Chili cook-off at St. Marks as a fundraiser for the youth group's mission trip. There were 11 teams and we managed to raise $1210!!! That was way more than I thought was possible! Each team had to have a youth member on the team and a theme.
Derby Day Chili
We had on our Derby attire (Chris' blue seersucker suit matched Ella Kate's pink seersucker dress). Ella Kate and I had on matching aprons courtesy of Aunt Amy-Chris! I'm so excited that we got to wear these out for everyone to admire!
Our youth member was Daniel Linebaugh. He was a great addition to our team, maybe the nicest 8th grader I've ever met!
Our spread included the chili (Dad's recipe) and rice (b/c Dad always serves his chili with rice b/c in the cajun world you need something to cut the hot & spicy flavors!). We also had sour cream, cheddar cheese, tortilla chips, Fritos, and faux mint juleps.
The Linebaughs contributed a horse saddle set up to be "ridden" by the little ones. Ella Kate was hesitant at first, but LOVED it once she was on and "riding."
This is Wesley Graybeal (minister's youngest son) and Steve Linebaugh.
Here are some shots of the other competitors.
Hillbilly Chili
Hillbilly Godfather Chili
Kiffin's Killers
Hot Chili Volun'tears'
There wasn't a single spoonful left at the end of the evening. We actually should've made more (we doubled the regular recipe and we could've tripled it!). We actually only got a tiny sample bowl between the two of us! The evening was so fun and was a frenzy of chili feeding. It went by so fast that at the end of the night we realized Ella Kate hadn't even eaten anything and had to fix her a quick sandwich when we got home!
We won the "Best Dressed" award, but we think we should've won the overall award. The winner was decided by "votes" in dollars. The winning team was sneaking $100 bills in the box-- but we weren't upset b/c all the money went to the youth. We had LOTS of compliments and many people told us ours was the best. Of course, we thought it tasted best, too!
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