Cookerati

• Are you a Sandwich Master?  Mezzetta is having a recipe contest. What do you win? $25,000.00 and a trip to Napa Valley.  The contest ends September 7th, so get those thinking caps on. Sandwiches will be judged on the following criteria: Creative Use of Ingredients, Taste, Ease of Preparation and Visual Appeal; and you must use at least two Mezzetta products in your recipe. Read all the contest rules here. They will be selecting a finalist from each of the three categories: Hot Sandwich, Cold Sandwich and Vegetarian Sandwich. One of those finalists will be crowned the grand prize winner and awarded $25,000 and a trip to Napa Valley. The two runners-up will both receive $1000 prize!

• Can you come up with a great french cheese platter?  Il de France wants to see a picture of it.  The contest has been extended until September 10th, with the winner receiving $500.00, this says to me that you have a nice chance of winning. Send your entries to contest@ildefrancecheese.com or post it on your blog,  MySpace, Face-book or Flickr account and send them the link. Please include your full name and contact information.

• Emily Hobbs won Regal’s Tilapia "FISHING FOR FRUGAL RECIPES" CONTEST and $5000.00 She came up with a fantastic under 15.00 Tilapia Tostados recipe.

• I won two contests recently – Whoa Baby!

-  The Amazing Grass Giveaway -  at Simply Savor – a simple recipe for healthy living.  Kristen introduces you to her healthy ideas for living and eating.  She has great pictures of lovely food and friends.  I love her blog.  I was away for my uncle’s funeral, so it took me a week to get back to her, I’m grateful she waited for my response.  I tried out one of the bars and it was delicious but I haven’t tried the powder yet.  

-Campbell’s Soup MMMM Good Giveaway – at Eating Out Loud  – I like Allen’s approach to ordinary food – that tastes really delicious.  My husband was thrilled with the Campbell’s soup.  He’s a soup hoarder and eater and is glad to have some more to add to the stash especially because it’s lower in sodium.