Recipes

Winning Recipes from Previous Competitions

2025 Winning Recipes

APPETIZERS

1st Place - Bibek Lama - Chicken Dim Sum

2nd Place - Michelle Abele - Plantain Trio

3rd Place - Brian Gray - Oxtail Mac & Cheese Bites


ENTREES

1st Place - Sabrina Bailey - Sage Butter Scallops w/Maple Sweet Potatoes & Pancetta Brussels

2nd Place - Kathy Halgren - Roast Leg of Lamb w/Fennel Slaw & Smashed UConn Potatoes

3rd Place - LuLu Hernandez - Chicken w/Green Mole


DESSERTS

1st Place - Kathy Halgren - Buckwheat Chocolate Chip Cookie w/Oolong Tea

2nd Place - Alexis Saucier - Blood Orange Tart

3rd Place - Angel Concepcion - Coconut Cheese Flan

2024 Winning Recipes Archive

APPETIZERS

1st Place - Keith Gilbert - Honey Lemon Roasted Carrot & Cauliflower Salad

2nd Place - Brian Gray - Jamaican Oxtail with Fried Dumplings

3rd Place - Robert D'Andrea - Over the Top Mac & Cheese


ENTREES

1st Place - Lucinda Simms - Uncle Joe's Cow Foot Stew

2nd Place - Kathy Halgren - Braised Lamb Shoulder

3rd Place - Shaunda Baker - Pork Shoulder w/"Johnnie's" Yams and Mac & Cheese


DESSERTS

1st Place - Lulu Hernandez - Mango Cheesecake

2nd Place - Kathy Halgren - Hokey Pokey

3rd Place - Deb Smith - Cherry Mumbles