Presented by Cooking Contest Central

Cooking Contest Central is thrilled to announce our latest recipe contest. We’ve teamed up with Dish Off the Block to bring you the Superbly Herby Recipe Contest, a creative challenge designed to inspire home cooks, recipe developers, and contest enthusiasts to think beyond the expected and showcase their culinary creativity.

At the heart of this contest is Dish Off the Block’s Superbly Herby Spice Blend, a unique combination of eight herbs and spices crafted to make everyday cooking easier, more flavorful, and anything but ordinary. It’s the kind of pantry staple that transforms simple ingredients into standout dishes, and now it’s your turn to put it to the test.

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Featuring Dish Off the Block’s Superbly Herby Spice Blend, we invite you to create original recipes that highlight the spice’s herbaceous flavors in fresh and exciting ways. Superbly Herby is a very unique blend of eight herbs and spices that make mealtime easy and approachable for the home cook, providing layers of flavor in just one bottle. Whether it’s a main course, appetizer, side dish, or something entirely unexpected, we’re looking for recipes that feel inspired, balanced, and full of deliciousness. Push beyond the obvious and show us how the Superbly Herby Spice Blend can take any dish to new levels.

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All entries must feature Dish Off the Block’s Superbly Herby spice blend as a key flavor-enhancing ingredient. The Superbly Herby bottle must also be clearly visible in your final dish photo submission. Dish Off the Block is offering a 50% discount for all entrants. Visit dishofftheblock.com/shop and use code CONTEST50 at checkout.

Entry Period: Monday, May 18 – Friday, June 12, 2026

Prizes: A total of three (3) prizes will be award.

1st prize: $500
2nd prize: $200
3rd prize: $100

Eligibility: The Dish Off the Block Superbly Herby Recipe Contest is open to paying legal residents of the United States who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. A paid Cooking Contest Central membership is NOT required for entry.

Judging: See official rules.

How to Enter:
1. Entrants must fill out the contest entry form with all required fields which includes entrant’s information and a complete, original recipe with a photo of the dish that clearly includes  Dish Off the Block’s Superbly Herby spice blend.

2. Entrants must “Like” the official Cooking Contest Central Facebook and Instagram pages and the official Dish Off the Block Facebook and Instagram pages.

3. Entrants are required to share their recipe submissions on their personal social media accounts (Facebook or Instagram) using the hashtag #dotbsuperblyherby and tag both Cooking Contest Central and Dish Off the Block. Entries that fail to post their entry or use the hashtag will be disqualified.

About the Sponsor

Dish Off the Block is a a food and lifestyle blog created by Pamela Gelsomini, a self-taught cook and award-winning competitive “food sport” enthusiast. The blog showcases her globally inspired approach to cooking, shaped by decades of travel and a passion for bold, creative flavors. With hundreds of recipes designed for the home cook, Dish Off the Block strikes a balance between approachable and elevated, encouraging readers to step into their own creativity in the kitchen. Through her second-act career, Pamela brings both expertise and inspiration, proving that it’s never too late to reinvent yourself through food.

“I am really looking forward to seeing the creativity and ‘outside of the box’ use of the Superbly Herby blend,” said Gelsomini. “I created the blend for seafood, but found as I used it in other dishes, the sky’s the limit on how this spice blend can add layers of flavor to almost any dish. The idea behind the Dish of the Block spice blends is to help the home cook make delicious meals quick and easy using only 1 bottle from their cabinet. We have done the work for you in our blends, now you just need to sprinkle on the flavor!”

Questions? Email info@cookingcontest.com

All Entries become the property of the Sponsors and will not be returned. By submitting an Entry, entrant hereby grants permission for the Entry to be posted on CookingContestCentral.com or other websites.