Chili Cookoff and Cookie Chill Out

Hi Lavender_Rain,

well if you want to support everyone who is making Chilis or Cookies that is also good. If you want to help out...we can definitely find something for you to do.

If you had anything else in mind...send me a message and we'll sort it out

I am looking forward ot this weekend...Anyone know any good religions that specialise in Sun Worship.?

The Church of working-class British

Dude, we need to talk about your inappropriate "s's".

I've only made 2 veggie chili's before now, the first one I hated, but it was pretty quickly devoured by my work colleagues. I tried another one at home with a different method, which was spicier although I cheated and used a beef stock cube on principle (something I wont do this weekend).

Anyways, to all the people not making chili this weekend. If you're worried your chili isnt great, dont be, its all just a bit of fun. If you're not entering at all, dont have breakfast, dont eat anything, you can eat all the chili you want at the cook off and you get cookies too! The best compliment you can give a chili cook is by sending them home with an empty pot.

I always thought there was a shortage of chili? Anyway, minibug 1 wants to be a judge. Where does he sign up? (and believe me, he won't vote for my chili out of principle ) No worries about spice with that kid - I was eating thai curry the whole pregnancy and the affinity for spicy food seems to have rubbed off.
Minibug 2 would kill to judge the cookies, but I would not recommend him - unless you want a little blonde equivilant of the tazmanian devil ripping through the beergarden

Hi DDBug,

the shortage of Chili was DEFINITELY not a problem last year...As for Judging, sadly we have our quota for this year. Maybe I should open up a list for next year. It will be the 10th Event, so deserves some extra special attention.

Maybe I should wait and enter next year then since it is so special?

Getting worried ev?

Nah, enter anyway...What the hell, but wouldn't it be good if we could a LIVE cookoff next year...Real Texas Style.

All we need is a small meadow, 5 dozen Trailer vans, $5000 sponsorship and a Chart topping Country Band or 2...

Combine it with the Southern State Fest! That would really be cool!

Yeah, apparently there were lots of tee-pees in the south

Seriously, that looks a lot more "western" than "southern" to me - or those areas have a lot more in common than I thought.

Sounds like the Little Oktoberfest they used to have at McGraw Barracks.

I think it looks really cool especially since trappers and Indians start the day. But it seems more cowboy country than southern boy is all.

But they might have chili!

Now those were bloody excellent!!

They didn't pick the MP's for their brains either, never seen monsters like those buggers.

It fits the theme of chili and Texas is a southern state. I would camp out and cook chili for three days! Now just need to import a few longhorns.

sounds cool. Think I can make it this time arround...

If you guys are making Chili, I might just pop down.

Making Chili, baking Cookies, having them Judged and the gobbled up by those who come along to watch.

Great if you can come along

I was planning to make a chili for this year, but doubt I'll be able to cook anything before saturday.
Maybe I can bake a few cookies though.

Day 3 of chili making and it is going to be goooooooood!

I guess they are all worried about your fabtastic entry, so much so that when it wins...they don't want to be embarresed

They are probably too busy googling chili recipes.

Either that or the Mods removed posts under the umbrella theme of "no fluff allowed" and ""friendly competitive banter cannot be had here"".
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Where is the Don? He's gotta come out and taste the sublime flavors and rich textures of some real chili! This ain't no Hormel's canned crap I am brewing up.

It is day 4 (by about 14 minutes) and the spices will get mixed in today. Prior to this, nothing but salt was used to pull the flavors out of the *** and the ###.

Can I bring some BBQ sauce to sell on the side? The stuff I have got is aged two years now.

There are some major chili experiments happening from TTr's. 4 that I know of. Good luck! You are going to need it. Eurovol would be # 4. I will be surprised if a TTr doesn't make podium.
Take care,
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Very Interesting that you suggest this as there will be 2 "official" Chili Cookoff BBQ Sauces available for a Donation to Charity. If you want to you can add yours as well.

All in a good cause... :-)

Of course this could lead to a BBQ Sauce contest being staged from now on..

