The Moxie Festival Committee has announced that the Moxie Festival Recipe Contest will be held Friday, July 12, at Chummy’s Midtown Diner in Lisbon and will feature celebrity judges and wicked cool prizes.

The celebrity judges include Maine restaurateur Linda Bean; creator of jam, jellies (including Moxie) and sauces Sharon Bissonette; famous whoopie pie creator Amy Bouchard; Yankee chef Jim Bailey; and author Jim Baumer.

Recipe contest entrants must have registered on the Moxie Festival web site by Tuesday, July 2. The first 25 entrants will receive Moxie “swag bags.”

Entries can be in the following categories:

Moxie Savory (entrees, casseroles, main dishes, meat creations)

Moxie Sweet (all manner of desserts)

Moxie Kitchen Sink (everything else, i.e. salad dressings, marinades, dips)

Be sure to attend the Festival to learn what Moxie-infused delight won the contest!