“Mom & Me” National Recipe Contest Winners (NAPSA)—Equal parts teamwork, creativity and shredded cheese add up to “Yummy Cheesy Numbers,” the grand prize winner in a national recipe contest. As part of the Sargento “Mom & Me—Slide Into Smiles” contest, Moms, Dads and grandparents, along with children and grandchildren ages 6 to 12, competed to win great prizes and prove that cooking is a great way to have fun together as a family. Maryse Beliveau-Dubois and her 9-year-old daughter Nadiejda, of Herndon, Va., won the grand prize of an all-expense-paid vacation for four to the all-inclusive luxury resort, Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort & Spa in the Caribbean. Their “Yummy Cheesy Numbers” recipe was chosen from more than 100 recipes submitted by “Mom & Me” teamsfrom across the country. “In addition to the recipe being delicious, cheesy and fun to eat for the whole family, we couldtell from their entry photo the BeliveauDubois’ had a great experience preparing the snack together,” says Barbara Gannon, vice president, Sargento FoodsInc. Each entry was judged for its creativity, originality, taste, appeal to children and parents, appropriate use of Sargento shredded cheese, a preparation time of 30 minutes or less and a requirement of five ingredients or less. Other winning “Mom & Me” duos include: first prize winners Lisa and Brad Acord of Carol Stream, Ill., who won a Creative Playthings Hampton swingset for “Very Cheesy Mini Potato Nests”; second place winners Barbara and Kimberly Johnson of Turnersville, N.J., who won a Samsung camcorder for “Baked Pizza Roll-Ups”; and third prize winners Karen and Lynn Gass of Brown Deer, Wis., who were awarded an Olympus digital camera for their “Pizza Bites”recipe. These top recipes will be featured in an upcoming Sargento For Maryse and Nadiejda Beliveau-Dubois, “Yummy Cheesy Numbers”added up to the grand prize-winning recipe in a national “Mom & Me”recipe contest. leaflet. For more delicious cheese recipes, visit the Web site at www.sargento.com. Yummy Cheesy Numbers Preparation Time: 15 minutes Baking Time: 13 minutes Makes: 24 snacks 1% cups(6 oz.) Sargento Diced & Shredded Cheddar & Monterey Jack Cheeses or Sargento Fancy Colby-Jack Shredded Cheese % cup poppy seeds 2 Thsp. dry onion soup mix 2 cans(11 oz. each) refrigerated breadstick dough 1. Spread cheese evenly in 13x9-inch baking dish. Sprinkle poppy seeds and soup mix evenly over cheese. 2. Separate dough into strips. Stretch each strip until about 12 inches long. Press strips, one at a time, into cheese mixture; turn and press lightly to coat. Transfer strips to non-stick baking sheets. Form each strip into a number (0-9), pressing the dough togetherso it holds its shape. 3. Bake in preheated 375F oven 13 minutes or until golden brown.
