Big Y Favorite Holiday Recipe Challenge

Big Y grocers is conducting a Favorite Holiday Recipe Challenge in which entrants include Big Y labeled foods in their recipes and demonstrate how the recipes are prepared on video. Recipes with originality, ease of preparation and creativity incorporating Big Y Brand products have the best chance of winning.

One Grand Prize $1000 winner will be chosen and four First Prize $250 Winners.

Video entries must be uploaded online. All entries must be received by December 30, 2009

Throughout the entry period, registered users may visit the Big Y website and vote for their favorite entries. The five entries with the highest vote counts will qualify for judging for the grand prize. All those who vote are entered for a chance to win ?a $50 Big Y gift card.

Nigella Contest

Asian Food Channel is offering a chance to win a Nigella Express cookbook, a set of Asian Food Channel collectibles which includes an apron, a set of coasters and a recipes notebook.

Contestants must answer the following question online:

“If you could have one dessert for the rest of your life, tell us in 150 words or less what it would be and why!”

The most creative and unique answer wins!

The competition is only open to residents of the following countries: Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Brunei, Indonesia, Thailand, and Hong Kong. Deadline for entries 18 November 2009.

Virgin Earth Challenge

A prize of $25 million is being offered for whoever can demonstrate to the judges’ satisfaction a commercially viable design which results in the removal of anthropogenic, atmospheric greenhouse gases so as to contribute materially to the stability of Earth’s climate. Announced by Sir Richard Branson and Al Gore, the prize is designed to encourage a viable technology which will result in the removal of at least 1 billion tons of atmospheric carbon dioxide equivalent per year. The initial closing date for Virgin Earth Challenge is 8 February 2010. If the judges deem that no design submitted by that stage is worthy of the prize, it will re-open for two more year-long phases..