rd., #200, Roswell, GA 30075 |
| | MAMA MARY'S "2005 PIZZA CREATIONS RECIPE CONTEST" | | | Submit your original pizza recipe using Mama Mary's Gourmet Pizza Crust. | | DEADLINE: | March 31, 2005 | | PRIZES: | 4 quarterly semifinalists in each category will receive a cappuccino machine and a free one-year supply of Mama Mary's Gourmet Pizza Crusts.
One Grand Prize winner in each category, trip to Disney World and $5,000 (half is donated to the charity of winner's choice). | | SPONSOR: | http://www.mamamarys.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for contest rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Mail To:
"2005 Pizza Creations Recipe Contest"
Spartan Foods of America
P.O. Box 1171
Spartanburg, S.C. 29304-1171 | | NOTIFICATION: | Finalists will be notified as they are selected. |
| | EPICURIOUS ITALIAN PASTA & RISOTTO SPONSORED BY BERTOLLI | | | Submit your personal favorite pasta or risotto recipe. | | DEADLINE: | March 31, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize 36" brivar In-Sink Dishwasher valued at $1,800. (10) finalist basket of Bertolli products ($200 value). | | SPONSOR: | http://www.epicurious.com | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | You need to register before entering | | NOTIFICATION: | Ten (10) finalist will be selected on or about April 25, 2005. Will be posted on Epicurious.com May 1 through May 31, 2005 for public vote. Contest winner will be announced online or about June 1. | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send SASE #10 envelope to (by 12/1/05) to: Conde Net "Epicurious.com 10th Anniversary Recipe Contest (March)", "Winners List", 4 Times Square 17th Floor, New York, NY 10036 |
| | 2005 NATIONAL BEEF COOK-OFF | | | For nearly three decades, the Cook-Off has been America's premier amateur beef-cooking contest. Te Cattlemen's Beef Board, the Federation of State Beef Councils, the American National Cattle Women Inc. are partnering with Albertsons to promote the event. Categories include: Beef Market Basket, Grilled Beef, Family Favorites and "Inspired By" recipes. | | DEADLINE: | March 31, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Twenty finalists will be flown to Rapid City, South Dakota, September 19-21, 2005 to compete for nine cash prizes totaling $110,000. Best of Beef Grand Prize: $50,000. Winners and Runners-up in catergories win $10,000 and $5,000. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.beefcookoff.org/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online MAIL TO:
National Beef Cook-Off Entries, ANCW
PO BOX 3881
Entlewood, CO, 80155 | | MORE INFO: | Recipes will be judged on Taste, 50 points, Ease of Preparation, 30 points, Appearance, 20 points. Entrants must be 18 or older and legal residents of U.S. or Puerto Rico. | | NOTIFICATION: | Twenty finalists will be notified in June 2005 | | WINNER'S LIST: | After September 21, 2005, mail a self-addressed, stamped business-size envelope to: National Beef Cook-Off, Prize Winning Recipes, ANCW, P.O. Box 3881, Englewood, Colorado 80155. |
| | ZOE FOODS RECIPE CONTEST | | | Zoe Foods is on a search for delicious, healthy recipes using Zoe’s Flax & Soy Granola Cereals and Bars. The recipe can be for any meal of the day, a dessert, or snack. Think outside of the box. | | DEADLINE: | March 31, 2005 | | PRIZES: | 5 First Prizes a month's worth of Zoe's Flax & Soy Granola Cereals and Bars ($50.00 value). All entrants receive $5.00 in coupons. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.zoefoods.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter by e-mail MAIL TO:
Zoe Foods
ATTN: Recipe Contest
35 Highland Circle
Needham, MA 02458 |
| | FINLANDIA BEST BLOODY MARY RECIPE CONTEST | | | Send in your favorite recipe for a Bloody Mary. | | DEADLINE: | April 1, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize: $1000 | | SPONSOR: | http://www.finlandia.com/
Note: you must enter birth date to enter site and access contest, rules, entry. | | ENTRY: | Mail to:
Finlandia Bloody Mary Contest
Attn: Kim Charney
850 Dixie Highway
Louisville, KY 40210 | | MORE INFO: | Void to residents of CA, TN and MD where prohibited or restricted by law. | | NOTIFICATION: | By phone on or before April 11, 2005 | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send SASE to: Finlandia Bloody Mary Contest, Winner List, Attn: Kim Charney, 850 Dixie Highway, Louisville, KY 40210 |
| | LIGHT & TASTY "A LIGHT TAKE ON CAKES CONTEST" | | | Taste of Home's Light and Tasty Magazine is interested in your best cake recipes that keep calories, fat or sugar to a minimum. | | DEADLINE: | April 5, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize: $600; Second Prize: $400; Third Prize: $200. Five runners-up will receive a copy of the popular cookbook Low-Fat Country Cooking, publised by Light & Tasty's "sister" magazine, Taste of Home. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.lightandtasty.com | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Mail to:
"A Light Take On Cakes Contest"
Janaan Cunningham
Light & Tasty
5925 Country Lane
Greendale, WI 53129 | | MORE INFO: | Tell the origin of your recipe and how you’ve lightened it up. Share any compliments it’s received...plus pass on any variations you recommend. | | NOTIFICATION: | Eight winners will be announced in the Dec/Jan 2006 issue. |
| | EMPIRE KOSHER'S PASSOVER RECIPE CONTEST | | | Share your favorite Passover recipes which include one or more of Empire's poultry products. | | DEADLINE: | April 27, 2005 | | PRIZES: | 1st Prize: $250 in Empire Kosher Rebate Certificates, 2 cookbooks, coffee mug, oven mitt/pot holder 2nd Prize: $100 in Empire Kosher Rebate Certificates, 2 cookbooks, coffee mug, oven mitt/pot holder
3rd Prize: $50 in Empire Kosher Rebate Certificates, 2 cookbooks, coffee mug, oven mitt/pot holder | | SPONSOR: | http://www.empirekosher.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Bottom of page
Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter by e-mail
Mail To:
Passover Recipe contest
Empire Kosher Poultry
RR #5 Box 228
Mifflintown Pa 17059 | | WINNER'S LIST: | On website April 20th 2005 |
| | SEVENTH ANNUAL "RICE TO THE RESCUE" RECIPE CONTEST | | | The USA Rice Federation is seeking your tastiest, most-innovative, easy-to-prepare rice recipes. Categories include: appetizers, soups, salads, side dishes, main dishes, or desserts. | | DEADLINE: | April 29, 2005 | | PRIZES: | PRIZES: A total cash value of $11,000 in prizes will be awarded to winning entries. (1) Grand Prize Winner $5,000
(5) Finalists $1,000
(1) Best Whole Grain Rice Winner $1,000 | | SPONSOR: | http://www.usarice.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
MAIL TO:
"Rice to the Rescue" 2005 Recipe Contest
c/o USA Rice Federation
4301 N. Fairfax Dr. Ste.425
Arlington, VA 22203 | | MORE INFO: | Recipes will be judged on the following criteria: taste (40%), ease of preparation (25%), appearance (20%) and creativity (15%). Open to adults 18 years and older who are residents of the United States. | | NOTIFICATION: | Winners will be selected on or about June 15, 2005 and will be notified by phone, email, or mail thereafter. | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send a stamped, self-addressed, business-size envelope to: "Rice to the Rescue" 2004 Recipe Contest Winners, c/o USA Rice Federation, 4301 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 425, Arlington, VA 22203 or visit: Click here for list of prize winners and recipe brochure available after September 1, 2005. |
| | EMERIL's "KICK IT UP A NOTCH" RECIPE CONTEST | | | Send in your favorite recipe using any variety of Emeril's Gourmet Sausage and tell how your meal was "Kicked Up A Notch." | | DEADLINE: | Postmarked by April 30 received by May 15 | | PRIZES: | A weekend getaway for four to New Orleans, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Orlando, or Miami Beach. includes airfare, 2-nights hotel accommodations, a rental car, and dinner at Emeril’s restaurant. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.emerilsgourmetmeats.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here for entry form
Mail to:
Emeril's Gourmet Sausages Recipe Contest
Box 25111
Cincinnati, OH 45225 | | MORE INFO: | Proof of purchase required. Judging will be based on: 30% originality, 30% taste, 30% appearance and 10% story submitted – maximum 250 words. Limit one entry per person per household. Contest is open to U.S. residents, age 18 and over. | | NOTIFICATION: | Winner will be selected on or about May 30, 2005 and notified by mail thereafter. | | WINNER'S LIST: | SASE to: Emeril's Gourmet Sausages Recipe Contest, Winners List, P.0. Box 25111, Cincinnati, OH 45225. |
| | "THE BEST POTATO SALAD IN THE REGION" RECIPE CONTEST | | | SunLite Potato is searching for the best potato salad in the Southeast that uses their spuds. | | DEADLINE: | April 30, 2005 | | PRIZES: | GP $1,000, Second place, $500; Third place, $250. Ten winners will receive a SunLite Potato Pal, a kitchen appliance that performs more than 240 different cutting operations. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.sunfreshofflorida.com | | CONTEST:: | Available February 27, 2005 | | RULES: | To be posted February 27, 2005 All entries must include a contact name, phone number, address and email address, if available. Each participant may only submit one recipe. | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter via-email
Mail to: on a typed 8.5" x 11" paper to:
1551 Atlantic Blvd.
Ste. 300
Jacksonville, FLA 32207
Attn: SunLite(TM) Recipe contest | | MORE INFO: | Contest begins February 27. Contest info should be posted at that time on the sponsor website. | | NOTIFICATION: | The top three winners recipes will be announced on May 9, 2005 |
| | MRS. T'S SPONSORS NATIONAL RECIPE CONTEST FOR SOCCER MOMS | | | Mrs T's is looking for an original recipe using any variety of Mrs. T's Pierogies of Mini-Pierogies. | | DEADLINE: | April 30, 2005 | | PRIZES: | 1st Prize in each region $1,000. for soccer equipment for for the winner's local youth soccer team. GP selected at random from first prize region winners, soccer clinic for their team taught by US Women's Soccer player Kristine Lilly. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.mrsts.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter via e-mail
MAIL TO:
"WINNING TEAM: Mrs T's and Soccer Moms RECIPE CONTEST"
c/o Lewis & Neale Inc.
