Showing culinary skills

Sisters High School competed in the annual regional culinary competition on Wednesday, May 18, at Central Oregon Community College. There were 20 teams in the competition from Bend, Mountain View, Crook County, Redmond and Sisters high schools.

The first part of the competition required making a plated dessert mousse. The second portion of the competition tested knife skills. Sisters placed second and third.

The third-place team of freshman Cody Lagao, and sophomores Hayden Jones, Alisha Haken and Niki Haken made a lavender-infused mousse served in an anise seed cookie cup with a mango puree and strawberry sauce.

The second-place team of juniors Samantha Romero and Keith Gates made a lemon curd mousse with strawberry sauce decorating their plate with piped chocolate swirls.