(Camera Drifts of to a scene of TTrs slaving over Alchemist looking distillers searching for the Essence of Purest BBQ)

Which charity?

As with Last year we are collecting for "The Klinik Clowns". We also have one of the Clowns coming along as a Judge. It is also on the website. ( http://www.chilicookoff.de/6_Charity/Charity.htm)

I heard there may be some of this type of chili around.Naga chili
Take care,
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Yes there are indeed some Naga Seeds around (no Naga Chili's) but after seeing that link...Do I really want this on the open market... :-)[

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Not coming this year I don't think. Would be a bit tricky to fit into my weekend schedule, but you never know.

I might save you some then. Right now I have a big decision to make; how hot do I want my chili to be?

Oh, and I will be donating some BBQ sauce for The Klinik Clowns.

Hey that's mighty fine of you.

As for HOW HOT...Well...The Judges will be a real mix...So to appeal to all of them...you'll be having to do some magic.

Oh...I didn't mention it on the Website...but we WILL be marking the REALLY HOT ONES...So we save them for last...we got delayed by about 15 mins last time in
when 2 of the Judges had to recover before carrying on :-)

Have you heard yet who won in 2002?

I did!

I found pictures from 2005 when I went through the picture files on Scogs' PC. Back when I didn't know any of you guys ...

I am psyched and the chili is tasting awesome and win or lose, I know that I put in the effort! BTW, if I lose, I am going to kill you all.

Effort? Chili? Something that originated as a way to disguise leftovers is an effort?

Jeez, I'm glad I could never take anything meant to be fun and sociable so seriously.
Will there be nachos?

Sounds like good fun... Pas and I will be along at some point for a while!

Well, my chili has been confiscated. Seriously. It's being devoured on bread now by two unnamed tters.

Well, Good morning Guys and Gals,

Don't let the weather fool you, it's hot down at the Zar Bar, where the Warm breeze blows in fom the Gulf of Mexico...

Besides which, if the storms hit we have inside too. So come on down and get some Chili, Cookies and all round good feeling.

And to Sarabryd..yes we have Nachos...

Well, if you've got LM on the jury panel, then no recovery time will be needed, and if he's not judging he will no doubt be eating them all anyways

See you all there in a couple of hours!

Dangit, I just got injured sampling.
Take care,
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What? LM is a Member of the Jury? I have one more coffee and will head off, got to see this.

So, who won?

Great time was had by all, as far as I could tell! Same guy who won last year won this year, a German named Jürgen. Second place went to -- BadDoggie! Third place was -- a fella with a kid, I don't know either of them, but I'm sure Loonyspook will be posting up here as soon as he's recovered from the lovely day.

Some guy with a sugar chili.
take care,
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OK ...A big hello from Chili Central..

and yes...the results are in...

Indeed as Gen so rightly said (and she foolishly volunteered to be a judge next year)

The same guy as last year won...and to add insult to injury he also ran off with Chefs Prize which means the jury weren't biased.

Well, I'm not sure I can deal with giving him the third time next year so all of you out there had better work on your game.

3Lions deserves a special mention as he catered to the Vegetarian class...and who out there who tasted it realised it was..??

Maybe next year we should open up a class of their own.

There were some suprises...and the runner up was a very fair contestant...a big round of applause to Bad Doggie.

In 3rd Place was Brian Hooser, an absolutley fantastic competitor who year after year made his mark and finally got to the top 3.

What can I say. I would like to personally thank each and every one of you who came along and made the event something special.

As long as everyone who came along had fun, then THAT is what this is all about.

We had our event, the Klinik Clowns once again received a little something, and I can relax for anothe 8 months before it all starts again.

God Bless and keep on cooking.

I want to thank the organisers and participants for a very enjoyable day. I also want to thank the people who managed to put up with me in my state of less-than-sobriety. An excellent event and great people in attendance.

woof.

Enjoy and take part, more we can't ask for...Sleep and dream happy thoughts.