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GroupRecipes, the social networking and recipe-sharing site for foodies, came out in a beta version a few months ago, but is celebrating their official launch this month. As an added bonus for everyone who signs up (don't worry - it's free), you're entered to win $6,000 towards a brand new kitchen! The contest works like this: when you sign up, you get one entry. At the time of your registration, you can refer three of your foodie friends - bloggers, chowhounds, gourmets, etc - and you will get three entries for each one who signs up. When the contest ends on March 7th, a winner will be chosen at random and will get to spend their prize money at Home Depot, Loews or Sears!

And, because we value all your guys as Slashfood readers, you can increase your chances to win by using this link to register. When you do, you'll get five entries instead of one!

What food-lover doesn't want the chance to win a new kitchen? And even if you don't win (and we hope you do!) you'll still get to check out lots of interesting recipes and meet some great new friends.

GroupRecipes is a website about people, food, recipes and bringing those elements together. It is an interactive space where you can read, write and rate recipes, build your own personal page and meet (virtually, anyway) other foodies. Eventually, as the community grows, it could evolve into being some kind of hybrid between myspace or another social-networking site and allrecipes, with a group blog and a common interest in food binding everything together.

At the moment, the recipes are one of the sites biggest draws - though judging from some of the profiles already up on the site, there are a number of interesting people already using it - and the ways in which recipes can be tagged is particularly interesting. Not only can they be identified by category (e.g. "cookies" or "breakfast"), but by flavor, as well, so if you are in the mood for nutmeg, you'll be able to find something to satisfy your craving.

One of my favorite discoveries so far is a recipe for Oatmeal Cookie Granola, but I'm still exploring the site myself. Check it out if you have the chance. I suspect that it's going to be a hit.

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