I just found out about this fun #Plateproud contest going on with Green Bean Delivery and I can’t wait to participate! I’m going to submit my ginger beef stir fry recipe for the Locavore category! Since I’ll be getting mushrooms, kale and ginger in my next bin, the recipe will definitely be more than 40% locally grown per the rules (because GBD sources their items from local farmers which is awesome).

If you don’t already know about GBD, click here to learn more — but basically, it’s a service that makes fresh fruits and veggies from local farmers magically appear on your doorstep.

It’s perfect for someone like me….I haaaaate going to the grocery store (crowds, time-consuming, getting suckered into buying lots of random things I don’t need), but I like to have fresh veggies/fruits/herbs on-hand to make baby food, cook with, and snack on. Since I only muster up the strength to grocery shop about once a month, I either run out or they go bad. That is, until GBD.

If you haven’t checked it out, I do recommend it. Especially all you busy moms out there with the kids about to get out for summer. You can just get it for a couple months if you want and then suspend it until you need it again. Their site is pretty user friendly and their plans are really flexible.

As for that #Plateproud contest, it’s going on from now until May 22, and more details are below if you want to participate. Oh, and if you are interested in jumping on the GBD bandwagon with me, use the code 15cnch you can get $15 off your first order.

Categories & Prizes

GRILLIN’ & CHILLIN

The winning grilled dish needs to be packed full of flavor and creativity. This recipe will be judged on taste (35 percent), ease of preparation (35 percent) and innovation (30 percent).

Winner: A premier grill set, including an innovative plancha wok (great for simultaneous high-heat searing and low-temperature cooking), grilling accessories (cedar planks, tongs, spatula, gloves), an inspirational cookbook (Italian Grill by Mario Batali), along with a $50 gift card to Green BEAN Delivery. (Value $195)
Runner Up: A $50 gift card to Green BEAN Delivery

QUICK, EASY, & KID-FRIENDLY

Share an easy, healthy and parent-approved dish that aims to please pint-sized palates. This recipe will be judged on taste (25 percent), nutrition (25 percent), presentation (25 percent) and ease of preparation (25 percent).

Winner: BPA-free and phthalates-free and leakproof bento-style lunchbox, Mr. & Ms. Food Face plates, clever food truck-shaped bowl, chalkboard placemats, training chopsticks, a resourceful and simple cookbooks (The Best Homemade Kids’ Lunches on the Planet by Laura Fuentes), and a $50 gift card to Green BEAN Delivery. (Value $179)
Runner Up: A $50 gift card to Green BEAN Delivery

LOCAVORE

Submit a recipe using ingredients from city and state farmers and artisans. This recipe will be judged on the number of local ingredients used (40 percent), creativity (20 percent), taste (20 percent) and ease of preparation (20 percent).

Winner: A stunning vertical herb garden chalkboard planter, the essential book—The Art of Simple Food by Alice Waters, along with a $50 gift card to Green BEAN Delivery. (Value $230)
Runner Up: A $50 gift card to Green BEAN Delivery

VEGGIE SIDE

Prepare a side that prominently features veggies and is so fresh and tasty others won’t even care about the entrée. This recipe will be judged on taste (25 percent), presentation (25 percent), nutrition (25 percent) and ease of preparation (25 percent).

Winner: A French-made de Buyer Viper Dicing Mandoline slicer, with interchangeable blades for cubes, diamond cuts, julienne, strips, sticks and rounds, a demystifying and definitive guide to vegetable cooking, How to Cook Vegetarian for Everyone by Deborah Madison, along with a $50 gift card to Green BEAN Delivery. (Value $229)
Runner Up: A $50 gift card to Green BEAN Delivery

PACK-AND-GO HEALTHY LUNCH

Healthy, prepped daytime meals make it easier than ever to say no to fast food for lunch. This recipe will be judged on taste (25 percent), presentation (25 percent), nutrition (25 percent) and ease of preparation (25 percent).

Winner: Stainless steel bento-style PlanetBox lunch box with soft carry bag, two hinged Italian-made glass jars with airtight seals (perfect for Mason jar salads), six wooden and reusable chalkboard tags, an educational guide to great-easting, yet easy meals (Fast Food My Way book by Jacques Pepin) and a $50 gift card to Green BEAN Delivery (Value $175)
Runner Up: A $50 gift card to Green BEAN Delivery

The Fine Print

All recipes must be original and no longer than 400 words. Photos are required. No purchase necessary to enter to win. A purchase will not improve your chances of winning. Void where prohibited. Contests begin at 9:00am EST on Monday, April 13, 2015 and ends at 11:59pm EST on Friday, May 22, 2015. Winners will be announced the week of Monday, June 15, 2015 at greenbeandelivery.com/recipecontest. Open only to legal residents of the United States who are 18 years or older. Green BEAN Delivery, PO Box 26700, Indianapolis, IN 46226, is the operator of this contest.
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