For this contest, pick a dish in one of 4 categories:

1. Appetizer
2. Side
3. Entree
4. Dessert

Come with your dish prepared as much as possible.

You can use no more than 5 ingredients, but you can use less. Here are a few pointers:

• Water, salt, pepper, and oil don't count toward your 5 ingredients.
  
•  A mix (such as a cake mix, soup mix, etc.) counts as one ingredient.
  
• Butter is not oil, so it counts as one ingredient.
  
•  If your dish is quickly prepared (such as a stir fry), you can do so when you arrive or before your course is served.
  
• You can reheat, bake, and broil. Just let me know so we can coordinate the oven/stove time.
  
• Bring your serving utensils.