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CHS Community Cook-Off

Friday, April 5, 2013 | 5:30 - 7:30 pm

And the winners are...

Not-So-Secret Ingredients Challenge:
Tim Steadman, "Lazy Chili Rellenos"

From Grandma's Kitchen (Recipes off the Family Tree):
Barbara Gubbins, "Aunt Barbaras Bad Day Brownies"

What's in that casserole, anyway?!:
Marybeth Greaney, "Bazaar Chicken Pie"

I didn't know you could do that with Jell-O^TM:
Kat Lyons, "Tomato Aspic"

And the crown for Best Overall went to Kat Lyons for her Tomato Aspic!

See great pictures of the event here!

About the event:
We'll answer the age-old question "Whose casserole reigns supreme?" with the expert help of our Celebrity Judges, MaryEllen Fillo ( The Hartford Courant, JAVA), Kara Sundlun (WFSB, Better Connecticut), Chion Wolf (WNPR, Colin McEnroe Show), Caitlin Croswell (Food blogger, CaitPlusAte.com), and Krystian von Speidel ( Hartford Advocate, Hartford Magazine, and New Haven Living Magazine). Bring along your best homecooking and you can claim bragging rights and fabulous prizes in categories designed to evoke your best and worst food memories.

• Not-So-Secret Ingredients Challenge
  Up for the ultimate foodie test? Enter our Not-So-Secret Ingredients Challenge and impress us with your delicious combination of chocolate, poblano peppers AND bacon.
• From Grandma's Kitchen (Recipes off the Family Tree)
  Would you rather have your Great Aunt Mildred's sponge cake than a trendy raw food kale and quinoa salad? Then this is the category for you!
• What's in that casserole, anyway?!
  Comforting and family friendly, casseroles can bring a community together--until it's time to crown a winner!
• I didn't know you could do that with Jell-O^TM
  Whether you're adding marshmallows, tomatoes (!?!), or vodka, Jell-O^TM makes it jiggle. Has your Jell-O^TM dish got what it takes to shake an award out of our judges?

Even if you're not a Food Network Star^TM wannabe, join us for the party featuring wonderful food from the Pond House, wine donated by CT Valley Views (ctvalleyviews.com), spirits by Onyx, and beer provided by Thomas Hooker Brewing Company. Guided tours of our exhibit Cooking by the Book: Amelia Simmons to Martha Stewart and a trip down food memory lane with our celebrity judges round out a vintage evening of food and fun. A canned food drive to benefit Hands on Hartford gives our retro celebration up-to-the-minute relevance by helping our neighbors in need.

Learn more about our Celebrity Judges.

Thank you to our generous event sponsors: