Just Cook Challenge winners announced

Wednesday 7 September 2016

Just Cook Challenge winners announced

The winners of the 2016 Just Cook Challenge have been announced by the New Zealand Nutrition Foundation.

The Just Cook Challenge, run by the New Zealand Nutrition Foundation, aims to inspire all youth to get in the kitchen to learn to cook, to help develop the necessary skills to eat well for life. Kids aged 11 to 18 were asked to put their own spin on family food.

Sarah Hanrahan dietitian for the New Zealand Nutrition Foundation said the number of entries submitted in this year’s Just Cook competition displaying creativity in their creations was fantastic.

“We love seeing young people getting into the kitchen and taking the time to cook. Food doesn’t have to be complicated, it is just the simple practice of cooking with ingredients you have in the fridge or pantry that we want to encourage.

“This year however, we were really excited to see the way some of the recipes were created, and the combination of different flavours and textures used to create a dish. It is wonderful to see so many young people with a real passion for cooking.”

School entry winners:

• Tegel category: Gloria Hickey, year 10 at St Matthew’s School in Masterton. Recipe: ‘Teriyaki chicken noodles with cabbage’

• Beef & Lamb NZ category: Jessica Goldsack, year 11 at Hamilton Girl’s High School. Recipe:’ Lamb and vege meatballs with roast veggies on crispy wraps’

• Sanitarium category: Megan Clement, year 11 at Hamilton Girl’s High School. Recipe: ‘Corn fritters with chickpea salad and home-made sweet chilli sauce’

• Eggs category: Joint winners Hayden Chittenden and Ethan Corry, year 10 at New Plymouth Boy’s High School. Recipe: ‘Spaghetti filled eggy cases’

Individual winners:

• Tegel category: Ollie Creba (13), Waimate. Recipe: ‘Sweet chilli Dorito coated chicken with sweet and sour sauce, rice and vegetables’

• Beef & Lamb NZ category: Toni Butler-Baird (16), Timaru. Recipe: ‘Mince and cheese bacon bombs’

• Sanitarium category: Joint winners Brooke & Olivia Moore (13), Taupo. Olivia’s recipe: ‘Moroccan spiced lentil salad with pita bread and poached eggs; Brooke’s recipe: ‘Roasted garlic and potato filled beetroot ravioli, with balsamic rocket, grilled capsicum and root vegetable salad.

• Eggs category: Arabella Layton (7), Waikanae: Recipe: ‘Delicious crustless quiche’

The winners receive a share of $2,000 cash.

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