Twin Cities Vegan Hot Dish Cook-off

Thanks to everyone who came out to our Twin Cities’ Vegan Hotdish Cook-Off on February 9! We stopped counting after 110 people (too distracted by all the yummy food), and were thrilled to see all the new faces, many of whom remarked that they saw the story about the cook-off in the Star Tribune’s Taste section and came because they were curious to learn more about veganism.

Our winner was Katelynn Brown in both the Audience Favorite and Judge’s Pick Categories. All our contestants showed great creativity and cooking skills – Katelynn, AmyLeo Barankovich, Kari Bergman, Genevieve Gamlin, Allyson Holdahl and William Eiden, Betsy Born, Alexandra Glad, Jenni Swope, Paula Parker, and Lindy Venustus and Tom Schweich.

Thanks to our judges – Robin Asbell, author of Big Vegan and Sweet & Easy Vegan, and Florence Brammer, who helped introduce a vegan main dish category to the Minnesota State Fair cooking competition. And thanks to prize donors Adam Turman, Kitchen Window, Peace Coffee, Robin Asbell, and The Elixery.

Check out the winning recipe and some of the other recipes from the cook-off. More cook-off pictures can be found on the ARC Facebook page.

If you’d like to be notified when registration opens for next year’s cook-off, email Dallas at dallas@animalrightscoalition.com or call her at 612 822-616 with your contact info.