HP Hood has announced the five semi-finalists from Maine who will compete in the company’s third annual New England Dairy Cook-off Nov. 6.
Thirty amateur cooks from six New England states will compete for the $10,000 grand prize at Ocean Gateway Terminal in Portland.The five Maine semifinalists are:
Lisa Caruso of South Portland, who will make Noggy Berry-Buckle; Mary Lou Dahle of Durham, who will compete with her Creamy Fresh Tomato-Arugula Soup with Cheese and Basil Crostini; Mary K. Blenk, who will make Pan-roasted Bacon Salmon Cakes with Creamy Velvet Cheese Sauce; Jessie Grearson of Falmouth, who will make Tandoori Express Chicken Naanwiches with Sour Cream Raita and Buttermilk Mango Lassi; and Kimberly Parsons of Hampden, who will make Rhubarb Spiced Baby Cakes.
Judges for the event will include chef Tom Pizzica, host of Food Network’s “Outrageous Food,” and Lee Farrington, chef/owner of the Portland restaurant Figa.
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