The contest is still a few months off, but it’s time to hone your favorite cornbread recipes, turn them into an entree and enter the National Cornbread Cook-Off. It’s a great event with the promise of being the grand-prize winner and taking home $5,000 and a new stove from Brown Stove Works valued at $3,250 at the National Cornbread Festival.
Anne BralyThere are just a few stipulations to consider, however. The recipes must be an entree and must be original. Also, the recipe needs to include at least one cup of Martha White cornmeal as an ingredient and be cooked in a piece of Lodge cast-iron cookware. Entries will be accepted through the end of January, and competitors cannot be professional cooks or be enrolled in a culinary school. Bloggers, though, are welcome.
All finalists will receive a $500 travel voucher to travel to South Pittsburg, Tennessee, to compete on the town square on Saturday, April 27. For more information or to enter, log onto www.nationalcornbread.com.
Lodge President Mike Otterman says he continues to be amazed at the creativity shown by the finalists each year.
“The recipes created by cook-off contestants display a wide variety of uses for Martha White cornbread and Lodge cast-iron,” he says.