2011 Chili Cook Off!

There were a ton of family and friends at the Villages Chili Cook Off this year to support Rita with her famous Yankees chili! It was great to catch up with Aunt Pat and Uncle Joe, the Langes, the Simards and the Badgers :)

Here are the boys: Dad, Mike, Rich and Dave helping with the cooking...

Matt and Declan...

Jen, Declan, Eileen and Liz...

Eileen, Rita and Madison...

My Mum and Dad were able to come for the first time too!

The kids had their faces painted. Here's Mya looking pretty as a princess...

 
And Maddy with a Big Cat of course:)

And my very own Superhero...

 

And the verdict?? Out of 61 teams of contestents in two separate towns, Rita Early was officially awarded first place - the Grand Master Champion trophy and $650 in prize money!

Here's Rita getting interviewed by the press!! How exciting!

And here's the article they published...Click here!

CONGRATULATIONS RITA!!!