35 E. 21st Street, New York, NY 10010 | | MORE INFO: | Open to 48 continental US and DC who are members of the U.S. Youth Soccer Association or their families. | | NOTIFICATION: | On or about June 30, 2005 | | WINNER'S LIST: | SASE by 7/31 to: Recipe Contest Winners, c/o Lewis & Neale Inc. 35 E. 21st St., New York, NY 10010 |
| | Cooking Light Ultimate Reader Recipe Contest Supper Club Edition | | | According to Cooking Light magazine, supper clubs are sweeping the nation. They are looking for your best recipes that you would serve at your own supper club. Categories are starters and drinks, salads and sides, entrees and desserts. Sponsor products must be used. | | DEADLINE: | April 30, 2005 | | PRIZES: | 12 finalist to compete in cookoff - GP $10,000.00 and family vacation for four | | SPONSOR: | http://www.cookinglight.com/cooking/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online | | MORE INFO: | Open to all legal residents, 18 or older, of the United States, its territories and Canada. | | NOTIFICATION: | June 30, 2005 | | WINNER'S LIST: | On website after July 11, 2005 |
| | 17TH ANNUAL GOLD KIST "WINNING TASTE" RECIPE CONTEST | | | Goldkist is looking for recipes in the following categories: Appetizer/Snack, Main Dish/Entree, Light Eating, Grilling and Quick and Easy Recipe must use fresh chicken and serve a minimum of four persons. | | DEADLINE: | April 30,2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize: a week in Naples, Italy for two to learn about the region's culture and authentic Italian cuisine in hands-on cooking sessions. For complete prize structure. Click here for prizes | | SPONSOR: | http://www.goldkist.com/consumer/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online | | MORE INFO: | Recipes will be judged on taste, originality, ease of preparation and appearance. Open to non-professionals in the continental U.S. age 18 or older. | | NOTIFICATION: | Winners will be selected on or about the June 1, 2005 and notified by telephone | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send a stamped, self-addressed envelope after June 1, 2005, but before June 30, 2005 to "WTRC Winners," P.O. Box 2210, Atlanta, GA 30301. |
| | EPICURIOUS APRIL'S THEME: SEAFOOD | | | Epicurious wants you to send in your best seafood recipe. | | DEADLINE: | May 1, 2005 | | PRIZES: | The contest winner will receive a Two Drawer Dishwasher from KitchenAid®
The Top ten finalists will receive one-year subscriptions to Bon Appétit and Gourmet magazines and a Sushi Sampler and Sushi Set from Uptown Prime
All recipes will appear in our Reader Recipe Collection | | SPONSOR: | http://www.epicurious.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | You need to register before entering | | NOTIFICATION: | On June 1st we'll announce the 10 semi-finalists and ask you to vote for a winner, to be announced on July 1st. All recipes will automatically be part of our reader recipe collection when it debuts later this year. | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send SASE #10 envelope to (by 12/1/05) to: Conde Net "Epicurious.com 10th Anniversary Recipe Contest (April)", "Winners List", 4 Times Square 17th Floor, New York, NY 10036 |
| | GILROY GARLIC FESTIVAL COOKOFF | | | Recipes for the 2005 Great Gilroy Garlic Festival Recipe Contest and Cook-Off must be original and specify at least six cloves of fresh garlic, or the equivalent packaged form (3 teaspoons minced or chopped). Recipes must serve six (6) and take less than two hours preparation time. The recipe contest encourages the use of garlic as a key ingredient and fresh ingredients where appropriate | | DEADLINE: | May 1, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Eight finalists will be selected. $1,000 for first place; $750 for second place; $500 for third place; and, $100 for each of the other five finalists. Hotel accommodations for the nights of July 29 and 30, 2005, are provided at festival expense. Finalists are expected to make their own travel arrangements to Gilroy, California. If appropriate, air travel will be reimbursed. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.gilroygarlicfestival.com | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click to enter by online MAIL TO:
Gilroy Garlic Festival Association, Inc.,
2005 Great Garlic Recipe Contest and Cook-Off
P.O. Box 2311
Gilroy, CA 95021-2311 | | MORE INFO: | Basis for judging will be ease of preparation, flavor, texture, creativity, appearance and use of garlic. Open to U.S. and Canada residents only, 21 years of age or older. | | NOTIFICATION: | Notification to the eight finalists will be made prior to June 17, 2005 |
| | GOURMAYO BROWN BAG LUNCH WITH THE DUCHESS RECIPE CONTEST | | | Send in an original sandwich recipe using any French’s® GourMayo™ Flavored Light Mayonnaise as an ingredient. | | DEADLINE: | May 9, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Trip to NY to meet Sara Ferguson for lunch (value $4500) | | SPONSOR: | http://www.frenchsfood.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Mail to:
GourMayo Brown Bag Lunch with the Duchess Recipe Contest
P. Box 5005
Stacy, MN 55078-5005 | | MORE INFO: | Entries will be judged on the following criteria: Originality/Innovativeness, Taste, and Ease of Preparation | | NOTIFICATION: | On or about June 3, 2005 | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send SASE by August 31, 2005 to: "Winners List" GourMayo Brown Bag Lunch with the Duchess Recipe Contest c/o Centra Marketing & Communications, LLC, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite 420, Westbury, NY 11590 |
| | JUST TOMATOES RECIPE CONTEST | | | Just Tomato's is looking for recipes in four categories: Inspired Outdoors, Souper Sandwiches, Fast & Easy Entrees, and Delicious Desserts. | | DEADLINE: | May 15, 2005 | | PRIZES: | (2) GP $500 and 2 products a month for a year; (2) Second Prize $50 and 2 products a month for a year; (2) Third Prize $50.00 and a one time shipment of 6 products. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.justtomatoes.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Mail to:
Just Tomatoes Recipe Contest
PO Box 807
Westley, CA 95387 | | MORE INFO: | Contest begins February 15, 2005. Recipes will be judged on taste, orginality, appearence and ease of preparation. | | NOTIFICATION: | Winners will be selected on or about the week of June 15, 2005 and be notified by telephone. | | WINNER'S LIST: | SASE after July 15, 2005 to Just Tomatoes Recipe Contest, PO Box 807, Westley, CA 95387 |
| | MACARONI AND CHEESE RECIPE CONTEST | | | Tillamook Cheese and McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants are sponsoring this contest that asks for outstanding Macaroni and Cheese recipes that include at least one type of Tillanook cheese. There will be cookoffs in four cities: San Jose, CA; Denver, CO; Dallas, TX; and Phoenix, AZ. Finalists don't need to be from these cities -but are responsible for getting to the final cook-off events. | | DEADLINE: | Dates differ for each region. Click on the city to get the deadline and date of the cook-off.
April 24, 2005 (postmark April 20, 2005) Bay Area, CA
May 1, 2005 (postmark April 27, 2005) Denver, CO
May 15, 2005 (postmark May 11, 2005) Dallas, TX
May 29, 2005 (postmark May 25, 2005) Phoenix, AZ | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize winner for each region receives $1,000, 25 pounds of Tillamook® cheese and their recipe prepared at their local McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant.
