Racer~D: Iron Chef Team Challenge

Thursday night was our CAT harvest social and the new core leadership decided to resurrect an fun and interactive competition which involved one of our favorite activities "Eating".

Iron Chef Team Challenge

Objective: To work as a team within the boundaries of the competition to create the best tasting, most beautifully presented Halloween or Harvest themed dish to share with the group.

Rules/Guidelines:

Time frame: You have from the start time of the competition until 9:15PM to come up with your plan, buy your ingredients, cook your food, and have it ready for tasting.

Cost: Your group may spend no more than $15 total for your entire entry. Receipts for your purchases for the competition MUST be presented upon tasting of your entry. NO CHEATING on price or materials is allowed or your group will be disqualified!

Judging Rubric: You will be judged on taste and presentation. You may earn additional points for finishing ahead of time or for spending under $15 at the store.

Materials you will be provided with (The only other materials you can use are to be included in your $15 purchase at the store):

--One electric skillet
--One toaster oven
--cutting board
--one large knife and one small knife
--measuring cups/spoons
--one wooden spoon/one spatula/one fork, regular spoon, and butter knife
--one mixing bowl
--one can opener
-- a platter to display your food

Harvest Tart consisted of pear, apple, gorgonzola cheese, honey and tortilla. Nice pairing of the salty cheese with the sweet apple/pear and honey really brings out the flavors and makes you go hummm....