COOKING CONTESTS
Here you will find a list of Cooking Contests for everything from BBQ to baked goods and gourmet goodies to healthy treats. Some are cook-off contests which require physical competition, while others require submission of recipes or videos. Others offer giveaway items such as cookware, kitchen gadgets, kitchen makeover and more.
I'll do my best to keep this Cooking Contests list current. If you run across broken links or expired contests, please take a moment to leave a comment and let me know. I appreciate your help in keeping The Cheap Gourmet a clean site with an accurate list of cooking contests, sweepstakes and giveaways.
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Good Luck with the Cooking Contests. When you win, stop by and share your victory with us!
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ONGOING:
These contests do not have an expiration date and recur on a monthly basis.
About.com Recipe Contest List ~ A current list of recipe contests offering prizes for new recipes.
Barilla Pasta Fridays Sweepstakes ~ Choose to share a meaningful meal with family or friends and you could win a FREE pasta meal! Every week is a new chance to win.
Monthly Fillo Recipe Madness Contest ~ Let the Monthly Fillo Recipe Madness begin! Each month from March through December 2010, www.phyllo.com will feature a new recipe contest with a timely monthly theme, a must-have monthly ingredient, four monthly categories and four monthly prizes.
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COOKING CONTEST WEBSITES:
The following websites offer a wide variety of cooking contests. Individual cooking contests are listed below this section in order of expiration date.
CashNetSweepstakes ~ This site offers a wide range of sweepstakes and is not exclusively dedicated to cooking contests. However, there are plenty of cooking and recipe contests, along with sweepstakes offered by food manufacturers.
Cooking Contest Central ~ The Internet's premier web site dedicated to competitive cooking and recipe contests.
ContestCook.com ~ An enormous collection of cooking contests, including a section for Junior Cooks. The site is well organized and easy to navigate. It is certain to become one of your favorite sources for contests.
FoodReference.com ~ Not only will you find the best cooking contests, this site also offers a vast array of recipes, list of nationwide food festivals and shows, cooking tips, food magazines and much more.
ProofPositive.com ~ Cooking contests, writing contests, photo contests and fun contests!
Taste of Home ~ Contests change frequently, so bookmark this site and visit often. Taste of Home offers a wide range of recipe and cooking contests with average cash prizes of $500 or more.
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You might also like:
Insider Tips for Winning Cooking Contests" by Jim Webster
The Ungarnished Truth: A Cooking Contest Memoir by Ellie Mathews ~ A Woman, A Chicken Dinner, A Million Dollars. Available through Amazon.



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