1. Sarah vs. Barack Truffles (Patti)

World-aware Barack truffles

Homogeneous Sarah truffles

2. Mushroom* Baracklava (Elisa)

WINNER MOST ARTISTIC

*Mushroom (not Muslim) ((not that there is anything wrong with that…))

3. Palin’s Alaskan Chocolate ‘Chilly’ (Deborah)

4. Biscotti (Russ & Penelope)

5. White and Dark Chocolate Martinis (Thib)

6. Red, White and Blueberry (Tom P.)

White chocolate field of strawberries and blueberries

7. HyPEARbole (Tom P.)

Dried pears spread with dark chocolate

8. Bi LLayers (Bill Ayers) Cake (Karen)

9. Chocolate Covered Bacon (Tom L.)

WINNER MOST DECADENT

Election-year pork, disguised as something sweet….

10. Ribbons and Lame Duck (Katrina)

WINNER BEST SAVORY AND BEST OVERALL

Chocolate noodles with duck cooked in port, garnished with squash and pomegranate seeds

11. Palin Comparison (David)

12. Ribs (Peter and Lori)

13. I can see Russia! (Judy & Karen)

WINNER ON THEME

Conceived in the car on the way from Oakland… executed on site…

14. Macarons a la Praline Swinging (Francois)

Macaroons with Praline (Palin) filling for the swing states (turning blue)...

15. Choctuber Surprise (Mike P.)

WINNER BEST TASTING

Chocolate sweet potato cake

17. Nana’s Chocolate Cake (Maureen & Tom)

18. Moose Mousse (Lockes)

20.  Salami (Chiyoko)

21. Chocolate Lake (Susan and Mike F.)

22. Where’s the Bread? Pudding (Helen)