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The team pictured above took first
place in the annual Iron Chef competition for their chocolate
dirt recipe, which was both delicious and beautifully presented.
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Nov. 22, 2011—The
middle school's annual Chef's Club
competition is similar to a nationally televised cooking show,
but it's a lot more fun and less stressful according to club
members.
During the Nov. 15 competition organized by
Family and Consumer Science Teacher Diane Babin, five teams of
eighth graders vied for the title of Iron Chef using chocolate
as the secret ingredient. Students only had 30 minutes to
prepare their dishes, but they practiced and experimented with
their recipes during previous club meetings.
Students took advantage of the opportunity to make improvements.
"We practiced a lot, and we were allowed to
make changes if we didn't like how it tasted," said
eighth-grader Jessica Barnett. As a result, her team decided to
add whipped cream, chocolate shavings and fudge-rolled wafers so
their chocolate mousse didn't taste too rich.
"Mousse is very difficult to do," said one of the judges, who
was selected to evaluate each of the dishes based on
presentation, taste and composition. "Thank you for doing such a
great job. It's soft and creamy."
Other recipes included chocolate dirt pudding, ice cream cookie
sandwiches, chocolate croissants and rocky road brownies.
According to the judges—Andrea
Bryson, Karen Lynch and Michael Babin—the
competition was close.
"Everyone did a great job," said Bryson.
First place went to Rachel Cardinal, Marisa
Cioffi, Maria Cuomo, Sophia D'Ambrosio and Kera Hamilton for
their chocolate dirt recipe, which was made with cookies,
pudding and whipped topping and served in small hand-washed clay
pots with a flower. They received an edible first prize ribbon
for being the 2011 Iron Chef Competition winners.
"We loved the presentation, and it was delicious," said one of
the judges.
Download the 2011 Iron Chef Competition Cookbook (PDF)
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