There’s still time to enter Tillamook Cheese’s fourth annual macaroni and cheese recipe contest. I hear you: Who would want to rustle up a pan of that in this weather? Does $5,000 (plus 25 pounds of Tillamook) make it worth it? Official contest rules and regulations are here.Last year, I was a judge for the local round of the Tillamook contest. I’ll be honest: When I left, all I wanted was a box of Annie’s. (Here’s my personal tip: Focus on the mac and cheese, not on what you add to make it something other than mac and cheese.)If you’re more into celeb status than cold cash, focus your efforts on something that will impress Bobby Flay. The Wine Press Northwest blog reports a new recipe contest called “Flayvors of Washington”. Entries must be inspired by a Columbia Crest wine and include at least one “Washington ingredient.” The winner gets to cook with Bobby Flay in NYC. If I had to enter one? It’s a toss-up. New York is great, but with five grand from the mac and cheese contest, at least I could pick my own wine.
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