Mother’s Day is almost here and provides a great reason to connect grandmothers with their grandchildren by entering the STEPS Home Care and Garden Education Center of Greenwich (GEC) Grandma’s Family Recipe Contest. Grandmothers and grandchildren will work together to choose a special family recipe to share, prepare and be judged by a panel of local chefs.
Greenwich grandchildren and grandmothers, wherever they may reside, are invited to enter the “Grandma’s Family Recipe Contest” and share their original, special recipe. The only requirement is that the recipe must contain some healthful fruit or vegetables. Anyone can help prepare the recipe if grandma is unable to do so.
“What better way to connect children and their grandmothers on Mother’s Day as they learn about their unique family heritage shared through family recipes passed down from one generation to the next,” said Jennifer Baukol, founder of STEPS Home care, who is entering her grandmother’s favorite Italian recipe with her three children.
“We are excited to join forces with STEPS Home Care Greenwich for this recipe contest which will culminate with an award ceremony at our Saturday, May 6th Gardener’s Market. The winning recipes will be prepared and judged by local chefs in advance. Winners will be showcased and awarded prizes at the GEC’s annual May Gardener’s Market,” said Meg McAuley Kaicher, GEC Board Member.
This contest coordinates with GEC’s Outreach programs for both Youth and for Seniors. GEC promotes healthy edibles in its Teaching Vegetable Garden and hopes to highlight fresh grown ingredients featured in some of the recipes.
Participants have a chance to win a Grand Prize of a $100 gift card along with bragging rights to friends and family in a featured Mother’s Day social media post. In addition, a collective recipe cookbook will be published and available for pre-sale at the May Gardeners Market.
Grandma’s Family Recipe Contest Directions
Visit the STEPS Home Care Facebook page at facebook.com/stepshomecare to enter the contest.
1) The following questions will include basic information about the recipe, where it came from and why it is special. Please take the time to “interview” your grandmother for these details before you enter the contest.
2) Greenwich grandchildren and grandmothers, wherever they may reside, are invited to enter the “Grandma’s Family Recipe Contest” and share their original, special recipe. The only requirement is that the recipe must contain some healthful fruit or vegetables. Anyone can help prepare the recipe if Grandma is unable to do so.
2) Deadline for entry and recipe submission is April 30.
3) Recipes will be prepared and dropped off on Wednesday, May 3, to be judged at the Garden Education Center of Greenwich, 130 Bible St., between 2 to 5 p.m.
4) One Grand Prize winner will receive a $100 American Express Gift Card and two runners-up will also receive prizes. All recipes will be published in a contest cookbook and posted in Social Media.
5) Winners will be announced at noon on Saturday, May 6 at GEC’s May Gardeners Market (open 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.), 130 Bible St. (park at Cos Cob Elementary School and take shuttle to GEC MGM).
