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OREGON FRUIT PRODUCTS FAMILY TRADITION RECIPE CONTEST Get together with your grandchild(ren) and bake something using Oregon Fruit Products canned fruit. Choose any Oregon Fruit variety, from sweet Bing cherries to bold blueberries. You can adapt an old family recipe or create a new one. DEADLINE: Jan. 15 PRIZES: The winning grandchild receives a $500 college savings bond; the winning grandparent will win a housecleaning gift certificate (to compensate for that messy kitchen!). WEB SITE: http://www.oregonfruit.com/contest.html MORE INFO: All entries receive coupons good for two free cans of fruit. You can enter as many times as you wish. Grandparents can enter with any number of grandchildren. Click here for complete rules. Mail to: Oregon Fruit Products Recipe Contest P.O. Box 5283 Salem, Ore. 97304 CAMPBELL'S 20-MINUTE RECIPE CHALLENGE Submit your family's favorite recipe that can be prepared in less than 20 minutes with any Campbell's soup -- anything from a quick side dish to a delicious dinner. Everyone who enters will receive Campbell's newest recipe booklet, "Homemade Meals in 20 Minutes." DEADLINE: Jan. 15 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $20,000 plus your picture on a Campbell's Soup ca; Runners-up: Eight winners recieve $1,000 and have their recipes featured on Campbell's Website. WEB SITE: http://www.campbellsoup.com MORE INFO: Recipes will be judged on taste, family appeal, ease of preparation, overall appeal of finished dish and originality. Click here to check if contest info has been posted to the Web site. 2ND ANNUAL HEAVENLY HAM LEFTOVER MAKEOVER CONTEST What will you do with your leftovers from the holiday season? Start your original creation off with a Heavenly Ham product then spruce it up for the second go-around. DEADLINE: Jan. 15 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $800.00 gift certificate from the Pampered Chef and a $200.00 Heavenly Ham gift certificate; Second Place: $300.00 gift certificate from the Pampered Chef and a $100.00 Heavenly Ham gift certificate; Third Place: $100.00 gift certificate from the Pampered Chef and a $50.00 Heavenly Ham gift certificate. WEB SITE: http://www.heavenlyham.com MORE INFO: Contest begins Dec. 1. Click here for complete rules. THE 12th ANNUAL JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL RECIPE CONTEST Johnson & Wales Universityis asking high school seniors to submit original "healthful" recipes in one of two categories: Healthful dinner for Four; and Healthful Dessert. DEADLINE: Jan. 26 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $5,000 scholarship (renewable up to four years) for best of each category. Ten finalists in each category will participate in a cookoff at the main campus of Johnson & Wales University in Providence, R.I. WEB SITE: http://www.flakier.com/bakersnook/contest/index.htm MORE INFO: The cookoff will be held from March 16-18, 2001. For applications or more information about the contest contact: Al Seitz, Director of Admissions at 1-800-343-2565. WEBVAN/PILLSBURY KIDS BAKE-OFF CONTEST Webvan and Pillsbury invite you to show off your baking talent in the Webvan/Pillsbury Kids' Bake-OfF Contest. The winner will win a trip to the national Pillsbury Kids' Bake-Off Contest finals at SeaWorld, Orlando, Fla. DEADLINE: Jan. 31 PRIZES: Grand Prize (each area): A trip for 4 toparticipate in the Kids Pillsbury Bake-Off in Orlando, Fla. (ARV: $7,000 each); First Prize (each area): Portable CD player and 5 CDs (ARV: $200 each); Second Prize (each area): Point and Shoot camera (ARV: $100 each). WEB SITE: http://www000215.webvan.com/Marketing/zGlobal/Partners/Nestle/pillskbo.asp MORE INFO: Contest is only open to children ages 9-13 in delivery areas served by Webvan in Georgia, California and Illinois. Preparation methods can include baking, stovetop cooking, microwaving or assembly of ingredients that don't require heating such as salads. Twenty entrants will be randomly chosen as finalists from each of the participating Webvan delivery areas and participate in a Bake-Off. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified via phone or mail on or around Feb. 12, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Click here for online entry.   CULINARY INSTITUTE OF TUSCANY SWEEPSTAKES Not exactly a recipe contest but of interest to CCCentral users. Enter for a chance to win one of four trips for two to Italy and learn to cook authentic Italian cuisine from Chef Romana Neri at Olive Garden's Culinary Institute of Tuscany located at Reserva di Fizzano, a restored eleventh century village in Castellina-in-Chianti, Tuscany. DEADLINE: Jan. 28. PRIZES: Four Grand Prize winners and their guests will receive round trip air transportation, eight day/seven night accommodations, meals, ground transportation and $1,000 in U.S. dollars traveler's cheques. (Click here for trip details. WEB SITE: http://www.foodtv.com/promo/Tuscany Click here to enter online. COLAVITA BETTER THAN BUTTER RECIPE CONTEST Colavita is looking for an original creation or adaptation of a familiar recipe, using Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil in place of the traditional butter ingredient in three categories: Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner. DEADLINE: Jan. 31 PRIZES: Grand Prize: Tripe for two to Rome, Italy, including round-trip air fare, 5 nights accomodations and $500 spending money (ARV: $3450; First Place: Best of each category wins $250 American Express gift certificate; Second Place: Each category wins one-year supply of Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil (ARV: $144); Third Place: 200 winners receive The Colavita Chef Collection (including oven gloves, cooking apron and Cooking With Olive Oil American-Style! soft-cover cookbooks; ARV: $12). WEB SITE: http://www.flakier.com/bakersnook/contest/index.htm MORE INFO: Recipe should serve four to six people. You may enter as often as you wish using different recipes, but each recipe entry must be submitted separately. One recipe per envelope. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter by e-mail. Mail to: Colavita Better-Than-Butter Recipe Contest P.O. Box 9143 Elizabeth, N.J. 07202 COMSTOCK'S "FAMILIAR FACES FAMILY REUNION" RECIPE CONTEST Comstock Fruit Filling is looking for new twists on familiar favorites using Comstock/Wilderness Pie Filling. DEADLINE: Jan. 31 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $10,000 to host a family reunion; Runners-up: 10 gift baskets worth $250. WEB SITE: http://www.agrilinkfoods.com/comstock/ MORE INFO: Rules were not posted on the site as of Oct. 2. Use this link to go to a page to request the rules, which they will send via snail mail in a day or two. Or, go to the site, click on "Talk To Us," then click on "Customer Contact Form" and fill out the form. LUNDBERG FAMILY FARMS RICE RECIPE CONTEST Lundberg Family Farms, largest growers of organic rice in the United States is sponsoring its first annual rice recipe contest. DEADLINE: Jan. 31 PRIZES: First place: $400 cash, plus $100 worth of Lundberg merchandise; Second place: $250 cash, plus $50 worth of Lundberg merchandise; Third place: $100 in cash, plus $50 worth of Lundberg merchandise; Honorable Mentions: 10 finalists will receive a rice cooker from Lundberg. WEB SITE: http://www.lundberg.com MORE INFO: Entries will be judged on taste, ease of preparation and creativity. Recipe must not take more than 45 minutes to prepare (excluding rice cooking time) and include no more than 10 ingredients excluding: water, cooking oil, salt and pepper), plus at least one cup of a variety of rice grown by Lundberg: Golden Rose, Sushi, Brown & White Basmati, Brown Short & Long Grain, White Arborio, White Jasmine, Sweet Brown, Wild Blend, Wehani, and Black Japonica. This contest is open to adults 18 years of age and older who are residents of the United States excluding employees or suppliers to Lundberg Family Farms. Lundberg retains the rights to use any and all recipes entered in the contest without compensation paid to the recipe’s creator. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter by e-mail. Mail to: Lundberg Family Farms P.O. Box 369 Richvale, Calif. 95974 FARMER JOHN "GO HOG WILD" FOR PORK RECIPE COOK-OFF Submit a pork recipe using any Farmer John product, including hot dogs, breakfast sausage, bacon, gourmet sausage, dinner sausage, sliced ham and other deli meats, bone-in and boneless hams and ground pork, in one of six categories: Breakfast, Lunch, Quick and Easy Dinners, Appetizers, Special Occasions, or Snacks. Finalists will be flown to Santa Monica, Calif., for a cook-off May 19, 2001. DEADLINE: Jan. 31 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $10,000 in cash or a new Harley-Davidson Motorcycle; First Prize: Six winners receive a weekend in Napa Valley, California, plus a picnic basket stocked with gourmet delights (ARV: $2,500 each); Second Prize: Six prizes of a new gas barbecue grill plus grilling tools and cookbooks (ARV: $1,000 each); Third Prize: Six prizes of cooking classes at a local culinary school (ARV: $500 each); Honorable Mentions: 12 prizes of a Harley-Davidson full leather jacket (ARV: $250 each). WEB SITE: http://www.farmerjohn.com/promotions/go_hog_wild/ghw_intro.html MORE INFO: Contest open to adult residents of California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Utah and Texas only. All entries received will be preliminarily judged to determine the top 5 finalists in each category. NOTIFICATION: Finalists will be notified by telephone no later than April 1, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Mail to: Farmer John Go Hog Wild Recipe Cook-off P.O. Box 2399 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. 91729. MAPLE LEAF FARMS DUCKLING RECIPE CONTEST Duckling producer Maple Leaf Farms here has begun accepting recipes for its duckling recipe contest. The competition targets Professional chefs and culinary students, who are asked to create an appetizer, first course, hors d'oeuvre, canape or finger food using duckling as the main ingredient. DEADLINE: Jan. 31 PRIZES: More than $25,000 in cash and prizes to finalists in two categories: Professional Chefs and Culinary Students. Eight chefs and four student finalists will be flown to Chicago to prepare their recipes. Professional chefs will compete for a grand prize of $6,000, and culinary students will compete for a $1,500 scholarship. The company will award an additional $1,500 to the scholarship fund of the winning student's school. The final competition will be held May 25 during the National Restaurant Association show. WEB SITE: http://www.mapleleaffarms.com/default.asp MORE INFO: Judges will evaluate the recipes based on flavor, method and ease of preparation, presentation and appeal to current trends. For more info, call (800) 348-2812. ALIZE LIQUEUR RECIPE CONTEST FOR WOMEN CHEFS The makers of Alize liqueur are sponsoring a national recipe contest for women chefs. The woman who develops the winning recipe using Alize liquer. The contest is open to aspiring female chefs over 21 with at least one year of experience in culinary school or the restaurant trade. DEADLINE: Feb. 1 PRIZES: Grand Prize: A six-week trip and scholarship to Le Cordon Bleu cooking school in France, plus a month-long apprenticeship in New York with Diane Forley, executive chef/owner of Verbena and Bar Demi. MORE INFO: Among the judges are Forley, Sara Moulton of TVFN and Gourmet, and Ann Cooper of the Putney Inn in Vermont. For more information: Call 1-800-628-2921. Mail to: Alize Culinary Mentorship c/o Kobrand Corp. 134 East 40th St. New York, N.Y. 10016 21st ANNUAL GENE MANN WILD GAME COOK-OFF If you are in the Houston area you may want to compete in this Wild Game Cookoff. DEADLINE: Feb. 2 Wild Game Cook-off & Ms. Wild Game Prelims; Feb. 3 Final Judging of Wild Game Cook-off and Ms. Wild Game Finals PRIZES: First Place: $5,000; Second Place: $3,000; Third Place: $2,000. WEB SITE: http://www.wildgamecookoff.com MORE INFO: Contact Kevin Pehlman @ 713.320.5883 Or Kristin Owens @ 713.545.7677 Click here for complete rules. Mail to: Sams Boat / Sams Place 5720 Richmond Ave. Houston Texas 77057 2001 OLD FARMERS ALMANAC RECIPE CONTEST The category this year is homemade soup or chowder. DEADLINE: Feb. 1 PRIZES: First Prize: $100; Second Prize: $75; Third Prize: $50. Winners will be announced in the 2002 edition of The Old Farmer's Almanac. WEB SITE: http://www.almanac.com/tour.2001/recipecontest.html MORE INFO: Type all recipes. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter by e-mail. Mail to: Recipe Contest The Old Farmer's Almanac P.O. Box 520 Dublin, N.H. 03444 JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY "A TASTE OF FLORIDA" RECIPE CONTEST "A Taste of Florida" is for high school seniors, who will compete for scholarships and prizes. There are two categories seniors may enter, but participants may enter only one of the two: "Dinner for Four"; or "Dessert." The recipes for the Dinner for Four category must include a fish indigenous to the state of Florida, a Florida fruit and/or vegetable, and a starch. The Dessert recipes must include a Florida citrus product. DEADLINE: Feb 16 PRIZES: Tuition scholarships toward Johnson & Wales University for up to $12,000 will be awarded. MORE INFO: A minimum of five and a maximum of 10 finalists will be selected in each category to cook-off at Johnson & Wales' North Miami campus on March 30, 2001. For information about contest rules and/or entry forms, contact Contest Coordinator at 1-800-232-2433. SPRING 2001 HOLIDAY ENTERTAINING CONTEST The goal is to create a Spring holiday menu complete with recipes and decorating tips. The holidays that are acceptable for use are: ANZAC Day, April Fools Day, Cinco de Mayo, Earth Day, Easter, Feast of Epona, Holi, May Day, Memorial Day and Mothers' Day. DEADLINE: Feb. 18 PRIZES: First Prize: Stainless steel chafing dish. WEB SITE: http://www.web-holidays.com/contest/index.htm MORE INFO: This is the first of four seasonal contests. You may enter once in each contest. Menus must serve between 4-8 people. Your menu must include at least 4 recipes. You must completely fill out the submission form. All entries must be submitted in English. Entries in all capital letters will be rejected. f you are unable to use the form you may email your entry to webmaster@web-holidays.com. You must copy and paste your entry into you email DO NOT send attachments as they will be deleted and your entry rejected. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be announced on March 20. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. CHEN FU JI FRIED RICE CLASSIC 2001 Chen Fu Ji Fried Rice is sponsoring a fried rice cook-off, with finals to be held in Singapore at the Singapore Food Festival on April 8. Recipes should be prepared in 20 minutes or less in one of three categories: Halal, Vegetarian and International. DEADLINE: Feb. 19 PRIZES: International: US$10,000; Halal: US$2,000; Vegetarian: US$2,000. WEB SITE: http://www.chenfuji.com.sg/contest.htm MORE INFO: This international competition is open to all ethnic groups, professional chefs, cooks, culinary teachers and housewives. Contestants must be older than 18 as of Feb. 19, 2001. There is an entry fee of SGD$20 (about US$11.50), payable upon selection for the qualifying round. Qualifying rounds, at a location to be determined, will be held between Feb. 26 and March 23. All entries must be on official application forms. Click here for complete rules. Click here to download an official entry form. E-mail contact: frclassic01@chenfuji.com.sg. Mail to: Chen Fu Ji Fried Rice Classic 2001 - Applications 200 Jalan Sultan #15-08 Textile Centre Singapore 199018 FOOD & WINE MAGAZINE "WIN A DATE" RECIPE CONTEST Food and Wine Magazine is looking for a romantic original recipe and an explanation of its allure. DEADLINE: March 1 PRIZES: A date with a single chef choosen by Food and Wine and roundtrip airfare to New York City, two nights at Hotel W. Union Square and dinner with the Bachelor or Bachelorette Chef. WEB SITE: http://www.foodandwine.com/datinggame/sweeps/ MORE INFO: Entrants must be at least 21 years old as of January 1, 2001, and must be residents of the U.S. or Canada. Recipes will be judged by the F & W staff. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. BLUE BONNET "BAKE IT BETTER" CONTEST Send in your best original recipe for a cake or cookies using Blue Bonnet brand Regular Stick (not to include Blue Bonnet Light Stick or and other Soft products). DEADLINE: March 1 PRIZES: Cake category: Grand Prize: $25,000; Second Place: Five finalists win $2,500 each; Third Place: 25 winners receive $500 each.  Cookies category: Grand Prize: $25,000; Second Place: Five finalists win $2,500 each; Third Place: 25 winners receive $500 each. MORE INFO: Complete rules and official entry form available inside packages of Blue Bonnet. All entries that include 4 UPC codes from Blue Bonnet will receive a free recipe book, mailed out in June 2001. Enter as often as you like; only one winner per household. All entries judged on an equal mix of taste, originality, visual appearance, texture and preparation ease. For a list of winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope after March 5, 2001, to The Blue Bonnet "Bake it Better" Winners' List; 10555 Newkirk #500; Dallas, Texas 75220. