A Camp Wilabosca

Winter Camp Event

GOALS

• To CHALLENGE yourselves in your cooking abilities.

• To show your LEADERSHIP skills.

• To show teamwork with your fellow Venturers.

• To show your individual creativeness.

• To have fun!

INSTRUCTIONS• Prepare a meal for 10 people using the ingredients in

your Mystery Box. Meals must be plated, ready and on the table for 6:00p.m. Table must be set and decorated to reflect your themed meal.

• Each Mystery Box includes a unique protein, a starch, a mystery vegetable, other mystery ingredients and one craft item. You may choose any other ingredient from the grocery store, fridge or freezer to add to your meal.

• Your meal must include an appetizer, main course, drink and dessert.

• You have 3 hours to prepare.• Prepare and post a menu.

RULES

• Safety first.

• Food prep must follow health guidelines.

• All food must be edible.

• You must at least try the food cooked by the opposition and yourself.

• Have Fun!

Logistics

• Draw from the hat will occur prior to this challenge for:

• Teams

• First choice of Mystery Box

• First choice of cooking apparatus* of cooking apparatus

COOKING APPARATUS

• Stove –includes burners, flat top and one oven

• BBQ—the team that chooses the BBQ will also have use of one oven

JUDGING

• JUDGING will be based on: • Team working together, all participating, leadership possible 10 points • Following instructions 5 points• Requests for help from leaders -2 points for each request• Completion of meal on time 5 points • Presentation of meal 10 points • Cleanliness of workplace and cooks 15 points• Taste of meal 20 points• Originality 10 points• Table set up—placement of dishes, centrepiece etc. 15 points• Clean up/dishes/workplace etc. 10 points• TOTAL POINTS 100 points

Results

• Teams worked well together.

• Food prepared was well received.

• Both teams were very creative.

• The Venturers were very tired at the completion of the Challenge.

• The Advisors were very PROUD of their youths accomplishments and would recommend this Challenge to other Companies.

Team Louis and Jacob

Team Olivia, Brian and Jeffrey

Mystery Box Ingredients

Chicken thighs, rice, bok choy, iceberg lettuce, kiwis, Pepsi, an apple, cheese, garlic, flavour packet, Hershey kisses

Mystery Box Ingredients

Sausages, rotini, eggplant, romaine lettuce, garlic, cheese, apple, kiwis, Pepsi, Hershey kisses , flavour packet,

Grocery Store Items

Cinnamon, Italian seasoning, Chinese flavour packets for fried rice and stir fry, soy sauce, olive oil, croutons, canned mandarin oranges, spaghetti sauce, brown and white sugar, flour, salt, pepper, Ritz and soda crackers, sprinkles, Caesar and Italian dressing, red and yellow table cloths, flower pot, candle holder, to name a few…

Jake and Louis’ table of ingredients

The red pipe cleaner was the craft item to be used

Teamwork

Making a Pepsi reduction using a flipper as a spoon.

A mole enters the kitchen

Brian, Jeffrey and Olivia's table of ingredients

Chicken!

Cinnamon sugar for the baked apples

Pepsi Rice Krispie Squares

All is going well for the OBJ team

2 minutes later Jake is still deciding what to do with this creation!

Jeffrey is back at the grocery store getting more supplies.

Team OBJ sends in another mole!

OBJ’s salad appetizer and table setting

A delicious salad with Italian dressing , a well set table with a menu .

L & J’s appetizer and table setting

Caesar salad, fried eggplant with garlic and parmesan cheese on focaccia bread.

DRINKS

Hot chocolate with an apple garnish

Strawberry/Lemon tea

Main CourseEach team did an awesome job of explaining their creations!

This stir fry was made by the OBJ team. It incorporated the chicken, red, yellow and orange peppers, bok choy and was seasoned with garlic and fresh ginger. They also added cheddar cheese.

Rigatoni with sausage and cheddar cheese chunks

After eating 2 appetizers and 2 main courses we decided to take a break before dessert was served

Olivia and Brian decided to do dishes during this break.

DESSERTS

Baked apple sweetened with brown sugar, cinnamon and a Hershey Kiss—garnished with half of a kiwi.

By Olivia, Brian and Jeffrey

It was delicious!

The infamous rice krispiesquare with fruit salad.

Winners

• In the eyes of the Greater Sudbury Venturer Advisors both are winners—they proved that they can shine with any Challenge presented to them.

• Louis and Jacob outscored their opponents by 7.5 points and were presented with gold medals. Olivia, Brian and Jeffrey received silver medals.

GOLD

SILVER

JOB WELL DONE!

Congratulations Greater Sudbury Venturers for a Challenge well done!

We are so proud of you!

Your Advisors

Scouters Susan, Karen, Sean and Tom

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