Two runners up will receive 15 pounds of Tillamook cheese and a McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant gift certificate for $75. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.tillamookcheese.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Mail To:
Macaroni & Cheese Contest
1801 NW Northrup St., #200
Portland, OR 97209 | | MORE INFO: | Contest open to "all cooking enthusiasts." Three entries per person, per region, will be accepted. (Entrants can only be a finalist in one city.) | | NOTIFICATION: | Date of notification differs with each region. Click on region for details |
| | MEN'S HEALTH "GRILL-OFF" CONTEST | | | Tell Men's Health magazine your most succulent "drool worthy" grill and oven combo recipe. | | DEADLINE: | May 23, 2005 | | PRIZES: | One winner will receive a Viking 53" Outdoor Range worth $6,475. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.menshealth.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online | | MORE INFO: | One entry per email address/per person. Contest open only to legal residents of the 50 United States, District of Columbia and Canada (except the Province of Quebec) who are 18 years of age or older | | NOTIFICATION: | Winner will be notified by postal mail on or about June 22, 2005 | | WINNER'S LIST: | A winner's list will be posted on the Web Site on or about July 20, 2005 or to receive a copy by mail after July 20, 2005, send a separate stamped, self-addressed envelope to: The Grill-Off Contest, c/o MEN'S HEALTH MAGAZINE, 33 E. Minor Street, Emmaus, Pennsylvania 18098-0099. |
| | SUNSET MAGAZINE "THANKSGIVING IN THE WEST" RECIPE CONTEST | | | Sunset wants to know how your family celebrates the holiday and what dishes have become your family’s favorites. Categories are: Holiday Beverages, Appetizers, Turkey, Dressings, Side Dishes, Desserts. | | DEADLINE: | May 27, 2005 | | PRIZES: | One Grand Prize, 1st , 2nd , 3rd place winner will be selected from the 6 category winners. Grand Prize: A kitchen makeover (ERV: $50,000) and Safeway grocery certificates for one year (ERV $5,200) Total Estimated Retail Value $55,200). 2nd Place: $5,000 cash; 3rd Place: $1,000 gift certificate to Safeway; 4th Place: one year membership to Sunset's Wine Club (ERV $600) ). Each winner will attend a Harvest Dinner (to be held by November 11, 2005) featuring the winning recipes at Sunset's headquarters in Menlo Park, California. Sunset will fly the category winner and a guest to the Harvest Dinner. (approximate value of the trip is $3,000) | | SPONSOR: | http://www.sunset.com/sunset/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here for online entry form | | MORE INFO: | Entries will be judged on originality, taste, ease of preparation, visual appeal. Winners must be residents of the United States age 18 years or older. | | NOTIFICATION: | Judging will be held by August 15, 2005 | | WINNER'S LIST: | Names of winners and winning recipes will be posted on the website and published in the November 2005 issue of Sunset |
| | POUR IT ON FOR HEALTH - MILK | | | Got milk? Now is the time to submit a healthy recipe that uses milk. | | DEADLINE: | May 31, 2005 | | PRIZES: | The prize will be a session with a personal organizer, to be selected by Real Simple, located within 100 miles of the primary home of the winner (ARV: $400) OR 3 sessions with a personal trainer, to be selected by Real Simple, located within 100 miles of the primary home of the winner (ARV: $400). | | SPONSOR: | http://www.realsimplerewards.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for contest rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online | | MORE INFO: | Limit one entry per person | | NOTIFICATION: | On or about June 15 , 2005. | | WINNER'S LIST: | For the names of the winners available after June 30 , 2005, write to : “Get Milk Simply” contest, Attn: Erika Miklus, Real Simple, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, Ste. 41-67c, New York, NY 10020. |
| | EPICURIOUS MAY'S THEME: VEGETARIAN FARE | | | Just in time for spring, Epicurious is looking for your best vegetarian recipes. | | DEADLINE: | May 31, 2005 | | PRIZES: | The contest winner will receive a Built-in 24-inch Microwave from KitchenAid®
Ten finalists will receive Vegetarian Gift Baskets from iGourmet | | SPONSOR: | http://www.epicurious.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | You need to register before entering
Click here to enter online | | NOTIFICATION: | Ten (10) semi-finalists will be selected on or about May 25, 2005, based on the criteria set forth below. All ten (10) finalists will then be posted at Epicurious.com/ten on or about June 1, 2005 through June 30, 2005 for public vote. The one (1) recipe that receives the most votes by 12:00 PM EST on June 30, 2005 will be declared the potential winner (subject to verification procedures set forth below). | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send SASE #10 envelope (by 12/1/05) to: CondéNet "Epicurious.com 10th Anniversary Recipe Contest (May)", "Winners List", 4 Times Square 17th Floor, New York, NY 10036. |
| | MAPLE LEAF FARMS "CREATE A MASTERPIECE DUCK RECIPE CONTEST" | | | Maple Leaf Farms wants you to get creative with duck. | | DEADLINE: | May 31, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Trip to NY, private cooking class with Robert Cacciola, Executive Chef of Bon Appétit | | SPONSOR: | http://www.ba.mws.advancemagazine.us/0504/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Mail to:
Maple Leaf Farms "Create a Masterpiece Duck Recipe Contest"
Bon Appétit
c/o Maria Avila
PO Box 3007
New York, NY 10108-3007 | | MORE INFO: | One entry per person | | NOTIFICATION: | On or about August 1, 2005 | | WINNER'S LIST: | SASE #10 envelope after August 1, 2005 to: Maple Leaf Farms “Create a Masterpiece Duck Recipe Contest” Winner, Bon Appétit, c/o Maria Avila, PO Box 3007, New York, NY 10108-3007 |
| | THE 42ND PILLSBURY BAKEOFF | | | This is the big one...Try your hand at several new categories and using the products of several new sponsors. The 2006 Bakeoff will be held at the Fontainebleau Resort in Miami. March 18-21, 2006. | | DEADLINE: | May 31, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize: $1 MILLION plus other prizes and appliances worth up to $10,000. Recipe category winners get $10,000 and a GE Profile Oven. There are also $10,000 prizes in several special category prizes. All 100 finalists win trips to the the Bakeoff in Miami plus $100. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.pillsbury.com | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Pillsbury Bake-Off® Contest
P.O. Box 7742
Melville, NY 11775-7742 | | NOTIFICATION: | Finalists will be notified on or about September 30, 2005. |
| | MAMBOLICIOUS RECIPE SPECTACULAR COOK-OFF | | | Mambo Sprouts is looking for creative recipes that use a variety of eliglble products in several categories. | | DEADLINE: | May 31, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Category prizes include Two Grand Prizes of $1,000; One Grand Prize of $500 and various products. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.mambosprouts.com | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Mail to:
Mambolicious Cook-Off
P.O. Box 68
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
with recipe title printed on the outside corner of the mailing envelope. | | MORE INFO: | The five Finalists’ entries per category will be posted online at www.mambosprouts.com from July 1, 2005 through July 15, 2005 and consumers will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite Finalist entry per category, to determine the Grand Prize winner in each category.
Open to residents of the U.S. (not including Puerto Rico), 18 years of age or older. | | NOTIFICATION: | Winners will be notified by mail by July 30, 2005. | | WINNER'S LIST: | For a list of winners, available after 7/30/05, visit the winners’ list link at www.mambosprouts.com, or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope, to: Mambolicious Recipe Contest Winners, P.O. Box 68, Haddonfield, NJ 08033. |
| | VEGETARIAN TIMES 2005 READER RECIPE CONTEST | | | Send in up to three delicious, creative recipes that take only 30 minutes to prepare, from start to finish. (Recipes containing meat, poultry or fish will be disqualified; dairy products and eggs are allowed.) Categories include appetizers, salads, soups, side dishes, entrées or desserts. | | DEADLINE: | June 1, 2005 | | PRIZES: | First Prize $500, Second Prize $300, Third Prize $200. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.vegetariantimes.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for contest rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter via-email
Mail to:
Recipe Contest
Vegetarian Times
300 N. Continental Blvd., Suite 650
El Segundo, CA 90245 | | MORE INFO: | Recipes will be judged on taste, appearance, originality, creativity and healthfulness--and whether they fit into the 30-minute time frame. | | NOTIFICATION: | Published October 2005 issue of Vegetarian Times. | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send SASE to Recipe Contest Winners, c/o Vegetarian Times, 300 N. Continental Blvd., Suite 650, El Segundo, CA 90245 |
| | SWEET REWARDS RECIPE CONTEST | | | Louisiana Cookin' magazine wants your best sweet potato recipe using canned sweet potatoes. Categories are breads & breakfast, desserts, sides and soups. | | DEADLINE: | June 1, 2005 | | PRIZES: | One Grand Prize winner will be awarded $1,000.00 . The grand prize winning recipe may come from any of the four categories (Breads&Breakfast, Desserts, Sides, Soups) | | SPONSOR: | http://www.louisianacookin.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules in PDF format | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Click here for entry form in PDF format
Mail to:
Sweet Rewards Recipe Contest
c/o Louisiana Cookin'
PO Box 19084
New Orleans, LA 70179 | | MORE INFO: | Entries will be judged on overall flavor, visual appeal and creativity. | | NOTIFICATION: | By phone or mail by mid-July | | WINNER'S LIST: | Posted on the Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission website, and on the NewOrleans.com website in the recipe section after July 30, 2005 and will be featured in the October issue of Louisiana Cookin' magazine. |
| | 2005 OREGON FRYER COMMISSION RECIPE CONTEST | | | Send in your families favorite chicken recipe. . Prizes will be awarded in three categories, adults, kids (ages 12 and under) and seniors (65 and older.) | | DEADLINE: | June 1, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand prize in each category: "Fly the Coop" getaway weekend to the Sunriver Resort and a years worth of chickens. First Prize: $100 and a years worth of chicken. Second Prize: $75. Third Prize: ;$50. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.oregonchickens.com | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Mail To:
Oregon Fryer Commission
11220 SE Stark, Ste. 12
Portland, OR 97216
Attention: Oregon Chicken Recipe Contest | | MORE INFO: | There is no mention that entrants must be from Oregon but the rules require the chicken be grown in Oregon. | | NOTIFICATION: | N/A |
| | FURMANO'S GET YOUR "SALSA" ON | | | Enter your favorite Mexican recipe using Furmano’s tomato products ... | | DEADLINE: | June 3, 2005 | | PRIZES: | All inclusive trip to Mexico | | SPONSOR: | http://www.furmanos.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Mail To:
“Get Your Salsa On Recipe Contest”
245 Butler Ave
Lancaster PA 17601. | | MORE INFO: | Recipes will be judged on taste, originality, ease of preparation and appearance. | | NOTIFICATION: | On or about June 24, 2005, and notified by telephone | | WINNER'S LIST: | For a list of winners send a stamped, self-addressed envelope after June 24, 2005, but before July 30, 2005, to “February Recipe Winners” 245 Butler Ave, Lancaster PA 17601 |
| | LIGHT AND TASTY "MEATLESS MAINSTAYS" | | | Light and Tasty is looking for great-tasting recipes that do not include beef, poultry, pork or seafood that satisfy even your most enthusiastic meat eaters? . (Recipes calling for eggs or dairy products are eligible.) | | DEADLINE: | June 5, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize: $600; Second Prize: $400; Third Prize; $200. Five runners-up will receive a copy of the popular cookbook Low-Fat Country Cooking, published by Light & Tasty's "sister" magazine, Taste of Home. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.lightandtasty.com | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
MAIL TO:
"Meatless Mainstays Contest"
Janaan Cunningham
Light & Tasty
5925 Country Lane
