If a mystery box filled with delicious Chilean ingredients showed up on your doorstep, what would you make?

Smoked Trout Arugula Salad with Grapes and Blueberries from Dorothy of Shockingly Delicious

Smoked Salmon and Avocado Tartine from Jennifer of Savory Simple

A Really Good Blueberry Mojito from Renee of Flamingo Musings

Roasted Blueberry & Grape Spread with Smoked Salmon from Johanna of Momma Cuisine

Mixed Green Salad with Smoked Salmon & Lemon Vinaigrette from Cate of Sweetnick’s

That’s just what Foods From Chile wants to know, so they’ve partnered with Kitchen PLAY to launch their spring Food Blogger Challenge. Last week, five creative food bloggers received a shipment of hand-selected Chilean foods. Now they need to come up with a recipe to showcase one or more of them, and fast!

And they need your help.

Take a look at the delicious ingredients they received:

• olive oil
• jam
• mussels
• blueberry juice
• salmon
• trout
• prunes
• red grapes
• green grapes
• blueberries
• a plum
• raisins

Next, come up with your own recipe idea, suggestion or inspiration based on one or more of those tasty ingredients. Leave it in the comments on this page. If your idea is selected by one of the bloggers, you’ll win a Foods From Chile gift bag of your very own, containing lovely Chilean products (approximate value $30).

Leave a recipe suggestion in the comments and you could win a Foods From Chile gift bag!

If your idea isn’t selected, you still have a chance to score at our #CookChilean Twitter Party, where the final recipes will be revealed. Register for the Twitter Party below to be eligible to win one of five Foods From Chile prize crates (approximate value $25). Then tweet a correct answer during our Chilean Q&A and you could win! (Clues available in the posts below.)

Flamingo Musings: Chili is the Pepper and Chile is the Country: A Kitchen PLAY Challenge for You!
Momma Cuisine: #CookChilean Contest–Ends April 25, 2013
Savory Simple: Foods From Chile Blogger Challenge
Shockingly Delicious: I Need Help! What Am I Going to Make with these Foods From Chile?
Sweetnicks: ISO Your Creativity {Foods From Chile}

Hurry! The deadline to leave a comment is this Thursday, April 25, at 11:59 PM ET. The #CookChilean Twitter Party takes place on May 7, at 7:00 PM ET

See guidelines below then put on your thinking cap!

Guidelines:

Void where prohibited. No purchase necessary. Must be at least 18 to enter. Eligible entries will include a comment on this Kitchen PLAY page, providing a recipe idea or suggestion that incorporates at least one of the Chilean ingredients listed above. Winning entries will be chosen by participating bloggers and/or Kitchen PLAY and its affiliates. Decision on winners is final and at the sole discretion of Kitchen PLAY and its affiliates. All submissions become property of Kitchen PLAY. Winners will be notified via email address provided with their comments and will have 24 hours to claim their prize, at which point a new winner will be chosen randomly from remaining eligible entries. Shipping to continental US addresses only, excluding Alaska. No PO Boxes. Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. Entry submission period ends Thursday, April 25 at 11:59 PM ET.

April is National Grilled Cheese Month, and Land O’Lakes is celebrating with a month-long tribute to everybody’s favorite sandwich. Every day during April, Kitchen PLAY will post a new grilled cheese sandwich recipe created by a different blogger—30 days, 30 bloggers, 30 sandwiches. Every one of these recipes, from classic to creative, will showcase Land O Lakes® Deli American Cheese or Land O Lakes® 4 Cheese Italian Blend. Whether you’re craving ooey-gooey comfort food or a real, grown-up sandwich with just a touch of sophistication, once you layer creamy Land O Lakes® Deli Cheese on bread, you’re off to a good start. Just you wait until you see what our Kitchen PLAY bloggers have in store for you. We’ll have you craving a Land O’Lakes grilled cheese sandwich all month long! GIVEAWAY: Each week during National Grilled Cheese month, Kitchen Play  is giving away two panini makers, each with one full-value coupon for Land O Lakes® Deli Cheese. Simply leave a comment with your favorite grilled cheese combination on this post, and you’re entered to win! See additional guidelines below. Then, sit back and enjoy a new grilled cheese recipe each day, all month long!

April 1: Elle’s New England Kitchen

April 2: Barefoot Kitchen Witch

April 3: Sarah’s Cucina Bella

April 4: An Edible Mosaic

April 5: All Day I Dream About Food

April 6: A Culinary Journey with Chef Dennis

April 7: Healthy Delicious

April 8: Jersey Girl Cooks

April 9: Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms

April 10: Keep It Simple Foods

April 11: Kitchen Minions

April 12: Fritos and Foie Gras

April 13: Snappy Gourmet

April 14: Girl in the Little Red Kitchen

April 15: The Wicked Noodle

April 16: Chez What?

