Hi everyone!
My hope is this post finds you well. It’s nice to be back after a long hiatus away from the blog. No hasn’t been because I stopped cooking and baking, but I felt repetitive. My dishes felt uninteresting or too simple to post about.
However, I am back. With new ideas and a ton of solo free time…thanks COVID quarantine.
My job falls under the umbrella of first responder, although I would lovingly describe it as a close-second responder. I am still out on the streets hard at work, so on my days off I have limited my human interactions to keep my loved ones safe.
I don’t know what quarantine activities you find yourself doing to stay busy, mine include working out, puzzling, cooking/baking, and shamelessly bingeing Food Network.
The Food Network show “Chopped” has offered up a viral gift, the at-home Chopped Challenge. Immediately I felt inspired and eager to get involved! The premise of the challenge, someone chooses 4 ingredients and within 24 hours you post your dish.
With my friend Alyssa on FaceTime we created an at-home episode of Chopped. She enjoyed torturing me with my four ingredients and I had an absolute blast conceptualizing a dish. I would lovingly describe my episode as a mixture of Chopped rules and a mediocre “Learning in the Kitchen” cooking show. Oh boy the end result is gold (I find myself to be semi-comical)! Of course, you can be the judge of that!
Here is the link to the edited video for your viewing pleasure.
Stay healthy, stay inside, and stay messy,
The Okayest Chef
The Okayest Chef 