Greendale, WI 53129 | | MORE INFO: | Tell the origin of your recipe and how you've lightened it up. Share any compliments it's received...plus pass on any variations you recommend. | | NOTIFICATION: | Winners will be announced in the February/March 2006 issue. |
| | REDWOOD CREEK CAMPFIRE CLASSIC RECIPE CONTEST | | | If you can turn a casual campsite meal into an unforgettable, epicurean experience, you're invited to toss your skillet onto the fire and enter the first Redwood Creek Campfire Classic. Recipes must include one of Redwood Creek's table wines as a Wine Pairing recommendation. A short essay is also required. | | DEADLINE: | June 15, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Five finalists will be flown to the New York City area in late July to participate in a cook-off. The grand prize winner will receive a $10,000 outdoor adventure grant and a $5,000 donation in their honor to their favorite national park. Total value of prizes $19,250. | | SPONSOR: | You must be 21 years of age to enter site
http://www.redwoodcreek.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Scroll down page
Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for contest rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online | | MORE INFO: | Contest open to legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia and at least, 21 years of age or older. Void in CA, TN, UT, PR. | | NOTIFICATION: | Finalists will be notified by overnight mail delivery on or about June 27, 2005. | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send a self-addressed, stamped #10 envelope to: The Redwood Creek “Campfire Classic", c/o Centra Marketing & Communications, LLC, 1400 Old Country Road-Suite 420, Westbury, NY 11590. Please specify "Winners List" on the outer mailing envelope. Your request must be sent so that it is received by December 30, 2005. |
| | MENDOCINO MUSTARD RECIPE CONTEST | | | Mendocino Mustard is looking for recipes using Mendocino Mustard Hot & Sweet and Mendocino Mustard Seeds & Suds. Recipes may be for main dish, side dish, sauce, soup, salad, baked goods etc, | | DEADLINE: | June 15, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize winner selected in each category and a second and third place winner in each category (total of 6 prizes). Grand prize,$500 and a mixed case of mustards, second place is $100 and a mixed case of mustards, third place is $50 and a mixed case of mustards. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.mendocinomustard.com | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | MAIL TO:
Mendocino Mustard Recipe Contest
1260 North Main Street Suite 11
Fort Bragg. CA 95437 | | MORE INFO: | Recipes will be judged on taste, originality, ease of preparation and appearance. | | NOTIFICATION: | Winners will be selected during the week of August 5, 2005 and will be notified by telephone. Letter of verification will follow within 7 days. | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send a self addressed stamped envelope after August 5, 2005 to:
Mendocino Mustard Recipe Contest, 1260 North Main Street Suite 11, Fort Bragg. CA 95437 |
| | SOUTHERN LIVING 2005 COOKOFF | | | Southern Living is again looking for good recipes. They don't have to be fancy or complicated. Just have to be original, taste good, fit into one of five categories and use one of the sponsors products. Categories are Your Best Recipe, Easy Entrees, Southern Desserts, Healthy and Good for You, and Kids Love It! | | DEADLINE: | June 15, 2005 | | PRIZES: | 15 finalists will go to a yet to be determined site for a cookoff. Grand Prize winner will be selected from among the five category winners. Grand Prize:$100,000, plus $10,000 will be donated to the winner’s favorite charity. Four category winners receive $10,000. Runners-up (non-winning finalists) each receive $1,000. All finalists receive a Southern Living cookbook library. Brand Prize winners will receive $500 each. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.southernliving.com/southern/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online MAIL TO:
Southern Living Cook-Off 2005
P.O. Box 830775
Birmingham, Alabama 35283-0775 | | MORE INFO: | Entries will be judged on originality, taste, ease of preparation, visual appeal, and use of eligible sponsor products. You may enter as many recipes as you like. Winners must be residents of the United States at the time of judging. | | NOTIFICATION: | Winners will be announced at the cook-off. | | WINNER'S LIST: | Names of winners will be posted on Web site following the final competition and published in the January 2006 issue of Southern Living. |
| | TRINITY OAKS AND COLAVITA "FRESH SPRING MIX RECIPE CONTEST" | | | Submit a creative green salad or pasta salad recipe using Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil or Colavita Balsamic Vinegar | | DEADLINE: | June 15, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize one week cooking course at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY.
First Place (2) One year supply of Colavita Extra Virgin Oil
Second Place (15) Colavita Gift Baskets | | SPONSOR: | http://www.colavita.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter via e-mail
Mail to:
Colavita and TrinityOaks Recipe Contest
P.O. Box 9143
Elizabeth, NJ 07202 | | MORE INFO: | Contest void where prohibited by state or federal law including CA UT and Puerto Rico. | | NOTIFICATION: | Within 4 weeks of final judging. |
| | EPICURIOUS JUNE'S THEME: FAVORITE SUMMER GRILLING RECIPE | | | Epicurious is looking for your favorite grilling recipe. | | DEADLINE: | June 30, 2005 | | PRIZES: | The contest winner will win a selection of Hellmann's®/Best Food® products
Ten finalists will win a selection of Hellmann's®/Best Food® products | | SPONSOR: | http://www.epicurious.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | You need to register before entering
Click here to enter online | | NOTIFICATION: | On August 1st we'll announce the 10 semi-finalists and ask you to vote for a winner, to be announced on September 1st. All recipes will automatically be part of our new Member Recipe Database. | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send SASE #10 envelope (by 12/1/05) to: CondéNet "Epicurious.com 10th Anniversary Recipe Contest (June)", "Winners List", 4 Times Square 17th Floor, New York, NY 10036. |
| | JIMMY DEAN SIGNATURE RECIPE CONTEST | | | Jimmy Dean is looking for an recipes that use any variety of Jimmy Dean Roll Sausage. It can be newly created or an old family favorite. Recipes of all kinds are eligible. | | DEADLINE: | June 30, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize $2,500; Second Place (10) Free Jimmy Dean Products for one year | | SPONSOR: | http://www.jimmydean.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Mail To:
Jimmy Dean Signature Recipe Contest
PO BOX 25111,
Cincinnati, OH 45225 | | MORE INFO: | Limit one entry per person | | NOTIFICATION: | N/A | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send SASE by 8/30/05 to: Jimmy Dean Signature Recipe Contest PO BOX 25111, Cincinnati, OH 45225 |
| | MAMA MARY'S "2005 PIZZA CREATIONS" RECIPE CONTEST" | | | Submit your original pizza recipe using Mama Mary's Gourmet Pizza Crust. | | DEADLINE: | June 30, 2005 | | PRIZES: | 4 quarterly semifinalists in each category will receive a cappuccino machine and a free one-year supply of Mama Mary's Gourmet Pizza Crusts.
One Grand Prize winner in each category, trip to Disney World and $5,000 (half is donated to the charity of winner's choice). | | SPONSOR: | http://www.mamamarys.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for contest rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Mail To:
"2005 Pizza Creations Recipe Contest"
Spartan Foods of America
P.O. Box 1171
Spartanburg, S.C. 29304-1171 | | NOTIFICATION: | Finalists will be notified as they are selected. |
| | THE TOMATOFEST INTERNATIONAL 2005 TOMATO RECIPE CONTEST | | | Recipes must include tomatoes and one of the sponsor's products. | | DEADLINE: | July 1, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize: A 4-day vacation for two in spectacular Carmel-by-the-Sea, California including airfare, VIP tickets to Gary Ibsen’s 14th Annual Carmel TomatoFest, Tickets to “Hot Tomato Night” dinner/dance, lodging at the Carmel Mission Inn and a bountiful Gourmet Gift basket of valuable sponsor prizes.
1st place category winners will receive $2,000.00 in Gourmet Gift Basket of Sponsor products (7 will be awarded).
2nd place category winners will receive $1,000.00 in Gourmet Gift Basket of Sponsor products (7 will be awarded). | | SPONSOR: | http://www.tomatofest.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here to for contest information | | RULES: | Need to sign up on page above | | ENTRY: | Entry Form - Access from above
Mail To: All contestants must write the name of the category they are entering on outside of the envelope.
TomatoFest
PMB 8303 PO Box 5337
Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921 | | MORE INFO: | Categories include: Appetizers • Soups • Beverages • Entrees • Desserts • Salads • Condiments | | NOTIFICATION: | On of after August 8, 2005 | | WINNER'S LIST: | Will be posted on web site |
| | GREAT AMERICAN GRILLING RECIPE CONTEST | | | Enter your best original grill recipe. All recipes must be able to be prepared on a Weber® gas grill, Weber® charcoal grill or a Weber® Smokey Mountain Cooker™ smoker and must contain at least one Schwan’s product. | | DEADLINE: | July 11, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize: (1) A Weber® Genesis® Silver B gas grill, one box of Schwan’s® Filet Mignon steaks and winner’s recipe published in a 2006 Schwan’s/Weber-Stephen Products Co. publication.
First Prize: (7) One Per Category as described above. A Weber® Baby “Q”™ gas grill and a box of Schwan’s® Steaks. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.schwans.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Mail to:
The “Great American Grilling” Recipe Contest
P.O. Box 4050
Grand Rapids, MN 55730-4050 | | NOTIFICATION: | N/A | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send SASE by July 11, 2005 to: The “Great American Grilling” Recipe Contest Winners List, P.O. Box 4050, Grand Rapids, MN 55730-4050. |
| | FURMANO'S GET YOUR SALAD ON | | | Enter your favorite Summer Salad recipe using Furmano’s tomato products. | | DEADLINE: | July 15, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize: George Foreman Indoor/Outdoor BBQ Grill and tools by Circulon | | SPONSOR: | http://www.furmanos.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Mail To:
“Get Your Salad On”
245 Butler Ave
Lancaster PA 17601 | | MORE INFO: | Contest is open only to residents where Furmano’s products are sold (East Coast) age 18 or older. | | NOTIFICATION: | On or about August 15, 2005, and notified by telephone. | | WINNER'S LIST: | For a list of winners send a stamped, self-addressed envelope after August 15, 2005, but before September 15, 2005, to “Summer Salad Winners” 245 Butler Ave, Lancaster PA 17601 |
| | TASTEFULLY SIMPLE ONION ONION RECIPE CONTEST | | | Submit an original recipe featuring the Tastefully Simple product “Onion Onion” , a blend of red pepper and four varieties of onions, perfect when you need just a small amount of chopped onion or to sprinkle into burgers, casseroles or soups, for dips, etc. | | DEADLINE: | July 15, 2005 | | PRIZES: | A prize of $1,000 will be awarded for the first place recipe, $500 for second place and $250 for third place. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.tastefullysimple.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Online entries only. Beginning June 1, 2005 | | MORE INFO: | Recipes will be judged based on creativity, simplicity, uniqueness, taste and best use of the Tastefully Simple Onion Onion product. | | NOTIFICATION: | On or about September 1, 2005 | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send SASE: 2005 Tastefully Simple Onion Onion Recipe Contest, 1920 Turning Leaf Lane, PO Box 3006, Alexandria, MN 56308-3006. |
| | THERMADOR TASTE OF AMERICA OVEN RECIPE CONTEST | | | Thermadore wants your best original oven-based recipe. Your recipe must be themed to one of the 50 United States, for example TexasOven-Roasted Beef Brisket or MaineMulti-Spice Cookies | | DEADLINE: | July 15, 2005 at 4:59 p.m. Pacific Time | | PRIZES: | One winner from each state will be selected. The creator and recipe will be published in the nationally published cookbook Thermador's Taste of America. Each winner will recieve 10 copies. valued at $50 each. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.thermador.com/home.cfm | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Mail To:
