Family Digest® Magazine Announces The Search For the Best Gumbo Recipe in the Ultimate Soul Food™ Recipe Contest

Family Digest Magazine, Black America's #1 family and relationship magazine and one of the leading sources for delicious recipes, is searching for the best Gumbo recipe in its Ultimate Soul Food™ Recipe Contest.

People can submit their favorite family Gumbo recipe and be eligible to win cash and prizes totaling more than $1,000, and have their recipe produced by Family Digest chefs and featured in Family Digest Magazine and on The Family Digest TV Show for mass appreciation.

"Many of our readers are fantastic cooks who can rival anything produced by the chefs we see on TV," said Susan Benjamin, Editor-in-Chief of Family Digest. "We want to showcase these cooks and their recipes so that the world learns about them. Many of the Gumbo recipes entered in our Ultimate Soul Food™ Recipe Contest are a part of people's heritage, and if we can help preserve the memory of a favorite relative or celebrate the cooking genius of everyday people, that makes us and our readers happy."

Submissions can be made at www.FamilyDigest.info. Applicants must include the following information:

• Type "Recipe Contest" in the subject area
• Recipe - Provide specific measurements, cooking time, directions, and the size of cans, packages and pans
• Name, email address and phone number
• Suggested recipe name
• Any information or history of the recipe

"We hope that people will also be inspired to share these often long-buried recipes with their families and friends, and that we can share them with our readership," continued Ms. Benjamin. "Our readers always tell us how much they appreciate being able to get fabulous recipes in Family Digest Magazine. I can tell you that our readers will love participating in this edition of the Ultimate Soul Food™ Recipe Contest."

Entries will be accepted until July 1, 2007. The Family Digest chefs and staff will test recipes for taste, creativity and broad appeal. Winners will be contacted by email. Winners will be announced online, on TV and in Family Digest Magazine.

Source: PRWeb

Magickitchen.Com Announces “A Taste Of Home” Recipe Contest

Los Altos, CA - January 30, 2007 -– MagicKitchen.com, a Bay Area company providing home-delivered delicious, nutritious frozen meals, today announced its “A Taste of Home” recipe contest on its web site, www.magickitchen.com. People with favorite family recipes can submit their soups, appetizers, main dishes, side dishes, or desserts and be eligible for a $200 MagicKitchen.com gift certificate, and having their namesake’s recipe produced by the MagicKitchen.com staff for sale and mass appreciation.

“Many of our customers are busy families or seniors who just don’t have the time nor inclination to make dinner for themselves on a nightly basis,” said Greg Miller, CEO of MagicKitchen.com. “But that doesn’t mean that they can’t enjoy their favorite foods anymore. These family recipes are a part of people’s heritage, and if we can help preserve the memory of Grandma’s spaghetti sauce, or Mom’s apple pie, that makes us and our customers happy.”

Submissions can be made at http://www.magickitchen.com/recipe_contest.html. Applicants must include the following information:

• Category (Soups, Appetizers, Mains, Sides, Desserts)
• Recipe
• Name, email address and phone number
• Suggested recipe name

“We hope that people will also be inspired to give the winning recipes as gifts, and that we can share them with our customer base.” continued Mr. Miller. “Our customers always tell us how much they appreciate being able to order food for a homesick college student, ailing friend, or expecting mother. Now they can do it conveniently, and with familiar meals.”

Entries will be accepted until April 31st. The MagicKitchen.com staff will then test all the recipes for taste and ability to be frozen and re-thawed. Winners will be announced May 15th.

About MagicKitchen.com
MagicKitchen.com is a rapidly-growing player in the burgeoning home-meal replacement market. Meals are prepared by chefs using quality ingredients, flash frozen, packaged, and delivered to the customer’s doorstep. The company actively participates in community fundraising. MagicKitchen.com is headquartered in Los Altos, CA, with kitchen facilities in South San Francisco, Redwood City and San Jose. MagicKitchen.com can be contacted by calling 877-51-MAGIC (877-516-2442), or visiting www.magickitchen.com.