I am so excited to show chefs, cooks and those that aspire to be either about the latest and greatest new cooking competitions, contests, prizes & other opportunities. So without further adieu, please allow me to present you with some phenomenal opportunities for chefs and cooks. I hope that you enter, enjoy & win in the following competitions:
-The More Than 1 million Dollar, 43rd Annual Pillsbury Bake-off Contest-
http://food.yahoo.com/pillsbury-bakeoff/ &
www.foodreference.com/html/recipecontests.html - Wow! In the 43rd Pillsbury Bake-off, 100 finalists will win trips to Dallas, TX (Approximate retail value of each finalist package is $2,210) from April 13th to the 15th, 2008 to compete for cash and merchandise prizes totaling $1,053,000. 1 Grand Prize Recipe Winner receives $1,000,000 and a GE Profile Double Wall oven, plus the winner chooses $7,000 in additional GE Profile kitchen appliances. The combined retail value of the Grand Prize is approximately $1,010,000. Also, each of the 4 Recipe Category Winner receives $5,000 & GE ovens with the combined retail value of each Category prize is approximately $7,000. Furthermore, there are 3 other prizes:
*The winner of the America's Favorite Recipe Award will receive $5,000 *The winner of the GE Imagination At Work Award will receive a package with a retail value of approximately $5,000*The winner of the Jiff Peanut Butter Award will receive $5,000. The above is a paraphrased version of information that is listed at: http://food.yahoo.com/pillsbury-bakeoff/rules/print . Here are some direct quotations from this rules page from the contest:
"One overall Category Winner will be chosen in each of the following five Recipe Categories:
Breakfast & Brunches - Casual brunch or weekend family breakfast ideas. For example, sweet rolls, breakfast breads or egg dishes.
Pizza Creations- Snack or family pizzas, calzones, panini and more. Must use Pillsbury refrigerated pizza crust in recipe.
Entertaining Appetizers- Appetizers and snacks to serve at casual gatherings with family and friends or for holiday entertaining. For example, bite-size sandwiches, foldovers or pinwheels.
Old El Paso Mexican Favorites- Recipes that creatively use Mexican-inspired flavors. For example, burritos, enchiladas or empanadas. Must use an Old El Paso participating product in recipe.
Sweet Treats- Quick and easy treats for anytime celebrations. For example, cookies, pies, tarts, brownies or bars."
For your entry to be valid, you must submit an original recipe that uses 2 or more different eligible products. There is a complete list of eligible products on the Pillsbury Bake-Off Official Contest Rules webpage: http://food.yahoo.com/pillsbury-bakeoff/rules/print . To enter , please click on this link: http://www.bakeoff.yahoo.com/ and submit your recipe and complete the online entry form. The deadline is coming up very soon. All entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. (central daylight time) on April 22, 2007. Only entries that are submitted via the website in electronic form will be accepted.
Finally, the rules link contains the following information about the criteria that will be used to judge the recipes:
"All entries must meet the requirements of the Recipe Category entered. Recipes not meeting contest entry criteria will be disqualified. Entries must be newly created and the original recipe of the contestant. Initial judging will be done by an independent judging agency and home economists for appropriate use of two or more different eligible products in addition to the criteria outlined below for the finalist recipes:
- Taste
- Appearance
- Creativity
- Consumer Appeal
Judges will disqualify previously published recipes, such as but not limited to those in cookbooks, in magazines, from food companies, on major food or recipe websites and winners in cooking contests, unless the recipe features changes considered significant by the judges. Finalists will be required to certify, on information or belief, that their recipes are their original creation and have not been published or publicized and have not won a cooking contest... Final judging will be done by a panel of food experts. Decision of the judges is final in all matters relating to this Contest." A complete set of rules for this contest is available on : http://food.yahoo.com/pillsbury-bakeoff/rules .
