A challenge we face each day is preparing our families – and ourselves – nutritious meals that don't require hours in the kitchen. If you have a tried-and-true family favorite that takes less than 30 minutes to prepare, you could win some fabulous prizes!

Whether you're feeding a family of hungry children or preparing an intimate dinner for two, we want to see your recipe! From meat-and-potato dishes, delicious side dishes and vegetarian entrees to main course salads, refreshing beverages and kid-pleasing snacks, if it takes less than 30 minutes, it qualifies!

Send your recipe to info@recipestoday.com by October 31. Be sure to include complete directions and an ingredient list. And if there's a story behind the recipe, we'd love to hear it! All entries become property of iParenting, LLC and may be published online or in print. Judges' decision is final. Contest void where prohibited.

If your recipe is selected as our Grand Prize winner, you will receive a Sonicare Plus Electric Toothbrush ($125 value) from Philips Oral Healthcare, Inc.!

The Sonicare Plus features an easy-start brushing power ramp-up; quadpacer 30-second interval timer; smartimer two-minute automatic shut-off; recharge indicator battery charge status; maintenance-free rechargeable batteries; and ergonomic non-slip grip. It comes with three interchangeable color-coded brush heads, a travel case and one charger base!

If your recipe is selected as our Second Place winner, you will receive a Graco Double Tray Highchair ($79.99 value)!

The Graco Double Tray Highchair has six height adjustments, three reclining positions and a unique cutaway seat profile that allows the chair to fit snugly against the table. It folds for easy storage and has a 5-point restraint system.

If your recipe is selected as our Third Place winner, you will receive an Avent Bottle and Baby Food Warmer ($46 value) from Rainbee.com!

The revolutionary Avent bottle and baby food warmer will heat everything from frozen breast milk to baby food safely, quickly and most importantly without destroying nutrients. Advanced thermostatic control and a thermal fuse allows you to heat bottles, disposable bags and jars without boiling or overheating. The handy feeling dish keeps baby food warm even if baby lingers over feeding time.

Ten runners-up will win one of the following prizes!

Dubble Bubble Sugar Free Gum

Dubble Bubble, the world's first bubble gum, is now available sugar free! Sugar Free Dubble Bubble goes beyond just tasting like bubble gum – it has the same great bubble blowing ability as the original! Two winners will each receive a box containing 200 pieces!

Eating Expectantly; The Practical and Tasty Guide to Prenatal Nutrition By Bridget Swinney

Rated as one of the "10 best parenting books" by Child magazine, Eating Expectantly offers a practical and tasty approach to prenatal nutrition. Dietitian Bridget Swinney combines nutritional guidelines for each trimester with 200 complete menus, 85 tasty recipes, plus cooking and shopping tips. Two prizes.

Healthy Food for Healthy Kids; The Practical and Tasty Guide to Child Nutrition By Bridget Swinney

This is a practical guide to selecting and cooking healthy meals for kids and creating healthy attitudes toward food. More than just a cookbook, this is a user-friendly reference book with real-world advice for parents who want their children to eat better. Two prizes.

Breakfast Set for Two from BRIO

This 12-piece set includes everything needed for little ones to serve "breakfast," including the play eggs. Packed in a mesh bag. Two prizes.

Best of the Best – Recipe Hall of Fame Quick and Easy Cookbook: Winning Recipes from Hometown America from Quail Ridge Press

Gwen McKee and co-editor Barbara Moseley wore out three vans driving around the country in search of great recipes, and the book reflects this with tasty and diverse meal choices. From Arizona's Jalapeno Cheese Squares to North Carolina's Hobo Stew and Louisiana's Crawfish Etouffée, you won't have to spend all day in the kitchen to present your family with a delicious sampling of America's many flavors. You can read a review of the cookbook here! Two prizes.