Thermador Recipe Contest
Box 1138
1805 Colorado Ave.
Santa Monica, CA 90404 | | MORE INFO: | Recipes will be judged by Chef Bradley Ogden. Entrants must be at least 18 years and a permanent resident of one of the 50 United States. | | NOTIFICATION: | Potential winners will be notified after the deadline by e-mail, or by U.S. Mail or overnight delivery service. | | WINNER'S LIST: | Winner’s list becomes available after completion of Contest and will be posted until December 31, 2005. |
| | WILLIAMS FOODS GREAT AMERICAN CHILI RECIPE CONTEST | | | Williams Foods is asking for any recipe that answers the mealtime dilemma for busy families. Recipes should be tasty, yet quick and easy to prepare and use those Williams products that include chili seasoning, gravy mixes, spaghetti, taco, meatloaf, beef stew, sloppy Joe or other Williams seasonings, soup mixes, canned chili beans, canned tomatoes and green chilies or any Sun Bird Oriental seasoning or sauce mixes. | | DEADLINE: | July 15, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize : $1000.00; First Prize - $500.00, Second Prize - $250.00, Third Prize - $100.00 Honorable Mention - Gift samples of products supplied by Williams Foods with approximate retail value of $20.00. (Five Honorable Mention prizes will be awarded in each category.) | | SPONSOR: | http://williamsfoods.com/ | | CONTEST:: | There is no information on the web about this contest. . | | RULES: | Click here to request rules via e-mail | | ENTRY: | MAIL TO:
Great American Chili Recipe Contest
Williams Foods
P.O. Box 14067
Lenexa, KS 66285-4067 | | MORE INFO: | Entrants must be US residents 21 or older. | | WINNER'S LIST: | For a list of winner, send a stamped, self-addressed, business-sized envelope to Recipe Contest Winners, Williams Foods, P.O. Box 14067, Lenexa KS 66285-4067. |
| | THE DAILY'S LIFE IS A MIX MIX-OFF | | | Daily's Fruit Mixes is looking your original cocktail recipe. Recipes may include any variety of alcohol, or they may be non–alcoholic. | | DEADLINE: | Received by: July 22, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Six finalists will win a trip to New York City to compete in the Daily's Life is a Mix Mix-Off. Fashion guru Leon Hall will host this event on September 15, 2005, during Fashion Week. Celebrity and culinary judges will select the grand prize Mix-Off winner who will receive a 5-day Spa / Adventure Getaway to Nemacolin Woodlands Resort. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.thepartymix.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here for entry form
Mail To:
Daily's "Life is a Mix" Contest
PMI Station
PO Box 3554
Southbury, CT 06488-3554 | | MORE INFO: | Proof-of-purchase label from a Daily's Cocktail Mix bottle (residents of CO, MD, and VT only may omit proof- of-purchase requirement) | | NOTIFICATION: | Notified by telephone and overnight mail on or about the week of August 8, 2005 | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send SASE to be received by 9/30/05 to: Daily's "Life is a Mix" Contest Winners, PMI Station, PO Box 750, Southbury, CT 06488-0750. |
| | COAST TO COAST CALIFORNIA RAISIN RECIPE CONTEST | | | The raisin folks are looking for great tasting recipes in categories which include: appetizers/snacks/soups/salads/side dishes/ main courses/entrees/desserts and baked goods including breads. | | DEADLINE: | July 31, 2005 | | PRIZES: | One (1) Grand Prize: $10,000.00. One (1) First Prize: All-Clad Exclusive Stainless Steel 10-piece Cookware Set, with an estimated value of $1,000.00 and a $1,000.00 gift certificate from Williams-Sonoma®, good for store purchase of for mail order by calling 800-541-2233. One (1) Second Prize: All-Clad Exclusive Stainless Steel 10-piece Cookware Set, with an estimated value of $1,000.00 One (1) Jenny Thompson Healthy Recipe Award, a $1,000.00 gift certificate from the Sports Authority®. Eight (8) honorable mention winner gift certificates valued at $250.00 each from Williams-Sonoma®. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.calraisins.org/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Mail To:
CRMB “Coast-to-Coast California Raisin Recipe Contest”
C/O Evans, Hardy+Young
829 De La Vina Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101 | | MORE INFO: | You may submit one recipe per category | | NOTIFICATION: | On or about August 31, 2005 | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send a SASE between August 31, 2005 and October 31, 2005, to: CRMB C/O Evans, Hardy+Young, 829 De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 |
| | SUNKIST - WEIS 7TH INNING SQUEEZE RECIPE CONTEST | | | Submit your best recipe using Sunkist® Citrus and Weis® Quality Products and you could win a $1,000 Grand Prize or other great prizes! | | DEADLINE: | July 31, 2005 | | PRIZES: | One (1) Grand Prize winner will receive a one thousand dollar ($1,000) American Express Gift Cheque and one (1) set of five (5) Sunkist/Upper Deck classic trading cards in a frame. (ARV: $1,040). FIRST PRIZE (1): One (1) First Prize winner will receive a five hundred dollar ($500) American Express Gift Check and one (1) set of 5 Sunkist/Upper Deck classic trading cards in a frame. (ARV: $540.00). SECOND PRIZE (1): One (1) Second Prize winner will receive a two hundred fifty dollar ($250) American Express Gift Cheque and one (1) set of 5 Sunkist/Upper Deck classic trading cards in a frame (ARV: $290). | | SPONSOR: | http://www.weis.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online | | MORE INFO: | Open to residents of MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA or WV. | | NOTIFICATION: | On or about 8/22/05 | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send SASE by 7/31/05 to: Sunkist 7th Inning Squeeze Recipe Contest-WL, P.O. Box 7430, Wilton CT. 06897-7430 |
| | NATIONAL OYSTER COOK-OFF | | | It's that time of year to submit your best oyster recipes for a chance to participate in cook-off on Saturday, October 15, 2005 in Lonardtown, Maryland. | | DEADLINE: | August 1, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize: $1,300; 1st Runner-Up (each category): $300; 2nd Runner-Up (each category): $150; 3rd Runner- Up (each category): $100. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.usoysterfest.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | E-mail entry:
Mail To:
National Oyster Cook-Off
C/O: DECD
P.O. Box 653
Leonardtown, MD 20650
Fax To:
(301) 475-4414 | | MORE INFO: | Finalists are responsible for transportation to St. Mary’s County, Md., to prepare recipe at Cook-off. Complimentary hotel accommodations available for contestants. |
| | THE FOUNDATION DIET RECIPE CONTEST | | | For fans of the Foundation Diet. Entries should be based on The Foundation Diet ideas and philosophy. | | DEADLINE: | August 4, 2005 | | PRIZES: | One (1) Grand Prize winner will receive $200. Two (2) second prize winners will receive a copy of “The Foundation Diet: Your Body Was Designed to Eat,” autographed by Anthony J. Burlay, M.D., Ten (10) third prize winners will receive a Foundation Diet magnet | | SPONSOR: | http://www.foundationdiet.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Mail To:
Zen-Fusion Entertainment, LLC
The Foundation Diet Recipe Contest
PO Box 69154
West Hollywood, CA 90069 | | MORE INFO: | Void outside the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, Arizona, Florida, Rhode Island, New York. Must be 18 or older to enter. | | NOTIFICATION: | Potential Winners will be notified by email, telephone, or mail delivery on or about August 20, 2005 | | WINNER'S LIST: | To receive the Name of the Winner (available after September 1, 2005), send a self-addressed, stamped #10 envelope to: Zen-Fusion Entertainment, LLC, The Foundation Diet Recipe Contest, PO Box 69154, West Hollywood, CA 90069. Please specify "Winners List" on the outer mailing envelope. Your request must be sent so that it is received by September 31, 2005. |
| | LIGHT AND TASTY "IT'S A WRAP" | | | Light and Tasty is looking for nutritious dishes that include wraps of all sorts including Grab & Go, Ethnic fare, Appetizers and Desserts. | | DEADLINE: | August 5, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize—$600.00
Second Place—$400.00
Third Place—$200.00
Five Runners-Up—Low-Fat Country Cooking | | SPONSOR: | http://www.lightandtasty.com | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
MAIL TO:
"It's a Wrap Contest"
Janaan Cunningham
Light & Tasty
5925 Country Lane
Greendale WI 53129 | | MORE INFO: | Tell the origin of your recipe and how you’ve lightened it up. Share any compliments it’s received...plus pass on any variations you recommend | | NOTIFICATION: | Winners will be announced in Apr/May 2006 issue |
| | GO-HAN IN NEW YORK 2005 | | | Submit an original recipe either hot or cold using Japanese rice. Fifty finalists will be selected who will be asked to submit another recipe. 5 contestants from each of three regions of US, 15 in total, will compete in the first round. One finalist from each region, 3 in total, will proceed to the Final Contest, in NYC November, 2005. | | DEADLINE: | August 15, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Culinary trip to Japan and explore Japanese Cuisine | | SPONSOR: | http://www.berkoproductions.com/ | | CONTEST:: | From home page click on: GO-HAN IN NEW YORK | | RULES: | From home page click on: GO-HAN IN NEW YORK | | ENTRY: | Click here for entry form
Mail To:
Berko Productions
Attn: Rice Contest Applications
424 West 33rd Street, #220
New York, NY 10001
Fax:
212-414-4731 | | MORE INFO: | This contest is sponsored by JA-ZENCHU (The Central Union of Agricultural Co-Operatives) and will be aired on television by NHK Japan Broadcasting Corporation. If you have questions, email nlee@berkoproductions.com. |
| | FRESH MUSHROOM SOUP COOK-OFF | | | The 2005 Mushroom Festival in Kennett Square, PA is looking for Fresh Mushroom Soup Recipes. Open to all amateur cooks who are residents of the United States | | DEADLINE: | August 15, 2005 | | PRIZES: | 1st Prize – Two (2) tickets to the Emeril Live show in New York plus $100 for travel expenses
2nd Prize – Restaurant Pack –Gift certificates to local restaurants
3rd Prize– A selection of new cookbooks | | SPONSOR: | http://www.mushroominfo.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter via e-mail
Mail To:
Mushroom Soup Recipe Contest
Lewis & Neale
35 East 31st Street
New York, NY 10010 | | MORE INFO: | No mention of reimbursement of expenses to cook-off. | | NOTIFICATION: | August 29, 2005 |
| | TASTE OF HOME "READY FOR RHUBARB" | | | How do you use rhubarb? Taste of Home is looking for recipes using fresh or frozen rhubarb in all categories: main dish, breakfast, brunch, desserts, beverages, ice cream - you name it. | | DEADLINE: | August 15, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize: $500 or KitchenAid Stand Mixer and Food Processor; Second Prize: Dinner for 4 at restaurant of your choice | | SPONSOR: | http://www.tasteofhome.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Mail To:
“Ready for Rhubarb”
Janaan Cunningham
Food Editor
5925 Country Lane
Greendale WI 53129 | | MORE INFO: | Include a few words about the recipe, and yourself. | | NOTIFICATION: | Winners will be featured in the April/May 2006 issue. |
| | FISH ALASKA MAGAZINE READER RECIPE CONTEST | | | We could not find specific details about what kind of recipes this contest requires. We are assuming they want recipes that use fish that can be found in Alaska like salmon, halibut, cod, rockfish, etc. Click on "species", and "recipes" for more information. The contest is open to people all over the United States and no purchase is necessary. | | DEADLINE: | Mailed: Postmarked no later than August 25, 2005 and received no later than September 1, 2005.
