Your Favorite Pasta Memory Could Help You Win $10,000

HARRISBURG, Pa., March 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Whether it's your mother's legendary lasagna she made special for your birthday or your grandfather's weekly batch of spicy Tex-Mex Chili Mac, Skinner® Pasta has been a part of Texas family meals for 100 years. To celebrate all of the mealtime moments and the memories they evoke and to commemorate their 100th anniversary, Skinner Pasta will honor ten decades of Texas mealtime traditions with their 100 Years of Mealtime Memories Essay contest.

Now through May 14, 2012, Skinner Pasta invites families from the Texas region to share an original story of a favorite mealtime memory with Skinner Pasta in 250 words or less by visiting www.skinnerpasta.com or mailing their essay to the address listed in Official Rules. One essay will be awarded the $10,000 Grand Prize. Four runner-ups will receive $1,000 to help them continue the tradition of creating mouth-watering mealtime traditions.

Texas culinary authority and author of the new cookbook, Texas Eats, Robb Walsh has fond memories of eating Skinner Pasta at the family dinner table. "The first time my kids tasted my mom's lasagna, they demanded that I learn to make it the way Nana did," said Walsh. "Mom layered the curly-edged Skinner noodles into a glass baking dish with her homemade red sauce and then spooned in smashed meatballs and ricotta. I thought it was crazy to make meatballs and then smash them up, but I don't ask questions anymore, I just follow Nana's recipe. It's wonderful when family recipes get handed down through the generations. I'm sure my kids will want to learn Nana's recipe someday."

Families looking to add some new Skinner memories to their mealtime rotation can be inspired by Robb Walsh's family favorite Nana's Lasagna recipe available on www.skinnerpasta.com. 

"Many people might be surprised to hear there is a rich history of Italian cooking in Texas," said David Heimbecker, Senior Director of Marketing, New World Pasta. "Skinner Pasta is proud to play a role in years of special mealtime traditions and we look forward to celebrating ten decades of dinnertime dishes and the stories that honor them."

The Skinner Pasta 100 Years of Mealtime Memories Essay contest begins March 1, 2012 at 12 p.m. CT and ends May 14, 2012 at 12 p.m. CT and is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 18 years and older.  Void where prohibited.  For complete details and Official Rules, visit www.skinnerpasta.com.

About New World Pasta Company
New World Pasta, headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, provides pasta meal solutions for every family member's taste and diet.  We have something for your whole family, from the whole grain goodness of Ronzoni® Healthy Harvest® and fiber-enriched Ronzoni® Smart Taste® to regional classic, white pasta brands.

New World Pasta has achieved a loyal following over the years with regional brands such as Ronzoni®, Creamette®, San Giorgio®, American Beauty®, Prince®, Skinner® and Light 'n Fluffy®.  For more information please visit www.newworldpasta.com.

New World Pasta, part of the division Ebro Foods North America, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ebro Foods, S.A.; a leading Spanish food group, with interests in rice and pasta products.  It is the world leader in the rice sector and is the world's number two pasta manufacturer.

Ebro Foods' other subsidiary in the United States, Riviana Foods Inc., is headquartered in Houston, Texas, is the largest processor, marketer and distributor of rice in the United States and has such well-known brands as Mahatma®, Carolina®, Success®, Minute® and Gourmet House®.

SOURCE New World Pasta Company

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