Cook-off

Van Pelt and 12 other victims, er volunteers, took part in yesterday's event at Veterans Park, held on Opening Day of the World's Championship Chili Cook-off, which is expected to draw thousands to the Queen City before it winds down tomorrow afternoon.

All Stories 2011

Recently, when I served this grub at the LA Natural History Museum's Big Bug Cook-off, one kid on the judging panel said my "Alice in Wonderland" dish of sauteed waxworms and oyster mushrooms tasted like Macaroni and Cheese, while the rest agreed that my "Bee-LT Sandwich" tasted like it was made with real bacon.

Daniella Martin: What Do Bugs Taste Like, Anyway? Daniella Martin 2011

The rules for West Virginia's twentieth annual RoadKill Cook-off specify: All entries must have, as their main ingredient, any animal commonly found dead on the side of the road -- groundhog, opossum, deer, rabbit, squirrel, snake, etc.

Anneli Rufus: SPAM Pie and Other Cooking Competition Winners Anneli Rufus 2011

The rules for West Virginia's twentieth annual RoadKill Cook-off specify: All entries must have, as their main ingredient, any animal commonly found dead on the side of the road -- groundhog, opossum, deer, rabbit, squirrel, snake, etc.

Anneli Rufus: SPAM Pie and Other Cooking Competition Winners Anneli Rufus 2011

The rules for West Virginia's twentieth annual RoadKill Cook-off specify: All entries must have, as their main ingredient, any animal commonly found dead on the side of the road -- groundhog, opossum, deer, rabbit, squirrel, snake, etc.

Anneli Rufus: SPAM Pie and Other Cooking Competition Winners Anneli Rufus 2011

"I kind of just combined the flavors and added the shrimp," Knoll told three "celebrity" judges Tuesday at the first Feds Get Fit Cook-off, organized by the Office of Personnel Management.

First Feds Get Fit Cook-off dishes winning, healthy recipes 2010

One year she won the World Championship Dutch Oven Cook-off, and she notes that wagon train food will not earn accolades from friends and family or win contests.

One Big Table Molly O’Neill 2010

You'll have to come down to Rankin for the World Championship Barbados Cook-off for some of the BEST Brisket, Fajitas, and Barbados you'll ever find!

My oven-baked brisket | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2008

The Feds Get Fit Cook-off gets underway this afternoon at the Office of Personnel Management as part of the agency's government-wide efforts to get workers thinking about dieting and exercise.

Eye Opener: Federal foodies face off 2010

"I kind of just combined the flavors and added the shrimp," Knoll told three "celebrity" judges Tuesday at the first Feds Get Fit Cook-off, organized by the Office of Personnel Management.

Federal foodies face off in the kitchen 2010