The Latin American Diet Recipe Contest

Enter the Latin American Diet Recipe Contest. Prizes include wonderful Latino products and autographed copies of the widely-praised book, The Oldways Table, chock-full of wonderful recipes and short essays about food and wine experiences. Courtesy of the folks at Oldways.

Submit a recipe for a soup, side, main dish or dessert to Adriene Worthington (aworthington@oldwayspt.org) using AT LEAST TWO of the following ingredients:

• Amaranth, Avocado
• Bell Peppers, Beans
• Carrots, Cheese, Chicken, Chickpeas, Chilies, Cilantro
• Fish
• Guava
• Kiwifruit
• Lemons, Limes
• Maize, Mango
• Okra, Olive Oil, Orange
• Papaya, Pasta, Peanuts, Pineapple, Plantains, Potatoes, Pork
• Quinoa
• Rice
• Salsa, Shellfish, Soybeans, Soy Milk, Squash, Sugar/Sugar Substitutes
• Tomatillos, Tomatoes, Tortillas
• Watermelon, Whole Grain Cereals
• Yuca, Yogurt

They are looking for your best recipes inspired by the Latin American Diet.

My middle daughter will be begging me to submit her favorite side dish, yogurt spread on a flour tortilla. Sad to say, she may have inherited her mother's bad-cooking gene?

Starting September 15th until midnight on October 15th, consumers should submit a recipe that uses at least two Latin American Diet products from the list above. Ten winning recipes will be chosen by a panel of judges from our Oldways team.

Recipes will be judged on use of two Latin American Diet ingredients, taste and ease of making.

Prizes include wonderful Latino products and autographed copies of their widely-praised book, The Oldways Table , chock-full of wonderful recipes and short essays about food and wine experiences. Adriene can be reached at aworthington@oldwayspt.org.

Multiple submissions accepted. No restrictions. Open to residents in the U.S. and Canada. Deadline for entry is October 15, 2009.

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