The growing season is here. So have a flavor fling by entering Country Woman's "Pick of Spring Produce" recipe contest.

Satisfy our hankering for those long-awaited fruits and veggies that make spring meals so splendid. Load us up with recipes featuring leeks, lettuce, peas, green and Vidalia onions, radishes, asparagus, spinach and mushrooms. And don't forget the strawberries, rhubarb, new potatoes and garden-fresh herbs, like chives, parsley and cilantro.

Salute the season with appetizers like creamy sweet-onion dip, flatbread with radishes and feta, and wild mushroom and Brie mini pizzas. Or make us think spring with sides and salads: grilled asparagus with lemon vinaigrette, minted green pea soup, spinach salad with strawberries and pecans, or roasted fingerling potatoes.

Entrees are sure to feed our spring fever, so bring on the pan-fried chicken with morel sauce, grilled salmon with strawberry salsa, artichoke and onion tart, or asparagus and scallop stir-fry.

There's always room for desserts—rhubarb tarts with almond streusel, mint chip ice cream, or strawberry cornmeal shortcakes. Lemon-basil jam, a rhubarb fizz or strawberry syrup are also in the running.

Get a jump on things by sending us a taste of spring's best produce by the contest deadline, Aug. 1, 2012. We'll announce the winners in the April/May 2013 issue of Country Woman.



You Could Win Cash!


Each of the winners in the Country Woman "Pick of Spring Produce" contest receives a wonderful prize:

  • GRAND PRIZE: $500
  • 2nd Prize: $300
  • 3rd Prize: $200
  • Runners-Up: A free year of Country Woman for themselves or a friend.



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Contest Rules


You may enter more than one recipe. If you email or mail your recipe, be sure to print the name of the contest as well as your full name, street address and phone number, including area code, with each entry. Be specific with measurements, directions and the size of cans, packages and pans so others can successfully make your recipe. Include a few words about the origin of your recipe. Share any compliments it's received, plus any variations you recommend. If any duplicates are received, the entries with the earliest postmarks will be considered.


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Mail recipe to:
"Pick of Spring Produce" Recipe Contest
Country Woman Magazine
5400 S. 60th Street
Greendale, WI 53129