Ingredients for the appetizer from episode 25 were: Lobster, cream of mushroom soup, matzoh crackers and grape jelly. The first thing I thought of were those rice casserole dishes one sees at Hong Kong style diners (cha chaan teng) and some dim sum places. So why not do something similar with quinoa? Quinoa, after all, […]
The mystery ingredients in the main course basket for this past weekend’s episode were: crab meat, pesto, mini pizza calzones and alfalfa sprouts. It sounds a little bit weird, but it can work. The crab meat and calzones can be broken down, mixed together and used as a stuffing for the chicken, while the alfalfa […]
Maple fudge was one of the items in the main course basket, along with soft pretzels, chili fries and corn on the cob. So what should one make with that? Why not pulled maple turkey over pretzel and fries cake? Topped with corn and kale salad? Maple fudge – would you use it for a […]
So what do you make with ingredients such as elk, microwave cake (mix), saba and fenugreek? Roulade, filling the elk with fenugreek, ricotta, spinach and a bit of cake. The dish would be served with some orzo and some vegetables. Would you be able to make a main course with MICROWAVE CAKE?? (GROSS!) First of […]
The mystery basket ingredients for the appetizer round of episode 18 wasn’t all that difficult if one is very creative. They were: hot chocolate, cooked oxtail, harissa and black plums. With hot chocolate as one of the ingredients, the first thing that popped in my mind when I was watching was a mole sauce. Since […]
I’m actually having a tough time deciding which box to use. The main course box featured holiday treats like turkey and cranberry sauce (which I could either go Chinese with and make my family’s traditional turkey congee or fried rice OR my western twist, which I call Boxing Day (or Black Friday) Casserole – a […]
Mystery basket ingredients for the main course were not all that weird this past airing. They were whole chicken, malted soda, dried goji berries and raisin bran muffins. Thus, the first thing I thought of was stuffed chicken, using the goji berries and muffins. The malted soda could be used as a marinade for the […]
Due to being out of the country for a family wedding, I actually did not see the episode until Tuesday, so I had to write this up very quickly. It was very interesting, considering it was the first-ever episode in franchise history where someone was not able to finish a course due to injury (and […]
Also known as “student casserole,” this dish traditionally consists of ketchup, hotdogs, bad cheese and pasta. However, to make it just a bit “fancier,” (as if student food can be fancy – LOL!), I’m going to toss in a few other items, all in the appetizer basket of a recent episode of Chopped Canada. These […]
What do you do with stilton cheese and egg rolls? With watercress also in the basket, along with chestnut flour, you make some sort of salad, of course! This week, I’ve decided to use the ingredients from the first course to create some imaginary dish that I may or may not eventually make in real […]