April 17: Savory Simple

April 18: Delicious Dishings

April 19: Nutmeg Nanny

April 20: Poet in the Pantry

April 21: Food Babbles

April 22: Kimchi Mom

April 23: Sweetly Serendipity

April 24: Licious Food

April 25: Big Apple Nosh

April 26: famfriendsfood

April 27: a (Musing) Foodie

April 28: Souffle Bombay

April 29: Cooking with Anne

April 30: Simply Gourmet

Land O’Lakes Panini Giveaway Guidelines: No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. Must be 18 years old to enter. Eligible entries will consist of a comment on this post with favorite grilled cheese sandwich combinations. Only one entry per household. Two winners will be chosen randomly each week from all eligible entries. Winners will have 48 hours to respond to email notification, at which time a new winner will be chosen from remaining eligible entrants. Shipping to continental US only, excluding Alaska
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We’ve partnered with Lindsay Olives to bring you this fun “Wild Card” Progressive Party featuring their delicious olives. Five talented bloggers have started a six-course meal, including amuse bouche, bread, salad, appetizer and entree. Check out their photos below (with links to their posts), for inspiration on including Lindsay Olives in your menu. Then read on to find out how you could win $200 from Lindsay Olives and Kitchen PLAY!

AMUSE BOUCHE: Olive and Goat Cheese Puff Pastry Bites from Julie of Mommie Cooks

BREAD: Olive Herb Rolls from Heather at Kitchen Concoctions

SALAD: Mandarin Olive Salad from Tiffany of The Gracious Pantry

APPETIZER: Mini Muffuletta Bites from Jennifer of Savoring the Thyme

ENTREE: Spring Pasta from Diane of The Whole Gang

But…wait!

This Progressive Party isn’t finished. We’re missing a course. That’s where you come in!

We’ve only created five of the six dishes needed for a full Kitchen PLAY Progressive Party. All you need to do is come up with the sixth dish that will complete the menu, and you could win $200! Plus, Lindsay Olives is providing coupons or product just to get you started on your recipe inspiration. Here’s what you do:

• Fill out the registration form (below) to request either Lindsay Olives product or a coupon good toward the purchase of Lindsay Olives at your local grocery store.
• Then, use those delicious olives to dream up a mouth-watering dish as your “Wild Card” course.
• Leave a comment here (yes, on this very page) with the link to the post featuring your “Wild Card” recipe.

Each eligible recipe will be entered to win $200! Winner will be drawn randomly from all eligible entries received. Qualifying entries can be posted on a blog, Google+ or Facebook, as long as the entire recipe (and a mouth-watering photo) are included in the post/update. Deadline to enter is April 15, 2013, 11:59 PM ET. Additional guidelines below.

Additional guidelines:

No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. Open to US residents only. Shipping of product to continental US only, excluding Alaska. Must be 18 or older to enter. Links to qualifying entries must be received no later than 11:59 PM ET, April 15, 2013. Odds of winning approximately 1:20.

Winner will be selected randomly from all eligible entries and announced on April 16, 2013. Winner must claim prize within 24 hours of being notified, at which time a new winner will be chosen. Total cash value of prize is $200, which will be paid by check or PayPal transfer.

Kitchen PLAY is thrilled to partner with the US Potato Board and Knuckle Salad to present:

 2013 Munch Madness: Potato Goodness

We have eight fabulous bloggers participating in this challenge. Their light and fresh potato recipes are going head-to-head through three rounds of voting to determine the 2013 Tater Champ! Plus, we’re giving all of you a chance to get in on the fun with our innovative predictive bracketing and Facebook voting.

First, click on each match-up above to visit the Facebook voting page for that match-up. Vote and be entered to win $50! Vote once a day per match-up for more chances to win! (Additional guidelines below.)

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Next, click on the predictive bracket graphic (below) to enter your picks for which recipe will win each head-to-head. You could walk away with a cash prize! Three $50 prizes will be awarded, one for most accurate predictions in each round. In the case of a tie, a winner will be chosen randomly from all qualifying entries for that round.

Schedule

To find out more about the recipes and bloggers, please click on each photo below.

