Kids Cooking Healthy official rules:
The categories of healthy food entries that kids can submit include the following items. If you choose to use some of Leaf & Bean’s tofu crust or chef-made tofu, that is recommended along with your local supermarket products: vegan cookies, sliders, flatbreads.
Each entry must Include: recipe, child’s name, address, phone, email (parent or guardian contact), recipe name and brief story about the healthy recipe titled “Why I Like to Cook Healthy for My Family.” Email to Leigh Cort (publicist for House of Leaf and Bean) at: leigh@leighcortpublicity.com.
Deadline for submissions is July 22.
Entries will be judged on originality and use of ingredients, deliciousness, presentation, entry dish name and story about “Why I Like to Cook Healthy for My Family.”
The top 12 finalists will be invited to attend the official contest judging on Aug. 2 at House of Leaf & Bean. All children must be accompanied by an adult. A minimum of six tastings must be on a presentation serving plate for the judges. Each child must bring the completed item’s name, recipe and the child’s name on a piece of paper to accompany the dessert.
Rules for finalists:
There are no substitutions or transfer of prizes. Prizes are not redeemable for cash. By acceptance of prizes, winners give consent to use of their names and/or photographs for publicity purposes without further compensation. Finalists will be notified by July 27.
Following the contest, names of winners will be posted on houseofleafnbean.com.
Judges will be Chef Mimi Lan – The Taste Curator; Stephanie Crosier – clinic dietitian, Crosier Health & Wellness; Chef Vernetta Stewart — ACook4You; and Heather Borders – registered dietitian, Kailo Nutrition.
The grand prize winner will receive one night family vacation for four at the St. Francis Inn in St. Augustine (Sunday through Thursday, based on availability); two tickets to “The Sound of Music,” playing Aug. 12–Sept. 19, at Alhambra Theatre & Dining; a tea ceremony for four children at House of Leaf & Bean; a Gyo Greens Cookbook, Gyo bag and small edible plant and a $20 gift certificate to the St. Augustine Seafood Company (at the Colonial Quarter St. Augustine).
The first runner up will receive a $50 gift certificate to attend a kids’ cooking class at JAX Cooking Studio; a Gyo Greens Cookbook, Gyo bag and small edible plant; a $30 dining gift certificate to Taberna Del Caballo (at the Colonial Quarter St. Augustine); tea and a tea set gift basket from House of Leaf & Bean.
The second runner up will receive a $30 dining gift certificate to Bull & Crown Publick House (at the Colonial Quarter St. Augustine), a Gyo Greens Cookbook, Gyo bag and small edible plant; NuttyScoopz, a four-pack “snack pack” of award-winning organic peanut butter dip.
Every finalist will receive a Tropical Smoothie gift card (value $5); four tickets to the Pirate Museum; and four tickets to the Colonial Quarter Experience.
Ideas for recipes might be found at noracooks.com/vegan-recipes.
