Despite the challenges of strong winds, rain, and mud, here are the results of the Chuckwagon Cookoff at the AZ National Livestock Show held at the AZ State Fairgrounds on Dec 30th. Each team had to prepare 5 dishes - Meat, Beans, Bread, Potato, Dessert - all using ingredients and methods that would have typically been used back in the 1880-1890 time frame of the cattle drives of that day:
Meat:
1st - Brown Dirt Cowboys (that's us!) Beef Tips in Cream Gravy
2nd - Cowgirls Forever
3rd - Rocking RR
Beans:
... 1st - Rocking RR
2nd - AZ Sharp Shooters
3rd - Canon Family
Bread:
1st - Biscuit Flats
2nd - Brown Dirt Cowboys - Bunkhouse Potato Rolls
3rd - Cowgirls Forever
Potato:
1st - Rocking RR
2nd - Brown Dirt Cowboys - Cowboy Spuds
3rd - Biscuit Flats
Dessert:
1st - Rocking RR
2nd - Brown Dirt Cowboys - Lattice Topped Peach Cobbler
3rd - Biscuit Flats
Best Trail Wagon - Rocking RR
Best Ranch Wagon - Biscuit Flats
Overall was a tie for 1st & 2nd with Cowgirls Forever & Biscuit Flats
3rd place Overall - Rocking RR
A great time & much thanks to Doris French & Rochell Planty & those involved in hosting this cookoff. Some mighty fine cooking despite the challenges of wind, mud, & cold !!