"Chopped" Challenge

We like watching the television show "Chopped".  This is a reality-based cooking game show where four chefs compete against each other in a three-round contest.  In each round the chefs are given a basket containing three to five mystery ingredients and are expected to use all of them in some way. The ingredients are often not commonly prepared together. The competitors are given access to a pantry and refrigerator stocked with a wide variety of other ingredients.  

The girls were excited to try out our own version of chopped.  The basket items they were given included: Ritz crackers, mozzarella string cheese, chicken breast, green beans and corn on the cob.

Elizabeth chose Daddy as her sous chef and Mommy was paired with Rachel. They each had to make four plates and the results would be our dinner for the evening.  Mommy and daddy were the judges.

They both composed their dishes:

Rachel's plate received points for presentation and points for flavor: 

Elizabeth received points for use of ingredients and food preparation.

The points added up to be a tie:

Dinner was fun, creative and delicious!