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified via phone or mail the week of April 9, 2001. Click here for a printable copy of the official entry form. Mail to: Blue Bonnet "Bake it Better" Contest P.O. Box 549022 Dallas, Texas 75354-9022 COOKSHACK 2001 SMOKED FOOD RECIPE CONTEST Cookshack is looking for original recipes that include a smoked food as either the primary item, or as a secondary ingredient. Grilled foods do not qualify unless they contain a smoked food as an ingredient or include smoking as part of the cooking process. Categories include recipes for meat, poultry, seafood, game, vegetables, chilies and sauces. DEADLINE: March 1 PRIZES: Grand Prize: Cookshack Model 55 Super Smoker Oven (ARV: $1,495); First Prize: Cookshack Model 50 Super Smoker Oven (ARV: $895); Best of Category: Cookshack Smokette Smoker Oven (ARV: $475). WEB SITE: http://www.cookshack.com/bbq_fun/bbq_contest.htm MORE INFO: You do not need to own a Cookshack smoker to enter and win. You may enter as many of your original recipes as you like. Click here for complete rules. Click here for online entry form. Click here for e-mail entry form. Fax: 580-765-2223 Mail to: Cookshack, Inc. Recipe Contest 2304 N. Ash St. Ponca City, Okla. 74601-1100 PARADE'S "YOUR BEST HOLIDAY COOKIE RECIPE" CONTEST It dosent matter if the cookie is plain, sugar-coated or whimsically shaped -- just so long as it's made frm scratch. Parade is looking for originality, great flavor and overall appeal. Five winners will be announced in Parade on Dec. 9, 2001. DEADLINE: March 1 PRIZES: Each winner receives $500, a KitchenAid stand mixer, a certificate, a cookbook autographed by Sheila Lukins, a T-shirt, an apron and the winning recipes will be published in the Dec. 9, 2001 issue of Parade . MORE INFO: Recipes cannot include ingredients that are brand specific. One entry per person. The contestants name, address and phone number must be submitted with the recipe. Contest is open to legal U.S. residents 18 or older, except employees of Parade and their families. Mail to: "Your Best Holiday Cookie Recipe Contest" P.O. Box 5099 Grand Central Station New York, N.Y. 10163-5099 NATIONAL CORNBREAD COOK-OFF 2001 Martha White is looking for a main dish recipe cooked in a cast iron skillet that uses at least a cup of Martha White Corn Meal or one package of Martha White Cornbread Mix. DEADLINE: Mail-in March 9; e-mail March 2 by midnight CST PRIZES: Grand Prize: $1,000 plus a 30-inch FiveStar steel gas range (ARV: $2,500); Second Prize: $500; Third Prize: $300. Semifinalists: $100 each and special gifts from Martha White and Lodge Cast Iron. WEB SITE: http://www.nationalcornbread.com MORE INFO: Ten semifinalists will be invited to prepare their creations at the National Cornbread Festival on April 28 in South Pittsburg, Tenn. Contestants will cook up their creations right in the middle of town under a big tent in stainless steel FiveStar Ranges. Recipes will be judged on the basis of taste, creativity, appetizing appearance, ease of preparation and appropriate use of the product. The 10 semifinalists will be required to provide their own ingredients and cooking equipment for the competition. NOTIFICATION: Semifinalists will be notified will be notified by phone call or e-mail by March 30, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter by e-mail. Mail to: National Cornbread Cook-Off 2001 209 7th Avenue North Nashville, Tenn. 37219 KRAFT DIABETIC CHOICES RECIPE CONTEST Individuals with diabetes, as well as their families and friends, are invited to submit their favorite, original diabetic-friendly recipes featuring Kraft Foods. Categories include desserts, snacks, main dishes, beverages and kids favorites. DEADLINE: March 16 PRIZES: Gift baskets (one per category) of Kraft Diabetic Choices, valued at $500. Second, third prizes also include gift baskets. Each person who enters will receive a copy of the Kraft Diabetic Cookbook. MORE INFO: For complete rules and contest information, write to: Kraft Diabetic Choices Recipe Contest c/o Hunter Public Relations 41 Madison Ave. New York, N.Y. 10010 Attn: Marnie McLaughlin THE CALAVO SECRET INGREDIENT CHALLENGE Chefs and student chefs in the food service industry are invited to submit new recipes in the following menu categories: appetizers, soups, salads; side dishes or pizza; or any entree. Each recipe must contain at least two tablespoons of any Calavo foodservice guacamole product or frozen avocado halves. DEADLINE: March 15 PRIZES: Grand Prize: a trip to the National Restaurant Show in Chicago (May 19 to 22) with the winning recipe featured in a future Calavo advertisement in Nation's Restaurant News; Best of each category wins $3,000. WEB SITE: http://www.calavo.com/foodservice/contest/ MORE INFO: Contest open only to legal U.S. residents who are 18 years or older. Void where prohibited by law. Mail-in entries: one entry per envelope, please. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified by mail, phone and/or e-mail by April 15, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Mail to: Calavo 2530 Red Hill Avenue Santa Ana, Calif. 92705 1ST ANNUAL SEAFOOD MASTERS AWARDS RECIPE COMPETITION The First Annual Seafood Masters Awards recipe competition encourages America's culinary students to submit a recipe using Norwegian Salmon in one of four categories: Appetizer, Soup, Salad, Entree. The contest is sponsored by the Norwegian Seafood Export Council. DEADLINE: March 15 PRIZES: Grand Prize: Four winners each receive a personalized Seafood Masters Award and a trip for one (1) to Oslo, Norway, as part of an organized trip with the other winners and the 2001 Seafood Masters chef judges from June 24 through June 29. Seafood From Norway will pledge a $2,000 scholarship to each of the four winners' schools. WEB SITE: http://www.seafoodmasters.com/about/ MORE INFO: All entries must be submitted via the Web site application process. No entries will be accepted via mail, fax or express delivery services. No more than six (6) ingredients in addition to Norwegian Salmon. Recipe ingredients should be common ingredients that are readily available in most stores. Portions appropriate for serving for one. Written description of proposed plating design, presentation and a photograph, if desired. Each prize includes economy-class round-trip air travel and five nights hotel accommodations in Norway, some organized activities and meals, plus $400 in spending money. Grand Prize winners will also have the opportunity to stay in Scandinavia beyond the trip dates, to participate in an apprenticeship culinary position (duration of apprenticeship to be determined). Lodging and daily meal allowance for that duration will be included. NOTIFICATION: A list of winners will be announced via email to all applicants by May 15, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Click here for applicant criteria. Click here to enter online. COOKING LIGHT CHOCOLATE PRO/AM RECIPE CONTEST Cooking Light magazine is looking your best light chocolate recipe using a Hershey's baking product (baking chocolate, candies, chips and bits, cocoa, coconut, peanut butter, syrups, and toppings). Finalists will be flown to Hershey, Pa., for a bake-off in separate categories for food professionals (those who make a living from food‹chefs, caterers, restaurateurs, cookbook authors, and food writers) and home cooks. DEADLINE: March 19 PRIZES: In each category, First Prize: $5,000; Second Prize: $1,000; Third Prize: $500. WEB SITE: http://www.cookinglight.com/special/proam.asp MORE INFO: Anyone who can't be easily located at the address provided will forfeit the chance to compete. Entries will be judged on taste, originality, visual appeal, lightness (of fat and calorie content), and how well they make use of Hershey's chocolate. There is no limit to the number of entries, but each must be original, unpublished, and submitted separately. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified by May, 18, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Click here for online entry form. Mail to: Cooking Light Chocolate ProAm 2100 Lakeshore Dr. Birmingham, Ala. 35209 DUCANE GAS GRILL RECIPE CONTEST Ducane is looking for any original recipe that has been cooked and can be cooked on a Ducane Gas Grill.No purchase necessary. DEADLINE: March 31 PRIZES: Grand Prize: A Ducane 2004 Gas Grill with a 5 year limited warranty; Second Place: Ducane Carving Set, a Set of Ducane Steak Knives and 4 Ducane Insulated Tumblers; Third Place: A Ducane grill tool set. WEB SITE: http://www.ducane.com/contest.asp MORE INFO: The Recipe Contest is open to all persons age 18 and older who are legal residents of the United States or Canada for the duration of the contest. If you have a photo of your recipe or of you cooking on your Ducane Gas Grill, send it as an email attachment (JPG formats accepted) to ducane@thegillespieagency.com. NOTIFICATION: A Ducane selection committee will choose a winner and runners up within three weeks after the end of the contest. Winners will be notified by mail, e-mail and/or telephone within 10 days of the selection. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online.   MRS. DASH "GREAT FAMILY DINNERS IN A DASH" RECIPE CONTEST Submit a great family recipe using any Mrs. Dash seasoning. Categories are: Appetizer or Bread; Vegetable or Side Dish; Soup or Salad; Entree or Casserole. DEADLINE: March 31 PRIZES: First Prize: $5,000; Second Prize: $2,500; Third Prize: $1,000; Honorable Mentions: Five winners, as well as all cash prize winners, receive a full line of Mrs. Dash seasonings. WEB SITE: http://207.229.135.60/mrsdash/servlet/ConsumerControl?first=1 MORE INFO: Each entry must be accompanied by a written paragraph (100 words or less) describing the origin of the recipe and what it means to your family. Recipes judged on taste (20%), creativity (20%), appearance (20%), use of Mrs. Dash seasoning (20%) and history and tradition (20%). NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified by Federal Express by June 20, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Mail to: Great Family Dinners in a Dash Recipe Contest 10061 Riverside Drive #1025 Toluca Lake, Calif. 91602 2001 NATIONAL BEEF COOK-OFF The Cook-Off invites America's best amateur cooks to showcase easy, creative and delicious beef recipes for the family. This year's categories are: Fresh Beef; Prepared Beef; Fresh Beef and Fresh Potato; Prepared Beef and Prepared Potato. DEADLINE: March 31 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $50,000; First Prize each category: $10,000; Second Prize each category: $5,000. WEB SITE: http://www.beefcookoff.org MORE INFO: Enter as many recipes as you wish, but there can be only one winner per household. Recipes not meeting all requirements will be disqualified. Only main dish recipes are eligible. Preparation and cooking time (excluding marinating and chilling time) must be 30 minutes or less. Recipe can contain no more than 6 ingredients, excluding salt, regular ground black pepper and water. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified by July 16, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Click here for online entry. Click here to enter by e-mail. Mail to: National Beef Cook-Off P.O. Box 440 San Francisco, Calif. 94104-0440 GOOSEFOOT ACRES NATIONAL DANDELION COOKOFF Your original dandelion recipe or one that has been handed down by family or friends along with story or folklore about using dandelions may be a winner in the eighth Dandelion Cookoff. DEADLINE: April 1 PRIZES: First Prize: $500; Second Prize: $250; Third Prize: $100. WEB SITE: http://www.edibleweeds.com/ MORE INFO: Recipes will be judged at MayFest on Saturday, May 5, 2001 at Breitenbach Wine Cellars, 5934 Old Route 39 NW, Dover, Ohio (just west of I-77, 20 miles south of Canton) NOTIFICATION: Finalists will be selected and notified no later than April 10, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Mail to: The National Dandelion Cookoff c/o Goosefoot Acres Press P.O. Box 18016 Cleveland, Ohio 44118 BRUCE'S SWEET POTATO PANCAKE MIX RECIPE CONTEST Open to food service professionals. Bruce is looking for original recipes using Bruce's Sweet Potato Pancake Mix for appetizers, side dishes, entrees or desserts for breakfast, lunch or dinner. DEADLINE: March 31 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $2,500; First Prize: $1,000; Regional Prizes (4): $500. WEB SITE: http://www.brucefoods.com MORE INFO: For an official entry form, call 1-888-805-4321. CHEFS SAY "BEAN APPETIT" RECIPE CONTEST The Northarvest Bean Growers Association, in an attempt to keep interest in the legumes high, is sponsoring a recipe contest open to all professional chefs. Recipes must include one or more of the following bean varieties: pinto, navy, kidney or black. Either dry or canned beans are acceptable. Recipes must serve 24 people, and they can be used in appetizers, main courses, soups, salads or even desserts. DEADLINE: March 31 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $2,000; First Prize: $1,500; Second Prize: $500. WEB SITE: http://www.flakier.com/bakersnook/contest/index.htm MORE INFO: For more info, click here NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified via phone or mail on or around Nov. 13, 2000. Click here for complete rules. Click here for entry form. Mail to: MS&L 303 E. Wacker Dr. Suite 440 Chicago, Ill. 60601 UNCLE BEN'S BRAND RICE PUDDING RECIPE CONTEST Sponsored by Master FoodServices. Professional chefs are invited to submit an original rice pudding recipe using Uncle Ben's Original Converted Brand Rice. DEADLINE: April 1 (Fax entries by March 30) PRIZES: First Prize: $1,000; Second Prize: $500; Third Prize: $250. WEB SITE: http://www.MasterFoodServices.com/us/contest/page.asp MORE INFO: Winning entries will be selected on the basis of taste (50%), creativity (30%) and practicality (20%) by an independent panel of judges. If affidavit/release is not returned within 14 days after mailing to winner or if prize notification letter or prize is returned as undeliverable, prize will be forfeited. Winners agree to use of name, address, likeness, and/or prize information for promotional purposes in any medium without additional compensation to the extent permitted by law. NOTIFICATION: Winning entries will be selected on or about May 31, 2001. WINNERS LIST: For a Winners List, mail a SASE to: Noble & Associates; Attn: MasterFoodServices Rice Pudding Recipe Contest; 2155 W. Chesterfield Blvd.; Springfield, Mo. 65807 after June 1, 2001 and by August 1, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. FAX ENTRY: Call 1-800-432-2331 to receive an official entry form by fax. Send completed form to MasterFoodServices at 210-210-0156.(All requests for entry forms by fax must be received by March 30.) TYSON FOODS "NOW YOU'RE COOKING SMART" COOKING CONTEST Kids from 6th to 8th grades are asked to submit a recipe that uses chicken and the "3 Cs to cooking smart" - chill, clean and cook. Students must submit a videotape of themselves preparing an original chicken dish or photographs showing a frame-by-frame outline of a proposed video. DEADLINE: April 6 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $10,000 scholarship; Five finalists will win three-day trip to New York City for a cook-off May 14-16 (ARV. $4,000). WEB SITE: http://www.tyson.com/cookingsmart/contest/default.asp MORE INFO: The length of the videotape cannot exceed 10 minutes. Only one entry per person/household. An independent panel of judges will review all eligible entries and select five finalists on the basis of the following criteria: use of the 3 C¹s To Cooking Smart (34%), uniqueness of recipe (33%), presentation/delivery of recipe (33%). Final judging will be based on the above mentioned criteria and taste (all weighted at 25%). WINNERS LIST: To receive a list of winners, send an SASE to be received by May 16, 2001 to: "Now You¹re Cooking Smart!" Contest Winners; P.O. Box 1438; Nixa, Mo. 65714. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Mail to: "Now You¹re Cooking Smart!" Contest P.O. Box 1438 Nixa, Mo. 65714 VELVET FAMILY FAVORITES RECIPE CONTEST Velvet Ice Cream, which is sold in Ohio, Indiana, western Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, is looking for unique and interesting ways of using Velvet Ice Cream in desserts. DEADLINE: April 9 PRIZES: First Prize: A year's worth of Velvet coupons (good for a free 1/2 gallon of Velvet Ice Cream a week); Second Prize: Six month's worth of coupons; Third Prize: One month's worth of coupons. The top three creations will appear in the recipe booklet, "Velvet Family Favorites." WEB SITE: http://www.velveticecream.com/ MORE INFO: Participants may use any ingredients plus Velvet ice cream. There are no further rules. Mail to: Velvet Family Favorite Recipe Contest Velvet Ice Cream P.O. Box 588 Utica, Ohio 43080 TABASCO BRAND HOTTEST CHEF CONTEST Sponsored by McIlhenny Company. Chefs are asked to submit an original recipe serving 12-20 people using any of their four Tabasco pepper sauces. DEADLINE: April 10 PRIZES: 2000 Professional Grand Prize: $10,000, a trip to the Chicago Restaurant Show to demonstrate cooking the winning recipe and Tabasco products; 2000 Student Grand Prize: $2,500 and Tabasco products. WEB SITE: http://www.foodservice.tabasco.com/fs_recipe_contest.cfm MORE INFO: For more information call 888-468-3274. 2001 ACF NATIONAL SOUP & SAUCE CHAMPIONSHIP All ACF member chefs are eligible to enter by submitting two recipes: one soup recipe using a minimum of 2 ounces of Custom Gold Label Food Base per 8 servings and one sauce recipe using a minimum of 1 ounce of Custom Gold Label Food Base per 8 servings. Four finalists (one from each ACF region) will compete in a cook-off at the ACF Chefs Forum 2001 in Las Vegas, Nev., on July 23 or 24, 2001. DEADLINE: April 15 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $1,500; First Runner-Up: $750; Second Runner-Up: $500; Third Runner-Up: $250. WEB SITE: http://www.customfoods.com/cgi-bin/champs.cgi MORE INFO: All contestants must be current, active members in good standing with the American Culinary Federation. This competition is not open to junior members. All entries must contain: completed entry form (incomplete forms will be disqualified); completed, typed recipes, in the format provided; two color photos of each recipe plate presentation, a soup and a sauce (entries without photographs will be disqualified); color portrait of chef contestant (studio portrait preferred for press release); signed release for each recipe and for personal information on contest finalists. (NOTE: Please include a resume or a press sheet with your entry. This will be used for press releases and promotional material created about competition finalists.) For additional information, call: 800-553-9896. