Winter Recipe Roundup –Yale Hospitality judges pick their favs

The Yale Community loves to cook! Over 80 Yale staff, faculty, and graduate students shared their favorite recipes as part of the first Annual Winter Recipe Roundup. Family favorite submissions ranged from Nonna Cecilia’s Manicotti, Gram’s Easy One Pan Meal, to MeeMaw’s Kentucky Red Velvet Cake. Other interesting items included Figgy Pudding, Fried Mush, and Margaritas! One fun non-food submission was Homemade Playdough — great activity for families with children who are learning remotely or to make any day! Vegan dishes included Maple Glazed Pumpkin Scones, and Lentil and Mushroom Loaf. Among the international delights were Pakistani Shrimp Curry, Pastelitos De Guayaba, Puerto Rican Coquito, and Italian Struffilo. Some delicious standards included McDaniel’s Lasagna, Bundt Pan Banana Nut Bread, and Butternut Squash Soup!

Six members of Yale Hospitality, including a breakfast cook, a lunch cook, and a pastry chef, picked their top three favorites. The three winners will receive special Yale-themed prizes. In addition, every cook who submitted a recipe was entered into a random prize drawing. These  winners are: Daphne Klemme, Grandma Cameron’s Macaroni and Cheese; Darlene Smith, Limoncello Cake; and Joy Grabow, Flourless Chocolate Cake.

Top Three Overall Recipes

• 1st prize – Peruvian Lomo Saltado (Beef Stir Fry), Sara Peralta-Onze
• 2nd prize – Giant Skillet Cinnamon Roll with Orange Cream Cheese Glaze, Elizabeth Vellali
• 3rd Prize – Curried Ginger Sweet Potato Soup, Susan Abramson

Runners up

• Jim’s Bacon Pasta Carbonara, Margo Tucker
• Lamb Stew, Linda Clarke

There were so many good recipes the judges found the following worth noting:

Appealing Appetizers 

• Goat Cheese Prosciutto and Fig Jam Crostini, Malgorzata Zalewska
• Mini Caesar Salad bites, Lisa Schepisi

Delicious Desserts

• Tiramisu, Rosanna Gonsiewski
• MacGraham Cracker Cake with Fudge Frosting, Marsha Langner 

Super Bowl Must Make

Buffalo Chicken Dip, Robert Desanto

Cold Night Specials

• Harvest Chowder, Tina Saller
• Giambotta (Italian Vegetable Stew), Rosanna Gonsiewski

Review/download all 80+ recipes

Thanks to our judges from Yale Hospitality:

• Chef James Benson, Director of Culinary Excellence
• Mike DiVincenzo, First Cook Benjamin Franklin College
• Cyon Jones, First Cook, Yale Catering and CSC
• William Ojeda, Second Cook Timothy Dwight College
• Christelle Ramos, Marketing and Communications
• Brandie Villanova, Head Baker, and Pastry Chef, CSC