Online: Must be received by Midnight, Alaska standard time, August 31, 2005. | | PRIZES: | The Grand Prize winner will receive a trip for two to the Nushagak River hosted by HRM, Inc., a stainess steel Bradley Smoker, a gift basket from Allen & Petersen and more.
Four finalists will receive a stay for 2 at Alyeska Resort and Tram Passes, gift certificates, cookbook and more. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.fishalaskamagazine.com | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Mail To:
Fish Alaska magazine Reader Recipe Contest
PO Box 113403
Anchorage, AK 99511 | | MORE INFO: | Monthly finalists will be notified by the second week of the month after the month for which they’ve won. Names of finalists will be posted monthly after June 15, 2005. Entries will be judged on originality, taste, visual appeal, texture and nutritional content. . Finalists will be required to attend the final judging. | | NOTIFICATION: | Monthly finalists will be notified by the second week of the month after the month for which they’ve won. Final judging will be held in Anchorage, Alaska at Kincaid Grill on September 17, 2005 |
| | SUTTER HOME WINERY'S "BUILD A BETTER BURGER CONTEST 2005 | | | Celebrating its 15th anniversary, the contest poses the same question, "Can you build a better burger?" James McNair, Head Judge for Build a Better Burger, says he is looking for imaginative recipes that reflect cultural and regional influences. | | DEADLINE: | August 26, 2005 | | PRIZES: | (1) A Grand Prize Winner for the Best Beef Burger, who will receive a cash prize of $50,000 (fifty thousand dollars). (2) A Best Alternative Burger Winner, who will receive a cash prize of $10,000 (ten thousand dollars). (3) All four Runners-up in each category each will receive a $500 (five hundred dollars) cash prize. | | SPONSOR: | Your must be 21 to enter site
http://www.buildabetterburger.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Mail to:
To be received by August 26, 2005
BUILD A BETTER BURGER CONTEST 2005
P.O. Box 4036
Napa , CA 94558 | | MORE INFO: | Closed to residents of California and Utah | | NOTIFICATION: | September 8, 2005 | | WINNER'S LIST: | On website after October 10, 2005 |
| | "FLAVOR OF MARIE'S" A GOURMET RECIPE CONTEST | | | Submit your original entrée recipe, using Marie’s Salad Dressings. | | DEADLINE: | August 30, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize package, including a specially created dinner for two by a Gourmet-selected chef in your hometown. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.gourmetscoop.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online | | MORE INFO: | One entry per person | | NOTIFICATION: | On or about December 1, 2005 | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send SASE after December 1, 2005 but before June 1, 2006 to “Flavor of Marie’s” Contest Winner, Gourmet Promotions, 4 Times Square, 5th Floor, NY, NY 10036. |
| | MIA (MADE IN AMERICA) GRILL COMPANY'S GREAT RECIPE CONTEST | | | If you cook on a MIA grill, now is the time to send in your best recipe. | | DEADLINE: | Postmarked by August 31, 2005, and received by September 10, 2005. E-mail entries must be posted by 11:59 p.m., EST, August 31, 2005. | | PRIZES: | $500. Recipe will be published on the website and in a cookbook. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.miagrillcompany.com | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter via email
Mail To:
MIA Grill Company's Great Recipe Contest
MIA Grill Company
P.O. Box 4761 Basalt,
Co 81623 | | MORE INFO: | Recipes will be judged on creativity (40%), taste (40%), and practicality (20%) by Chef Kimberly Miller . Open to all U.S. residents. | | NOTIFICATION: | Winner will be selected SEPTEMBER 14, 2005 then notified by mail or email | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send a self-addressed stamped envelope to above address to receive winners' list, available six months after entry deadline. The grand prize winner's name will be available September 14, 2005. |
| | DATIL B GOOD HOT SAUCE RECIPE CONTEST | | | Datil B Good, the hot sauce with "a pedigree" from St. Augustine, Fla. is calling for favorite hot and spicy casserole or one-pot recipe. | | DEADLINE: | August 31, 2005 | | PRIZES: | The grand prize winner receives: Two-night stay at The St. Francis Inn, (Sunday to Thursday night, non-holiday periods).
Dinner for two at one of St. Augustine's premiere restaurants.
Case of Datil B Good Sauces and tour of St. Augustine's datil pepper farmlands. Transportation to St. Augustine not included.
First runner-up: A case of Datil B Good Sauces and Datil Chocolate Biscotti.
Second runner-up: Gift Basket of Datil B Good Sauces.
Datil B Good will send a complimentary package of dried datil peppers to anyone entering a recipe that features the sweet heat Minorcan peppers in their dish. | | SPONSOR: | There is no information on the web. | | RULES: | Here are the rules:
1. Contact Datil B Good at 904-824-7898. Request your Datil Peppers and official entry form.
2. Submit recipe (no more than one type-written page) with a 4 to 6 sentence description of its origin to: Datil B Good, 6035 Church Road, Elkton, FL 32033.
4. Upon submission, all recipes will become the property of Datil B Good, who reserves the right to edit, adapt, copyright, publish and use any or all of them for publicity or promotion. | | NOTIFICATION: | Finalists will be notified by telephone by Oct. 1, 2005. |
| | THE RUB WITH LOVE RECIPE CONTEST | | | Submit an original recipe using one of the Tom Douglas Rub with Love spice rubs. Soups, sauces, appetizers, vegetable side dishes and main dishes, fish, meat, and poultry entrées_you name it. You can barbecue, grill, oven-roast, or cook on the stove top. | | DEADLINE: | August 31, 2005 | | PRIZES: | First Prize: A Night on the Town—includes dinner for two at one of our restaurants, along with an an overnight stay at the Hotel Andra. (Airfare is not included.)
Three Honorable Mentions will take home a gift pack of Tom’s cookbooks, sauces, and rubs PLUS a wild Alaskan salmon. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.tomdouglas.com | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Mail To:
Contest
2030 Fifth Ave,
Seattle, WA 98121 | | NOTIFICATION: | September 15, 2005 | | WINNER'S LIST: | On website after 9/15/05 |
| | ART OF THE SKEWER RECIPE CONTEST | | | Create your favorite ‘skewer’ recipe celebrating the Flavors of the Mediterranean. | | DEADLINE: | September 1, 2005 | | PRIZES: | One (1) Grand Prize will be awarded. Winner will receive a 7-day cruise to the Mediterranean including roundtrip coach airfare for two people from any major U.S. airport to the port of call.
One (1) First Prize to be awarded. Winner will receive a grill, metal skewers, BBQ tool set and a $200 gift certificate to create their own “Skewer Party.” (ARV $750)
Twenty-five (25) Second Prizes to be awarded. Winners will receive an Art of the Skewer Cookbook (ARV $20 each). | | SPONSOR: | Must be 21 to enter site:
http://www.artoftheskewer.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online | | MORE INFO: | Residents in CA and UT not eligible. TN residents may not enter online. | | NOTIFICATION: | On or about November 15, 2005. | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send SASE by 12/31/05 to: Art of the Skewer Recipe Contest Winners List, P.O. Box 16350, Rochester, NY 14616. |
| | COUNTRY WOMAN "CHIP CHALLENGE" | | | Send in your family's recipe starring baking chips that can include those sweet morsels in any size or flavor, including milk and semisweet chocolate, vanilla, peanut butter, butterscotch, cinnamon, mint and toffee. | | DEADLINE: | September 1, 2005 | | PRIZES: | The Grand Prize winner has a choice of a shopping spree (worth $600) through the Country Store catalog or a $500.00 cash prize.
The second-prize winner will earn $300.00
Third prize is $200 and a fourth prize, $100.00.
