In this contest, submit your original Italian recipes! It can be for any part of the meal. Be prepared to select a wine pairing (optional), share the servings it will make, and a list of ingredients. Entering your recipe with a creative name and taking great photos of your dish can help increase your chance of winning! You can enter more than once too, but with different recipes. 10 finalists will be picked by popular vote, with the first place winner chosen by Donatella Zampoli herself!

Deadline: December 31, 2011

Prizes: Grand Prize is dinner cooked by an authentic Italian chef (Michelin star chef Donatella Zampoli) in the winner's home for a total of four people. Everyone who submits a recipe and registers to vote receives a magnet with cooking measurement conversions and a coupon.