SIDNEY — The Sidney Daily News has announced its annual cooking contest, which will be followed by the distribution of its 33rd annual Harvest Holiday Cookbook.
The popular cook-off to determine the contest winners will be Sept. 30.
Home cooks and bakers may submit recipes in six categories for inclusion in the cookbook, which will be distributed in the Nov. 18 edition of the Sidney Daily News and available for purchase after that date.
Four finalists in each category will be asked to prepare their dishes for expert judges to sample at the Crossroads in Hardin during the cook-off. Category winners will be awarded $50 cash prizes that day. A best-of-the-best winner, to be selected from among the category winners, will take home the Clancy’s Grand Prize of $300.
Cooks may enter up to three recipes in each of the six categories. All recipes must be typed or legibly hand-printed. Illegible entries will be discarded. Entries must include the names of the dishes, the categories they’re submitted in, complete lists of ingredients and instructions, and the names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of the submitters.
Cooks who want their recipes included in the cookbook, but who do not want to compete in the contest, should so indicate on their submissions.
Emailed recipes are preferred and can be sent to [email protected]. Recipes in hard copy can be mailed or delivered to the Sidney Daily News, 1451 N. Vandemark Road, Sidney, OH 45365. Recipes will be accepted until 5 p.m., Sept. 1.
The categories are as follows:
• Main dishes: meats, casseroles, soups — the entrees that anchor a meal.
• Versatile veggies: Good cooks know they’re not just for side dishes anymore. Side dish and salad recipes welcome, but so are recipes for veggies as the main course or as breakfast or as a great snack. Surprise us with their versatility.
• Fruits and nuts: Recipes for any dish in which a fruit or nut (or a combination of them) is the main ingredient or the dominant flavor. Could be a snack, a dessert, a main dish, a salad. Tempt us with something tasty from the trees.
For information, call 538-4824.
