Contests

Win $50,000 for Your Original Chicken Recipe

Got a delicious chicken recipe? Consider entering it in the 48th National Chicken Cooking Contest for a chance to win big bucks.

Submit your original recipe from now through August 31, 2008 — either at www.eatchicken.com or on paper to National Chicken Cooking Contest, PO Box 27997, Washington DC 20038-7997. Nine regional winners will be selected and be invited to compete in person at the National Cook-Off on May 2, 2009 in San Antonio, Texas for the grand prize of $50,000. A Judge’s Choice prize of $10,000 will also be awarded to one of the nine finalists.

Edy’s “A Taste of American Idol” Sweepstakes

Diehard American Idol fans take note.

You have until April 29 to enter to win a 3 day/2 night trip for four to the American Idol finales in Los Angeles in May. Trip includes coach air fare,TB_American-Idol-ice-cream.jpg hotel and $3,500 in spending money – an estimated retail value of $12,000. No purchase is required. Other prizes include a Nintendo® Wii™ and an American Idol video game.

With only one trip offered, you’ll want to enter by voting early and often (but only once per day per household ) for one of five new ice cream flavors at www.slowchurned.com.

American Idol Season Six Finalists Chris Richardson and Melinda Doolittle TB_American-Idol-girl.jpghost the musical web site, encouraging votes for a sultry, tiara-wearing half-gallon of “Cheesecake Diva,” or for a container of “Most Orange-inal” with headphones throbbing to an original rap number. You get the picture.TB_American-Idol-boy.jpg

If you like Edy’s more than American Idol, concentrate on winning one of the 1,500 ice cream block parties through a brief essay contest at the same web site. Nothing like sharing ice cream to make you a neighborhood hero…

Win One of a 100 Breakfasts Each Day, Now Thru March 20

Take a chance to win one of 100 bagel and cream cheese breakfasts each day throughCONTEST_Philly.jpg March 20, 2008. Winning baskets (a retail value of approximately $112) will each contain four coupons for 1/3 less fat Philadelphia Cream Cheese, four coupons for Thomas®' bagels, two stainless steel commuter mugs, two cream cheese spreaders, napkins and a cloth-lined basket. All the non-coupon goodies, of course, come embossed with the Philadelphia Cream Cheese logo.

To enter (which you can do once a day) go to:

http://tms.corsis.com/phillysoftiwg/page.do?page=front.html

The first time you enter you will have to include all your data, but after that you will only need to enter your email address.

Win an at-home Party with Chef Katie Chin

TB_KatieChin.jpgReal Thai and Simply Asia are celebrating the debut of their new website with a contest. Chef Katie Chin will visit the grand-prize winner’s home for a "Real Asian Made Simple" cooking party for up to 10 people (Approximate retail value, $9000). Other prizes: Katie Chin's cookbooks and sample products from Thai Kitchen and Simply Asia. To enter, visit www.realasianmadesimple.com by November 23.

Birds Eye Delicious Destinations Sweepstakes

Take a chance on winning a culinary trip to San Francisco, Chicago or New York.

Each month from now through December enter Birds Eye's sweepstakes for an opportunity to win a culinary experience in one of those cities. One trip will be awarded each month, starting with San Francisco in October To enter, visit birdseye.com/inspiration; you will need a UPC code from a Birds Eye product.

Each 5 day/4 night trip includes two round trip coach class air tickets to that month’s destination city, hotel accommodations and VIP culinary experiences. Retail value of each prize: $5,000.

BTW, you can enter once each day, as I’m doing!