Technically, I don't live in Homer. It's actually "Kachemak City." Kachemak City is an area of about 400 people that is surrounded by Homer, but the residents strategically incorporated just before Homer did. What this means in application, is that as Homer grew, our taxes stayed low. Pretty fancy move for a town without a sewer system.
To commemorate moving out of the Subaru and into an assortment of buildings, Wes and I hosted "The Best Chili Cook-Off in Kachemak City." Photos are long overdue. My apologies.
The idea was born on an Indian Summer day in November. The day of the contest brought six inches of snow. Luckily, my garage is bigger than my house.
Nine chilis were entered. Two of them were vegetarian, two were white chilis, one was chili out of a can that the clever contestants had dressed up to look homemade.
About 50 people attended, tasted, and voted resoundingly for Mike Peterson's "Mean Green Machine", a spicy green pork chili. The panel of judges (Wes, Sarah, & Terry) agreed with the crowd, and Mike took home both the grand prize golden crockpot and the people's choice golden ladle. 
The evening devolved into a big bonfire, hot-tubbing, and molotov cocktail bowling (sledding into flaming beer bottles, of course). The event was a success. A spin off is being planned across the bay in Seldovia. Next year I'm going to make people sign wavers for the sledding event.
The evening devolved into a big bonfire, hot-tubbing, and molotov cocktail bowling (sledding into flaming beer bottles, of course). The event was a success. A spin off is being planned across the bay in Seldovia. Next year I'm going to make people sign wavers for the sledding event.
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