My kids enjoy watching the Food Network. They also like the Game Show Channel. I know, I know. I have pretty awesome kids. Anyway, one show they like is "Chopped". The premise is a process of elimination - with one chef "winning". Four culinary neophytes are run through a food obstacle course of sorts. In Round One, the contestants are given three totally random and unrelated ingredients, with which they have to create a palatable and clever appetizers. And by random, I mean random...we're talking yucca, watermelon, and tortillas (there is also a "pantry" stocked with other basics). Round Two is the entree. Round Three is the dessert. Each round, one contestant is eliminated or "chopped" from competition...and they go home feeling like a loser. And these newbs are then given twenty minutes to complete. You can imagine the drama that ensues. So far, I'm okay with the show. It's clever - seeing how inventive and cleve...
"People who love to eat are always the best people." - Julia Child