Well, I have been married into the Hoffert/Perez family for almost six years, but have never been able to get to one of their annual Dutch oven cook-offs... most years it has been b/c we have been gone, but a few others we were planning on going. One time we were planning on going, we watched the weather the whole day and just as we were getting ready to leave, the radar showed a red line right through Pine Lake. The other time it was sleeting. I tell you this only because this family is hard core... rain or shine they go. Anyway, this year it was an AWESOME day and we were committed to going.... and we had soooo much fun. When we got there around four, the dutch ovens were already on the fire cooking away. The countdown began around 4:30 and by 5:00 the meals were pulled off and the competition was to begin....
Everything was incredibly yummy... the beef stew was made by Sue (Matt's Mom) - who is the reining champ, Matt's Aunt Karen made the BBQ pork, his Grandma made the tamales (I guess when you are a Mexican family, you make tamales in the dutch oven :)... a first for me), and his Uncle Tony and Angie made the amazing Pasta dish that tasted like it was from Olive Garden. After we all pigged out, including rolls and Apple Crisp also made by Karen, we voted for our favorite. The drum-roll sounded as Mallori (my future sis-in-law) and Matt's Dad counted the ballets. It was a TIE! The tamales and the Pasta went head to head on a tie-breaker, only to come up dead even again. Tony gave the title to his Mom, and Sue handed the trophy (reluctantly) to Phyllis.
After dinner we headed to the park with the kids to play and take a few family pics. A VERY fun afternoon with Matt's family.
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