February 15, 2022
Three of HHS' chefs were awarded for their original dishes in Food Management’s Best Healthcare Recipes Contest, receiving recognition in four of the ten categories. The winning healthcare recipes were judged on their originality, ingredients, nutrients, overall vibe, flavor, and visual appeal.
Award-Winning HHS Recipes
Best in Show
Kielbasa and Veggie Bake
Chef Brittney Horn, Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital
A wellness-focused dish featuring fresh garden veggies and hearty kielbasa
Best Plant-Based Chicken
Indian Butter Cauliflower
Chef Blake Eckenrod, Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
A vegetarian twist on the Indian favorite that substitutes cauliflower in lieu of chicken
Best Regional
Pierogi Skillet
Chef Blake Eckenrod, Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
Delicious potato-filled dumplings with connections deeply rooted in Eastern European culture
Read more on Blake's featured dishes here.
Best Healthy Bowl
Thai Buddha Bowl
Chef Eric Pierce, Marquette General Hospital
Colorful rendition filled with fresh vegetables, herbs, and choice of protein featured in HHS Global Bowls
From the Food Management Article:
These 10 dishes, straight from the busy kitchens of healthcare dining, are hitting the sweet spot between wellness-boosting food and soul-nourishing comfort food with patients, hospital staff and visitors.
Healthcare dining is doubly interesting from a culinary standpoint, because the foodservice professionals who create recipes for this market have a foot in two different worlds: Making food delicious; making food that is healthy.
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