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified via phone or mail on or around Nov. 13, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Click here for official entry form. MAIL TO: ACF Soup & Sauce Championship P.O. Box 669 Worth, Ill. 60482-0669 2001 GOLD KIST FARMS 13TH ANNUAL "WINNING TASTE" RECIPE CONTEST Gold Kist Farms is looking for original recipes using Gold Kist Farms fresh chicken in these categories: Appetizer/Snack, Main Dish/Entree, Light Eating, Grilling, Quick & Easy. DEADLINE: April 30 PRIZES: Grand Prize: A trip to LaVarenne cooking school in Burgundy, France, for master classes, $2,000 spending money and an array of Kitchen Aid appliances and professional cookware from Scanpan in a package worth $15,500; First Prize: A package of Kitchen Aid appliances and cookware from Scanpan worth $5,000; Second Prize: A package of Kitchen Aid appliances and cookware from Scanpan worth $3,000; Third Prize: A package of Kitchen Aid appliances and cookware from Scanpan worth $2,400; Fourth Prize: A package of Kitchen Aid appliances and cookware from Scanpan worth $2,000; Fifth Prize: A package of Kitchen Aid appliances and cookware from Scanpan worth $2,000. Click here for complete prize list. WEB SITE: http://www.goldkist.com/recipe/ MORE INFO: Recipes will be judged on taste, originality, ease of preparation and appearance. Enter as often as you like but only one entry may qualify as a winner. One winner per household. In areas where Gold Kist Farms Chicken is sold, please list the store name and location where you shop for Gold Kist Farms Chicken. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be selected on or about the week of May 21, 2001 and notified by telephone. Letter of verification will follow in 10 days. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Mail to: Gold Kist Farms Chicken 2001 Winning Taste Recipe Contest P.O. Box 179 Clarkston, Ga. 30021-9863 HERSHEY'S "SUGAR AND SPICE" RECIPE CONTEST Hershey's and Allrecipes are summoning cooks to submit best original recipes using Hershey's Cocoa, Hershey's Kisses and Hugs Chocolates, and Hershey's Cinnamon Chips. Categories are: Cookies, Desserts, Breads, Pies and Cakes. DEADLINE: April 30 PRIZES: Best of each category wins a year's supply of Hershey's Kisses and Hershey's Hugs. WEB SITE: http://hershey.allrecipes.com/contest/default.asp MORE INFO: One entry per person. Contest is open only to legal residents of the United States (excluding Arizona and Puerto Rico). NOTIFICATION: Winners will be selected on or before May 25, 2001. WINNERS LIST: Send a 3x5 card with your request, including your name, address, email address (if available), city, state, and ZIP code to: "Hershey's Recipe Contest", Allrecipes.com, 321 Minor Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109. Hershey's will either mail or email you a list of winners on or after June 1st, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Mail to: "Hershey's Recipe Contest" Allrecipes.com 321 Minor Avenue North Seattle, Wash. 98109 HILLSHIRE FARM'S "IN SEARCH OF GREAT AMERICAN MEALS" RECIPE CONTEST Celebrate your family traditions and submit a favorite family recipe that uses Hillshire Farm products and that also has a story behind the dish. DEADLINE: April 30 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $10,000 Cash; First Prizes (2): Weber® Genesis® Silver-C Gas Grill (ARV $599); Second Prizes (10): Weber® Gas Go-Anywhere® Grill and The New Grilling Cookbook from Better Homes and Gardens (ARV $68.45); Honorable Mentions (25): Weber® Charcoal Go-Anywhere® Grill (ARV $39.95). WEB SITE: http://www.hillshirefarm.greatamericanmeals.com/contest/ MORE INFO: Enter as often as you wish. Judging will be based on the following weight and criteria: 30% Ease of preparation (under 30-minute prep-time); 30% Originality; 30% Taste; and 10% Story submitted ­ maximum 250 words. Void in Vermont, New Mexico, North Dakota, Maryland and where licensed, restricted or prohibited by law. NOTIFICATION: Winner will be selected on or about June 15, 2001, and notified by mail thereafter. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Mail to: Hillshire Farm Great American Meals Recipe Contest P.O. Box 25233 Cincinnati, Ohio 45225 KRETSCHMER WHEAT GERM 8th ANNUAL "DELICIOUS & EASY" RECIPE CONTEST Kretschmer Wheat Germ is looking for original recipes that use at least a cup of Kretchmers for a meatless main dish, main dish salad or warm weather dessert. Recipes must contain 12 or fewer ingredients. DEADLINE: April 30 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $5,000; First Prize (each category): $1,000. WEB SITE: http://www.kretschmer.com/competition/contest_ann.html MORE INFO: Finalists will be judged on taste (40 %), convenience (30%), appearance (20%) and creativity (10%). NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified by regular mail within 90 days of contest closing. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter by e-mail. Click here to enter online. Mail to: Kretschmer Wheat Germ Recipe Contest P.O. Box 3305 Chicago, Ill. 60654 SNOW'S "GREAT CLAM COOK-OFF 2001" RECIPE CONTEST To enter, send an original, named clam recipe using a Snow's clam product with ingredients that are easily available. Five finalists will be selected for a cook-off in Boston, Mass., in July. DEADLINE: April 30 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $5,000; First Prizes (4): $500 each; Honorable Mentions (100): Snows's product coupon. WEB SITE: http://www.castleberrys.com/cookoff.htm MORE INFO: Limit one entry per household. Entries judged on: Originality (35%), Taste (35%) and Ease of Preparation (30%). Click here for complete rules. Mail to: Snow's ³Great Clam Cook-Off 2001 Recipe Contest² P.O. Box 9001 Mission Viejo, Calif. 92690-9001 LINDSAY OLIVES/CIA GREYSTONE RECIPE CONTEST Lindsay Olives is looking for professionals in the food service industry to submit original recipes that use at least one Lindsay Olives product as an integral ingredient. DEADLINE: April 23 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $5,000 and a trip to the Culinary Institute of America. WEB SITE: http://www.lindsayolives.com/foodservice/wintrip.html MORE INFO: Judging is June 22. For contest product samples, send a self-addressed envelope with your product requirements to: Recipe Contest, c/o Echo Communications, 1195 Park Avenue, Ste. 201, Emeryville, CA 94608. Or email your request to: jfuchs@echopr.com. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. MRS. DASH "SEASONED PROFESSIONAL" RECIPE CONTEST Students currently enrolled in professional culinary courses are eligible to participate. Categories include Hors d'oeuvres, breads, soup or salad, side dish, entrée or casserole ‹ as long as it's original and made with one or more Mrs. Dash Seasoning Blends. DEADLINE: April 30 PRIZES: First Prize: $ 2,000, a trophy and the opportunity to be a guest judge in an upcoming Mrs. Dash Consumer Recipe Contest; Second Prize: $ 1,000 and an award plaque; Third Prize: $500 and an award plaque. WEB SITE: http://www.mrsdash.com/culinary/ MORE INFO: Enter as often as you like, but each entry must be submitted separately. Recipes in Foodservice category must serve between 18-24 people. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified by June 30, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Mail to: Mrs. Dash "Seasoned Professionals" Recipe Contest c/o The Londre Company, Inc. 3365 Barham Blvd. Los Angeles, Calif. 55443 GREAT GILROY GARLIC COOK-OFF AND FESTIVAL The Gilroy Garlic Festival puts out a call to cooks across the United States and Canada for their best garlic recipes. Recipes 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 PRIZES: First place: $1,000; Second place: $750; Third Place: $500; Honorable Mentions: The other finalists are given $100.00 each. WEB SITE: http://www.gilroygarlicfestival.com/cookoffwhatitis.html MORE INFO: Contestants may enter as many recipes as they wish, one entry per envelope or Internet transmission. Professional chefs, cooks, food stylists and other food specialists are prohibited from entering this contest. Hotel accommodations for the nights of July 27 and 28, 2001, are provided at festival expense for finalists who are expected to make their own travel arrangements to Gilroy, California. If appropriate, air travel will be reimbursed at coach class fare and rental car at mid-size or smaller rate for maximum of two days. Any other arrangements will be at the discretion of the Garlic Festival. NOTIFICATION: Notification and details of Cook-Off participation will be made to the eight finalists prior to June 15, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter by e-mail. Mail to: Gilroy Garlic Festival Association, Inc. 2001 Great Garlic Recipe Contest and Cook-Off P.O. Box 2311 Gilroy, Calif. 95021-2311 CHILE PEPPER MAGAZINE READERS RECIPE CONTEST All recipes should fall into the broad category of "spicy." We are, of course, partial to the chile pepper, but however you get your zest is fine with us. Recipes should be easy enough for an experienced home cook to prepare in a well-equipped kitchen. Please size recipes to feed a family or small dinner party, not the Elk's Club. DEADLINE: May 1 PRIZES: Grand Prize: Lifetime subscription to Chile Pepper Magazine, as well as a super-special prize that hasn't been decided on just yet, in addition to the prizes for first place in his or her category; First Place (6): A gift package featuring 40-plus Golden Chile Award-winning products from the 2001 Fiery Food Challenge, as well as a one-year subscription to Chile Pepper Magazine; Second Place (6): a gift package featuring the nine Golden Chile Award-winning products in the Cook-off division of the 2001 Fiery Food Challenge, and a one-year subscription to Chile Pepper Magazine; Third Place (6): A gift package featuring the seven Golden Chile Award-winning products in the Hot Sauce division of the 2001 Fiery Food Challenge, and a one-year subscription to Chile Pepper Magazine; A variety of Special Mystery Prizes will be awarded in a variety of special categories; Kids Prizes (3): Prizes that are not pointy. WEB SITE: http://www.chilepepper.com/reader-recipe.html MORE INFO:There is no limit to the number of entries, but each must be original, unpublished and submitted separately. A special kids category is open for cooks ages 14 and younger. Recipes will be judged primarily on flavor. Consideration will be given to creativity, ease of preparation, general aesthetic appeal and bribes. The Kids' category will be judged on yumminess and ease of preparation. NOTIFICATION: Prize-winners will be notified by phone or mail prior to June 1, 2001. WINNERS LIST: To request a list of winners' names, send a stamped, business-size envelope to Chile Pepper Magazine, 1701 River Run, Suite 702, Fort Worth, Texas 76107. Click here for complete rules. FAX: 817-877-8870. Click here to enter by e-mail. Mail to: Reader Recipe Contest Chile Pepper Magazine 1701 River Run Suite 702 Fort Worth, Texas 76107 MRS. T'S "PIEROGIES TO THE RESCUE" RECIPE CONTEST Submit an original recipe using any variety of Mrs. T's Pierogies or 'Rogies' (mini-pierogies). Examples of recipe types include a main dish, side dish, salad, snack or finger food. DEADLINE: May 1 PRIZES: First Prize (1): $1,500; Second Prize (1): $1,000; Third Prize (1): $500; Runners-up (7): Mrs.T's Fun Pack (ARV: $50 each) WEB SITE: http://www.pierogies.com/RulesAll.html MORE INFO: Only one recipe per entrant can be submitted. Entries will be screened by an expert panel to determine approximately 25 finalists, based on the following criteria: taste or perception of taste; originality; and ease of preparation. Finalists will proceed to the final judging round, where an expert pierogy tasting panel will choose 10 winners, based on the following criteria: taste; originality; visual appeal; ease of preparation; and use of readily available ingredients. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be announced by June 15, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter by e-mail. FAX: 212-254-2452. Mail to: Mrs.T's "Pierogies to the Rescue" Recipe Contest c/o Lewis & Neale Inc. 49 E. 21st Street New York, N.Y. 10010 INTERNATIONAL PICKLE PACKERS POTATO SALAD RECIPE CONTEST Send in your family's favorite potato salad recipe that uses pickles. Seven categories include: dill pickles, sweet pickles, bread and butter pickles, sour pickles, hot peppers, sweet peppers and relish. DEADLINE: May 4 PRIZES: Seven winners will be awarded $200, a year's suupply of pickles and a Pickle Pool Party Pack. WEB SITE: http://www.ilovepickles.com/recipes/index.html MORE INFO: Recipe must require the use of a minimum of 1/3 cup pickles (includes pickles, relish and/or pickled peppers). Recipes made with homemade pickled products are not eligible. Contest is open to U.S. (including Puerto Rico) and Canadian residents age 18 or older. Recipes will be judged on taste, ease of preparation and creativity. Winning recipes will be selected by DHM Group, Inc. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified via phone or e-mail. WINNERS LIST: For a list of the winning recipes, send an SASE after May 30 to DHM Group, Inc.; P.O. Box 767; Holmdel, N.J. 07733. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Mail to: Recipe Contest 1209 IH35 South #207 New Braunfels, Texas 78130 UNITED STATES LINES & BON APPETIT "RECIPE ADVENTURE" CONTEST The cruise line and magazine want you to submit "your most mouthwatering original recipe that captures the spirit of United States Lines. DEADLINE: May 11 PRIZES: Grand Prize: A 7-day cruise for two to Hawaii; Three finalists will be flown to Miami to prepare their recipes. MORE INFO: The winning recipe will be served on the Patriot cruise ship for one year. For complete rules see page 102 of April issue of Bon Appetit magazine. AMERICAN DAIRY ASSOCIATION/MR.FOOD HOMETOWN GRILLED CHEESE RECIPE CONTEST To celebrate National Grilled Cheese Month in April, The American Dairy Association is teaming up with TV's Mr. Food to find the country's best locally flavored grilled cheese recipes. Grilled cheese doesn't have to be a slice of cheese between two pieces of toasted bread. Use your imagination and customize a sandwich with favorite local flavors. DEADLINE: May 15 PRIZES: Grand Prize: Trip for two to Canyon Ranch Spa/Berkshires in Lenox, Mass., $500, and a trip to Ft. Lauderdale to watch the taping of a Mr. Food show; Runners-Up (4): A KitchenAid Stand Mixer valued at $500. WEB SITE: http://www.ilovecheese.com/hometown.html MORE INFO: Only American-made cheese recipes are eligible. All domestic cheeses used in recipes must be made from cow¹s milk. Recipes must contain a minimum of two domestic cheeses. Recipes must contain no more than 7 ingredients. Butter, water, salt, pepper and spices will not be considered ingredients. NOTIFICATION: The winner will be notified by June 15, 2001. WINNERS LIST: For a Winners List, mail a SASE to: Mr. Food¹s Hometown Grilled Cheese Recipe Contest, ADA Recipe Leaflets, c/o Inland Marketing Services, P.O. Box 2322, La Crosse, Wis. 54602-2322. Winners list and brochure will be available in August 2001. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Mail to: Mr. Food's Hometown Grilled Cheese Recipe Contest P.O. Box 81319 Chicago, Ill. 60681-0319 DREYER'S HOMEMADE "TRADITIONS IN THE KITCHEN" RECIPE CONTEST Create a new homemade ice cream flavor that reflects your family's kitchen traditions, and includes the kinds of ingredients and flavors you could expect to find in Grandma's Kitchen. Each contest entry must include: (1) Your original Homemade ³Traditions in the Kitchen² Ice Cream Flavor name (for example: Sunny Gingersnap Crunch); (2) a creative description of your flavor (for example: Sunny Gingersnap Crunch ­ vanilla ice cream with a loving scoop of bite-sized gingersnap cookies, a sprinkle of nutmeg and a sunbeam of caramel swirled throughout); and (3) a paragraph (50 words or less) describing what this flavor means to you and how it reminds you of Grandma's Kitchen. DEADLINE: May 15 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $25,000; First Prize (9): 3-day/2-night trip for two to Houston plus a one-year supply (26 half gallons) of Dreyer's Homemade Ice Cream (ARV. $3,130); Second Prize (50): One-year supply (26 half gallons) of Dreyer's Homemade Ice Cream (ARV. $130). WEB SITE: http://www.dreyers.com/homemade_promo/index.html MORE INFO: Your Homemade "Traditions in the Kitchen" Ice Cream Flavor must be an ice cream flavor that is not an Dreyer's Ice Cream flavor or a copy of any other ice cream flavor of another manufacturer. Ten finalists will win a trip to the Dreyer's Ice Cream facility in Houston to make their flavors and will receive a year's supply of Dreyer's Homemade Ice Cream. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified via by traceable mail, on or about June 30, 2001. WINNERS LIST: For a Winners List, mail a SASE to: Dreyer's Homemade Traditions in the Kitchen²; Ice Cream Flavor Contest ­ Winners List; P.O. Box 8142; Grand Rapids; Minn. 55745-8142 for receipt by Aug. 31, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Mail to: Dreyer's Homemade ³Traditions in the Kitchen² Ice Cream Flavor Contest P.O. Box 4110 Grand Rapids, Minn. 55730-4110 FINE COOKING MAGAZINE'S MARKET BASKET CHALLENGE Fine Cooking is looking for a main dish to serve four to six that's appropriate for casual entertaining or a nice family meal, and that uses specific ingredients such as chicken pieces, mushrooms, thyme, tomatoes, cheeses, etc., plus some wild card ingredients. Click here for the list of ingredients. DEADLINE: May 15 PRIZES: Grand Prize: Five-piece set of heavy-gauge French copper cookware with winner featured in Fine Cooking, with the option of having the photo shoot at your home; Runners-up (3): Three-piece professional quality knife set with winning recipe featured in Fine Cooking. WEB SITE: http://www.taunton.com/fc/features/misc_features/recipe_contest1.htm MORE INFO: Contestants must be 18 or older and must not be a cooking professional. Contestants may submit one recipe only, and all recipes must be original (do not send photos or drawings). NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified by August 15, 2001, and winning recipes will be published in early 2002. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Click here to enter by e-mail. FAX: 203-426-3434 Mail to: Fine Cooking Attn: Contest P.O. Box 5506 Newtown, Conn. 06470-5506 TOP BANANA RECIPE CONTEST The International Banana Association wants you to create a tasty recipe using at least one banana and no more than 10 ingredients. DEADLINE: May 15 PRIZES: Grand Prize: 5-day/4-night trip to Costa Rica for 2 with $500 spending money and a VIP tour of a banana plantation. (ARV $3,500); First Prize (1): Year's supply of bananas for a family of four. (ARV $100); Second Prize (1): Half-year's supply of bananas for a family of four. (ARV $50); Third Prize (50): $5 coupon for bananas. WEB SITE: http://www.eatmorebananas.com/lifestyle/recipe_contest.htm MORE INFO: You may enter as many recipes as you wish, but each recipe must be submitted in a separate envelope. Entries will be judged on broad family appeal, originality, flavor, ease of preparation and visual appeal of finished recipe. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified by mail no later than July 15, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Mail to: Top Banana Recipe Contest P.O. Box 5700 Thousand Oaks, Calif. 91359-5700 WEB HOLIDAYS SUMMER RECIPE CONTEST Your goal is to create a Summer Holiday Menu complete with recipes and decorating tips. The holidays that are acceptable for use are: Bastille Day, Fathers' Day, Green Corn Festival, Labor Day, Lammas, Midsummer's Festival, Moon Festival, U.S. Independence Day. Winner of the Spring contest was Elaine Sweet for her Cinco de Mayo menu. DEADLINE: May 27 PRIZES: Stainless steel chafing dish. WEB SITE: http://www.web-holidays.com/contest/index.htm MORE INFO: Menus must serve between 4-8 people. Your menu must include at least 4 recipes. You must completely fill out the submission form. Only one entry per person is allowed. The menu must be for one of the holidays specified. All entries must be submitted in English. Entries in all capital letters will be rejected. NOTIFICATION: Winner announced on June 20 -- The first day of Summer! Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Click here to enter by e-mail. (NO attachments.)   "WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOUR PACE" RECIPE CONTEST Create an original recipe using any Pace product and other ingredients commonly available at food stores. Pace is looking for recipes that go beyond the usual chips and dip. It could be a zesty breakfast wake-me-up,a spicy kick to lunch, a zingy party platter, a new twist to tailgating... anything goes! In addition to the Grand Prize, there will be monthly prizes awarded. DEADLINE: May 31 PRIZES: Grand Prize: A $20,000 kitchen makeover with gift certificates from Sears, Home Depot and gourmetmarket.com; Monthly Winners: $100 gift certificate from gourmetmarket.com. WEB SITE: http://www.pacefoods.com/fresh_fun/wdydwyp.html MORE INFO: You may enter as many times as you wish, but there is a limit of 1 entry per e-mail address per day, and 1 recipe per entry and each entry must be substantially different. Winners will be selected according to the following criteria: taste, (40%) originality, (25%) general appeal (25%), and creative use of Pace product (10%). Monthly entries will not be included in any subsequent monthly judgings. Grand Prize winner will be selected from among the eight monthly winners. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified on or around May 30, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online.   NATIONAL TURKEY FEDERATION "TURKEY FOR ALL SEASONS" RECIPE CONTEST Open to all foodservice professionals and personnel 18 years of age or older working in the U.S. in a commercial foodservice establishment, including instructors at accredited culinary schools. Students at accredited culinary schools may also enter. Turkey(no whole birds) recipes must be from four seasonal categories: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer. DEADLINE: May 31 PRIZES: Best of each category wins $1,000. WEB SITE: http://www.eatturkey.com/foodsrv/contform.html MORE INFO: Enter as many different menu items as you wish. Attach a separate, completed entry with each recipe submitted. Entries will be judged based on four criteria: taste, creative use of turkey, ease of preparation and visual appeal. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified via phone or mail on or around Nov. 13, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Fax entry: 202-898-0203. Mail to: "Turkey for All Seasons" Recipe Contest c/o NTF 1225 New York Avenue NW Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20005. BLUE BUNNY RECIPEASE CONTEST Blue Bunny ice cream invites culinary students and chefs to create new desserts using Blue Bunny ice cream or novelties. DEADLINE: June 15 PRIZES: $5,000. WEB SITE: http://www.foodservice.bluebunny.com/ FATHER GOOSE "DADS" RECIPE CONTEST Father Goose is looking for your favorite recipe that you love to make for your family or loved ones. Include the origin of the recipe and why the it's special to you and your family. There is a $15 entrance fee. Recipes will be judged on their own merits. DEADLINE: June 17 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $250. WEB SITE: http://www.fathergoose.com/recipecontestentry.htm MORE INFO: They will be judged on creativity, taste and the family fun and togetherness factor. With each entry, clearly print or type your name, address, phone number and recipe category and submit it with your photograph of Dad preparing his recipe. The recipe categories are Appetizers, Snacks, Salads, Casseroles, Vegetables and Side dishes, Meats, Poultry, Seafood, Soups, Stews, Breads, Eggs and Cheese Desserts, Cookies, Cakes and Pies. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Mail to: Dad's Recipe Contest c/o Father Goose, Inc. 19306 NW 13 Street Pembroke Pines, Fla. 33029 JACK DANIEL'S TENNESSEE WHISKEY "THE SECRET IS IN THE SAUCE" RECIPE CONTEST Jack Daniel's is looking for original barbecue sauce recipes using at least 1/2 cup of its product. DEADLINE: June 29 PRIZES: Grand Prize: A trip for two to attend the Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue Contest in Lynchburg, Tenn., Oct. 27-29, 2001; Honorable Mentions (20): A Jack Daniels cookbook (ARV. $19.95). WEB SITE: http://www.jackdaniels.com/may01/grillout.asp MORE INFO: Enter as often as you wish, but only one entry may qualify you as a winner. For mail-in entries, only one entry per outside envelope. NOTIFICATION: The potential winners will be notified on or before October 1, 2001. WINNERS LIST: For a list of major prize winners, send a self-addressed, stamped legal envelope to: Jack Daniel's Sauce Contest Winners List, 209 7th Avenue North, Nashville, Tenn., 37219. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Mail to: Jack Daniel's "The Secret is in the Sauce" Recipe Competition P.O. Box 198996 Nashville, Tenn. 37219 QUAIL RIDGE PRESS AND QVC RECIPE CONTEST Send your favorite original recipe and it may be published in a new cookbook from Quail Ridge Press featuring recipes from QVC's audience, hosts, and other employees. DEADLINE: June 30 PRIZES: An all-expenses-paid trip for two to QVC (including airfare, hotel accommodations, car rental, and $500 cash) to appear on-air with Gwen McKee and your recipe. Fifty first-place winners will receive $50 in QVC shopper dollars. WEB SITE: http://www.quailridge.com/PeoplesChoice/QVCform.htm MORE INFO: Official entry forms can be obtained by calling 1-800-345-1515 or visiting No recipe will be considered valid without this signed statement. A maximum of five recipes per person will be accepted. Recipes may not include branded ingredients. NOTIFICATION: Winning entries will be selected on or about Nov. 15, 2001. WINNERS LIST: For a list of prize winners, send a stamped self-addressed envelope to: Recipe Contest, QVC, Inc., Studio Park, West Chester, Pa. 19380. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Mail to: Quail Ridge Press P.O. Box 123 Brandon, Miss. 39043 USA RICE FEDERATION RECIPE CONTEST Send your original recipe for an appetizer, soup, salad, side dish, main dish or dessert that uses one cup of uncooked American-grown rice or three cups cooked American-grown rice. Recipes must not have more than six main ingredients, excluding butter, margarine, cooking oil, water, salt and ground black pepper. DEADLINE: June 30 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $5,000; Runners-Up (5): $1,000 each. WEB SITE: http://www.ricecafe.com/contest01.htm MORE INFO: Recipes will be judged on the following criteria: taste (40%), ease of preparation (25%), appearance (20%) and creativity (15%). Five finalists and one grand-prize winner will be chosen. Those involved in the preparation of food or creation of recipes for pay such as chefs, caterers, food writers, dietitians, home economists and home economics teachers are not eligible to participate. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be selected on or about July 15th, 2001 and will be notified by mail. WINNERS LIST: For a list of prize winners and recipe brochure, send a stamped, self-addressed, business-size envelope to: "Rice to the Rescue" Recipe Contest, c/o USA Rice Federation, P.O. Box 740121, Houston, Texas, 77274, after July 31st, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Mail to: "Rice to the Rescue" Recipe Contest c/o USA Rice Federation P.O. Box 740121 Houston, Texas 77274 THIRD ANNUAL WEB-HOLIDAYS.COM GARLIC RECIPE CONTEST Recipe must contain at least 3 cloves of garlic and must be yours. You may use a recipe you have based on someone else's but it must have your special touch and the original source should be stated. There will be two prizes awarded: The Chef's Vote, awarded by a panel of culinary gurus, and the Populace Vote, awarded by the visitors to the site. DEADLINE: June 30. PRIZES: Best of each category wins a Garlicky Gift Pack, with Garlic-shaped Garlic Keep, Mini Mortar & Pestle, Garlic Shredder & Slicer, Garlic Stripper and a Garlic Fest T-shirt. WEB SITE: http://www.web-holidays.com/garlic/contest.htm MORE INFO: Contest opens June 9. One entry per person. All entries must be submitted in English. If you do not receive confirmation that we have received your entry with in 3 days, you should resubmit or contact us in order to be eligible for this contest. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be announced July 20th. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online.   11th ANNUAL WHITE CASTLE RECIPE CONTEST Enter a recipe that uses at least 10 White Castle hamburgers as the main ingredient. DEADLINE: July 1 PRIZES: Grand Prize: A sack of 10 White Castle hamburgers every week for a year; Runners-Up: Nine winners receive one sack of 10 White Castle hamburgers. WEB SITE: http://www.whitecastle.com/craveobilia/craveobilia_create2.html MORE INFO: Prizes are not transferable and not redeemable for cash. No substitutions will be allowed. Recipes will be evaluated for best use of 10 White Castle hamburgers, originality and taste. Click here for complete rules. Click here for online entry form. Mail to: White Castle System, Inc. Recipe Contest 555 W. Goodale St. Columbus, Ohio 43215 NORTHWEST CHERRY GROWERS' RECIPE CONTEST Northwest Cherry Growers and RecipeCenter.com are looking for your favorite original recipe that uses sweet cherries as the primary ingredient. DEADLINE: July 1 PRIZES: $250. WEB SITE: http://www.recipecenter.com/contest/ MORE INFO: Contest is open to individuals of all professions and industries. Recipes will be judged based on originality, ease in preparation, over-all presentation of the recipe, and cost of the recipe. Contestants may enter as many recipes as they would like but only one entry per contestant may qualify as a winner. One winner per household. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified by phone; judges will select a winner on or before July 11, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Click here to enter by e-mail.   SWEET CHERRY RECIPE CONTEST Submit your favorite recipe that uses fresh, sweet cherries as the primary ingredient. The recipe can be an appetizer, side dish, main dish, or dessert. DEADLINE: July 1 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $250. WEB SITE: http://www.RecipeCenter.com/contest/ MORE INFO: Contestants may enter as many recipes as they would like but only one entry per contestant may qualify as a winner. One winner per household. Recipes will be judged based on originality, ease in preparation, over-all presentation of the recipe, and cost of the recipe. Each criteria will be rated between 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest. The average score will be calculated and the winner chosen. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be chosen on or around July 11, 2001, and will be notified by phone. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online.   AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION & CONAGRA "SAFE SUMMER" RECIPE CONTEST To enter, contestants must incorporate into their recipe at least one -- if not all -- of the following food safety tips: Wash hands often; Keep raw meats and ready-to-eat foods separate; Cook to proper temperatures; Refrigerate promptly below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. In addition, each recipe must take 30 minutes or less and incorporate at least one ConAgra Foods. DEADLINE: July 5 PRIZES: Grand Prize: GE Profile Arctica refrigerator; Second Prize: $1,500 in groceries; Third Prize: Picnic basket stuffed with plates, utensils and food. WEB SITE: http://www.homefoodsafety.org/contest/contest.htm MORE INFO: A panel of 30 registered dietitians, grilling guru George Foreman and celebrity chef Graham Kerr will judge the best recipes. Forty-two (42) prize winners will be selected in daily random drawings (one winner per day throughout the 42-day period) of all eligible online and mail-in recipes received. (Sweepstakes prize package includes a George Foreman Champ with Bun Marmer grill (ARV. $30). NOTIFICATION: The Grand Prize, Second Prize, Third Prize and Randomly-distributed prizes will be determined on or about Aug. 20, 2001. WINNERS LIST: To obtain a list of prize winners, send an SASE to: "ADA/ConAgra Foods Summer Contest", c/o PIMS, 645 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 630, Chicago, Ill. 60611. All requests for winners lists must be received by Oct. 5, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Mail to: ADA/ConAgra Foods Summer Contest c/o PIMS 645 N. Michigan Ave. Suite 630 Chicago, Ill. 60611 "I CAN USE PECANS IN THAT?" RECIPE CONTEST The National Pecan Shellers Association is looking for the most creative, most original, most delicious non-dessert or non-candy recipe that uses pecans as a key ingredient. There are three categories for entrants: Consumers (16 years old and over); Kids Cook (between six and 15 years old); Food Professionals/Culinary Students. DEADLINE: July 13 PRIZES: Best of each category wins $100; Runners-Up in each catgory win $50. WEB SITE: http://www.ilovepecans.org/recipe.html MORE INFO: The purpose of this contest is to identify delicious pecan recipes that are not considered to be a dessert, candy or fruitcake - all of which are very traditional uses of pecans. Each recipe must be designed to yield no more than 16 servings. More than one recipe per person may be submitted, but only one prize will be awarded per person/household. Recipes will be judged on creativity, originality, palatability and uniqueness by representatives of NPSA. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Fax entries to: 404-252-0774. Mail to: Beth Hubrich, Contest Coordinator National Pecan Shellers Association 5775-G Peachtree-Dunwoody Rd. Atlanta, Ga. 30342 GREAT AMERICAN CHILI RECIPE CONTEST Williams Foods is looking for the best chili recipes that uses one of their products. DEADLINE: July 14 PRIZES: $1,000. WEB SITE: http://www.williamsfoods.com/ MORE INFO: Enter by U.S. Postal mail or e-mail. You can get a copy of the rules by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the entry address. Click here to enter by e-mail. Mail to: Great American Chili Recipe Contest Williams Foods Inc. P.O. Box 14067 Lenexa, Kan. 66285-4067 GOOD SEASONS & COLAVITA RECIPE CONTEST You are invited to create an original, delicious, healthful dish that includes Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Colavita Balsamic Vinegar and Good Seasons Salad Dressing Mixes. Recipes may be entered in one of the following categories: green salad; pasta salad; or marinade. DEADLINE: July 15 PRIZES: Grand Prize: A trip for two to Italy as part of an exclusive Colavita group tour (approximately 15-20 people) departing on or about Nov. 4, 2001 (ARV. $6,000); First Place (9 winners, 3 from each category): One-year supply of Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil and one-year supply of Good Seasons Italian Dressing Mix (ARV. $173.80 each; Second Place (15 winners): Good Seasons/Colavita 'Italian Feast' Gift Basket (ARV. $125 each). WEB SITE: http://www.colavita.com/kraftcontest.htm MORE INFO: You may enter as often as you wish using different recipes, but each recipe entry must be submitted separately, with one recipe per envelope or e-mail message. A color photograph of the finished product is welcome but not required. (If submitting digital photos, 300 dpi resolution is preferred). If you have a story to tell relating to your creation, please include it. NOTIFICATION: Preliminary judging begins the week of July 16. Finalists so chosen will be judged by food industry professionals in an as yet to be determined location and time. Winners will be notified by mail within four weeks of final judging. WINNERS LIST: To request a list of winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Good Seasons and Colavita Recipe Contest, P.O. Box 9143, Elizabeth, NJ 07202. Requests must be postmarked by Sept. 15, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter by e-mail. Mail to: Good Seasons and Colavita Recipe Contest P.O. Box 9143 Elizabeth, N.J. 07202 NERDS ROPE "TWO CANDIES IN ONE, INVENT THE FUN" PHOTO CONTEST Kids ages 6-14 can enter by mailing in a color photo of your most creative use for a NERDS Rope candy (like a necklace, shoelace, etc.) and a written description of your creation (no more than 50 words). DEADLINE: July 9 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $10,000 scholarship, one-year supply of Nerds Rope and a Wonka T-shirt; Runners-Up (5): A one-year supply of NERDS Rope candy and a Wonka T-shirt. WEB SITE: http://www.wonka.com/Whatsnew/nerdsrope_contest.html MORE INFO: Entries will be judged according to the following criteria: entry creativity (40%), entry originality (40%), and appropriateness of entry to contest theme (20%). One prize per household/address. Contest is open to legal residents of the United States of America who are aged 6-14 years as of June 30, 2001, who have obtained consent of their parent(s) or legal guardian for their participation in the contest. