Baby Bird's pediatrician is our age. After evaluating the Bird, instead of declaring her healthy, she says, "Your baby is awesome." Now that's a diagnosis I can get behind.
Winning a trip to Italy would also be awesome.
Ruffino-Barilla Culinary Challenge
The Rules: Create a pasta recipe using one package of Barilla pasta and one package of Barilla sauce, and your favorite fresh ingredients(s). The recipe must list all ingredients in exact common U.S. household measurements, preparation instructions and cooking times. Recipes must be the original work of the contestant, may not have won previous awards, may not have been previously published and must not infringe any third-party rights. Tell us which Ruffino wine pairs best with your recipe and why in 25 words or less.
Judging Criteria: (a) taste (50%), (b) appearance (20%), (c) originality (10%), (d) ease of preparation (10%), and (e) wine pairing to recipe suggestion (10%). The top five recipes will be prepared by Barilla chefs and blind tasted by the judging panel to determine the ranking of the five winners.
The Prize: Trip for two people to Italy consisting of roundtrip coach airfare from the major commercial airport nearest winner’s residence to a Sponsor selected airport in Italy, one standard hotel room (double-occupancy) for two nights at Academia Barilla cooking school for culinary lessons for two, ground transportation from Bologna, Italy to Parma, Italy, ground transportation from Parma, Italy, to Florence, Italy, one standard hotel room (double-occupancy) for four nights in Florence, and a one-day excursion to a Ruffino estate in Tuscany ($15,000 ARV, depending on itinerary). Trip must be completed by 12/15/09.
The Entry: Seafood (which I can eat again, welcome back, mercury!) and pasta with an olive-themed sauce.