Each of the four runners-up will receive a $30.00 free merchandise certificate from Country Store. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.countrywomanmagazine.com | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online:
Mail To:
" Chip Challenge "
Janaan Cunningham
Country Woman
5925 Country Lane
Greendale WI 53129 | | NOTIFICATION: | Winners will be printed in the March/April 2006 issue. |
| | VELVET'S SUMMERTIME FUN RECIPE CONTEST | | | Enter an innovative ice cream dessert recipe made with any flavor of Velvet Ice Cream. Open to residents of Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. | | DEADLINE: | September 6, 2005 | | PRIZES: | First Prize $500.00; Second Prize $250.00; Third Prize $100.00 | | SPONSOR: | http://www.velveticecream.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Mail To:
Velvet's Summertime Fun Recipe Contest
Box 588
Utica, OH 43080 | | MORE INFO: | The contest is open to legal residents 18 years of age or older of Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Only one entry per person. | | NOTIFICATION: | Prize winners will be announced by October 31, 2005. |
| | HAAGEN DAS "SCOOP" ICE CREAM CONTEST | | | Food Network and Häagen-Dazs are teaming up to give you the chance to create your own flavor of premium ice cream with the chance of seeing your creation served in ice cream shops around the country. An actual recipe is not required. But a "flavor idea" a video tape and an essay are. | | DEADLINE: | September 12, 2005 - 5:00 pm Mountain Time | | PRIZES: | Five Finalists (and one guest each) will be flown to the Haagen-Dazs test kitchens and have their flavor created in "test batch" amounts. The flavors will then be evaluated for flavor and marketability. From the five Finalists, three entries (The Top 3) will be tested for public appeal. From these Top 3 entries, one Grand Prize Winner will be selected. The Grand Prize Winner will have his/her flavor manufactured by Haagen-Dazs, and the winner and a companion will be flown to a "product debut" party.
The Grand Prize winner gets a check for $5000. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.haagen-dazs.com | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here for entry form
Mail To:
Scoop Ice Cream Flavor Contest
High Noon Entertainment
4100 E. Dry Creek Road
Centennial, CO 80122 | | MORE INFO: | Entrants must be at least 21 years of age. Adults may not enter on behalf of a child.
Along with a written application, you must submit a short videotape (no more than 5 minutes) that explains the story/inspiration behind your ice cream, and why you should be chosen. All videos must be on VHS videotape or on a DVD. Submissions will be judged based on: Entrant personality, creativity of flavor idea, and the story behind the flavor (60%); and Sponsor's subjective evaluation of Entrant's application (40%). | | NOTIFICATION: | The Finalists will be chosen on or about October 1, 2005. The Grand Prize Winner will be selected on or about March 31, 2006. The five Finalists will be notified by phone and/or email | | WINNER'S LIST: | For a copy of the winner list, send a SASE after March 1, 2006 to: High Noon Entertainment, Attn: Scoop Ice Cream Flavor Contest, 4100 E. Dry Creek Road, Centennial, CO 80122. All requests must be received by May 1, 2006. |
| | ONE BIG TABLE POTLUCKS | | | America’s Second Harvest – The Nation’s Food Bank Network has kicked off "One Big Table Potlucks" to increase hunger awareness and raise funds for the millions of Americans experiencing hunger or food insecurity. This national grassroots program will also identify the best cooks and recipes in America. | | DEADLINE: | September 15, 2005 | | PRIZES: | In October, a panel of culinary experts will select winners in each contest category. Each will receive a Viking Culinary Package. The grand-prize winner will be awarded a Viking Professional Range, considered "the Mercedes-Benz of the kitchen." | | SPONSOR: | http://www.onebigtable.org | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to register | | MORE INFO: | MORE INFO: Recipes categories include:
-- Heirloom: family favorites that have been passed from generation to generation
-- Regional: recipes that use local ingredients or are characteristic of a particular culture or
community
-- Stone Soup: dishes easy on the budget but high on imagination
-- Personal Best: a chance for amateur chefs to strut their stuff | | WINNER'S LIST: | For a list of winners, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: One Big Table National Recipe Contest, 35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 200, Chicago, Illinois 60601. Requests must be received by September 22, 2005. Winners names will also be posted on www.onebigtable.org, after notification and verification, for at least two (2) weeks. |
| | GOURMET MAGAZINE'S "COOK THE COVER" SEPTEMBER | | | The September Issue of Gourmet featured a picture of "Chocolate Mink Pudding Cake" on their cover. Now, they want your version of it. They wanted to know what changes you made to make it your own special recipe. | | DEADLINE: | September 26, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize is a Gourmet Institute weekend in New York City, including coach airfare, 2 nights' accommodations, 3 days of Gourmet Institute events (October 20-22, 2006), and an entire weekend of fabulous food, plus a copy of The Gourmet Cookbook signed by the staff of the magazine (approximate retail value $2,500.00). | | SPONSOR: | http://www.epicurious.com/gourmet/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | You need to register before entering
Click here to enter online
Mail To:
Gourmet "Cook the Cover" Contest
4 Times Square
5th Floor
New York, NY 10036 | | MORE INFO: | Entries will be judged on originality, appearance, and taste of finished recipe. | | NOTIFICATION: | Three finalists will be posted at Epicurious.com/gourmet on or about October 5, 2005 through October 17, 2005 for public vote. The one recipe that receives the most votes by 12:00 PM EST on October 17, 2005 will be declared the potential winner | | WINNER'S LIST: | To obtain name of Winner (available after October 17, 2005 but before April 1, 2006), send a self-addressed, stamped #10 envelope to: Gourmet "Cook the Cover" Contest, 4 Times Square, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10036. Please specify "Winner List (September 2005)." |
| | LINDSAY OLIVES RECIPE CONTEST | | | How do you use Lindsay Olives to make a terrific pizza? Now is the time to send in that recipe. Visual appeal ranks higher than taste in the judging. Winners will be determined according to the following criteria: taste (12.5%), originality (12.5%), visual appeal (25%), & how well olives are used in the recipe (50%). | | DEADLINE: | September 30, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize: $250 U.S. (awarded as a check), case of your favorite Lindsay® olives and a signed copy of the newly released cookbook "Pizza" by five-time pizza-throwing champ Tony Gemignani and cookbook author Diane Morgan. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.lindsayolives.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Mail To:
Lindsay Olive Recipe Contest
c/o Bell-Carter Foods, Inc.
3742 Mt. Diablo Blvd.
Lafayette, CA 94549-3606 | | NOTIFICATION: | N/A |
| | MUSHROOM LOVER'S RECIPE CONTEST | | | Create an original recipe using Success White, Brown Rice or Jasmine Rice and fresh white mushrooms. | | DEADLINE: | September 30, 2005 | | PRIZES: | One 1st Prize: $2,000 cash, Two 2nd Prizes: $500 cash, Twenty 3rd Prizes: $100 cash | | SPONSOR: | http://www.mushroominfo.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter via e-mail
Mail To:
Mushroom Lover’s Recipe Contest
35 East 21st Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10010 | | NOTIFICATION: | By telephone and email on or about 10/31/05. | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send a SASE after 10/31/05 to: Winners List, SR Mushroom Recipe Contest, 35 East 21st Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10010 |
| | 2005 COOK LIKE A CALIFORNIAN CHICKEN RECIPE CONTEST | | | The California Poultry Federation is looking for creative home chefs to "Cook Like a Californian" and submit original chicken recipes using California grown chicken. Categories are Chicken Traditions with Flair and Chicken with an Ethnic Twist. | | DEADLINE: | September 30, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize(2): $2,500; Second Prize(2): $500; Third Prize(2): $250 | | SPONSOR: | http://www.cpif.org/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Click here for entry form
Mail To:
Chicken Recipe Contest
3117-A McHenry Ave.
Modesto, CA 95350 | | MORE INFO: | Open to residents of California, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington. | | NOTIFICATION: | On or about the week of October 31, 2005 | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send SASE #10 envelope after November 30, 2005 to Chicken Recipe Contest Winners, 3117-A McHenry Ave., Modesto, CA 95350 or visit website. |
| | WILTON'S 2ND ANNUAL "YOUR TAKE ON CAKE" DECORATING CONTEST | | | Wilton's is challenging people across the U.S. and Canada to put their decorating skills to the test by entering creative cake creations. | | DEADLINE: | September 30, 2005 | | PRIZES: | "Best Overall" grand prize winner will receive a $5,000 cash prize and a trip to The Wilton School two-week Master Course for Cake Decorating in Darien, Ill. A winner and runner-up in each category will be awarded $100 and $50 in assorted Wilton products, respectively. Three Honorable Mention winners will receive $25 in assorted Wilton products. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.wilton.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Click here for mail in entry form
Mail To:
Wilton's "Your Take on Cake" Contest
200 East Randolph
Suite #6300
Chicago, IL 60601 | | MORE INFO: | Judging based on following criteria: creativity of cake design 35%; appearance 35%; technique 15%; use of materials 15%. | | NOTIFICATION: | N/A | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send SASE by 10/31/05 to: The Wilton "Your Take on Cake" Winners, 200 East Randolph Dr., Suite # 6300, Chicago, IL 60601 |
| | LIGHT AND TASTY "BRING ON THE BERRIES" | | | Light and Tasty is looking for any dish that uses fresh, frozen or canned berries to pare down calories, fat or sugar. | | DEADLINE: | October 5, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize—$600.00
Second Place—$400.00
Third Place—$200.00
Five Runners-Up—Low-Fat Country Cooking | | SPONSOR: | http://www.lightandtasty.com | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Mail To:
"Bring on the Berries Contest"
Janaan Cunningham
Light & Tasty
5925 Country Lane
Greendale WI 53129 | | MORE INFO: | Tell the origin of your recipe and how you’ve lightened it up. Share any compliments it’s received...plus pass on any variations you recommend. | | WINNER'S LIST: | Winner will be announced in June/July 2006 issue. |
| | GOURMET MAGAZINE'S "COOK THE COVER" OCTOBER | | | What changes have you made to Emeril's "Grillades"? | | DEADLINE: | October 25, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize is a Gourmet Institute weekend in New York City, including coach airfare (if necessary), 2 nights' accommodations, 3 days of Gourmet Institute events (October 20-22, 2006), and an entire weekend of fabulous food, plus a copy of The Gourmet Cookbook signed by the staff of the magazine. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.epicurious.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | You need to register before entering
Click here to enter online
Mail To:
Gourmet "Cook the Cover" Contest
4 Times Square, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10036 | | MORE INFO: | Entries will be judged on originality, appearance, and taste of finished recipe. | | NOTIFICATION: | Three (3) finalists will be selected on or about November 4, 2005, based on the criteria set forth below. All three (3) finalists will then be posted at Epicurious.com/gourmet on or about November 7, 2005 through November 17, 2005 for public vote. The one (1) recipe that receives the most votes by 12:00 PM EST on November 17, 2005 will be declared the potential winner. | | WINNER'S LIST: | To obtain name of Winner (available after November 17, 2005 but before May 1, 2006), send a self- addressed, stamped #10 envelope to: Gourmet "Cook the Cover" Contest, 4 Times Square, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10036. Please specify "Winner List (October 2005)." |
| | "EMERIL'S COMFORT FOR THE COAST" CONTEST | | | Good Morning America and Chef Emeril Lagasse want your comfort food recipes. | | DEADLINE: | October 28, 2005 | | PRIZES: | The winner will have a chance to travel to "GMA's" Times Square Studios to prepare their recipe with Emeril. | | SPONSOR: | http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules (Note: 4 pages) | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Mail To:
GMA's Emeril's Comfort for the Coast
Ansonia Station
P.O. Box 234092
New York, New York 10023-9423 | | MORE INFO: | The recipes will be judged on the basis of originality, ease of preparation, appearance, consistency and taste. | | NOTIFICATION: | Finalists will be notified in November 2005. The finalists must be available to travel to New York City on or about November 17, 2005 to prepare their comfort food recipe with Emeril Lagasse on Good Morning America on or about November 18, 2005. |
| | LAVENDER GOURMET HOLIDAY RECIPE CONTEST | | | If you haven't used lavender in your cooking now might be the time to give it a try. Lavender Gourmet is looking for recipes in two categories. Category one is a Holiday side dish and category two is a Holiday appetizer. | | DEADLINE: | October 31, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize will win one Lavender Gourmet gift basket shown on our website (www.lavendernthings.com) and your recipe will be published on our website.
