District Cooking Competition

In what seemed to be the coldest Saturday morning this winter, 7 scouting chefs, made an early start to make the journey across to Barnsley Central to engage in a district wide cook off.  With a late addition, two teams of 4 cooked the same menu of;

Carrot & Coriander soup - http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/richcarrotandcoriand_84723

Meatballs in Tomato sauce - http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/meatballsandtomatosa_90717

Potato rosti - http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/rosemarypotatorosti_90573

A little heat in the kitchen...

The competition  was strong from the other groups, they even managed to have cooking aprons and everything :-)

Home team at their stations

The food that Ardsley prepared was really good, cooked properly and according to the judges perfectly edible, we know it can't be that bad, when the Scouts themselves polished the lot off.

One of the Ardsleys teams meals served up for tasting

It's the first cooking competition of this type for these Scouts and their finishing position of fourth (the highest of the 2 Ardsley Teams) was a great start.  The leaders were proud of their effort and commitment, there's a lot that learnt from the day that can be used in future camps and competitions.