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified by mail or phone, on or about July 30, 2001. WINNERS LIST: For a winners list, send an SASE to: WONKA NERDS Rope Two Candies In One, Invent the Fun Photo Contest Winner List, c/o J. Menaker, BSMG Worldwide, 676 N. St. Clair Ave., Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60611. Request must be received by August 15, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Mail to: NERDS Rope Photo Contest c/o J. Menaker 676 N. St Clair Suite 1000 Chicago, Ill. 60611 SARGENTO "MOM & ME -- SLIDE INTO SMILES" RECIPE CONTEST Moms and kids ages 5-12 have a chance to team up in the kitchen and create original, family-friendly recipe using Sargento cheese. Entries also must be accompanied by a "Mom & Me" photo and proof of purchase (UPC bar code from the back of the cheese package). The contest categories are Snack and Lunch. DEADLINE: July 15 PRIZES: Grand Prize: All-expense paid trip to Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort & Spa in Turks & Caicos, Providenciales; First Prize: Creative Playthings Hampton Swing Set; Second Prize: Samsung Camcorder; Third Prize: Olympus Zoom Digital Camera; Runners-Up (10): "Mom & Me­Slide Into Smiles" gift bags, containing: a contest T-shirt, a Polaroid I-Zone camera and a coupon for Sargento shredded cheese. WEB SITE: http://www.sargento.com/recipe/offer_mm.jsp MORE INFO: Recipes will be judged on originality, taste, appearance, appeal to children and parents, appropriate use of Sargento shredded cheese, five ingredients or less and total preparation time of less than 30 minutes. No entries will be accepted via e-mail or facsimile. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified within 90 days of contest close. WINNERS LIST: For a list of prizewinners, send a self-addressed stamped #10 envelope to: Sargento "Mom & Me­Slide Into Smiles" Recipe Contest, 221 N. La Salle St., Suite 3500, Chicago, Ill., 60601. Click here for complete rules. Enter by phone: Call 1-800-243-3737. Mail to: Sargento "Mom & Me -- Slide Into Smiles" Recipe Contest 221 N. LaSalle St. Suite 3500 Chicago, Ill. 60601 POST SELECTS 2001 BRUNCH CONTEST Post Selects is looking for a "special touches" recipe appropriate for a lovely brunch table. Post Selects include Blueberry Morning cereal, Cranberry Almond Crunch cereal, Banana Nut Crunch cereal, and Great Grains cereal. Recipes must use at least 1 1/2 cups of one of the above. In addition, entrants are required to tell in 250 words or less what special touches you add to make your brunch spectacular and why you should be selected to prepare your brunch table in New York City. DEADLINE: July 27 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $10,000; First Prize: $2,500; Second Prize: $1,000; Finalists (8): Three-night trip for two to New York City to compete in the National Post Selects Brunch Competition on October 18, 2001 (ARV: $2,250). WEB SITE: http://www.kraftfoods.com/postcereals/contest_rules.html MORE INFO: All qualified entries will be judged on the basis of the Recipe (50%) and the Essay (50%). In judging the Recipe portion of the Contest, judges will base decision on Taste (30%); Originality and Creativity (30%); Ease of preparation (20%) and Appearance (20%). The Essay portion of the contest will be judged on Originality and Creativity (70%) and Clear Description of Special Touches (30%). NOTIFICATION: Finalists will be notified by phone and/or mail no later than September 30, 2001. WINNERS LIST: For the names of the Post Selects 2001 Brunch Contest Finalists, available after October 31, 2001, send a self-addressed stamped #10 envelope to: Post Selects 2001 Brunch Contest Winners, c/o Hunter Public Relations, 41 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10010. Click here for complete rules. Essays and recipes can also be submitted via e-mail to brunchcontest@hunterpr.com. to enter by e-mail. Mail to: Post Selects 2001 Brunch Contest c/o Hunter Public Relations 41 Madison Avenue 5th Floor New York, N.Y. 10010 CENTRAL FLORIDA FAIR FAMILY FAVORITES RECIPE CONTEST The Central Florida Fair and DUDA Farms want your Family's Favorite Recipes utilizing DUDA Products: Asparagus, Beets, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Celery, Cilantro, Corn, Lettuce, Mint, Onions, Parsley, Peppers, Radishes, Celery, Citrus Fruit/ Juice, Beef, Sugar and Sugarcane. DEADLINE: July 31 PRIZES: First Prize: $250. WEB SITE: http://www.centralfloridafair.com/ MORE INFO: Selected recipes will be published in the DUDA cookbook. All entries must be original not previously published recipes. The 90th Annual Central Florida Fair runs from Feb. 28-March 10, 2002. Proceeds to benefit the Florida Agriculture Scholarship. Click here to enter by e-mail. Fax: 407-295-2082 Mail to: Recipe Contest Central Florida Fair 4603 West Colonial Drive Orlando, Fla. 32809 BOURSIN "CHEF OF THE YEAR" RECIPE CONTEST Boursin Spiced Gournay Cheese is sponsoring its "Chef of the Year" Contest for food service professionals. Chefs, caterers, food service operators and restaurant employees (age 18 and over, working in the U.S.) are invited to enjoy Boursin's versatility and create and enter an original appetizer or entrée recipe using Boursin cheese as an integral ingredient. DEADLINE: July 27 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $5,000; Runners-Up (2): $1,000 for the best recipes using Boursin Garlic & Fines Herb or Boursin Pepper; Finalists: Six finalists win a 4-night trip to compete Oct. 16, 2001, in Oahu, Hawaii. WEB SITE: http://www.boursincheese.com/content.htm MORE INFO: A color photograph of the finished dish is mandatory. No mechanically reproduced entries accepted. Limit one entry per envelope. Entries will be judged on the basis of originality, visual appeal, taste, ease of preparation and practicality as a menu item. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified by phone or mail by August 24, 2001. WINNERS LIST: For a winners list, available after August 31, 2001, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Boursin Chef of the Year Contest Winners List, P.O. Box 30604, Worcester, Mass. 01603. Click here for complete rules. Click here to request an entry form. Click here to download the entry form. Mail to: Boursin Chef of the Year Contest P.O. Box 30604 Worcester, Mass. 01603 THE CALIFORNIA WILD RICE RECIPE CONTEST Professional chefs and cooks (including students) at restaurants and other non-commercial food service establishments are invited to submit your original recipe for an Appetizer, Main Dish, Salad, Soup or Side Dish that uses California Wild Rice as a primary ingredient. DEADLINE: July 30 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $2000 U.S. Savings Bond; Runners-up: The remaining four semifinalists will receive a $500 U.S. Savings Bond and a commemorative plaque. WEB SITE: http://www.cawildrice.org/ MORE INFO: Recipe must include: name of recipe, number of servings, list of ingredients with specific quantities (standard U.S. measurements) in order of use and complete preparation directions including baking/cooking time and temperature. Include a non-professional photo of the completed dish and entry form. Complete one entry form for each recipe. If entry is submitted electronically, photos must be included as attachments. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be selected in August, 2001 and will be notified by mail during "California Wild Rice Week" -- Sept. 23-29, 2001. WINNERS LIST: Send a SASE to The Thacker Group (1008 Second Street, Suite 201, Old Sacramento, Calif. 95814) to receive information on winners. Click here to enter by e-mail. Mail to: California Wild Rice Advisory Board c/o The Thacker Group for CWR Recipe Contest 1008 Second Street Suite 201 Old Sacramento, Cailf. 95814-3202 JEKEL VINYARDS "INGREDIENTS FOR SUCCESS" CHEF RECIPE CONTEST Jekel is looking for original entrees from professional chefs and cooks at restaurants and other non-commercial food service establishments. DEADLINE: July 30 PRIZES: $1,000 and a selection of cookware and cutlery. MORE INFO: Call: 800-945-WINE ext. 7438.   NATIONAL PASTRY COMPETITION This is a professional pastry competition. The primary focus of the judges will be taste. PRIZES: Total prizes awarded will be $15,000. MORE INFO: Judging will be held at the Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo, at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Aug. 25-26. To get an entry form, call 800-PASTRY1 ext. 202.   JACK DANIEL'S GRILLING SAUCE "ULTIMATE GRILLING EXPERIENCE" CONTEST Heinz wants to know your unique grilling secrets and what it takes to throw the ultimate grilling party. Write a 100-word essay that answers the question, "How does Jack Daniel's Grilling Sauce make your barbecue the ultimate grilling experience?" and mail a photograph that captures your ultimate grilling experience. (A bottle of one of the three flavors of Jack Daniel's Grilling Sauce must be visible in the photo.) DEADLINE: July 31 PRIZES: Grand Prize: A 4-night trip for two to the French Broad Outpost ranch in Tennessee and $1,000 (ARV. $2,500); Second Prize: An "Ultimate Grilling Pack," which includes a Weber Grill, grilling utensils, a gift certificate for Omaha Steaks, spices and an apron, and free Jack Daniel's Grilling Sauce (ARV. $1,300). WEB SITE: http://www.heinz.com/grillingsauce/promotions.html MORE INFO: Limit of one entry per person. Each of five Finalist essays will be given a score from 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score, for the following criteria: creativity; originality; honesty; and clarity. Each photograph will be given a score from 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score, for the following criteria: creativity; originality; and best use/portrayal of product. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be announced on or around Aug. 27, 2001. WINNERS LIST: For names of winners, available after July 31, 2001, mail a self-addressed, stamped (#10) envelope to: "The Jack Daniel's Grilling Sauce Ultimate Grilling Experience" Contest, P.O. Box 1639, Pittsburgh, PA 15230-1639. Click here for complete rules. Mail to: "The Jack Daniel's Grilling Sauce Ultimate Grilling Experience" Contest P.O. Box 1639 Pittsburgh, Pa. 15230-1639 CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA ALL-AMERICAN APPLE PIE RECIPE CONTEST Ten young cooks will win scholarships to the Culinary Institute of America by submitting an application, their own apple pie recipe, and an essay about apples. DEADLINE: Aug. 15 PRIZES: Scholarship awards are from $52,500 to $25,000. MORE INFO: The finalists win a trip to the Culinary Institute of America's campus in Hyde Park, N.Y., to compete in a bake-off in the fall of 2001. They'll be able to enter the Culinary Institute between November 2001 and June 2002. APPLICATIONS/RULES: For more information or to receive a contest packet, call 1-800-285-4627. THE ALASKA SEAFOOD WILD ABOUT FLAVOR RECIPE CONTEST The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute is looking for an elegant dish you can make on your backyard grill that uses Alaska seafood. DEADLINE: Aug. 1 PRIZES: Grand Prize: All expenses paid trip for two to Alaska (ARV. $8,000); Second Prize (10): Deluxe Weber Charcoal Grill, an autographed copy of "From the Earth to the Table," by chef John Ash, "The Omega Diet," by Artemis P. Simopoulos, M.D., and Jo Robinson (ARV. $195); Third Prize (30): an autographed copy of "From the Earth to the Table," by chef John Ash, "The Omega Diet," by Artemis P. Simopoulos, M.D., and Jo Robinson (ARV. $45). WEB SITE: http://www.alaskaseafood.org/marketing/retail/retail.htm#wild MORE INFO: Entries must include a 4" X 6" color photograph of the finished recipe. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified via phone or mail on or about Oct. 31, 2001. WINNERS LIST: For a Winners List, mail an SASE by Nov. 1, 2001 to: Wild About Flavor Winners List, 32031 Mally, Dept. 900, Madison Heights, Mich. 48071. Click here for complete rules (in Adobe Acrobat format). Click here to download entry form (in Adobe Acrobat format). Click here to download a free Adobe Acrobat reader. Mail to: Wild About Flavor Recipe Contest 32031 Mally Dept. 2091 Madison Heights, Mich. 48071 NATIONAL OYSTER COOK-OFF The Maryland Dept. of Agriculture wants to see your best recipe using oysters in hors d'oeuvres, soups and stews, main dish, outdoor cookery or salads. DEADLINE: Aug. 6 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $1,000 and a silver tray; Second Prize: $300; Third Prize: $150; Runner-up: $100. WEB SITE: http://www.mda.state.md.us/press/oystrec.htm MORE INFO: Twelve finalists will win a trip to the National Oyster Cook-off in Leonardtown Maryland in October. For additional information and the complete rules, call 301-475-4404; fax to 301-475-4414; or email eberlynl@mda.state.md.us   HELLMANN'S & BEST FOODS "PERFECT PICNIC" RECIPE CONTEST In honor of picnic lovers and 300 years of dining al fresco, the makers of Hellmann's and Best Foods Mayonnaise is celebrating National Pack a Picnic Week, May 13-19. The recipe may be anything -- appetizer, salad, main dish, sandwich. DEADLINE: Aug. 7 PRIZES: $3,000. MORE INFO: To enter, print your complete address (no P.O. boxes), ZIP code and telephone number on a plain 8 1/2-by-11-inch piece of paper. The entry must be an original recipe using either Hellmann's or Best Foods Mayonnaise. If you have any further questions contact the Consumer Information Center at 1-800-338-8831. A representative can assist you between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, and between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Saturday (CST). Mail to: Hellmann's and Best Foods Perfect Picnic Recipe Contest P.O. Box 7548 Melville, N.Y. 11775-7548 MOMMOM.COM "IT HASTA BE PASTA" RECIPE CONTEST The Web site is looking for family pastas, but all pasta recipes are welcome. DEADLINE: Aug. 10 PRIZES: First Place: $50 and pasta from Electric Food; Second Place: $20, and pasta from Electric Food; Third Place: and pasta from Electric Food. WEB SITE: http://www.mom-mom.com/recipe.htm MORE INFO: Enter as many times as you like. If duplicates are received, the first submission will be entered. Pasta can be baked or boiled type. Any questions can be directed to cybercooking@yahoo.com. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter by e-mail. AC'CENT BBQ CHALLENGE Ac'cent flavor enhancer wants you to create an original barbecue recipe using Ac'cent and other ingredients commonly available. DEADLINE: Aug. 17 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $10,000; First Prize (10): $1,000. WEB SITE: http://www.accentspices.com/accent_promotions.html MORE INFO: Attach your Entry Form, Recipe and an original cash register receipt from any Ac'cent purchase and mail your completed entry in an envelope. Enter as often as you wish. Each entry must be different and submitted separately.Winners will be evaluated and selected according to originality (0-25 pts); taste (0-25 pts.); ease of preparation (0-25 pts); and general appeal (0-25 pts.). NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified by U.S. Mail on or about October 1, 2001. WINNERS LIST: To obtain a Winners List, available after Oct. 15, 2001, send an SASE to be received by Oct. 1, 20001 to: Ac'cent BBQ Challenge Contest Winners, c/o Centra Marketing & Communications, 1400 Old Country Road, Westbury, N.Y. 11590. Click here for complete rules. Click here for a printable entry form. Mail to: Ac'cent Recipe Contest/Booklet Offer P.O. Box 1006 Grand Rapids, Minn. 55745-1006 MORNINGSTAR FOODS RECIPE CONTEST Morningstar Foods is having a recipe contest to discover the best use of International Delight, Mocha Mix or Farm Rich non-dairy coffee creamers in a breakfast recipe, entrée recipe (including soups, side dishes, etc.) or dessert recipe. DEADLINE: Aug. 17 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $2,500 and a one-year supply of your favorite creamer; Best of each category: $500. WEB SITE: http://www.morningstarfoods.com/contest.html MORE INFO: Five recipes from each category will then be prepared and tasted by a panel of judges including two local chefs. Recipes will be judged equally on the basis of good taste, originality and appetite appeal. Enter as often as you wish, but each entry must be mailed or electronically submitted separately. One winner per household, address, group or organization. NOTIFICATION: Prizewinners will be notified by telephone on or about Aug. 29, 2001, and will be presented with their prizes on or about Sept. 10, 2001. WINNERS LIST: To obtain the name of the Grand Prizewinner, available after Sept. 10, 2001, send a separate self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Delightful Recipe Contest Winner, c/o BSMG Worldwide, 6555 Sierra Drive, Irving, Texas 75039. All requests for winners must be received by Oct. 31, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Fax entry: 972-868-7671, Attn: Delightful Recipe Contest. Click here to enter by e-mail. Mail to: Delightful Recipe Contest c/o BSMG Worldwide 6555 Sierra Drive Irving, Texas 75039 JOHNSON & WALES / BACARDI RUM "ALUMNI RUMBLE" RECIPE CLASSIC All Johnson & Wales alumni are invited to come up with a recipe using Bacardi Light-Dry, Bacardi Gold, Bacardi Limon, Tropico Liqueur and Bacardi O. The recipe(s) should be developed with the home cooking enthusiast in mind. The degree of difficulty, availability of equipment and ingredients should be considered carefully for the home cook. Categories include Appetizer or Entree (Hot/Cold); A la Carte; Plated Dessert (Hot/Cold). DEADLINE: Aug. 15 PRIZES: Best of Show: $10,000; First Runner-Up(each category): $5,000; Finalists(7): $1,000. MORE INFO: Finalists will be flown to Johnson & Wales University, Charleston, S.C. Campus, Sept. 28-30, 2001 for the Awards Gala. All finalists will also receive a limited edition medal and certificate provided by Johnson & Wales University. Winners will participate in a national and local publicity campaign. TO ENTER: To receive an application phone 305-892-7556. If you have any questions regarding the recipe classic, please contact Zoraya Suarez at 305-892-7556 or e-mail: zoraya.suarez@jwu.edu. LAWRY'S TASTY TIPS FROM AMERICA'S COOKS RECIPE CONTEST Just in time for summer grilling season, Lawry's is looking for tasty tips and quick recipes that incorporate Lawry's Marinades with Fruit Juice. DEADLINE: Aug. 1 PRIZES: Grand Prize (5): Each winner receives $500 in groceries, a gift basket and a cookbook. WEB SITE: http://www.lawrys.com/tastytips/contest.html MORE INFO: nter as often as you wish, but each entry must be submitted separately. Winners will be selected from among all eligible entries received. Entries will be judged by October 1, 2001. Entries will be judged on: taste, ease of preparation, use of Lawry¹s Marinades with Fruit Juice, appearance and overall creativity. NOTIFICATION: Grand Prize winners will be notified by mail following the judging (by Oct. 1, 2001). WINNERS LIST: For a list of winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Lawry¹s Foods Tasty Tips From America¹s Cooks Contest Winners; Dept. PR; 222 E. Huntington Drive; Monrovia, Calif.; 91016-3500 by Oct. 1, 2001 Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online.   