Wonkette: Rep. Tim Walz Dominates Al Franken, Michele Bachmann In Epic Nice Time Hotdish Showdown

[geardaddy]

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by Doktor Zoom
In a rare diplay of bipartisanship, members of the Minnesota congressional delegation came together Wednesday in the spirit of friendly competition (and knowing that not showing up would be noticed and talked about, which may be the far greater motivation for a Midwesterner) for Sen. Al Franken’s fourth annual hotdish cook-off. The press release says Franken “started the friendly ‘Hotdish Off’ as a way to bring the delegation together and celebrate a Minnesota culinary tradition,” although we can’t altogether discount the possibility that it is actually a method of gathering intelligence for his lizard-people overlords. Did they explain what this “Hotdish” is? They did not.

The big winner, for the second year in a row, was Rep. Tim Walz with his “Turkey Trot Tater Tot Hotdish,” with Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s “‘It’s So Cold My Hotdish Froze’ Dessert Hotdish” and Rep. John Kline’s “Morning ‘Hot Chow’ Hotdish” tied for second. Franken’s website has photos of the event and copies of all the participants’ recipes, for any of you wishing to add a touch of authenticity to your big St. Olaf’s Day party.

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[Warpy]

1. Too funny! But no lutefisk?

At least nobody won with mini marshmallows and green Jello.

Tater Tots I can believe. If the food companies used a better grade of grease, they'd be quite palatable.

[geardaddy]

2. I love tater tots.

My favorite hot dish is "Dog Food Tater Tot Hot Dish"

[Warpy]

4. I liked them years ago when they were more oniony

and they hadn't started to use used restaurant grease thinned down with crankcase oil.

My best guess is that they started out as latkes but it was just cheaper to extrude them than roll them flat with an extra step before they hit the oil.

[geardaddy]

3. It doesn't look like Keith went.

He's not in any of the photos, but he did enter the contest with "Pride of the 5th Hotdish"

[Mnpaul]

5. Keith probably had something better to do.

Like maybe doing his job?

[LTR]

6. I actually think events like this can be very productive

I like seeing anything that helps to put aside partisan bickering and promotes actually getting things done.

[Jenoch]

7. Keith took the photo.

It's interesting how many Minnesota products, especially those from the respective districts, made it into the recipes. I think Walz' recipe looked the best although he could have included Hormel pork sausage as well as the turkey. Senator Franken, pork sausage, really? Dessert is not hotdish Senator Klobuchar.