Chef Carly the Good Cheer Garden Scarecrow

I hope you all have September 11th marked on your calendars!  This is the day of our 3rd annual Harvest Party and Music Fest at the Bayview site.  Harvest Festivals celebrate the time of harvest and this year our theme is Cultivating Community. The seeds of community support are as unique and healthful as the harvest that we will be celebrating.

This year we are we are having a Chef Cook-Off Contest; yes very much like the TV Show “Iron Chefs”.

The competitors will be preparing two dishes (an appetizer, entree or a dessert) to be judged by the public for a dollar a vote.  Cooking starts at 11 am. and judging will begin at noon. Winners will be determined by which team sells the most tastes and the judging should end between 1:30 p.m. and 2:00 pm.

The teams will use produce from the Good Cheer garden and food available in the food bank (plus a surprise ingredient)  to create their dishes.

The Competitors:

The CMA Soup Kitchen

Whidbey Island Nourishes

Good Cheer Team

And the winner is?

We would like the cooking teams to have the same equipment so that competition is  fair. We could use your help by providing certain items that we need. Of course, all will be returned to owners the following Monday:)

The items that we need for the competition are the following:

Outdoor camp stoves (like Coleman propane ones).
The burners from turkey deep fry sets.
Propane powered portable cooking equipment of all kinds (i.e., grills, outdoor ovens).

If you have any questions about what you may have to loan you can call the Good Cheer Food bank at 360-221-6454.

Good Cheer!