Greetings All! This blog entry is inspired by my love of cooking shows and competitions on the Food Network. A favorite, hands down, is Chopped where competitors create a dish within a specific time from a mystery baskets of ingredients. Dishes are judged on creativity, taste, and presentation.
So I was delighted when my best friend agreed to shop for mystery ingredients for three courses and, when presented, timed me while I got my COOK-ON!
Thanks mom!
1st Round: Appetizer-20 minutes.
Mystery Basket Ingredients-Parsnips, Uzu juice, Fennel, Popcorn chips
Veggie Spring Rolls with Popcorn Crisp, a Soy Fennel sauce, and Uzu Sake
2nd Round: Entre-30 minutes
Basket Ingredients-Spaghetti Squash, Rapini, Sun-dried Tomatoes, Cubed Buffalo
Roasted Buffalo with Rapini Cream, Spaghetti Hash Cakes and Citrus Cucumber Martinis
Final Round: Dessert-30 minutes
ingredients Mascarpone Cheese, Cranberries, Banana Moon Pies, Jr. Mints
Creamed Cranberry-Banana Crumble, Espresso-mint Martini Pie
Now that was fun! However, for the record, after eating and critiquing my work we were three shades of queasy…HA and EW! Still we’re up for doing this again and loved the creativity and game of it. Thanks again mom!
So Betty and I are off, hitting the streets for our next adventure and inviting you to do the same! Look for art and artistic expression everywhere and then please, SHOW ME WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW!!!!
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