 The
Senior Press
by Nancy (Punky) Drawe
 Super
spicy hot? Pleasantly
Mild? Oh
yes, I’ll take Pleasantly Mild any day!
This is Chili talk time!
That’s what is was like for me this past Sunday when
Doris Carver and I went to the Woodville Rod and Gun Club for
their Chili Cook-Off, hosted by the HPTA.
We went especially to cheer on a friend of ours, Zahra
Ali. Zahra, who is
one of the cooks at the
Hopkinton
Senior
Center
, and was there to represent them, entered her famous
“winner” chili in the cook-off.
Her chili had previously won at the Grace United
Methodist’s cook-off a couple of months ago.
At the cook-off, there were probably about a dozen or
so contestants, all with different types of chili.
Everyone had a nice little set up with their chili in
crock-pots and extra condiments like shredded  cheese,
nachos, chowder crackers and sour cream available.
Zahra had said that her chili was not “hot,” so
that was reassuring to me, since I do NOT like anything too
spicy. Hers was
the first one I tried and it was delicious!
There might have been a little kick to it, but not too
bad for my taste buds; I really liked it.
I tried a couple more and they were pleasantly mild,
too! I thought,
“This is great, none of the chili’s are super spicy!”
Feeling safe, I tried another contestant’s chili and
without any kind of warning, my mouth started burning, my eyes
started sweating and that was the end for me!
Haaa, It was VERY hot and spicy, but I was a good sport
about it because it was actually funny.
It was a popular chili with the die-hards though!
It was a fun afternoon and all the chili entries were
great! The judges
awarded prizes to a few of them and Zahra’s famous Texas
Chili won for “Best Carnivore!”
Cheers to Zahra—she really is a winner!
If you come over to the senior center for
lunch on Mondays and Tuesdays, you can taste Zahra’s
cooking. Sometimes she’ll cook something special,
introducing South Asian foods like cooked spinach and cheese,
which I really liked! Zahra
will also be hosting an informative talk at the senior center
on February 8, her third in the series about Islam.
February is almost upon us; there will be
many special events coming up next month at the
Senior
Center
, so stay tuned!
That’s it for now. Email me at: Punkala@aol.com
if you have any comments! Have a great week
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