I love rice — in fact my first cookbook had the catchy little title of  “Rice.”  I guess that’s why this new contest looking for favorite holiday rice recipes caught my eye. The grand prize is a trip to the big apple (first-class airfare) for a consultation with celebrity party planner Preston Bailey.

Would be fun to tell you about, I thought, as all you need to do is submit a recipe (featuring Uncle Ben’s® rice, of course). And for every recipe submitted, Uncle Ben’s will donate $1 to Feeding America, the nation’s food bank network. Great cause.

To enter “Uncle Ben’s Ultimate Holiday Rice Recipe Contest,” go to  www.unclebensgivesback.com and submit — in 250 words or less — your rice recipe with 10 or fewer ingredients. And, do so before October 31, 2008.