Wednesday, May 23, 2012 6 – 9 p.m.

Hosted by AJ’s (Average Joe’s) “Bar Food or Finger Food” is the theme!

Known for their fabulous wings and chili, AJ’s will be our host for May! Challenge the host…think about all the different ’Bar Food or Finger Food’ available to make. It’s easy to enter a dish. And a Nano IPOD is the First Place Prize for the winning dish!

The monthly cook-off is always a fun social event for the whole family. Bring the kids...bring your dog! We look forward to seeing you all there!

SAGA Humane Society Says ‘THANK YOU’!

SAGA Humane Society would like to give a big ‘THANK YOU’ to Mike & Danielle the owners of AJ’s & (Average Joes) & their staff for hosting our monthly Cook-off Fundraiser held on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. What a night!
First, we had the battle of the North and the South bars…Scott Harnish & his staff from Palapa Bar & Grill and Mike & Danielle and their staff of AJ’s…we have not seen anyone bring their own kitchen…but Scott and the boys did!
We had a great night…we had 15 entries and a great crowd!! We thank everyone who entered a dish. The battle of the bars was close…but First Place went to Scott Harnish and his crew from The Palapa Bar & Grill with their Bacon with Maple & Chocolate Sinfully Fried. WOW!! It was great! And the crowd overwhelming voted for them! They took home a Nano IPOD. Second Place went to Laura Sutton with her Artichoke & Shrimp Dip. She took home a Oyster 3-Cup Mini Chopper and Third Place went to Letti Hernandez and her Cheesy Stuffed Potato. She took home a Hamilton Beach Juicer with accessories. The other entries who were all outstanding, and the votes were close were: Chicken Nuggets w/Honey Mustard BBQ – Wade the Gringo; Spinach Dill & Garlic Dip w/Homemade Bread – Joanne Frei; Pesto Pizza - Renee Steinmetz; Penguin (Olive) – Nancy Scott; Tropical Roll-ups – LouAnn LeClair; Plaintain Ball w/Peanut Butter, Bacon, Cheese & Onions – Brenda; TNT Shrimp – Kendra from Orange Walk; Slow Smoked (not fried) Chicken Wings – Palapa Bar; Jodie’s Smoked Fish Spread – Palapa Bar; Sausage Dip –Palapa Bar; Salt-n-Pepper Wings – AJ’s; Deep Fried Pickles – AJ’s.
We would like to thank the sponsors of the Raffle Prizes: SAGA Gift Basket which included toys, a Free Spay & Neuter, a Calendar and a t-shirt courtesy of SAGA Humane Society; $50BZ Bar Tab courtesy of Wahoo’s Lounge; Bottle of Champagne courtesy of Premium Wines & Spirits and a Snorkel Trip for (2) courtesy of Ecologic Divers. We appreciate and thank you for your donation and of your support of SAGA.
A thank you to our wonderful volunteers: Bill & Debra Millstead, Bob & LouAnn LeClair, Michael & Renee Steinmetz, Grant Crimmins, Katia Marin, Lori Purdy, Ingrid Lima, Aurora Valezques, Janina Caneles, Carolina Gonzalez, Letti Hernandez, Nancy Rountree and to our young volunteer Alice. SAGA appreciates the time you give to volunteer for a worthy cause.
Thank you to everyone who came out! The hosts were wonderful, the crowd was great – it was an enjoyable night for all! We’ll see you next month!!



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