Home Cooking Challenge: the results are in!
It’s been three nights since the Home Cooking Challenge came to an end. Let’s check in with Megan and get the answers to all your questions, including one from her mother and the one that’s been on ALL of your minds.
Save food from the fridge
Not that long ago, humans knew what to do to lengthen the shelf lives of our produce, but now? Everything kinda gets tossed in the fridge. (Admit it: you’ve refrigerated onions before. Uh-huh. I know it!) Is there a better way we could store food?
Day 6 & 7 Cooking Challenge report: off-roading and Star Wars picnics
Over the weekend my cooking challenge came to an end. Here’s a quick rundown of my experiences from Day 6, with a menu all planned out, and Day 7 with no menu and the instructions to, as Ariel put it, “go off-roading.” It resulted in one awesome Star Wars-themed picnic!
Day 5 Cooking Challenge report: breakfast tacos, ice cream for lunch, and Samuel L Jackson!
Breakfast tacos, ice cream for lunch, freaky onions, and Samuel L. Jackson!? Day 5 of Megan’s cooking challenge was one weird ride. And it looks like, according to the video, Megan had never before encountered ginger … until last night. Watch it all unfold!
Offbeat Home Food Challenge: Recipes for Day 6
Megan isn’t the only one whose week has been enlightening — I’ve learned things, too! And with these lessons tucked into my belt, I we set upon Day 6 of the challenge with VIGOR!
Day 4 Cooking Challenge report: fails abound
I woke up the morning of Day 4 of the Offbeat Home cooking challenge feeling like “hell yeah! I can do this!” I made risotto my bitch yesterday, so I was feeling pretty confident. But BOY was the cooking universe ready to knock me back on my ass in the form of eggs that refuse to summersault, French toast sadness, and macaroni and cheese that was sorely lacking in one important ingredient.
Day 5’s recipes for the Offbeat Home Food Challenge
So far this week you've had yummy goat cheese and pear bagels, the quiche from hell, and some food experiences in between. Today, we'll revisit some of the ingredients and techniques you've learned and apply them in new ways.
Day 3 Cooking Challenge report: Megan gets her groove back
Results from Day 3 of the Offbeat Home cooking challenge. In which Megan meets hoisin sauce, learns what risotto is, and shows off her smiling paring knife. It was also a magical day in the Finley household because her husband actually ate something other than pizza himself, and makes a pretty adorable video appearance.