CHOCOLATE CREME OREO "TWISTED CHOCOHOLIC CHALLENGE" In 100 words or less, describe the most "twisted" thing you've ever done to get your hands on some chocolate. "Twisted" is defined as extreme effort. Five Finalists win a round-trip airline ticket for one to New York City on or about Sept. 18, 2001 to participate in the Chocolate Creme Oreo "Twisted" Chocoholic Challenge. DEADLINE: Aug. 15 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $5,000; Runners-Up (4): $2,000 ($1,000 for the first runner-up; $500 for the second runner-up; and $250 each for the remaining two runners-up). MORE INFO: Entries will be judged on four criteria: persuasiveness (25%); candidate's level of willingness to go to extreme efforts for chocolate (25%); candidate's level of desperation for chocolate (25%); and appropriateness to brand image (25%). Entries that involve violence, illegal conduct, lewdness or are negative in any way will be disqualified. Please include the following with the entry: Your name, home address, city, state, zip code, daytime telephone number, fax number and e-mail address (if available). For complete rules e-mail chocoholicchallenge@hunterpr.com. Completed entries can be submitted by mail, fax or e-mail. Click here to enter by e-mail. Fax: 212-679-6607 Mail to: The Chocolate Creme Oreo "Twisted" Chocoholic Challenge c/o Hunter Public Relations, Inc. 41 Madison Avenue 5th Floor New York, N.Y. 10010 EDY'S ICE CREAM TASTER CONTEST In 500 words or less, answer the question, "Why I would be a great ice cream taster?" There are two ages groups: 6-10 and 11-14. DEADLINE: Aug. 31 PRIZES: Grand Prize (10): A 3-day trip for four to the Edys ice cream factory in Union City, Calif., plus a one-year supply (coupons for 24 half-gallons) of Edys Grand Ice cream (ARV. $4.000). WEB SITE: http://www.icecreamsweeps.com/kt/content/Erules.asp MORE INFO: All entries will be judged by an independent judging organization whose decisions are final, based on the following criteria: originality and creativity; relevance of story to theme; enthusiasm. In the event of a tie, tied entries will be rejudged based on the criteria listed above. In the event of final tie, winner will be determined by entry received earliest. Travel must be taken between Oct. 11-13, 2001. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified by mail and/or e-mail. WINNERS LIST: For the winners¹ names, available after 10/1/01, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Edy¹s Ice Cream Taster Winners; P.O. Box 11449; Bozeman, Mont.; 59719-1449 by Nov. 30, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Mail to: Edy¹s Grand Ice Cream ­ Taster Contest 5929 College Ave. Oakland, Calif. 94618 FRENCH'S MUSTARD "MAKE A FUNNY FOOD FACE" RECIPE CONTEST Playing with your food can win you and your family a trip to Orlando, Fla., which includes admissions to Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure and lots of other good stuff. All you have to do is submit a picture of your happiest kitchen creation designed with your favorite foods and mustard. The contest is open to kids age 17 and under. DEADLINE: Sept. 1 PRIZES: Grand Prize (2): Trip for the winner's family to Orlando, Fla., including tickets to Universal Orlando and backstage passes to Donny Osmond's "This Is The Moment" Fall Concert (ARV. $10,000); First Prize (50): Universal CD library (ARV. $200); Second Prize (50): Donny Osmond's "This is the moment" CD (ARV. $20). WEB SITE: http://www.frenchsmustard.com/retail/htmls/how.htm MORE INFO: Limit one entry per person. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified by phone and mail around Oct. 1, 2001. WINNERS LIST: To request name of winner, send a self-addressed stamped envelope toFunny Food Face" Contest, P.O. Box 43623, Upper Montclair, N.J. 07043 by Dec. 1, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Mail to: French's "Make a Funny Food Face" Contest P.O. Box 43701 Upper Montclair, N.J. 07043 CANNED FOOD ALLIANCE "GREAT FROM THE GRILL" RECIPE CONTEST The Canned Food Alliance is looking for fun and unique variations on your grilling favorites that use two canned food ingredients. DEADLINE: Aug. 31 PRIZES: Grand Prize: A Weber Genesis Silver A LP Gas Grill and $1,000 (ARV. $1,350); Second Prize: Deluxe Grilling Pack plus $500 (ARV. $650); Third Prize: Deluxe Grilling Pack plus $500 (ARV. $650). WEB SITE: http://www.mealtime.org/sweepstake/ MORE INFO: The contest can be entered only through the Canned Food Alliance Web site. There is no limit to the number of recipes you submit, but each entry must be on a separate form. Entries will be judged by independent food experts. Judging criteria will include originality, taste, convenience, family appeal, visual appeal, use of recipe theme, and ease and speed of preparation. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified by e-mail by Sept. 15, 2001 WINNERS LIST: The names of the three winners will be posted on the Canned Food Alliance Web site (www.mealtime.org) on or about Sept. 15, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online.   SECOND ANNUAL PLAINS PEANUT FESTIVAL RECIPE CONTEST The recipe contest is to promote the awareness of new research showing that including peanuts and peanut butter in your daily diet can help reduce the risk of heart disease as well as provide many nutrients needed in a healthy diet. Categories include: Snacks and Appetizers; Salads and Main Dishes; Breads and Muffins; and Sweets and Desserts. DEADLINE: Aug. 31 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $250; First Place (each category): $100 and a case of peanuts; Second Place (each category): $75 and a case of peanuts; Third Place (each category): $50 and a case of peanuts. WEB SITE: http://www.peanut-institute.org/RecipeContest.html MORE INFO: Judging will be based on flavor and eating quality; texture or consistency; appearance; and nutritional content. For more information, call 1-888-8PEANUT or email The Peanut Institute at info@peanut-institute.org. Click here for complete rules. Mail to: Plains Peanut Recipe Contest c/o The Peanut Institute P.O. Box 70157 Albany, Ga. 31708-0157 REYNOLDS "IN THE BAG" RECIPE CONTEST Create a great-tasting original recipe to be cooked in a Large Size Reynolds Hot Bags foil bag. Recipe entries must indicate easy preparation steps, allow quick and easy clean up, and have no requirements for stirring, turning, checking or basting. Recipe entries may not be variations of any of The Reynolds Kitchens recipes. DEADLINE: Aug. 31 PRIZES: Grand Prize: 5 day, 4 night vacation to Negril, Jamaica, for four (ARV. $10,832); Three Finalists win a 3-night trip for 2 to New York to prepare their recipes for the judges (ARV. $1,940). WEB SITE: http://www.reynoldskitchens.com/reynoldskitchens/kitchenconnection/promotions /inthebag/index.asp MORE INFO: To prevent bursting of the Hot Bag, recipes that include meat or poultry should include the step of adding 1 tablespoon of flour to the bag. The 1-tablespoon of flour can be added to water or other liquids before adding to the bag. Flour is not necessary when cooking fish, seafood, vegetables or fruit. Including the flour and the bag, each recipe should have no more than 10 ingredients. Alcohol cannot be used as an ingredient in recipes. NOTIFICATION: Finalists will be notified via mail on or about Dec. 1, 2001. The Grand Prize Winner will be notified in person or by mail on or about Jan. 15, 2002. WINNERS LIST: For a list of Contest Finalists and the Grand Prize Winner please send a stamped, self-addressed #10 envelope to: Reynolds Hot Bags Foil Bags "In the Bag" Recipe Contest Winner P. O. Box 29591, Richmond, VA 23242. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online.   SUTTER HOME "BUILD A BETTER BURGER" RECIPE CONTEST Create a "Burger" to be served in the form of a ground patty on a bun or other bread product. The patty may use ingredients other than beef. Ground turkey, lamb, chicken, seafood, pork, or vegetables are some, but not all, of the options. The recipe also may include any combination of sauces, cheeses, spices, and/or condiments. DEADLINE: Aug. 31 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $20,000; Peoples Choice Award: $5,000. WEB SITE: http://www.sutterhome.com/burger/index.html MORE INFO: All cooked portions of the recipe (patty, sauces, condiments, etc.) must be preparable on a standard outdoor kettle-type grill over a charcoal fire. The contest is invalid in California and Utah. WINNERS LIST: For a list of prize winners and the ten (10) Cook-off Finalists' recipes, send a self-addressed, stamped #10 envelope to Build a Better Burger Winners, Sutter Home Winery, Attn. Heidi Shuler, P.O. Box 248, St. Helena, Calif. 94574. Or visit www.sutterhome.com after October 1, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Mail to: Build a Better Burger Recipe Contest P.O. Box 844 St. Helena, Calif. 94574-0844 FRANK'S BEST RECIPE CONTEST Recipes must use a minimum of 1/4 teaspoon of Frank's Cajun Seasoning or Franks Global Seasoning. DEADLINE: Sept. 1 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $1,250 for the best recipe using each sauce. WEB SITE: http://www.frankskitchen.com/giveaway.html MORE INFO: Must be 21 years of age or older to enter. Only one entry per household per month per spice. (Frank's Cajun and Frank's Global.) Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. FAX: Fax entries to 219-277-9877 Mail to: FNJ & Associates P.O. Box 333 Granger, Ind. 46530-0333 MCILHENNY'S SECOND NATIONAL "COOK AND LADDER" COMPETITION The makers of Tabasco products are asking firefighters to submit their favorite mess hall dish or off-duty recipe. The creations mus use on of the four Tabasco brand pepper sauces. Recipes must be original and can be for appetizers, soups, salads, main dishes, side dishes, desserts, etc. DEADLINE: Sept. 1 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $10,000 ($5,000 for the firefighter, $5,000 for the firehouse); Second prize: $5,000 ($2,500 for the firefighter, $2,500 for the firehouse); Third Prize: $2,000 ($1,000 for the firefighter, $1,000 for the firehouse). MORE INFO: Ten finalists will be selected and flown to a cookoff at Peter Kumps New York Cooking School in New York City. To receive complete contest rules and entry form, send a self addressed stamped envelope to: Tabasco, Cook & Ladder Competition, c/o Hunter Public Relations, 41 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. 10010.   THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN BARBEQUE COOKOFF Jacob's Creek, Australia's best selling wine worldwide and Wyndham Estate, another award winning wine brand are sponsoring this contests which asks consumers 21 years and over to send in their best barbeque recipe. Recipes will be judged on originality, taste appeal and presentation style. Along with recipe, each entrant must recommend a Jacob's Creek or Wyndham Estate wine that would be best served with the recipe. DEADLINE: Sept. 5 PRIZES: Eighteen semifinalists will be selected in three geographical regions. They will compete in regional cookoffs that will be judged by Food Network chef David Rosengarten and others. Six finalists will be selected and will receive a 6-day, 7 night trip to Australia for a final cookoff. The winning finalist gets a new Subaru Outback Sport. WEB SITE: http://www.austinnichols.com/gabc/index2.html MORE INFO: Pick up entry forms at participating liquor stores or supermarkets nationwide. No purchase is necessary to enter. Entry forms are also available at the Jacob’s Creek and Wyndham Estate booths at all Food Network Live Expos throughout the United States. Click here for complete rules. Click here to download an entry form. Mail to: Jacob’s Creek vs. Wyndham Estate Barbeque Cookoff c/o CCM 470 Park Avenue South New York, N.Y. 10016 KIKKOMAN "TAKE THE MOOLAH AND THE HULA" RECIPE CONTEST Food service professionals are asked to submit original recipes using Kikkoman Teryaki Sauce in the following categories: All American (American); It’s A Small World (Ethnic); and Your Secret Ingredient (other). DEADLINE: Aug. 31 PRIZES: Grand Prize: Hawaiian travel voucher to the Hawaiian island of the winner’s choice; Best of each category (3): $500 each. WEB SITE: http://www.kikkoman-usa.com/contest.html MORE INFO: All online entries receive a free beach towel and a free half gallon of Kikkoman Teryaki Sauce. Recipes will be judged based on an integral use of Kikkoman Teriyaki product (based on concentration) (30%), taste (30%), originality (20%), ease of preparation/realistic application (10%) and ability to be used as regular menu item (10%). WINNERS LIST: For the name of the winners, available as of Oct. 1, 2001, send an SASE to: Winners List "Kikkoman Teriyaki Recipe Contest"; PO Box 250029C; Los Angeles, Calif. 90025. Requests will be honored until Oct 15, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Mail to: "Kikkoman Teriyaki Recipe Contest" Kikkoman International P.O. Box 2041 Brownsdale, Minn. 55918 "MAKE IT SPECIAL" CHEF RECIPE CONTEST The California Tree Fruit Agreement wants professional chefs to submit a recipe for a menu special featuring California peaches, nectarines and/or plums in one of the following categories: breakfast, lunch, dinner or dessert. DEADLINE: Aug. 31 PRIZES: $1,500. MORE INFO: Call 559-638-8260.   GRIT & MOTHER EARTH NEWS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF CANNING Become the "2001 Grand Champion Canner" by entering examples of your best preserved foods. DEADLINE: Sept. 7 PRIZES: The Grand Champion gets his or her choice of a Cappers Bus Tour. (Last year's winner toured the Pacific Northwest and Canada.) MORE INFO: For an entry packet with all the rules call 800-678-5779.   CRISCO KIDS' COOL COOKIES & CUPCAKES CONTEST Crisco is asking kids ages 6 - 12 to come up with a creative and fun cookie or cupcake recipe. Each entry should consist of a creatively named cookie or cupcake recipe (e.g. Anna Banana's Charming Cream Puff Cupcakes) made with one or more Crisco products, plus a short essay (100 words or fewer) explaining the inspiration, history or tradition behind the recipe. DEADLINE: Nov. 6 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $10,000 U.S. savings bond; First Prize: $5,000 U.S. Savings bond; Second Prize: $2,500 U.S. Savings bond; Third Prize: $1,000 U.S. Savings bond. WEB SITE: http://www.crisco.com/kids_contest.htm MORE INFO: Four finalists (plus 3 guests each) will be chosen to show off their recipes at a live bake-off at Peter Kump's New York Cooking School on Dec. 6 in New York City. The bake-off will be hosted by Chef Tyler Florence of the Food Network's TV program "Food 911." Initially, all entries will be judged on the following criteria: originality and creativity of recipe (50%); inspiration, history, or tradition behind the recipe, based on the short essay (25%); level of difficulty of recipe (25%). Each of the 13 semifinalists' recipes will be judged on the following criteria: taste and appearance (40%); originality and creativity of recipe (30%); inspiration, history, or tradition behind the recipe, based on the short essay (20%); level of difficulty of recipe (10%). At the bake-off, the four finalists will be judged on the following criteria: taste and appearance (40%); originality and creativity of recipe (30%); inspiration, history, or tradition behind the recipe, based on the short essay (20%); level of difficulty of recipe (10%). NOTIFICATION: The 13 semifinalists will be notified by Nov. 13, 2001, and the four finalists will be notified by Nov. 19, 2001. WINNERS LIST: For a Winners List, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Crisco Kids' Cool Cookies and Cupcakes Contest, 208 East 51st Street #186, New York, NY 10022-6500. Click here for complete rules. Click here for a printable entry form. Mail to: Crisco Kids' Cool Cookies & Cupcakes Contest 208 East 51st Street #186 New York, N.Y. 10022-6500 FOOD OF THE FUTURE CONTEST If you could grow a food that could help people, what would it be? How would it look and taste? Children 8 to 12 are invited to enter their creative and scientific ideas to the Council of Biotechnology. DEADLINE: Sept. 25 PRIZES: $10,000 college scholarship. WEB SITE: http://www.whybiotech.com/contest/contest03.html MORE INFO: Entries will be ranked using each of the following criteria: Originality & Creativity (60%) and Appropriateness to Contest Theme (40%). Contest Theme is defined as a drawing and description of an imaginary "Food of the Future" that would help people in some way (for example, help combat world hunger or produce food in a more earth-friendly manner). Enter as often as you wish, however limit one entry per stamped envelope. You can call 202.467.6565 and request that an entry form be sent to your home. NOTIFICATION: Winner will be notified on or about Nov. 15, 2001. WINNERS LIST: For the name of the winner, available after Nov. 15, send a self-addressed, stamped #10 envelope to: "Food of the Future" Contest Winner, 676 N. St. Clair, Chicago, Ill. 60611. Click here for complete rules. Click here for an official entry form. Mail to: "Food of the Future Contest" 676 N. St. Clair #1000 Chicago, Ill. 60611 PHILLIPS SEAFOOD CRAB MEAT RECIPE CONTEST It's time for Phillips Seafood's fourth annual blue swimming crab meat recipe contest. Once again, chefs and cooks -- professionals and nonprofessionals -- can submit their most delicious and creative crab meat recipes. All entries must contain one pound of any grade of crab meat, and they will be judged on taste, creativity, and how well the recipe is written. DEADLINE: Sept. 29 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $1,000. WEB SITE: http://www.phillipsfoods.com MORE INFO: A panel of professional chefs and employees from Phillips will select the winning recipe. For additional information or entry forms contact Phillips Seafood at 800-648-7067, extension 18 or 39. Fax entry: 202-554-6033. