Cook off!

I have been unofficially challenged to a chili cook-off by a dear friend. I will gladly accept the challenge. Not to show that I am a better chili-chef but merely....to eat more chili! I love to eat other people's cooking! I may talk big and tell her she's gonna get whooped but its all in good fun.
If I like my own cooking, then why do I like to eat other's culinary creations??? You see, when you're the cook, you start from the beginning. You have the meet and greet time, where you say hello to whatever you're cooking. Checking for any bad attitudes, criminal records or spots that could spoil the party about to begin in the oven, grill or stove top. Then its onto preparation then mixing and adding other things such as herbs and spices. By the time you get to eating it, you are very familiar with the sights, sounds and smells....and sometimes the tastes. So when you take your first bite, its as if you're saying "hello, old friend. Nice to see you again, mmmm...you're so yummy just like I knew you'd be." However, when someone else cooks for you, the meet and greet time is that first bite! As if in that first bite you're saying "Hello, nice to meet you! I never knew we had so much in common! Lets get together again sometime!!"

I can't wait for the cook-off.....I know it will be good b/c if the challenger is bold enough to make the challenge you know they've got some "skills" to back it up! So what will come of the cook-off? Maybe some trash-talkin' and definitely some time well spent with friends, laughter and totally enjoying a couple bowls of YUMMO!!