Welcome to the opening week of Cook with Us. @pandamama, @offoodandart and @chefsteve are very excited to welcome you and look forward to getting to know you as we cook together. It is our intention to build a community of people that enjoy cooking and sharing with each other. We are pleased to announce the following prizes for week 1: First place will receive 5 sbd, Second place will receive 3 sbd and Third place will receive 1 sbd.

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The theme for week one of Cook with Us is:
Your Favorite Family Recipe

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Your entry for week one should be your favorite family recipe. This can be a dish that you remember from your childhood or a dish that you make for your family now. When sharing your family's recipe with us please try to explain about any ingredients or traditions that are unique to the dish. We really want to know the story behind your family dish too. How did this dish become a family favorite? Has it been in the family for a long time? Consider these questions or any others when making your post. The more we can share with each other, the more we can learn.

Please take some time to review the contest rules below. We do not want to disqualify anyone for not following the rules. If you are unsure about any of the rules, just ask us for some clarification. We will be happy to help you.

Cook with Us official contest rules

• The title of your post should look like this:
Cook with us – Month, Week # – and the name of your starter, main or dessert.
For example, Cook with Us - March, Week 1 - Spaghetti and Meatballs
• The first tag on your entry must be: cookwithus
• Please upvote and resteem the @cookwithus post that you are submitting an entry for.
• You can only enter one dish per entry (a dish means a single version. Not one dish two or three ways). You may only enter one entry per week.
• Contest ends every Monday 12:00 UTC.
• Results will be published no later than Thursday 12:00 UTC, three days after the contest is closed.
• Submit a proof photo with the dish. The proof photo must include your Steemit name, the dish name and the date.
• Entries do not have to be original. However, if not original, please provide the source.
• Include a description of the dish. Some examples are the taste of the dish, its origin, or the story behind it.
• Describe why your dish works. Give a brief description about why you put these ingredients together.
• Post a link to your entry in the comments section of the weekly challenge. This is the post that announces the start of the week's contest.
• While there is a calendar showing future themes, entries can only be submitted for the current week's contest and only after the official post for the contest is made. Entries submitted before the official start date or after the deadline will not be considered valid entries.
• The Cook with Us contest will cover many topics and disciplines. Make sure you check for weekly contest rules that may change due to the nature of the challenge.
• By entering @cookwithus, the contestant agrees to their material being used by the organizers for any purposes and will not be compensated should the material be published. But, you, the author/photographer will be given written credit.

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Don't forget to check out the March 2018, Cook with Us calendar below

There were many people that helped us to get this competition up and running. We would like to say a BIG thank you to them all and express our sincere gratitude for their contributions.

We are delighted with the caricatures made for us by @bazbiscuit and already people are asking where they can get these delightful little characters. Thank you Barry!

@jacklimberis made our banner and gif for us. Thank you Jack - we really appreciate all the hard and beautiful work!

Thank you @edenmichelle for making the youtube video for us.

Please follow @Jacklimberis and @bazbiscuit @theywillkillyou @world5list @world-travel-pro @heyitshaas and @edenmichelle. We hope to add to this list of supporters of our competition. If you would like to be a supporter of @cookwithus please contact us. We would love to hear from you.