Chili Cook Off Winner!

The Cedar 8th Ward Elders Quorum had an activity tonight that we hosted at the Brick House.  We have done this activity for the last few years, back from the days that I was in the presidency with Ben Fawson.  This goes back to the original cafe location.  Anyway, it is a good time. I am usually tied up in all the other parts of the meal that I don't enter a chili but today I had to make chili for the restaurant anyway so I took a bit of that and added a few modifications and entered it.  Well, I won.  It is a pretty fantastic chili to begin with and I added some rib eye steak that I cubed up and grilled with some sauteed onion and bell pepper in habanero sauce that was brought in as a sample.  It really gave it a nice flavor and a little more kick than our Brick House chili.  So anyway as the first place winner I was set to win the $25 gift certificate for the Brick House. I don't need that so I told them to give it to the next person in line.  Gary and Renee took home the prize and it was well deserved.  Gary put together a delicious jalapeno popper chili.  I thought it was fantastic.  Morgan Ellsworth probably had my favorite chili that was made with a very tender chuck roast, quite delicious.  Kaden and Stephanie Leko brought another one of my favorites, a white bean chicken chili and it did not disappoint.  They gave me a cup full of leftovers.  It's here, in my fridge, waiting for me to consume it.  I'm excited about that.  There were a couple of others, all good. I decided to give out a free sandwich card to all who entered a chili.  It was a fun activity and I quite enjoyed being with good people this evening.  I did get awarded the first place certificate and a wooden spoon and it appears I left both at the restaurant. Well, I'm sure it will still be there in the morning.