Student Recipe Contest: Tastes Like Home

VALDOSTA -- From mom’s fried chicken to grandpa’s pecan pie, share the flavors of home with the campus community during Blazer Dining’s student recipe contest, “There’s No Taste Like Home.”

Entries for soup, salad, entrée (meat and vegetarian), pasta or dessert are due to Palm’s or Hopper Dining Center by the end of the day on Monday, Nov. 22. Each submission must include a recipe with detailed list of ingredients and cooking instructions. Winning recipes in each of five categories will be announced on Monday, Nov. 29.

Palm’s Dining Center will feature the five winning recipes on the Wednesday, Dec. 1, dinner menu. Students will vote to crown the grand-prize winner, who will receive $50 in Blazer Bucks.

To download an entry form and read more information about the Blazer Dining contest, go to http://services.valdosta.edu/dining/TheresNoTASTELikeHome.htm .

National Competition

Students may also enter a national recipe contest for a chance to win two American Airline gift cards to fly home for the holidays. An upcoming Sodexo cookbook will feature the winning recipes from the national competition. For more information, go to http://services.valdosta.edu/dining/documents/TasteofHomeNtlContest.pdf .