Sixty Three young chefs & bakers traveled to the Sussex Technical High School on Saturday, February 20, carrying a prepared recipe and place setting.  All were excited and some a little nervous to showcase their foods knowledge and cooking skills.  Each contestant was interviewed by a judge who had critiqued their recipe and menu in advance. Judges sample, evaluate the prepared dish and award a ribbon to each participant.   Division winners are selected and all attendees are invited to sample the array of foods.  It is always a day of fun, education, new experiences and fellowship!

2016 Favorite Foods Winners:

 

Beginner Appetizer, Soup, or Hors D’oeuvres
Winner:  Carter Bradley, Bridgeville Mustangs
Honorable Mention: Mallary Cummings, Bridgeville Mustangs
Ribbon Winners:  Jace Goff, Beth Krajewski and Carl Stump

 

 

 

Junior Appetizer, Soup, or Hors D’oeuvres

Winner:  Wesley DeFord, Bridgeville Mustangs
Honorable Mention:  Logan Layfield, Clover Knights

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Appetizer, Soup, or Hors D’oeuvres
Winner:  Kyle Morris, Hollymount

 

 

 

 

Beginner Breads

Winner:  Kyle Kerr, Bridgeville Mustangs
Honorable Mention:  Alexis Boyer, Seaford Blue Jays
Ribbon Winners:  Amelia Boyer

 

 

 

Beginner Fruits & Vegetables
Winner:  Ivy Ann Genshaw, Seaford Blue Jays
Honorable Mention:  Victoria Smith, Milford 4-H

 

 

 

 

Junior Fruits & Vegetables
Winner:  Lizzy Krams, Cypress Heart & Hands
Honorable Mention:  Zoe Probert, Sunset Branch

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Fruits & Vegetables
Winner:  Kylie Ucman, Lord Baltimore

 

 

 

 

Beginner Meat & Main Dish
Winner:  Brooke Elliott, Clover Knights
Honorable Mention:  Carley DeFord, Bridgeville Mustangs
Ribbon Winners: Holly Calloway, Ashlyn Elliott and Lillette Hastings

 

 

 

 

Junior Meat & Main Dish
Winner:  Zoe Cunningham, Harbor Lights
Honorable Mention:  Bryan Ucman, Lord Baltimore
Ribbon Winners:  Collin Cunningham, Seth Genshaw, Sarah Krajewski, Autumn Lenhart and Gabriella Morra

 

 

 

 

Senior Meat & Main Dish
Winner:  Brooke Joseph, Dublin Hill
Honorable Mention:  Lexi Ucman, Lord Baltimore
Ribbon Winner:  Destiny Carmona

 

 

 

Beginner Cookie, Cupcake, Candy Category
Winner:  Bradley Tomeski, Dublin Hill
Honorable Mention:  Wyatt Warner, Clover Knights
Ribbon Winner:  Dakota Carmona

 

 

 

Beginner Desserts
Winner:  Ainsley West, Hollymount
Honorable Mention:  Annika Teagle, Bridgeville Mustangs
Ribbon Winners:  Jacob Bollinger

 

 

 

Junior Desserts
Winner:  Abby Krams, Cypress Heart & Hands
Honorable Mention:  Jenna Anger, Bridgeville Mustangs
Ribbon Winners:  Garrett Biggs, Rachel Bollinger, Skyler Bunting, Diamond Carmona and Paige Taylor

 

 

 

 

Senior Desserts
Winner:  Shannon Bradley, Seaford Blue Jays

 

 

 

 

Jr. Special Diet
Winner:  Lilianna Stump, Stateline

 

 

 

 

Sr. Special Diet
Winner:  Meredith Carey, Bridgeville Mustangs
Honorable Mention:  Taylor Wroten, Dublin Hill
Ribbon Winners:  Jill Koski and Miranda Ucman

 

 

Winners received an oven mitt and an owl egg form sponsored by the Delaware 4-H Foundation and a trophy sponsored by the Argo family in memory of Mary Argo.  All participants received a 2016 Favorite Foods Recipe Book and a ribbon.

Cloverbud participants who received a participation ribbon and cookbook were:  Juliette Anger, Micah Boyce, Lillie Bradley, Reid Bradley, Makenna Cooper, Kate Cunningham, Makayla Goff, Logan Jackson, Megan Krajewski, Brooke Taylor, Alayna Teagle, Waylon Warner and Declan West

Special thanks to Co- chairpersons:  Gina Anger and Marian Carey, Judges:  Nancy Forster, Sherry Holmes, Carol Johnson, Melissa Mitchell, Janet Snyder, Tiffany Snyder, and Jean Wilson, Cloverbu d Judges:  Kimberlyn Scott and Colleen Anderson, Judge’s assistants:  Jenna Anger, Shannon Bradley, Meredith Carey, Jill Koski, and Shawn Mitchell, Carriers: Rebecca Lenhart, Ma dison Rice a nd Matison Smith,  Wood Science Judging Training:  Clyde Mellin, Photography Judging Training:  Tiffany Gravenor, Registration:  Carolyn Christenbury, Lizzy & Abby Krams, Craft Corner/Kids Corner:  Cherie Carpenter, Brittany Carpenter, Rachel Robb, Erryn Smith, Alyssa Thawley, Photographer/Videographer: Michele Walfred, Foods & Nutrition Judging Monitor: Heather Smith, Behind the Scenes:  Tammy Schirmer, Rita Lofland and Jill Jackson Favorite Foods Set up:  Colleen Anderson, Jenna Anger, Rebecca Arpie, Gary Brown, Brittany Carpenter, Rebecca Lenhart, Shawn Mitchell, Erryn Smith, Matison Smith, Jarrett Williams, Laurie Wroten, Taylor Wroten, Gina Anger, Cherie Carpenter, and Jill Jackson.

Look for all photos from the event on the Delaware 4-H Flickr site