Brunch contest entry wins blue
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Although she has been a very good cook both at home and as a professional, Brenda Jenkins had never entered a cooking contest before winning the blue ribbon at the recent Gloucester County Fair in "A Brunch for A Bunch" classification.
Either in her own kitchen at home or in the kitchen where she works, Brenda Jenkins can turn out a winning dish any time.
Not only does Brenda work with the Courthouse Restaurant on Main Street, she has been the cook for the Gloucester jail for 10 years. "I prepare three meals a day for about 75 to 80 detainees. It’s an eight to five job and I have about three trusties who help me in the kitchen. The Department of Corrections sets up the menus, the county sets the budget, and I work within their guidelines. Menus are changed on a three-week cycle. Macaroni and cheese seems to be one of the most popular dishes I serve. I have a large turnover of trusties. One of the men told me I reminded him of Aunt Bee of Mayberry in the Andy Griffith TV series."
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