JULY 4, 2011 UPDATE: Winners have been notified. Check your email boxes! :) Every summer I organize a digital team picnic with fellow web editors from our sister sites StyleatHome.com, CanadianGardening.com, ELLECanada.com, Homemakers.com and ThatstheSpirit.com. It's an informal potluck that gets us outside the office, into the summer sun, and sharing some great food together. Bean & grain salads rock the summer potluck scene I've watched year after year the bean & grain salads disappear faster than anything else at these potluck picnics. They're healthy, filling, and stay fresh for a long time. Not to mention how easy they are to make the night before and transport safely to the potluck destination. Plus: delicious. Now we can make even more nutritious bean & grain salads! Toronto-based artisanal bakery ShaSha Co. has just launched Bio-buds, a line of organic sprouted grains, legumes and pods. Health nuts know nutrient levels explode when a seed comes to life. When people eat seeds at this stage, we capitalize on the miracle of life by absorbing all the new nutrients. Sprouted? Not the same fresh sprouts causing issues in Europe. These sprouted grains & pulses are dehydrated at peak nutrient value. There is no medium for harmful bacteria to take hold. Tell me how you rock the summer potluck in the Comments section below, for a chance to WIN! The good folks at ShaSha Co. have given me 5 fabulous prize packs, each including:

• 1 pkg Raw Organic Sprouted Brown Rice
• 1 pkg Raw Organic Sprouted Mung Beans
• 1 pkg Raw Organic Sprouted Lentils
• 1 pkg Raw Organic Sprouted Adzuki Beans

[caption id="attachment_2030" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Bio-buds left to right: lentils, adzuki beans, mung beans & brown rice. So perfect for summer salads!"] [/caption] Start date: June 23, 3011 End date: June 30, 2011 Winners chosen and contacted via email: July 4, 2011 What to do: Tell me how you rock the summer potluck - ie what popular dish do you bring to potlucks? or, what's your favourite bean & grain salad combo? or, tell me a funny story that happened at your last summer potluck. 5 of the most delicious/creative answers will win. Good luck! In the meantime, here are 15 crowd-pleasing potluck salad recipes to inspire your next picnic.