Recipe Contest

This wildly wet winter calls for comfort food and these Hasselback Potatoes with Chorizo, Manchego and Bella Sun Luci Sun Dried Tomato Sauce are the perfect cozy fit. The two sauces in Chef Robert Bankert's fun to make recipe provide flair and even more a Spanish lemony and creamy personality. The test kitchen thought that the addition of toasted almonds would also evolve the sun dried tomato sauce into a regional romesco and further our culinary voyage through Madrid and its nearby countryside.

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February’s delightfully delicious honorable mention recipe from the big beautiful Bella Sun Luci Recipe Contest is a game changer! Spicy Chicken and Sun Dried Tomato Piccata Stuffed Cacio e Pepe Tacos is a super addition to your big game day buffet!

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Foodies, fanatics and friends of the Bella Sun Luci family, Our Honorable Mention Recipe for this month, submitted by Chef-Contestant Jim Bradley, is an excellent example of what we look for when we choose, cook, judge and award our recipe contest's money winners, and our monthly premium gift box winners.

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The Bella Sun Luci Recipe Contest’s Honorable Mention Recipe for December 2022 is a seriously delicious and deeply satisfying example of why, at first glance, it’s so hard for us to judge our contest’s hundreds of recipe entries.

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Summertime living with great meals made easy! It's June and this amazing honorable mention recipe submitted by Chef Barclay Stratton is full of New Orleans “Big Easy” Cajun-Creole flavor! Chef Barclay has outdone himself and we enjoyed replicating the culinary work! The dish is a true adventure in itself!

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Happy May!...MAYbe the finest month of the year all over the world! Springtime is in full bloom and this amazing 'honorable mention' recipe submitted by chef Lidia Haddadian, full of crispy, crunchy texture and exploding with elegant flavor, will add a touch of class to both your seasonal repertoire and outdoor garden get-together.

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The chill of winter is a thing of the past and misty mornings, playful days, buzzing bees, blooming flowers, fields of clover and that annual Irish feeling are upon us. This month's Bella Sun Luci Recipe Contest Honorable Mention Prize Winner is being given to Chef Sarah Mahan Lee for her California Style Sun Dried Tomato and Mushroom Soda Bread!

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Hardy Scarborough sent in his recipe for Sun Dried Tomato Hot Wings and Gorgonzola Ranch with our sun dried tomatoes in both the tossing sauce and dipping sauce, adding sweet, rich notes to a marching band of flavors. Don’t be afraid to tackle this recipe at your Super Bowl party or give it a shot at all of your get togethers because this is a real winner for any occasion.

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This recipe is a labor of love and you may learn a few new techniques, but don’t let this deter you from taking some time to make up a delicious batch of these bagels. This recipe is perfect for a slow Sunday or rainy day inside with the kids.

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Happy December! The holidays are upon us, the spirit is in full swing and if you're in search for an appetizer to impress guests with at your next soiree, we have just the crispy, crunchy, cheesy, sun dried tomato'ey and luscious dish for you to wow with!

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As the holidays approach, this month's honorable mention recipe, submitted to our contest  by chef Kim Van Dunk, is a way to add a special, fun, unique and delicious touch to your dinner parties!

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Chef Kelly Mapes skillet hot dish compliments the cooler weather autumn nights bring as fall begins. With sautéed butternut squash, portabella mushrooms, and roasted pine nuts this dish is accompanied robust flavors of sun dried tomatoes and sun dried tomato pesto served with the Italian staple polenta. Delicious flavor in each bite this skillet hot dish is perfect for cozy night in.

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We are excited to announce our recipe contest winners from our 2021 contest! There were so many great recipes it was a challenge to select our final winners, and there were so many that came very, very close!

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June is one of the most meaningful months in the life of a chef and especially here at the Bella Sun Luci villa. It's the official beginning of the grilling season, our recipe contest deadline draws ever nearer, and we showcase the final honorable mention recipe from the 9th Annual Recipe Contest!

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Chef Peters prepared an Italian Potato Salad that is quintessential for your Memorial Day barbecue or summer picnic! Creamy and sharp thanks to the red potatoes and plentiful stone ground mustard; this salad is light and nothing less than flavorful. High expectations were held for this recipe and did it impress the entire test kitchen crew!

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