Scene intern Angela Suico contributed this report.
It's cornbread time in Tennessee again as Martha White and Lodge Manufacturing conspire to find the best marriage of cornmeal and a cast-iron skillet. In April, the National Cornbread Festival cook-off will showcase 10 innovative recipes that use at least one pack of Martha White cornbread mix and a piece of cookware from South Pittsburg, TN-based Lodge. The winner will receive $5,000 as well as a 30-inch stainless steel gas range, courtesy of Five Star Professional Cooking Equipment. The contest will accept entries until Feb. 28.
You can enter online, email a recipe and contact info to cornbread@dvl.com or send your entry on an 8.5-by-11 sheet of paper to National Cornbread Cook-Off 2009, 209 Seventh Ave. N., Nashville, TN 37219.
In the meantime, if you have any cornbread recipes you'd like to share, please post them here. We promise not to steal your ideas.
