Explore all of the 86 (!) recipes submitted as part of our Uncommon Kitchens recipe competition, Spring 2020!

Entries by type…

• Appetizers & Relishes
• Mains
• Baking & Desserts
• Haute Cuisine
• Regional/Traditional
• Drinks
• Pantry / Quarantine / Home Cooking
• Or… View All recipes

Note: There are some overlaps, as a dessert may also be regional, or a main may also be classic home cooking! 

Winning Recipes

Home cooking – Main dishes 

•  Curried Butternut Pasta – Emily Arnold ’12 – United States
• Méryem’s Lamb Curry – Meryem Puill- Châtillons ’80 – France
• Lynn’s Favorite Fish Recipe – Lynn Meins ’70 – Germany
• Penne in barca con asparagi selvatici (Penne on the boat with wild asparagus) – Laura Aimone ’04 – Italy
• Masala Chicken Bread – Qudsia Ali ’95 – Saudi Arabia

Home cooking – Appetizers and relishes

• Balsamic Vinegar, Thyme and Caramelised Onion Relish   – Elizabeth Taeed ’09 – Portugal

Home cooking – Baking and desserts

• Eggplant and Ginger Jam – Rossella Di Palma ‘99 – Italy
• Dutch Alp d’HuZes Apple -Oat Pie – Mieke Kamps ’78 – The Netherlands
• Homemade Dairy-free Banana Ice cream – Vennie Muenzen ’10 – United States
• Cranberry Orange Sweetbread – Corinne Morgan ’13 – United Kingdom

Haute Cuisine

• Crab Soufflé – Virginia Ross ’66 – United Kingdom

Regional – Traditional

• Pīrāgi (Bacon Buns) – Katrina Strikis ’10 – United States
• Yiayia Effie’s Moussaka – Sarah Poniros ’13 – United States
• Szarlotka (Polish apple pie) – Aniela White ’05 – Poland
• Dresdner Weihnachtsstollen (Christmas Stollen/Cake) (German) – Deborah Wild ’97 – Georgia

Drinks

• Marquisette (Champagne Punch) – Laura Campbell ’05 – France
• Madeline’s Elderflower Syrup Come True – Elisabeth Hansen ’95 – Switzerland

Special Category – Best Pantry /Quarantine recipes

• Mama’s Tomato Fried Eggs – May Chen ’21 – China
• Potato pancakes – Laila Kienel ’08 – Belgium
• Homemade Dark Chocolate – Micha Hellman ’19 – The Netherlands
• Healthy Banana Pancakes – Suzanne Jansen ‘91 – The Netherlands