Contests
Show us your best! Every month, co-op members’ winning photos and recipes are featured in the magazine and online. Plus, be sure to enter our travel and giveaway contests for your chance to win!
Congratulations to our October contest winners:
Recipe Contest: Candies and Fudge
$500 Winner: Geri Hupp, Deep East Texas EC | Brookeland
Tammy Carr, Sam Houston EC | Cleveland
Linda Foreman, Trinity Valley EC | Palestine
Focus on Texas Photo Contest: Heroes
Laura Boehm, United Cooperative Services | Stephenville
Tamra Bolton, Cherokee County EC | Jacksonville
Peggy McCall, Central Texas EC | Boerne
Virginia Murphy, CoServ | Highland Village
Featured Contests
With the right light and attention, ordinary objects become captivating. For March, show us your best arrangements of common objects.
What do you whip up when the fridge is bare and time is short? Throw together your favorite five-ingredient recipe, and you might cook up a $500 prize.
Photo Contests
Focus on Texas: Still Life
Contest ends November 10, 2025
With the right light and attention, ordinary objects become captivating. For March, show us your best arrangements of common objects.
Focus on Texas: Gates
Contest ends December 10, 2025
They keep livestock in and trouble out, but gates also welcome friends and family with their charm. For April, showcase the entry to your little slice of heaven.
Caught Napping
Contest ends January 10, 2026
From grandpas who are “just resting their eyes” to young’uns who play until they drop, there’s nothing like a good nap. In May, we’ll see who you caught snoozing.
Making a Splash
Contest ends February 10, 2026
Fun in the water is our great summertime escape. For June, show us how you like to relax and beat the Texas heat.
Recipe Contests
Five-Ingredient Dinners
Contest ends November 10, 2025
What do you whip up when the fridge is bare and time is short? Throw together your favorite five-ingredient recipe, and you might cook up a $500 prize.
Mom's Favorites
Contest ends December 10, 2025
Everything is better when it’s made with love by Mom. What recipe do you remember your mother by? Send us your favorite for a shot at $500 and a spot in our May issue.
The Art of the Sandwich
Contest ends January 10, 2026
Can you stack, spread and spice your way to a masterpiece between bread? Draw up your top sandwich recipe, and you could score $500. See the best in our June issue.
Don’t Skimp on Shrimp
Contest ends February 10, 2026
No state produces more shrimp than Texas—2 million pounds a year. How do you like yours? Our favorite shrimp recipe will win $500.
