Hot dog! An award-winning Colorado recipe

Maria Carrion-Kozak of Colorado just took home the grand prize from Oscar Mayer's Sabor de Mama recipe contest. Carrion-Kozak's award-winner, "Tortilla Mama Luisa," is a variation on her grandmother's original Tortilla Espanola recipe -- the hot dogs are new -- and dedicated to her mother Luisa. "Oscar Mayer congratulates Mrs...

By Patricia Calhoun

August 24, 2009

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Maria Carrion-Kozak of Colorado just took home the grand prize from Oscar Mayer's Sabor de Mama recipe contest. Carrion-Kozak's award-winner, "Tortilla Mama Luisa," is a variation on her grandmother's original Tortilla Espanola recipe -- the hot dogs are new -- and dedicated to her mother Luisa.

"Oscar Mayer congratulates Mrs. Carrion-Kozak for having a dish that rose above all other entries," proclaimed Samantha Gammell, a senior associate brand manager at Oscar Mayer. "Her 'Tortilla Mama Luisa' recipe is not only delicious but is an excellent representation on how you can integrate Oscar Mayer hot dogs into traditional everyday Latin dishes."

As the winner, Carrion-Kozak received a grand prize of $5,000 and will be featured in the fall issue of Kraft Comida y Familia magazine. You can find the winning recipe at www.sabordemama.com. Fair warning: It's in Spanish

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12's public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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