Enter Patch's “Deck the House” Contest For a Chance to Win $100,000

Did you decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for your local school district and $500 to pay your electric bills!

We’ve launched our annual Deck the House Contest to find the most over-the-top holiday decorations in America—the best “decked” house in the country—the one home so spectacularly decorated that everyone in town jokes your holiday decorations could rival Rockefeller Center’s. If this sounds like your house, upload a photo or video of your home to our contest page from Nov. 26 to Dec. 16. Only residents of Patch towns are eligible to enter. We’ll select 24 regional finalists, and from them, pick one grand prize winner. Patch will pay up to $500 of the utility bill for each finalist, while our national winner will have $100,000 donated to his or her local school district. Our contest is right around the corner, so now’s the time to get your …

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Local Chefs Share Holiday Favorites Part 2

Christopher Delgado, chef at One 19 North Tapas and Wine Bar in Kirkwood, reminisces about making tamales with his grandmother to give as Christmas gifts and shares his recipe.

Christopher Delgado, chef at One 19 North Tapas and Wine Bar in Kirkwood, spent a great deal of time in the kitchen as a child. "I liked being with Mom and Grandma, helping them, but I always heard good stuff and not always about food," Delgado said. Delgado grew up in Arizona with his parents, who are Mexican and Spanish. "Holidays were a splurge in my house," he said. "We prepared big meals, special dishes, like roasted rack of lamb and paella, not your traditional holiday dishes, but we would always have turkey for Thanksgiving." Delgado's most vivid holiday is making tamales with his grandmother. Tamales are a popular Mexican dish consisting of various fillings tied in a softened cornhusk with masa, dough made from ground corn, and …

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