There are only a few days left for local bakers to submit their tastiest Passover desserts in the second annual St. Louis Jewish Light Cooking Contest, sponsored by the Light and the JCC. You have until 5 p.m. Friday, March 25 to email your favorite Passover dessert recipe to [email protected], typing “Passover dessert recipe” in the subject line. Or you can mail it to Ellen Futterman, c/o St. Louis Jewish Light, 6 Millstone Campus Drive, Suite 3010, St. Louis, Mo. 63146. All entries must be typed (or clearly printed) and be sure to include your name, a daytime phone number and address with your submission.

Our panel of judges will review the recipes and select the top eight. Criteria include originality, creativity, and degree of difficulty, with more points earned for those recipes that use fewer ingredients and/or are easier to replicate. Finalists will be notified shortly after March 25 and asked to prepare their dessert and bring it to Room B at the J’s Arts and Education Building, 2 Millstone Campus Drive, at 10 a.m. Sunday, April 3. At that time, judges will review and taste each entry, before deciding on a winner and a runner-up. Prizes, including theater tickets and gift cards, will be awarded. Both winning recipes will be published in the Light prior to Passover and all finalist recipes will be published online at www.stljewishlight.com.