In honor of our ongoing potato salad contest, I’m offering a recipe originally printed in 2006. If this inspires you to submit your own creation, please email the recipe to food writer Joe Bonwich: jbonwich@post-dispatch.com.

• Enter as often as you like,…

Chicken Sliders

Christine Warta of Belleville is one of 20 semi-finalists vying for the last 10 spots at next year’s Pillsbury Bake-Off. Her recipe for Banh Mi Sliders is in a head-to-head competition with Sesame-Chicken Pot Stickers from Donna Wilkinson of Lakeside, Calif.

Votes…

Freshly picked chard

America has a lot of farmers markets. I wouldn’t trust any number given as fact, because markets are popping up weekly if not daily. (For a listing of local markets, click here.)

That said, American Farmland Trust is launching a…

Raspberry-Chipotle Barbecue Chicken Pizza

Pillsbury is accepting entries for the 44th Bake-Off. This is also the 60th anniversary of the cooking competition, which began in 1949 and now is held every other year.

As in recent years, the top prize is $1…

The Rachael Ray show is recruiting five contestants for its “Hey, Can You Cook 3?!” competition. To apply, you’ll need to send a video resume showing off your cooking skills, creativity and personality. The deadline is Friday, Oct. 3, so…

Cathy Rego of Pacific is looking for an apple pie recipe that won first prize some years ago in a contest at Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield. She wants the crust recipe, which contained vinegar, a little milk…

How does your tomato garden grow? If the answer is very well, you might want to bring the cream of the crop to the Missouri Botanical Garden on Saturday, Aug. 16. Winners in the Nature Sweet Homegrown Tomato Challenge’s large…

How much can a peanut butter sandwich be worth? Believe it or not, a $25,000 scholarship fund.
That’s the grand prize in Jif’s Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich Contest. Four runner-ups will each receive a $2,500 scholarship fund.The deadline is Nov.…

The Missouri State Fair is next month, and that means bakers have a chance to shine.

Are you a member of a Pink or Red Hat Club? You’re eligible to enter the Red or Pink Hat Fruit Cobbler Contest. There’s a…

One of my favorite cookbooks published last year was “America’s Best Lost Recipes,” compiled by the editors of Cook’s Country and Cook’s Illustrated, not coincidentally two of my favorite food magazines.

The cookbook grew out of a request that readers contribute…