Spicy Wins for Central Iowa Cooks at State Fair
August 21, 2011
Cooks from across the state squared off to see who could best use salsa and table sauce in award-winning recipes in the Juan O’Sullivans Make It Local competition, judged Saturday at the 2011 Iowa State Fair.
Cheryl Rogers of Ames won first place in the Best Recipe Using Juan’s Salsa class. Judy Thompson of Ankeny took second place, and Diane Caron-Smith of Winterset claimed third place.
In the Best Recipe Using Juan’s Sauce class, Chris Hartoff of Des Moines won first place.
Entries were judged on taste, creativity and beauty.
The Iowa State Fair Food Department is the largest of any state fair in the country. Food Department judging is held in the recently-renovated Elwell Family Food Center sponsored by Blue Bunny.
The 2011 Iowa State Fair, “Nothing Compares” ends today. The 2012 Iowa State Fair is set August 9-19. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.
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