The day of the judging was forcasted to be beautiful and sunny. And when I woke up that morning, I was delighted that it was warm enough to hold the party outside.
But things started changing. (See the clouds over my head?)
And right when the first judges arrived, the downpour started. 
By the end of the judging, it had turned back into a lovely day, and we sat outside the remainder of the day. But that's another post.For now, I would like to introduce my amazing judges (from left to right): Emily, Peyton, Mollen, Sloan, Aspen, Cala, Kayla, Gage and Charter. And yes, it is sometimes confusing to have a Cala and a Kayla in the same room.
Emily and Kayla both have been enjoying food for a loooong time. And though you wouldn't be able to tell by looking at them, they love food and eat 24/7.
Cala and Aspen enjoy food everyday, and like to eat almost anything the foods they like range from breakfast to supper, and from lunch to snacks. Sloan, Peyton, charter and mollen have all been enjoying food since age 1, and all of them eat on a daily basis. Gage is only a little over a year into the food business, and only got to be a judge because he really likes cheese :)
Each dish was judged in three categories, Overall taste, Grade of cheesy-ness and creativity/style. In between dishes judges were given pieces of bread and glasses of water to cleanse their palate.
The dishes we served were: Tyropita - Judged at 55/81 points. One comment on this dish was that it had too many eggs.
The Twice backed potatoes were judged at 61/81 points and was voted the favourite of one judge.
The bacon cheese spread (served with ritz crackers) was judged a 64/81 and was also the favourite of one judge.
Cheese pimples got a 66/81. Only one point away from winning! It was the favourite of 2 judges.
And now, ladies and gentlemen, your winner. The dish that got a 67/81, and was voted the favourite of FIVE judges: PEANUT BUTTER CHEESE BALL!!
Congrats, tristy! Your cheese ball won! Your prize will be in the mail shortly.
Each dish was judged in three categories, Overall taste, Grade of cheesy-ness and creativity/style. In between dishes judges were given pieces of bread and glasses of water to cleanse their palate.
The dishes we served were: Tyropita - Judged at 55/81 points. One comment on this dish was that it had too many eggs.
The Twice backed potatoes were judged at 61/81 points and was voted the favourite of one judge.
The bacon cheese spread (served with ritz crackers) was judged a 64/81 and was also the favourite of one judge.
Cheese pimples got a 66/81. Only one point away from winning! It was the favourite of 2 judges.
And now, ladies and gentlemen, your winner. The dish that got a 67/81, and was voted the favourite of FIVE judges: PEANUT BUTTER CHEESE BALL!!
Congrats, tristy! Your cheese ball won! Your prize will be in the mail shortly.
What is the prize, Cairo??
ReplyDeleteYEAH!!!!!!!!!!! I have never WON anything in my life!!!!!!!!! This is so exciting! Thank you judges and throwdown master Cairo!
ReplyDeleteWoohoo! Sounds super yummy =)
ReplyDeleteI loved your pictures Cairo! It looks like you did a fine job of preparing and presenting the various dishes. You might like to post the winning recipe because I think I'd like to try making it. It sounds like a nice protien snack for parties....
ReplyDeleteGreat throwdown!
Are those chocolate chips on that Peanut butter cheezeball?
ReplyDeleteI love your new haircut Cai!..V-cute!
ReplyDeleteI was gonna ask if you got your hair cut - me like!
ReplyDeleteAwesome contest & awesome post!
Can't wait for the next Throwdown! :)
cai...i loved this idea. and we all get to use the yummy recipes. i'm always looking for new ones. i made the twice baked potaotes last night. yum! hope you do another one sometime soon. :-)
ReplyDeletegreat job with the throwdown Cairo - i love all the pictures too :) can't wait for the next one to start!
ReplyDeletecongrats to Tristy too . . . can't wait to try out your recipe!
Miss Leah
Great pictures! Can you come be my live-in chef?
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