-The 3rd Annual Cooking Light Ultimate Reader Recipe Contest-
http://www.cookinglight.com/cooking/perks/contests/clurrc07main.html &
www.foodreference.com/html/recipecontests.html - To enter The Cooking Light Ultimate Reader Recipe Contest online, please click on the first link and proceed to the application. There will be a total of $40,000 in prizes awarded for this contest. The grand prize winner will receive $20,000 in cash; and the 4 category winners each receive $5,000. (Also, the grand prize winner's category prize will be donated to the winner's favorite 501(c)(3) charity). The following explains the rules and provides some more details:
According to www.timeinc.net/cooking/secure/contests/recipecontest2007/rules.html ,:
"Each recipe submitted must contain one or more of the following sponsor products: Cook's Ham, Kikkoman Soy Sauce, Quaker Oatmeal, Kraft 2% Milk Shredded Cheese, Muir Glen Organic Fire Roasted Tomatoes, Benefiber, Kerrygold Cheeses and Butters from Ireland, Nakano Seasoned Rice Vinegar... Each entry must contain a note explaining how you came up with the recipe. Recipes must be lower in fat and calories than traditional recipes... Recipes must list ingredients and exact quantities in order of use, followed by directions in paragraph form ( including cookware type..., cookware size, cooking time and temperature, and number and size of servings).
Final judging will be held in ... NJ... (on) August 28, 2007. Twelve finalists (three from each category ) will fly to Newark, NJ, as guests of Cooking Light, August 27-29, 2007, and will prepare their recipes on-site in the Kings Supermarket Cooking Studio for judging by Cooking Light representatives. Judges' decisions are final. Trip includes round-trip transportation from the major terminal located in the contiguous United States that is closest to the winner's home, round-trip transportation from the Newark airport to the hotel, standard double occupancy accommodations, meals, and transportation to and from the event for the finalists (ERV: $3,000)...
Each entry must specify one of the four categories below for which it is being entered:
- Starters and Drinks: From breakfast dishes (including smoothies, breads, and main dishes, to before dinner libations, appetizers, and casual pick-up foods, these are the recipes that either start your day or tempt the taste buds before the main meal.
- Salads and Sides: Side dishes and side salads that round out the meal. Think foods that accompany the main dish such as starches, vegetables, salad greens, or fruit.
- Entrees: Meat, poultry, fish or vegetarian entrees. Think entre'e salads, mixed dishes, one-dish meals or oven meals. Perhaps quick-and-easy, or make-ahead or slow-cooked dishes. Let your imagination run wild!
- Desserts: Ah, the icing on the cake, so to speak. Pies, cakes, cookies, parfaits, or anything else that deliciously ends a meal. Think casual or fancy.
Finalists, Judging and Prizes:Entries will be judged on originality, taste, visual appeal, and how well the sponsors' products are utilized."
Please refer back to the timeinc.net site for further eligibility & judging rules and requirements. There is no limit to the number of entries you may submit, but each recipe must be original, unpublished, tested in your home kitchen, and submitted on a separate sheet of paper. It is also possible to mail in entries. Mail in your name, address, zip code, daytime phone number, e-mail address, and the recipe category you are entering, along with your recipe's name, ingredients, and instructions, on one side only of a 8.5 x 11-inch plain white paper and mail to: Cooking Light Ultimate Reader Recipe Contest, P.O. Box 1748, Birmingham, AL 35201. Mailed in entries must be postmarked no later than April 30, 2007. Entries received online must be received Midnight CST, April 30, 2007.
-The Alouette "Make Every Occasion Perfect Recipe" Contest-
http://www.jsha.com/alouette/ & http://www.alouettecheese.com/ -Please click on this link for the Alouette "Make Every Occasion Perfect Recipe" Contest to find out that:
"A nationwide search is being launched to find the perfect recipe using Alouette Spreadable Cheese. Home entertainers are invited to submit their favorite Alouette Spreadable Cheese recipe. The winning recipe will contain Alouette Spreadable Cheese and no more than 5 additional ingredients.