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Mail to: Crab Meat Recipe Contest Phillips Foods P.O. Box 20589 Baltimore, Md. 21223 CARR'S CRACKERS AND COOKIES RECIPE CONTEST Easy or elegant, appetizer or dessert, casual or gourmet - Carr's is looking for simple, delicious ways to enjoy Carr's Crackers and Cookies. DEADLINE: Sept. 30 PRIZES: First Prize: $300 gift certificate redeemable at Dean and Deluca and a copy of The Dean and Deluca Cookbook; Second Prize: $200 gift certificate redeemable at Dean and Deluca and a copy of The Dean and Deluca Cookbook; Third Prize: $75 gift certificate redeemable at Dean and Deluca and a copy of The Dean and Deluca Cookbook. WEB SITE: http://www.carrs-online.com/recipe_contest/recipe_contest.htm MORE INFO: To enter, complete the entry form and submit via the carrs-online.com website. The entry must use at least one of the Carr's branded products. NOTIFICATION: Three winners will be notified by Oct. 31, 2001. WINNERS LIST: The three winners and the official winning recipes will be announced on the carrs-online.com website. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online.   DUCANE GAS GRILL COOKING CONTEST Submit a recipe for kids to grill or a fun grilling recipe that your kids love to eat. DEADLINE: Sept. 30 PRIZES: First Prize: Ducane 2004 Gas Grill; Second Prize: Ducane carving set, a set of steak knives and four insulated tumblers; Third Prize: Ducane grill tool set. WEB SITE: http://www.ducane.com/contest.asp MORE INFO: All recipe submissions must be original. All recipes must be for a dish that has been cooked and can be cooked on a Ducane Gas Grill. The Recipe Contest is open to all persons age 18 and older who are legal residents of the United States or Canada for the duration of the contest. To send a photo of your recipe or of you cooking on your Ducane Gas Grill, please send it as an email attachment -- JPG formats accepted -- to the e-mail address below. NOTIFICATION: A Ducane selection committee will choose a winner and runners up within three weeks after the end of the contest. All decisions are final and binding. Winners will be notified by mail, e-mail and/or telephone within 10 days of the drawing. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Click here to enter by e-mail. SPICE ISLANDS GRILL-OFF RECIPE CONTEST Send your favorite grilling recipe featuring Spice Islands Grilling Gourmet Seasonings as an ingredient. Recipe must be suitable for gas grills. DEADLINE: Sept. 30 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $10,000; Runners-Up: Gourmet Gas Grill (ARV: $1,400). WEB SITE: http://www.spiceadvice.com/brands/spice_islands/grilloff/index.html MORE INFO: Four regional winners (Northeast/Midwest; Southeast; Northwest; Southwest) and a guest will be flown to the Napa Valley Mustard Festival in Napa Valley, Calif., on 3/9/02. All entries will be judged by an independent panel of judges based on 40% originality/taste, 40% creative use of Spice Islands Grilling Gourmet Seasonings, 10% appearance and 10% ease of preparation. NOTIFICATION: Four regional winners will be selected by the judges and will be notified by mail on or about 11/30/2001. WINNERS LIST: For a list of winners, send an SASE for receipt by 9/30/2001 to: Spice Islands Gourmet Grill-Off Recipe Contest Winners c/o WatersMolitor, Inc., 1000 Shelard Parkway, Suite 600, Minneapolis, Minn. 55426. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Mail to: Spice Islands Gourmet Grill-Off Recipe Contest 1000 Shelard Parkway Suite 600 Minneapolis, Minn. 55426 DARE CRACKERS/BREMNER WAFERS RECIPE CONTEST Dare Crackers/Bremner Wafers is inviting you to submit an original recipe, along with a personal story about an experience with the recipe. Recipes must include Dare Crackers or Bremner Wafers, take 15 minutes or less to cook/prepare, and use ingredients found at the average grocery store. DEADLINE: Oct. 1 PRIZES: Best of each region wins $1,000, with an additional $1,000 being given to the charity of winner's choice. WEB SITE: http://www.15minutestofame.com/contest/contest_intro.htm MORE INFO: You must also submit a 100-200 word essay describing your story behind the recipe, how you devised the recipe or your inspiration behind the recipe. The essay will be used to judge the semi-finalists only. Limit one entry per household. Entrants from five different regions will compete for the prize in each region. The regions are (1) New York City Metropolitan area; (2) Chicago Metropolitan area; (3) Dallas Metropolitan area; (4) Los Angeles Metropolitan area; and (5) a national region covering all other areas not covered by (1) - (4). From the entries, five winners (one winner in each region) will be selected. NOTIFICATION: The winners will be announced on or about Nov. 1, 2001. WINNERS LIST: For a Winners List, mail a SASE by Nov. 30, 2001, to: 15 Minutes to Fame Recipe Contest, Winner’s list, c/o Arnold Media Services, 1410 Grant Street, Suite A-201, Denver CO 80203. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Mail to: 15 Minutes to Fame Recipe Contest c/o Arnold Media Services 1410 Grant Street Suite A-201 Denver, Colo. 80203 TABASCO COMMUNITY COOKBOOK AWARDS Cookbooks published for fund-raising purposes by non-profit organizations in 2000 and 2001 are eligible to enter the 12th annual Tabasco Community Cookbook Awards, which honors outstanding books and the volunteers who compile them. DEADLINE: Oct. 1 MORE INFO: Each organization entering a book is asked to submit five copies, along with a completed entry form and documentation of use of proceeds for worthwhile community projects. Entries are judged on layout and design, title, theme, storyline, incorporation of regional culinary traditions, recipe content, and the organization's fundraising efforts. To obtain an entry form, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Tabasco Community Cookbook Awards, c/o McIlhenny Company, Attn: Sheryl Dartez, General Delivery, Avery Island, LA 70513.   FRANK’S REDHOT HOT SAUCE RECIPE CONTEST Frank’s RedHot sauce wants to know your “RedHot hot sauce tips” on how to create the perfect party food and the perfect party. Send a your favorite RedHot hot sauce tip or recipe along with some fun party ideas that add spice to your life and make parties even more festive. DEADLINE: Oct. 15 PRIZES: Grand Prize: A party for 80 (ARV. $5,000); Finalists(79): A gift certificate to a special “good-time” place of your choice (ARV $80). WEB SITE: http://www.bender-hammerling.com/contests.cfm MORE INFO: Entries must feature RedHot tips or recipes along with a party idea that includes Frank’s RedHot. All entries will be judged on creativity, and adherence to the “Frank’s RedHot” theme. NOTIFICATION: The winner(s) will be notified by mail on or before Nov. 30, 2001. WINNERS LIST: To request name of winner, send an SASE to Frank’s RedHot Party Contest, 411 Park Street, Upper Montclair, N.J. 07043, by Jan. 31, 2002. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Mail to: Frank’s RedHot Party Contest 411 Park Street Upper Montclair, N.J. 07043 KIKKOMAN "SIGNATURE SAUCE" RECIPE CONTEST Kikkoman Soy Sauce is asking for competitive cooks to come up with a signature sauce that uses Kikkoman Soy Sauce and a few other ingredients. The sauce should be one that can be made ahead, then used later as the foundation for a myriad of different dishes. Along with the sauce recipe, entrants must submit a recipe that incorporates the sauce in a dish and provide two other concepts for how to use it. DEADLINE: Oct. 15 PRIZES: Grand Prize: A culinary trip for two to Japan; First Prize (2): A seven-piece premium set of All-Clad cookware; Second Prize (2): A three piece set of high-tech ceramic cutlery from Kyocera; Third Prize (2): A set of ergonomic OXO kitchen tools. WEB SITE: http://www.kikkoman-usa.com MORE INFO: The contest does not begin until Sept. 1. Click here for list of eligible products.)   PILLSBURY'S 40th BAKEOFF This is the big one! Categories this year are: Easy Weeknight Meals, Luscious & Lighter Main & Side Dishes,Fast & Fabulous Desserts & Treats, and Casual Snacks & Appetizers. DEADLINE: Oct. 15 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $1 million plus a GE Profile Kitchen (range, refrigerator, microwave, dishwasher, compactor); First Prize (3): $10,000; Runners-Up (12): $2,000. All 100 finalists win a trip to Portofino Hotel at Universal Orlando Resort, Florida and a new GE Advantium 120 oven; Most Innovative (1): GE Profile Kitchen (to non-cash-winning finalist). WEB SITE: http://www.bakeoff.com/contest/contest.asp MORE INFO: You are eligible if you are 10 years of age or older on October 15, 2001, and are a resident of the United States or Puerto Rico. You must be 18 or older to enter online. If you are between the ages of 10 and 17, please print an entry form and submit your entry via postal mail.Food professionals, such as a chef, food writer or food home economist who creates recipes for pay, are not eligible. You, your spouse, your parent or your child (all regardless of present place of residence) or anyone currently living in your household are ineligible if you or they have been a finalist in three or more Bake-Off Contests, or have previously been a Bake-Off Grand Prize Winner. All entries must be quick and easy and meet the requirements of the Category entered and will also be judged on taste and appearance; consumer appeal; creativity; and appropriate use of eligible products. Click here for list of eligible products.) NOTIFICATION: 100 finalists will be notified by Dec. 15, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Click here to download the entry form in PDF format. Mail to: The Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest Dept. B P.O. Box 5704 Hopkins, Minn. 55343 CHEF'S CHOICE CONTEST Send your best entree or appetizer paired with an appropriate Baron Philippe de Rothschild wine. DEADLINE: Oct. 18 PRIZES: Grand Prize (2): Trip to the CIA's "Boot Camp for Cooks" (ARV. $3,500); First Prize: Dinner for 2 at a Food & Wine Best New Chef's restaurant; Second Prize: A collection of three special cookbooks, signed by their authors. WEB SITE: http://www.caravellewines.com/resource_main.html MORE INFO: Entrant may include a recommendation for a Baron Philippe de Rothschild wine to be served with submitted recipe, but such recommendation is totally optional and is not part of the criteria used by judges to select winners. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified via phone and/or mail on or about Dec. 15, 2001. WINNERS LIST: For a Winners List, mail a SASE by Nov. 30, 2001 to: Chef's Choice Food and Wine Recipe Contest Winners List; P.O. Box 1071; Southport, Conn. 06490. Click here for complete rules (Adobe Acrobat PDF format). Click here for entry form (Adobe Acrobat PDF format). Mail to: Chef's Choice Food and Wine Recipe Contest P.O. Box 1071 Southport, Conn. 06490 AUNT NELLIE'S PICKLED BEETS "BEET THE CLOCK" RECIPE CONTEST Aunt Nellie is looking for your favorite recipe using her beets. To be eligible, contestants must be residents ot Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Virginia or the District of Columbia. DEADLINE: Oct. 31 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $1,000; First Prize: $750; Second Prize: $500; Third Prize: $250; Honorable Mention (10): A case (12 jars) of Aunt Nellie's Vegetables. MORE INFO: Recipe entries must: use a minimum of 1 jar (16 ounces) of Aunt Nellie’s Whole Pickled Beets, Aunt Nellie’s Sliced Pickled Beets or Aunt Nellie’s Pickled Beets & Onions; be ready to eat in 30 minutes or less; contain 8 or fewer ingredients (excluding water, salt and pepper); and include a proof of purchase from any of the above Aunt Nellie’s Pickled Beets products, unless prohibited by law. WINNERS LIST: For a Winners List, send a stamped, self-addressed business-size envelope to: Aunt Nellie's Pickled Beets Recipe Contest Winners, P.O. Box 3305, Chicago, IL 60654. Or, e-mail to AuntNellies@aol.com. Winners' list will not be available before Jan. 31, 2002. Click here for the complete rules in Word format. Click here to enter by e-mail. Mail to: Aunt Nellie's Pickled Beets Recipe Contest P.O. Box 3305 Chicago, Ill. 60654 NESTEA HOLIDAY BEVERAGE RECIPE CONTEST Submit your favorite holiday nonalcoholic beverage that includes lemon, raspberry or green tea with honey Nestea Iced Tea Liquid Concentrate. DEADLINE: Oct. 31 PRIZES: A trip for two to attend a weeklong culinary course ("An Introduction to Professional Baking and Pastry" or "An Introduction to the Professional Kitchen") at the Culinary Institute of America in Napa Valley, Calif. (ARV. $6,100); Runner-Up(1): $500 gift certificate to Williams-Sonoma and a year's supply of NESTEA Iced Tea Liquid Concentrate. WEB SITE: http://www.nestea.com/sw-index.asp MORE INFO: Each recipe must be named and must be original, unpublished, the sole property of submitter and not previously submitted in any other contest. Entries will be judged on creativity of recipe (50%) and ease of preparation (50%). Approximately 20 recipes will be re-judged based on the following factors: taste (35%), visual appeal (25%), creativity of recipe (20%), and ease of preparation (20%). The remaining entries will be entered into a random drawing for a chance to win a year’s supply of NESTEA Iced Tea Liquid Concentrate. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified by phone and mail on or about Nov. 12, 2001; sweepstakes winners will be notified on or around Nov. 19, 2001. Click here for complete rules. "FAMILY FAVORITES IN 30 MINUTES" RONI RECIPE CONTEST Share your family's favorite Rice-A-Roni or Pasta Roni recipes that make dinner quick and easy in creative new ways for busy families to enjoy. Recipes must include any of more than 50 flavors of Rice-A-Roni or Pasta Roni. Winning recipes will be chosen based on family appeal, ease of preparation, time of preparation and cooking, and appearance. DEADLINE: Nov. 16 (mail-in entries); Nov. 23 (online entries; must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. PST). PRIZES: Grand Prize: $5,000; First Prize (2): $1,000; Runners-Up (6): $250. WEB SITE: http://www.ricearoni.com/recipecontest/index.cfm MORE INFO: The ingredient list for the recipe is limited to 8 items or less, not including water. Recipes should not exceed 30 minutes for both preparation and cook time. A short paragraph should accompany each entry explaining why the dish is a family favorite. The winning recipe will be selected by a panel of culinary judges based upon family appeal (40%), ease-of-preparation (25%), time of preparation and cooking (25%), and appearance (10%). Enter as often as you wish, but each recipe must meet all requirements. Only one winner per household. Limit one (1) entry per outer mailing envelope. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified via phone or mail on or around Dec. 3, 2001. WINNERS LIST: For a list of contest winners send a business-size SASE after Jan. 15, 2002 to: Roni "Family Favorites in 30 Minutes" Recipe Contest Winners, c/o 400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2640, Sacramento, Calif. 95814. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Click here for mail-in entry guidelines. Mail to: Roni "Family Favorites in 30 Minutes" Recipe Contest c/o 400 Capitol Mall Suite 2640 Sacramento, Calif. 95814 NESTLE USA "BEST DRESSED MEALS" COOKING CONTEST Nestle USA is looking for an original appetizer, main dish or dessert that uses any Crosse & Blackwell product, Buitoni focaccia, polenta or risotto mix or Nestle European Style Mousse Mix. Photo of the dish is also required. DEADLINE: Nov. 26 PRIZES: Grand Prize: Trip for two to La Varenne cooking school in Burgundy, France. WEB SITE: http://www.BestDressedMeals.com Mail to: Best Dressed Meals Recipe Contest P.O. Box 1878 Young America, Minn. 55594-1878 WEB HOLIDAYS "WINTER HOLIDAY ENTERTAINING" RECIPE CONTEST Your goal is to create a Winter Holiday Menu complete with recipes and decorating tips. The holidays that are acceptable for use are: Boxing Day, Candlemas, Chanukah, Chinese New Year, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Mardi Gras, New Year's, Presidents' Day, Purim, St. Patrick's Day, Tet Nguyen Dan, Valentine's Day. Contest begins Sept. 20. DEADLINE: Nov. 28 PRIZES: Grand Prize: A 4-quart stainless steel chafing dish. WEB SITE: http://www.web-holidays.com/contest/index.htm MORE INFO: Menus must serve between 4-8 people. Your menu must include at least 4 recipes. You must completely fill out the submission form. Only one entry per person is allowed. The menu must be for one of the holidays specified. All entries must be submitted in English. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be announced the first day of winter, Dec. 21. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online.   CREATIVE COOKING WITH DRIED PLUMS RECIPE CONTEST The California Dried Plum board is looking for a winning recipe containing dried plums and up to six other ingredients that can be cooked in 30 minutes or less. DEADLINE: Nov. 30 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $1,000; Runners-Up (10): Sharp Half-Pint Microwave. WEB SITE: http://www.californiadriedplums.org/contest_rules.asp MORE INFO: Contestants may only submit one (1) recipe. All contestants will be selected and judged using the following guidelines: originality of recipe and ingredients (25%), apparent ease of preparation (25%), and taste appeal (50%) WINNERS LIST: For a Winners List, send a self-addressed, stamped #10 envelope to CALIFORNIA DRIED PLUM BOARD RECIPE CONTEST WINNERS, Attn. Holly Schrader, 1050 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Mail to: California Dried Plum Board Recipe Contest P.O. Box 2370 San Francisco, Calif. 