"Chopped" on Food Network

[Dutch]

Anyone watch this? My wife and kids love it. We were watching last night and my older daughter asked me what four ingredients I'd put in a basket so I threw out four random things we usually have in the house. My wife got irrationally excited and is now cooking me a dinner with saltines, chicken, apples, and string cheese. I should have come up with a better list of items!

[Narrator]

what forum do you think you're on?

[wire]

Aw that's adorable. Hope dinner's tasty! That should be an easy combo at least.

I like the show well enough myself.

[Dutch]

Originally Posted by Narrator

what forum do you think you're on?

It's better than arguing about vacuums, dude.

[berad001]

My girl friend is all about that show, I've been forced to watch it a few times, admittedly it's pretty entertaining...

IDK about making baskets at home though, that would not go well here.

[berad001]

Originally Posted by Dutch

It's better than arguing about vacuums, dude.

NO IT FVCKING ISNT

GODDAMNIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[Stl_GT]

Yeah, we watch it too. I actually like it

[Dutch]

Originally Posted by Jocelyn

I love that show....some of the combinations they get are crazy.

you gave her a pretty easy list there hope the meal turns out good.

Yeah I didn't want to get too crazy.

I just went down to see what was going on. Dinner's in the oven and it looks like chicken stuffed with some cheesy mixture and then wrapped with bacon. There's no part of that sentence I don't like.

[Waterboy]

Dude, I love that show, and that sounds like a great time

I've got a few friends that we kind of do the same thing with about once a month. Last time one of my buddies came up with an EPIC buffalo chicken dip that he stuffed in Artichokes. It was fvcking incredible.

[berad001]

Originally Posted by Dutch

Yeah I didn't want to get too crazy.

I just went down to see what was going on. Dinner's in the oven and it looks like chicken stuffed with some cheesy mixture and then wrapped with bacon. There's no part of that sentence I don't like.

I hope you're timing her? Also I hope if the meal sucks you have the sense to ridicule her, tell her she's a loser, and ask her to leave

[SUMrTOY]

Yep. I watch it quite a bit. It's good to get a grasp on flavor combinations.

[NJ99GSX]

Me and my gf watch it all the time.


Never thought about trying it at home. good idea.

[Dutch]

Originally Posted by berad001

I hope you're timing her? Also I hope if the meal sucks you have the sense to ridicule her, tell her she's a loser, and ask her to leave

All very good advice!

[Black Cat]

Originally Posted by Stl_GT

Yeah, we watch it too. I actually like it

.

[LSx]

It's the wife's favorite show.

[Dutch]

Originally Posted by Jocelyn

Sounds good to me...you should take a picture of what she makes and post it. I am curious how she uses the ingredients *food nerd*

I will do that. I just ran down again and she has set up a frying station. Something's going to get run through flour or white corn meal, eggs, and saltines and fried up. The plot thickens.

[wire]

Originally Posted by Dutch

I will do that. I just ran down again and she has set up a frying station. Something's going to get run through flour or white corn meal, eggs, and saltines and fried up. The plot thickens.

mozzarella sticks?

[Dutch]

Originally Posted by wire

mozzarella sticks?

That must be it! She's actually made those before so perhaps that's a form of cheating.

[Stl_GT]

Originally Posted by Dutch

I will do that. I just ran down again and she has set up a frying station. Something's going to get run through flour or white corn meal, eggs, and saltines and fried up. The plot thickens.

I just read that in Ted's voice

[GatorD]

Probably my favorite show on TV. Like SUMrTOY said, it's great for learning about different flavor combinations along with different techniques. I'm much more into technique-oriented cooking than following recipes.

/Gaitre D'

[Dutch]

Okay, here's the plate:



And don't laugh at our plates, they were very stylish in 1994 when we did our wedding registry.

She made boneless, skinless chicken breasts stuffed with sour cream, spinach, Monterrey jack cheese, and garlic, then wrapped in bacon and baked. The result was quite tasty. I've never had bacon done in the oven like that and it seemed to taste much smokier than normal and it really added something to the chicken.

She cooked the apples up in a pan with butter and Cinnamon. They came out great and weren't as sweet as in a dessert. She did a great job of retaining apple flavor and not making them really soft or sweet.

Finally, she made fried mozzarella breaded with saltines. These were quite good and society is clearly under-utilizing the saltine. She fried fairly often and usually uses panko bread crumbs, but I hope the saltines get worked into the rotation.

Pretty impressive for a girl who couldn't cook when we got married and has slowly taught herself over the years!

[GatorD]

Originally Posted by Dutch

result post

That's pretty freakin' awesome, and it sounds like both of you had a fun time with it.

[Dutch]

Originally Posted by GatorD

That's pretty freakin' awesome, and it sounds like both of you had a fun time with it.

Yeah I think we'll probably do that again!

[wire]

Nice! Glad it was a success!

(tho she totally could have used all four ingredients in one dish with an apple/moz stuffed chicken coated in saltines and skillet fried)

[Dutch]

Originally Posted by wire

Nice! Glad it was a success!

(tho she totally could have used all four ingredients in one dish with an apple/moz stuffed chicken coated in saltines and skillet fried)

That's a good idea too. Why aren't you married again?

[beanbat]

Originally Posted by wire

Aw that's adorable. Hope dinner's tasty! That should be an easy combo at least.

I like the show well enough myself.

Gee, I wonder what you would do with that combo...

1. inhale chicken, bones and all
2. melt string cheese in 1lb of butter
3. smash up crackers and put in the cheese/butter to make pudding
4. guzzle the pudding
5. throw the apple away

[berad001]

Originally Posted by beanbat

Gee, I wonder what you would do with that combo...

1. inhale chicken, bones and all
2. melt string cheese in 1lb of butter
3. smash up crackers and put in the cheese/butter to make pudding
4. guzzle the pudding
5. throw the apple away

fvcking

[wire]

Originally Posted by beanbat

Gee, I wonder what you would do with that combo...

1. inhale chicken, bones and all
2. melt string cheese in 1lb of butter
3. smash up crackers and put in the cheese/butter to make pudding
4. guzzle the pudding
5. throw the apple away

Pfft, I'm too lazy for any of that ish, I'll just eat the stick of butter

[beanbat]

Originally Posted by Dutch

That's a good idea too. Why aren't you married again?

1. fat
2. ugly
3. no tits
4. has now passed her prime
5. shiitty job
6. annoying know-it-all attitude that nobody wants to deal with, especially given #1-4 above

[beanbat]

Originally Posted by wire

Pfft, I'm too lazy for any of that ish, I'll just eat the stick of butter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pSm-uRr7gk

[wire]

Originally Posted by beanbat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pSm-uRr7gk

Seen it, done it, got the mumu.

[FearFactor]

All you have to do is watch Food Networks ****ty promo's and they'll let you know who wins.

[00NIGHTMARE]

I've watched the food network for like a year straight, and still cant cook a god damn thing.

[331 LX]

I enjoy watching it, and have for a couple of years.

If you liked that bacon, sometimes I will throw some thick cut bacon in the oven sprinkled with brown sugar and fresh black pepper. Amazing.