Come to cook, come see how Dutch Oven cooking is done, come to eat, listen to music, or just visit with the happy crowd at the Southwest New Mexico 8th Annual Dutch Oven Cook-Off on Saturday, March 27 in Glenwood, New Mexico!<\/p>\n
Each year, this event just gets better, and 2010 promises to be the most fun yet!<\/p>\n
The Cook-Off will be held again at the Glenwood Community Park on CatWalk Road in Glenwood, New Mexico (just an hour north of Silver City).<\/p>\n
Both experienced and amateur Dutch Oven cooks are invited to participate this year! In previous years, we had cooks from Glenwood, Cliff, Gila, Reserve, Albuquerque, Cuba, Las Cruces, Silver City (New Mexico) and communities in Arizona.<\/p>\n
Categories this year will be \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Fancy Fixer,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Camp Cookie,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Tenderfoot,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d with submitted recipes and level of experience considered.<\/p>\n
Everyone is welcome to enter, no matter where you call home! (If you need overnight lodging, there are several unique motels in Glenwood.)<\/p>\n
Those interested in entering as a Dutch Oven Cook this year, please contact the Event Organizers:<\/p>\n
Leah Jones (Glenwood)\u00c2\u00a0 (575) 539-2800\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 gilaleahjones@gmail.com<\/p>\n
Mickey Lemon\u00c2\u00a0 (Silver City)\u00c2\u00a0 (575) 388-2840\u00c2\u00a0 mlemon@signalpeak.net<\/p>\n
Linda Locklar\u00c2\u00a0 (Silver City)\u00c2\u00a0 (575) 388-1503\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 lindamanyponies@hotmail.com<\/p>\n
These ladies can give you all the details, but here are the basics:<\/p>\n
Cooking categories are single pot or three pots (Main Dish, Bread, Dessert).\u00c2\u00a0 Cooks can enter on their own, or as a team.\u00c2\u00a0 Entry fee ~ $ 15 for Single Pot, $ 30 for Three Pots.<\/p>\n
Cooks can set up their camp and start their fires at 7:30 am.\u00c2\u00a0 Some entrants bring cowboy-camp setups, teepees and tents, and one entry even drives a mule-drawn chuckwagon to camp!\u00c2\u00a0 (The Glenwood Park features shady trees and open spaces for camp set-ups)
\nDutch Oven food will be available in the Park before the Tasting.\u00c2\u00a0 Craft vendors are welcome ($25 per space).
\nThere will be a Cooks\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Meeting at 8:30 AM. Cooking time is from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm., during which time spectators always enjoy going from camp to camp, seeing \u00e2\u20ac\u0153what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s cookin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and getting to know the cooks.<\/p>\n
After the Judges have tasted all the dishes and are tabulating their results, here comes the best part of the day\u00e2\u20ac\u201dabout 2:00 pm, Dutch Oven cooks bring their pots to the Pavilion, multitudes of folks show up to purchase Taster Plates ($5.00 for adults, $3.00 for children under 12), and the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Tasters\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Delight\u00e2\u20ac\u009d eatin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 begins!\u00c2\u00a0 Each Dutch Oven cook will put a spoonful of their dish on each plate, and there are usually about 30-40 different dishes (sometimes more!) on the buffet line.<\/p>\n
Tables and benches are provided for the diners, and after everyone is served, awards and prizes are presented to the winning cooks.\u00c2\u00a0 (Proceeds from this event each year benefit the Glenwood Community Park.)<\/p>\n
Glenwood\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Dutch Oven Cook-Off was first started in 2003 by Wendy Peralta, owner of the Glenwood Trading Post.\u00c2\u00a0 Each year since, the event has grown — in size, number of cooks, and fun!\u00c2\u00a0 This event is reminiscent of the old days when members of small communities would gather for shared food and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153visiting.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 This is the eighth annual year for the Dutch Oven, and it promises to be another memorable occasion, one you won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to miss!<\/p>\n