#YokoChopped: Cutting It Close

I guess the loss may have troubled me more than it initially did. A couple of hours later and I was feeling a bit uneasy. I was hungry, tired, and I think a bit frustrated. I don’t think I was as upset with myself as I was confused, trying to figure out why this trait…

Would You Make It On Chopped? Round 2

You know the rules! 4 cooks, 3 rounds, and 4 ingredients per round, but only one winner. Below are the required mystery ingredients from the second day of competition and the allowed times. What masterpiece would you prepare? Would you triumph or would you be CHOPPED? To submit your dish, click the REPLY button up top. APPETIZER…

Carnitas de Mayo

BrainSTORMING about Cinco de Mayo- flashback to my introductin to Carnitas in Baltimore, MD. A gorgeous pile of shredded pork simmering in a hot bath within a pot above which lingered a citrus mist, scents of cinnamon spice pervading the kitchen and permeating my nostrils. Out of the pot, the pork was spread thin in…