They exist to feed creative development and facilitate emotional expression in children through art and community. You can donate HERE to add to our sum!Īrt Feeds believes all children are artists. Our little competition brought in $309 for this very important organization. I’ve written about Art Feeds before, but here’s a recap below. Coming home to our sweet tradition is better than winning all the blue ribbons in the world. I love them, their families, and our friends.

So losing a cooking competition to these boys isn’t humbling at all, it’s an honor. (I lost then too!) Our event was so much fun and raised a sweet little sum for Art Feeds Carthage, the boys and I immediately starting planning the next cook-off. To place votes, party guests sampled food 'entries' and voted with their dollars. But throw in the bonus of raising funds for one of your favorite organizations and everyone comes out a winner! Last December I shared recipes and results from the S’macDown of 2016 - the macaroni and cheese cooking competition held over the holidays while I was home. It's a simple equation.Good friends + Good food + A fun game = A great party, even if there's a loser. Nobody likes losing, but coming home every Christmas and losing to these two gents (in a cooking competition, mind you) ends up being one of the highlights of my whole year. (And in a lot of other ways too!) Shaun Steele and Jason Shelfer, I salute you.

I’m a loser. In New York City I’m a well paid personal chef all year long, but I return home for the holidays to Southwest Missouri and there are two home cooks that outshine me in the kitchen.

I’ve started a yearly tradition of closing out my year in a humbling way by losing.

O town macdown 2017