It's A Major Award!

A few weeks back the PTA held a carnival at the kids' school as a fundraiser.

One of the events was a chili cookoff.

I heard through Katy that they were having trouble recruiting chili-makers for the event and so, in a moment of weakness, I volunteered to enter. In retrospect, I really don't know what came over me. Definitely not typical behavior on my part.

Anyway, I decided that I needed a hook. Since I don't have any super secret awesome chili recipes or techniques, I decided to go with a white bean chicken chili that I've made a couple times.

Let me tell you, I wowed the judges. Before the tasting had even begun, several of them were bold enough to predict that "you will not be leaving without an award." Sure enough, when the dust settled, I was holding the lovely wooden spoon you see pictured above.

See, there were two awards to give out - and only two entrants. My chili was not painfully spicy or anything but it was spicier than my competitor's, and so I won the "Spiciest Chili" award. Rock on!

I will be adding "Award Winning Chef" to my business cards.