2 Honorable Mention Prizes will win a lavender embroidered Lavender Gourmet Apron. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.lavendernthings.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter via e-mail
Mail To:
Lavender-n-Things.
Attn: Lavender Gourmet
PO Box 208
Kamuela HI 96743 | | NOTIFICATION: | December 1, 2005 |
| | MAMA LUCIA "MEATBALL MANIA" HOLIDAY RECIPE CONTEST | | | Whip up an original recipe for the holidays using Mama Mia Meatballs. | | DEADLINE: | October 31, 2005 | | PRIZES: | First prize:A West Bend 6-Quart "Versatility" Deluxe Cooker. Second and third prizes: A West Bend Stainless Steel 6-Quart Oval Crockery Cooker and the West Bend 6-Quart Oval Crockery Cooker respectively. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.quakermaidmeats.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Mail To:
Mama Lucia 'Meatball Mania' Holiday Recipe Contest
c/o Roxanne Pipitone, S&S Public Relations
100 Village Green, Suite 220
Lincolnshire, IL 60069 | | MORE INFO: | Entries will be judged on creativity, suitability for holiday entertaining, and eye and taste appeal. | | NOTIFICATION: | Winners will be selected by November 15. |
| | STEINFELD'S SAUERKRAUT RECIPE CONTEST | | | Submit up to one recipe in each of five categories including appetizers, soups, entrees, breads, and desserts using Steinfeld’s® Sauerkraut, Wine Kraut, or Red Cabbage as an ingredient | | DEADLINE: | October 31, 2005 | | PRIZES: | 1st Place (5) $1,000& a six-month supply of Steinfeld’s® product
2nd Place (5) Six-month supply of Steinfeld’s® product
3rd Place (5) Three-month supply of Steinfeld’s® product | | SPONSOR: | http://contest.bayvalleyfoods.com/steinfeld/index.html | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Mail To:
Steinfeld’s® Sauerkraut Recipe Contest
C/O HMH Advertising and Public Relations
1800 SW 1st Ave #250
Portland, OR 97201 | | MORE INFO: | Only one entry in each of five categories per person per household. | | NOTIFICATION: | On or about November 15, 2005 | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send SASE stamped business size envelope by November 30, 2005 to: Steinfeld’s® Sauerkraut Recipe Contest, C/O HMH Advertising and Public Relations, 1800 SW 1st Ave #250, Portland, OR 97201 |
| | 2005 CROCK-TOBER COOK-OFF RECIPE CONTEST | | | Submit your most delicious slow cooker recipe in these categories: Quick and Easy, International, Party fare, Hunts's Family Favorites. | | DEADLINE: | October 31, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize (1): A trip for four including round-trip airfare and transfers plus one standard room for 7 nights at any Marriott Vacation Club located within the 50 United States and cooking lessons.
First Prize (4): A trip to the Final Round of judging in New York City including airfare and hotel for winner and a guest plus $500 spending cash and a Rival Kitchen Appliance suite.
Second Prize (4): Programmable Rival Crock-Pot Slow Cooker | | SPONSOR: | http://www.crockpot.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Available October 1, 2005
Click here to enter online
Mail To:
Crock-tober Contest
P. O. Box 7068
Cumberland, RI 02864 | | MORE INFO: | Only One(1) Recipe Entry Submission per household or e-mail address regardless of Recipe Category | | NOTIFICATION: | Potential Winners will be notified by phone, postal mail, and/or e-mail on or about 1/31/06. | | WINNER'S LIST: | For the names of the winners, go to www.crocktober.com between 4/1/06 and 6/1/06. |
| | COUNTRY WOMAN "GELATIN GREATS" | | | Country Woman Magazine is looking for your entries that call for flavored (regular or sugar-free) as well as unflavored gelatin. | | DEADLINE: | November 1, 2005 | | PRIZES: | The Grand Prize winner has a choice of a shopping spree (worth $600) through the Country Store catalog or a $500.00 cash prize.
The second-prize winner will earn $300.00
Third prize is $200 and a fourth prize, $100.00.
Each of the four runners-up will receive a $30.00 free merchandise certificate from Country Store. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.countrywomanmagazine.com | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Mail To:
"Gelatin Greats"
Janaan Cunningham
Country Woman
5925 Country Lane
Greendale WI 53129 | | NOTIFICATION: | Winners will be printed in the May/June 2006 issue. |
| | BEECHER'S HANDMADE CHEESE RECIPE CONTEST | | | Enter your best recipe featuring artisan cheese. | | DEADLINE: | November 6, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize: Weekend for two at Seattle's historic Pike Place Market (Winner and guest will be responsible for paying for and arranging all transportation to and from the Inn at the Market)
Second Prize (10) winners will each receive a $100 gift certificate to Beecher’s Handmade Cheese or a $100 gift certificate to the winner’s preferred grocery store.
Third Prize (20) winners will receive a $25 gift certificate to Beecher’s Handmade Cheese or the grocery store of the winner's choice. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.beechershandmadecheese.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Mail To:
Beecher’s Handmade Cheese
Attn: Recipe Contest Entries
104 Pike St., Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98101 | | MORE INFO: | All recipes must include at least one artisan cheese ingredient including Beecher's Flagship cheese, another of Beecher's cheeses or the American artisan cheese of your choice. Limit one entry per person. | | NOTIFICATION: | On or before November 15, 2005 | | WINNER'S LIST: | Send SASE after November 18, 2005 to: Beecher’s Handmade Cheese, Attn: Contest Winner List, 104 Pike St., suite 200, Seattle, Washington, 98101. |
| | FURMANO'S "GET YOUR SAUCE ON ... ITALIAN STYLE" | | | Enter your favorite Italian recipe using Furmano’s tomato products | | DEADLINE: | November 14, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Deluxe Pasta Maker & Anolon® Cookware Set | | SPONSOR: | http://www.furmanos.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest informaton | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Mail To:
“Get Your Sauce On…Italian Style”
245 Butler Ave
Lancaster PA 17601 | | MORE INFO: | Contest is open only to residents where Furmano’s products are sold (East Coast) age 18 or older. | | NOTIFICATION: | Winners will be selected on or about December 15, 2005. | | WINNER'S LIST: | For a list of winners send SASE after December 15, 2005, but before January 15, 2006, to “Get Your Sauce on Italian Style Winners” 245 Butler Ave, Lancaster PA 17601 |
| | RECIPE MAKEOVER CONTEST | | | Here is a chance to re-work a favorite old family recipe into a healthier version. Categories are main dish and dessert. | | DEADLINE: | November 15, 2005 | | PRIZES: | One per category: two (2) grand prizes: each winner will receive up to five Schwinn® bicycles, selected by Sponsors, approximate retail value ("ARV") $1,500; two (2) first prizes: six month membership to a local fitness center in winner's geographic region, ARV up to $500; two (2) second prizes: pre-selected sporting goods equipment ARV up to $350; two (2) third prizes: Deluxe Fruit of the Month Basket for three months, ARV $100; two (2) fourth prizes: Better Homes and Gardens® Big Book of Healthy Family Dinners, ARV $15. | | SPONSOR: | http://www.bhg.com/ | | CONTEST:: | Click here for contest information | | RULES: | Click here for rules | | ENTRY: | Click here to enter online
Mail To:
What We Love Best Recipe Contest
P.O. Box 7340
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-7340 | | MORE INFO: | One entry per person per category. | | NOTIFICATION: | Potential winners will be notified by phone and/or by mail on or about January 27, 2006. | | WINNER'S LIST: | Available after February 28, 2006, send SASE to: What We Love Best Recipe Contest, c/o Meredith Corporate Sales & Marketing, 125 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017 |
| | KANGAROO BRAND "PITA POCKET" RECIPE CONTEST | | | If you have a great, original recipe for a pita pocket sandwich now is the time to send it in. | | DEADLINE: | Received by: November 15, 2005 | | PRIZES: | Grand Prize: $500 cash prize, Publication on sponsor website and in fut
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