94126-2370 ORTEGA "CREATE A FIESTA, WIN A SIESTA" RECIPE CONTEST Enter an original recipe for an entree, sside dish or appetizer made with Ortega Thick and Smooth Taco Sauce or Ortega Whole or Diced Green Chilies. Also, submit a written paragraph (150 words or less) describing the origin of the recipe, how it was created, when you serve it and/or how you and your family enjoy it. DEADLINE: Nov. 30 PRIZES: Grand Prize: 7-day family trip to Mexico and $2,000 spending money, plus 8 Fiesta china place settings, various Fiesta accessories and products and one year's supply of Ortega products(ARV. $9,750); Runners-Up (9): 8 Fiesta china place settings, various Fiesta accessories and products and one year's supply of ORTEGA products (ARV. $750); Runners-Up (8): . . . WEB SITE: http://www.ortega.com/contest/default.asp MORE INFO: Enter as often as you wish. Recipe must include at least a 1/2 cup of Ortega Thick and Smooth Taco Sauce or a minimum of a 1/2 cup of Ortega Whole or Diced Green Chiles. All entries will first be judged on the basis of broad family appeal (50%), creativity (40%) and origin of recipe (10%). Approximately 50 of the top recipes will be rejudged based on the following factors: taste (25%), appeal (25%), appearance of completed recipe (25%), and creativity of the recipe (25%). NOTIFICATION: Finalists will be notified by mail on or about Feb. 28, 2002. WINNERS LIST: Send a self-addressed, stamped business-size (#10) envelope by Nov. 30, 2001 to: Ortega "Create a Fiesta, Win a Siesta" Recipe Contest, P.O. Box 9408, Seattle, WA 98109-9408. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Mail to: Ortega "Create a Fiesta, Win a Siesta" Recipe Contest P.O. Box 9408 Seattle, Wash. 98109-9408. DUNBAR PIMIENTOS "SWEET DISCOVERY" RECIPE CONTEST Dunbars Pimientos and R&I magazine will sponsor the "Sweet Discovery Recipe Contest" for foodservice professionals. Discover just how versatile pimientos can be and enter by submitting a recipe and a photo of the dish. DEADLINE: Nov. 28 PRIZES: A Vulcan Hart Range MORE INFO: Entry form will appear adjacent to the Dunbars Pimientos[R] ad in R&I's August 1, August15 and September 1 issues of Restaurants and Institutions magazine..) Recipe contest entries and requests for complete contest rules should be mailed to "Sweet Discovery Recipe Contest " at Restaurants and Institutions, 1621 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115.   IDAHO BEAN COMMISSION'S "CASH FOR BEANS" RECIPE CONTEST Send in your best recipe using red, red kidney, great Northern, black, small white or pinto beans. Recipes can use any form of the beans-dried, canned, mashed-and must have been actually menued and successfully served in your operation. DEADLINE: Dec. 1 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $1,000. MORE INFO: For a full set of rules, email (A HREF="mailto:professionaldee@mindspring.com">professionaldee@mindspring.com.   GINGERBREAD HOUSE DECORATING CONTEST Wilton Enterprises and Michael's are sponsoring this contest that wants you to create a gingerbread house using Wilton Gingerbread Kits available at Michaels crafts stores. All decorations must be edible. DEADLINE: Dec. 10. PRIZES: A family vacation for four to Disney World. WEB SITE: http://www.gingerbread.michaels.com/contest.htm MORE INFO: There are three separate contests. The Gingerbread House should last for several months and be suitable for a centerpiece, on the mantel or an accent piece in the hallway. Houses will be judged on appearance, creativity and use of decoration by a group of Wilton experts. There are pages on the Web site that allow you to view the entries (see below). NOTIFICATION: Entries will be judged and the winners will be announced 1-2 weeks after the final dates for each month's contest. The Grand Prize Winner will be announced December 19, 2001. WINNERS LIST: A list of winners will be available at gingerbread.michaels.com by December 18th, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Click here to view entries. Mail to: Wilton Industries, Inc. Gingerbread Lane MS# 11B 2240 West 75th Street Woodridge, Ill. 60517 FRENCH'S WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE "RIGHT FROM THE RANCH" RECIPE CONTEST Write your best recipe and/or suggestion for French’s Worcestershire Sauce that fits the "Right from the Ranch" theme. DEADLINE: Dec. 15 PRIZES: Grand Prize: A barbecue grill (ARV. $500); Finalists(10): A French's gift basket (ARV $35). WEB SITE: http://www.bender-hammerling.com/contests.cfm MORE INFO: Entries will be judged based on creativity and adherence to the “Right from the Ranch” theme, equally weighed. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified by phone and mail around Jan. 31, 2002. WINNERS LIST: To request name of winner, send an SASE to "French’s Worcestershire Sauce Right from the Ranch Recipe Contest”, 546 Valley Road, Upper Montclair, N.J. 07043, by April 15, 2002. Click here for complete rules. Mail to: "French’s Worcestershire Sauce Right from the Ranch Recipe Contest” 546 Valley Road Upper Montclair, N.J. 07043 LAWRY'S CREOLE STYLE RECIPE CONTEST Send your best Creole recipes using Lawry’s Seasoned Salt as an ingredient. DEADLINE: Dec. 15 PRIZES: First Place: 13 "Creole Cooking with Chef Leah Chase" show tapes and $100 in free groceries; Second – Fifth Place: $100 in free groceries; Sixth – Tenth Place: $25 worth of Lawry’s coupons. WEB SITE: http://www.lawrys.com/tastytips/creole_contest.html MORE INFO: Enter as often as you wish, but each entry must be submitted separately. Entries will be judged on: taste, ease of preparation, use of Lawry’s Seasoned Salt, appearance and overall creativity. NOTIFICATION: Entries will be judged by Jan. 15, 2002. WINNERS LIST: For a list of winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Flowers Communication Group, Creole Cooking Recipe Contest Winners, 542 S. Dearborn, Suite 1150, Chicago, Ill. 60605 by Dec. 15, 2001. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. MISS MERINGUE "GREAT AMERICAN SCOOP-OFF" RECIPE CONTEST Miss Meringue Cookies wants to see your best recipe that uses their cookies and ice cream: Miss Meringue Cookies, Dessert Nests (available at www.missmeringue.com), Swirls or Petite Cookies and ice cream (regular, low fat, or fat free), frozen yogurt, sorbet, or sherbet. DEADLINE: Dec. 15 PRIZES: Grand Prize: A getaway for two to Paris Las Vegas Casino Resort; Runners-Up (4): a year supply of cookies; First 100 entries get a tub of cookies. WEB SITE: http://www.missmeringue.com/about_us/recipe_contest.html MORE INFO: Contestants may enter one recipe per day. For each recipe that Miss Meringue receives, a 50-cent donation will be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Contestants are encouraged to submit pictures of their meringue and ice cream creation. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be contacted by phone on or about Jan. 15, 2002. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. (Type -- or copy and paste-- your recipe into "Your Message" field.) Mail to: Miss Meringue Great American Scoop-Off Recipe Contest 1709 La Costa Meadows Drive San Marcos, Calif. 92069 CAMPBELLS 20 MINUTE RECIPE CHALLENGE For the second year, Campbells is looking for a prize-winning recipe that can be made in 20 minutes and uses at least one can of any variety of Campbells condensed soup as an ingredient. DEADLINE: Dec. 17 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $20,000, plus your picture and recipe on the label of the variety of Campbell's Soup you use; First Prize (8): $1,000. WEB SITE: http://campbells.mardenkane.com/recipechallenge.htm MORE INFO: Winners will be determined according to the following criteria: taste (25%), family appeal (20%), ease of preparation (15%), overall appeal of finished dish (15%), importance of the soup in the recipe (15%) & originality (10%). You may enter as many times as you wish, but there is a limit of 1 entry per e-mail address per day, and 1 recipe per entry, and each entry must be substantially different. To enter via US mail: Go to the Web site and print out the official entry form or call 1-800-331-7687. Official entry form must be included with your entry. NOTIFICATION: Prize winners will be determined on or about 1/4/02. WINNERS LIST: For a Winners List, send a SASE by March 31, 2002, to: Recipe Winners, P.O. Box 716, Sayreville, N.J. 08871-0716. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Mail to: Campbell's 20-Minute Recipe Challenge P.O. Box 6000 Manhasset, N.Y. 11030-6000 WORLD TRAVEL AND CUISINE CHOCOLATE RECIPE CONTEST Send in your favorite original chocolate recipe. Two entries allowed. Recipes will be judged according to taste and simplicity. DEADLINE: Dec. 28 PRIZES: First Prize: $100 and an assortment of chocolates from around the world and a chocolate cookbook; Second Prize: $50 and an assortment of chocolates from around the world; Third Prize: $25 and an assortment of chocolates from around the world. WEB SITE: http://www.worldtravelandcuisine.com/recipecontest.htm MORE INFO: Send nentries to recipes@worldtravelandcuisine.com. Entries must include name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, and a brief description of the recipe. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified on January 28, 2002 by e-mail or telephone. WINNERS LIST: Winning recipes will be published on the Website during the month of February 2002. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter by e-mail.   "BAKE IT BETTER WITH KIDS" RECIPE CONTEST Quaker Oats and the National Honey Board are asking kids and adults to team up to create a recipe that uses honey and Quaker Oats. Recipes may be submitted in one of two categories: 1) Cookies, Bars and Other Treats; and 2) Easy Breads & Muffins. Entries will be judged on the basis of taste, kid appeal, convenience and creativity. DEADLINE: Dec. 31 PRIZES: Grand Prize: Choice of a complete home computer system and a GE AdvantiumTM oven OR $6,500 cash; First Prize (2): Choice of Television Game System and $250 Williams Sonoma gift certificate OR $500 cash; Second Prize (2): Choice of a hand-held game system with game and a $100 Chef’s Catalog gift certificate OR $250 cash; Honorable Mentions (50): Choice of a $50 U.S. Savings Bond OR $25 cash, a honey squeeze bear and a Quaker cookie tin. WEB SITE: http://www.quakeroatmeal.com/kitchen/Contest01/index.cfm MORE INFO: All recipes must include a minimum of 3/4 cup honey. Cookie recipes (except Bar Cookies) must use a minimum of 2 cups oats; all other recipes including bar cookies must use a minimum of 1 cup oats. All recipe entries must include no more than 12 ingredients (not including water and salt). Recipes can be newly created or an existing favorite that features four or more changes the judges will deem significant. Each entry must include a proof of purchase (cash register receipt or UPC from either Quick or Old Fashioned Quaker Oats; online and e-mail entries must include UPC number). A proof of purchase is not required for residents of Ariz., Fla., Md., N.D. or Vt. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified via phone or mail on or around Jan. 20, 2002. WINNERS LIST: For a Winners List, mail a SASE after March 15, 2002, to: Quaker Oats/Honey Recipe Contest Winners, P.O. Box 4495, Naperville, Ill. 60567-4495. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Click here to enter by e-mail. Mail to: Quaker Oats/Honey Recipe Contest P.O. Box 4495 Naperville, Ill. 60567-4495 CUISINART "CALLING ALL COOKS" ENTERTAINING RECIPE CONTEST Cuisinart has launched a contest which calling for recipes that are prepared using Cuisinart's newest food processor, the PowerPrep Plus. Recipes may be prepared for any main dish that serves four to six people and are appropriate for entertaining a small group, but easily adapted for a crowd. DEADLINE: Dec. 31 PRIZES: Grand Prize: A collection of Cuisinart products and their recipe will be published in an upcoming issue of Gourmet; Honorable Mention (3): 10-piece set of Cuisinart's MultiClad Cookware. MORE INFO: Contestants may submit only one entry per person. To enter, contestants should send their original recipe (typed or neatly handwritten), along with name, address and daytime phone. Gourmet Executive Chef and TV personality Sara Moulton will be a judge. Mail to: Gourmet "Calling All Cooks Contest" P.O. Box 3039 New York, N.Y. 10108-3039. KUDZU RECIPE CONTEST This contest is for a recipe which uses one or more parts of the kudzu vine as ingredients. Check out the Web site for possibilities and an overview of kudzu as food. DEADLINE: Dec. 31 PRIZES: First Prize: $50 and a copy of the cookbook "Kudzu Cuisine." WEB SITE: http://www.kudzucuisine.com/new_page_2.htm MORE INFO: All entries in each contest, except the entries winning the prizes in May and August 2001, will remain in competition until the contests close on December 31, 2001. Entries may be handwritten or typed. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter by e-mail. Mail to: Kudzu Contest 2001, c/o Kudzu Kingdom Division of Suntop, Inc. P.O. Box 98 Kodak, Tenn. 37764 MAMA MARY'S 2001 PIZZA CREATION RECIPE CONTEST Submit a recipe for pizza using one Mama Mary's Gourmet Pizza Crusts in two categories: Traditional Pizza and Dessert Pizza. DEADLINE: Dec. 31 PRIZES: Grand Prize (each category): Trip to Disney World and $5,000; Quarterly Winners: Four semifinalists from each category win a capuccino maker and one-year supply of Mama Mary's Gourmet Pizza Crusts. WEB SITE: http://www.mamamarys.com/Pages/pizza_contest1_01.html MORE INFO: Half of $5,000 Grand Prize money ($2,500) will be donated by Spartan Foods of America to the charity of each winner's choice. Please limit submissions to one recipe per entry. Recipes will be judged on the basis of originality, taste, presentation and compatibility with associated lifestyles and locations. Click here for complete rules. Click here for online entry form. Mail to: "2001 Pizza Creations Contest" Spartan Foods of America P.O. Box 1171 Spartanburg, S.C. 29304-1171 NESTLE TOLL HOUSE "SHARE THE VERY BEST" RECIPE CONTEST Enter your very best Nestlé Toll House recipe made with one or more of Nestle'Toll House baking ingredients. Include an essay telling the origin of the recipe and what it means to you and your family (100 words or less). DEADLINE: Dec. 31 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $5,000; Finaliststs (2): $1,000. WEB SITE: http://www.verybestbaking.com/contest/default.asp MORE INFO: Each recipe entry must include two (2) original UPC symbols (barcodes) from any Nestlé Toll House baking product (Residents of AZ, FL, MD, and VT may omit UPCs). Submissions through www.VeryBestBaking.com, require entry of two bar code numbers into the online form. Enter as often as you wish, but each entry must be submitted separately. WINNERS LIST: For a Winners List, mail a SASE by April 4, 2002, to: Nestlé Toll House "Share Your Very Best" Recipe Contest Winners' List, P.O. Box 19297-W, Seattle, Wash. 98109-1297. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter online. Mail to: Nestlé Toll House "Share the Very Best" Recipe Contest P.O. Box 19297 Seattle, Wash. 98109-1297 RECIPECENTER.COM "WHITE CHRISTMAS" RECIPE CONTEST Recipecenter.com is looking for your special, original holiday recipe with a Christmas theme. DEADLINE: Dec. 31 PRIZES: $200 cash prize plus cookbooks and e-books. WEB SITE: http://www.recipecenter.com/contest/ MORE INFO: Send recipe to info@recipecenter.com and use the subject "White Christmas Recipe Contest." You can send recipes in .txt, .doc, MealMaster or other recipe software formats. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter by e-mail.   HAZELNUT COUNCIL'S FOURTH ANNUAL "CHEF'S" RECIPE CONTEST The Council is searching for a "signature" hazelnut dish. The winning recipe will show the best use of hazelnuts and the best chance at being duplicated by chefs nationwide. DEADLINE: Dec. 15 PRIZES: Grand Prize: $5,000; Student Prize: $1,000 for the top sweet or savory recipe from a culinary student. WEB SITE: http://www.hazelnutcouncil.org/contest.htm MORE INFO: Hazelnuts must be a main or key ingredient in each recipe. A minimum of 1 cup of hazelnuts per recipe is required. Entrants are limited to submitting one recipe. All recipes must be for a serving quantity of 12. Recipes will be judged on the basis of originality, presentation, flavor and suitability for foodservice. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified on or before March 1, 2002. Prizes will be awarded by March 31. Click here for complete rules. Click here for printable entry form. Mail to: Hazelnut Recipe Contest c/o Sammon & Sammon Ltd. One Fox Road Croton, N.Y. 10520 BAKER'S JOY "BEST DRESSED GINGER PERSON" CONTEST Baker's Joy is looking for "America's Best-Dressed Gingerbread Person Cookie" in this artistic contest. The winning cookies will be encased in Lucite and hung in the Baker’s Joy Hall of Fame. DEADLINE: Dec. 14 PRIZES: First Prize: $1,500; Second Prize: $1,000; Third Prize: $500. WEB SITE: http://www.bestdressed.bigstep.com MORE INFO: Send an unaltered photograph of one Gingerbread Person cookie measuring not more than 6" in length (cookies in shapes other than Gingerbread Persons are not eligible). Entry must be fully baked and dressed (decorated) in an innovative or fashionable manner according to the contestant's design. Such designs may incorporate the use of any appropriate edible substance. Cookies must be removed from the cookie sheet and placed on a plate or other surface. No broken or repaired cookies will be accepted for consideration. All entrants must keep possession of the actual cookie until notification of finalists takes place. NOTIFICATION: 50 Finalists will be notified by telephone on Dec. 19, 2001. Final Winners will be notified by Dec. 31, 2001. WINNERS LIST: A list of winners may be obtained after Jan. 15, 2002, by sending an SASE to: Best Dressed Gingerbread Person Cookie Contest, c/o The Londre Company, 3365 Barham Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. 90068. Click here for complete rules. Click here to enter by e-mail. (Send photo as attachment in .gif or .jpg format.) Mail to: Best Dressed Gingerbread Person Cookie Contest c/o The Londre Company 3365 Barham Blvd. Los Angeles, Calif. 90068