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QAC Senior Center's Annual Cook-Off 2024
Rules:
In celebration of National Nutrition Month®, the Queen Anne’s County Senior Centers are sponsoring a Member Cook-off. The competition is designed for Senior Center members to showcase their culinary talents and to reinforce the importance of nutrition as a key component of health, along with physical activity.
Entrants must be Senior Center members.* All food items submitted for judging must be homemade by the member entering the dish. A printed or typed recipe must accompany each prepared dish and should not have the entrants name listed. (Each dish will be assigned a number for judging.) Healthy, low fat, low sugar/sugar
substitute entries are encouraged.
Important: Entries containing Nuts and/or Seafood must be visibly labeled to indicate which allergens are present in the dish.
Categories will be judged on appearance, taste, ease of preparation, and healthy ingredients.
Categories for Entry:
Appetizer
Main Dish
Side Dish
Dessert
All entries should be taken to Kent Island Senior Center on Friday, March 8, 2024 between 10:00 AM-10:30 AM. No dishes will be accepted after 10:30 AM. Seniors may enter in one or all categories – However, only one dish per category, please.
All attendees will receive a box lunch. For individuals age 60+, there is a suggested $3.00 donation. For individuals attending who are ages 55-59, there is a required fee of $6.30 for the meal.
Limited transportation is available and must be reserved at your local Senior Center.
Anyone attending the Cook-off must sign-up in advance to attend (regardless of whether or not you’re making a dish). Last date to reserve attendance at the Members Cook-off or transportation is Friday, February 23, 2024.
How to enter: Sign up with a Senior Center Staff person. Bring in one (or more) of your favorite food dishes, already prepared, along with a copy of its recipe. Only one dish per category, please.
Limited transportation may be available and must be reserved at
your local Senior Center no later than 2/23/2024.
Kent Island Senior Center
(410) 643-3801
* Membership is FREE and easy, ask any of the QAC Senior/Active Aging Centers how to sign up!