Guidelines and rules:

Prize giveaways are open to all residents of the continental United States aged 18 or older,with the exception of employees, spouses or family members of the sponsors or of participating bloggers.
Each eligible individual may submit only one bracket per Munch Madness event. Any person submitting more than one bracket will be automatically disqualified. If you believe you may have double- submitted your bracket by mistake, you must contact the contest runners before March 17, 2013 so that your extra bracket may be removed from the system, saving you from disqualification.
Prizes will be announced on KnuckleSalad.com March 27. Winners will be notified publicly and by email, and will have 24 hours to respond with confirmation. Prizes not claimed within that period will be redrawn and/or awarded to the next eligible entrant.
Voting will take place via Kitchen PLAY’s Facebook app. Final round voting ends at 11:00 PM on March 26, 2013. Winning bloggers/recipes will be decided by the public.
One prize of $50 will be awarded randomly, pending a drawing from all eligible voters. Winner must respond within 24 hours of being notified, at which time a new winner will be chosen. Email information provided via Facebook will be used by brands to notify winner. Brands may also use information provided via Facebook to send product updates to participants; recipients can unsubscribe from these updates at any time.
No purchase necessary.
Rules subject to change, although they’re unlikely to, unless there’s an excellent reason (and even then we’ll let you know right away).

Can you believe it? We’re celebrating watermelon in January! Before you write us off as crazy, chew on this: watermelon is available year-round. That’s right, you can enjoy sweet, juicy watermelon throughout the year. During the winter, look for mini-sized melons or watermelon in the pre-cut aisle.

Plus, watermelon is the perfect food to help you glide into the new year and more mindful eating: it’s 92% water, which means you can fill up without filling out. Full of Vitamins A, B6 and C, plus a hefty dose of lycopene, watermelon is a multi-vitamin unto itself.

Today, we’ve teamed up with watermelon and six adventurous food bloggers, who have created a sumptuous menu highlighting this delicious fruit. Plus, we’re hosting a Twitter party where you can win fun watermelon prizes! Be sure to read each of the six posts listed below, as they each contain a special “watermelon fact” that will help you win prizes during the Twitter Party!

Amuse Bouche: Watermelon, Blue Cheese and Honey Bites
from Sandy of The Reluctant Entertainer

Cocktail: Agave Watermelon Lime Vodka-Tini
from Stephanie of The Culinary Life

Salad: Stacked Watermelon Salad
from Joanne of Fifteen Spatulas

Appetizer: Watermelon Pistachio Salsa
from Tiffany of The Gracious Pantry

Entrée: Grilled Lamb Skewers with Watermelon and Mango and Watermelon Gastrique
from Christo of A Little Bit of Christo

Dessert: Sparkling Watermelon Bubbles
from Amy of U Try.It

Join Kitchen PLAY, the National Watermelon Promotion Board and some of your favorite food bloggers for a Twitter Party on January 22 at 7 PM ET. We’ll be chatting about this tasty,  nutritious and versatile fruit, and testing our watermelon knowledge.  You’ll also be eligible to win great watermelon prizes, so RSVP for the Twitter Party here!

Also, beginning today, read all 6 posts sponsored by watermelon for clues. Each post contains a “watermelon fact” that may appear as a trivia question during the Twitter Party.

Tuesday, January 22

7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PST

Follow the hashtag #All4Watermelon

Tweet with you then!

Join us in our celebration of An Edible Mosaic: Middle Eastern Fare with Extraordinary Flair! Today we present a prix fixe of sorts, with two appetizers, two entrees and two desserts from Faith Gorsky’s gorgeous new tome on Middle Eastern cooking. Try one, or try them all! And be sure to add An Edible Mosaic to your wish list. It’s a cookbook you’ll want on your shelves!

Spinach Turnovers from Lana of Bibberche

Falafel from Heather of Kitchen Concoctions

Middle Eastern Scrambled Eggs with Meat and Onion from Laura of The Spiced Life

Meat and Vegetable Casserole with Pomegranate from Amanda of Maroc Mama

Coconut Semolina Cake from Stephanie of 52 Kitchen Adventures

Date-Filled Cookies from Jennifer of Savory Simple

As always, we hope you will join the fun in lots of ways:

• try the recipes with us;
• comment on our posts;
• pose questions to the author during our Facebook forum later in December;
• take part in our Cook, Tweet and Eat in January (details to be announced);
• tell your readers, fans and followers about An Edible Mosaic and this Kitchen PLAY program;
• Add An Edible Mosaic: Middle Eastern Fare with Extraordinary Flair to your wish list (or heck, just go out and buy it!)

You can follow along here, on each of the blogs listed above, or by following the hashtag #AnEdibleMosaic. Stay tuned for more delicious news about An Edible Mosaic and the Kitchen PLAY Cookbook Tour!

(This post contains an Amazon affiliate link. While Kitchen PLAY will receive a small fee for each sale of An Edible Mosaic made through this link, the link has been utilized solely for tracking purposes. We want to better understand how a program like the Cookbook Tour can positively impact cookbook sales. All proceeds from this specific affiliate link will be donated to Share Our Strength.)