International Food Day

Today Arana had an afternoon celebration of international cuisine with a gold coin donation to raise money for the Australian Cancer Council. Everyone brought international dishes and then there was voting and awards for the best sweet and savory delights. Folks were not limited to foods from their own culture, but nonetheless Kristi chose to make All-American Martha Stewart Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies and brought home the bronze medal in the sweets category - a big THANK YOU goes out to the dude for the perfect idea! Those folks that came in last in the competition were given the wooden spoon award (an actual wooden cooking spoon), which is an interesting/odd tradition.

Josh's team had their own form of international cuisine as they headed out for Yum Cha at the Shark Fin House in Chinatown for lunch. As you can see, there were some interesting animal parts on the menu...crunchy chooks feet!