B Shift Wins Myrtle Beach’s Firehouse Cook-Off

Who would have guessed our local firemen can cook?? This past Saturday, the downtown farmer’s market was the hosting site of the Annual Firehouse Cook-off. The cook-off consisted of teams of three, from each shift, competing with a secret ingredient “ground beef” along with three other items available from the market vendors. It was a steep challenge, but he B shift ran though with a victorious smile. Nothing could compete with their appetizer of Roasted Tomato on Toasted Bread and Ham-wrapped Grilled Asparagus; Mini Meatloaves stuffed with a mixture of packaged stuffing, ham, spinach and mozzarella cheese; Veggie Kabobs; Grilled Potatoes in Dressing; and Almond Lace Cookies with Peach Fluff, Powdered Sugar and Chocolate.

Second place takers, the C Shift, made a Mexican inspired dish of Soft Burritos, Hard Tacos, Fruit & Vegetable Salsa, Peach Tea, and Fried Ice Cream. Lagging into last place were the cooking newbie’s, The B Shift. Among their meal were Tropical Burgers, Cantaloupe Salsa, Grilled Corn, Broccoli Slaw, Cherry Limeade, and Marshmallow Blueberry dessert. Can’t you just smell & taste it…MMMMMMMMM!!!! One contestant, Pat Piscatelli, did state that cooking for a competition is a lot more work than it looks, but in the end all was fun & games.