My kitchen rules

By Lia Bichel
IT WAS great weather, great food and great fun.
On Saturday, Casey cooks of all ages attended the fifth annual Community Kitchen Rules in Hampton Park, hosted by the Hampton Park Networking Group in partnership with the Hampton Park Community House.
Youngsters and their parents attended the event to taste an array of food and drinks, see cooking demonstrations, enjoy multicultural food stalls, music and a jumping castle.
The event also featured a free Kidz Design a Cookie workshops, traditional Devonshire tea, market stands and cooking competitions.
President of the Hampton Park Networking Group Vanassa Gerdes said Community Kitchen Rules began five years because there were no other cooking events in the area.
She said cooking shows such as MasterChef and My Kitchen Rules helped to increase the popularity of cooking, especially with young people, who took the cake in most of the competitions.
“The kids took out most of the prizes in the competitions, which was really good to see,” she said.
Ms Gerdes said the Cranbourne Country Women’s Association (CWA) baked their famous scones and helped with the judging, while the Hampton Park Scouts made “magnificent” chickens in camp ovens.
“They did such a brilliant job,” she said.
“This year was fantastic.”