Chopped Canada Season Two, Episode 4: No-Bake Sesame Treats

I just realized that I haven’t used ingredients found in the dessert basket yet, so this week, I’m going to discuss what can be made with the following ingredients: carrot juice, baba ganoush, sesame candy and tamarillo.  Tamarillo, according to Wikipedia, is a shurb-like fruit, with a taste that is tangy and sweet.  It also […]

Chopped Canada Season Two: Salmon Wontons with Vanilla Yogurt?

A while back, I made the mistake of purchasing vanilla yogurt instead of plain for a curry dish I had planned to cook.  Whoops!  I ended up making something else with the chicken due to the mistake.  However, on Chopped Canada this past weekend, vanilla yogurt was part of the mandatory ingredients list for the […]

Chopped Canada Season Two: What to do with Challah?

On the second episode, the mystery ingredients were as follows: If challah (or any kind of bread) is in the mystery ingredients box for dessert, DO NOT make certain items Starter: Peanut butter cookie dough, boudin blanc (pork and liver, a kind of sausage), epazoete (minty flavoured herb) and zucchini Main: Frozen waffles, fish heads, […]