The Grand Prize Winner of the Alouette "Make Every Occasion Perfect " Recipe Contest will be awarded a trip for two to Ch^ateau de Berne cooking school in Lorgues, Provence, France. The prize includes round-trip airfare for two, accommodations for five nights ( double occupancy) at the elegant Auberge, four cooking lessons with acclaimed chef Philippe Migot, wine tasting and excursions to the surrounding village and markets of Provence. (This prize package has an) approximate retail value $10,000." The deadline to enter is on May 1, 2007. Please click on either link for further details.
-The $100,000+ Southern Living Cook-Off 2007-
http://www.southernliving.com/southern/inside_sl/07/cookoff2007_web/index2007.html & http://www.southernliving.com/southern/inside_sl/07/cookoff2007_web/07rules.html?SID=null & http://www.southernliving.com/southern/inside_sl/07/cookoff2007_web/07rules.html?SID=null - These links for the more than $100,000 Southern Living Cook-off will provide you with the following information:
" Southern Living wants you to cash in on your best recipe and win the $100,000 Grand Prize in America's largest annual recipe contest- Southern Living Cook-Off 2007.
There is no cost to enter and no limit to the number of recipes one may enter. All entries must be original and must include at least one Cook-Off sponsor product... Entry forms( https://www.timeinc.net/southern/secure/contests/cookoff_2007/entry.html?SID=null ), sponsor lists ( to be eligible, your recipes must contain 1 of their products : http://www.southernliving.com/southern/inside_sl/07/cookoff2007_web/07sponsors.html?SID=null ), and complete contest rules are available at http://www.southernlivingcookoff.com/ .
Categories for the Southern Living Cook-Off 2007 ( http://www.southernliving.com/southern/inside_sl/07/cookoff2007_web/07categories.html?SID=null )include: Your Best Recipe; Quick Weeknight Favorites; Sweet Endings; Good for You; and Party Starters. Fifteen finalists will be selected to compete for the $100,000 Grand Prize. Each category winner receives $10,000. All finalists will receive an all-expense-paid trip to Birmingham, Ala, for the Cook-Off Finals."
Furthermore, some excellent tips on how to win are featured on the press release: http://www.southernliving.com/southern/inside_sl/news/07/cookoff/07/callforentries.html .
The deadline to enter is on June 06, 2007.
A really good article on winning in the big cooking competitions can be found at:
http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/11/10/travel/escapes/10cooking.html?adxnnl=1&pagewanted=1&adxnn . This article contains information about the Big 5 Cooking Competitions. The Southern Living Competition is 1 of the Big 5.
-Coming Soon- The $50,000 Build A Better Burger Competition-
http://buildabetterburger.blogspot.com/ -Another competition in the Big 5 is the $50,000 Build A Better Burger Competition. On this blog, there is a post that claims that the details for the 2007 Competition will be available by April 16. Continue to check back with this blog to get the details.
-The $70,000 Better Homes & Gardens Your Best Recipe Contest-
http://www.bhg.com/bhg/file.jsp?item=/contests/BestRecipe_Contest/BestRecipe_LandingPage&ordersrc=rdbhg1310&temp=yes
- Submit your best original recipe to the Better Homes & Gardens Your Best Recipe Contest to try to win some of the $70,000 in cash and prizes. The grand prize is $40,000 plus a VIP trip for two to the Better Homes and Gardens and a luxury weekend getaway for 2 at Sonoma County's Rodney Strong Vineyards (including a $500 gift card and VIP concert passes. Furthermore, there will be 7 category prizes of $5,000 each. The categories are as follows: * 20- Minute Meals, *Grilling,* Casseroles,* Slow Cooker,* Desserts, *Personal Favorites. Finally, there will also be a sponsor prize: $2,500 from Sun Maid. Create a recipe within any category using any Sun-Maid product to be eligible to win $2,500 from Sun Maid. The deadline is on June 30, 2007. Please click on the above link to the contest for more detail and to enter.
-The California Raisins Wise Choices Recipe Contest-
http://www.loveyourraisins.com/2007recipecontest/ -Please click on this link to find out about the California Raisins Wise Choices Recipe Contest that has a $10,000 Grand Prize. Submit your favorite recipe with California Raisins to enter. The deadline is on June 30, 2007. The aforementioned link provides more information.
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