We were invited to participate in a chili cookoff at our friend’s yacht club. He was having trouble getting enough people to cook their chili. This annual event helps raise money for the club, but most importantly is just a fun time for all to get together and sample others recipes, spend the day in good company, and drink lots of beer or tequilla.
This is really an event for members only because the winner from that year goes on to host the following year’s chili cookoff. So how it could work with a non-member taking the prize could be quite complicated as there could be no guarantee that a non-member would be around the following year, or that they would put their best efforts into hosting the event.
With the idea that we assumably would not win a prize, but would have a great time, our team (comprised of myself, hubby, sonny boy, and a recently single friend) gathered our ingredients together, made our way to the marina, and had a great day.
Yes, we did have the best and probably only authentic chili. No we didn’t get a prize — not really even an honorable mention. But that was after all the deal.
Think maybe we’ll have a chili cookoff of our own. I bet racoons go real well in “Hillbilly Chilly”. Read the entire article Racoons!