These were my choices for Chopped tonight, starring the incredibly handsome Chef Francisco. First Pomegranate. Frank and I have a "thing" for pomegranate. A year and a half ago pom exploded around our area. It was in everything and was used in specialty drinks, featured on menus etc. Well Frank and I had jumped on that flavor bandwagon right before it became popular and so we always thought it was funny seeing the fruit everywhere. So I thought it would be an appropriate first choice. Frank could use it as the fruit or use the juice in his recipe! Pine nuts have always been a favorite of mine. I love the taste and the texture that they give a meal. Tae is also allergic to nuts so we don’t get to use them very often but since it is a kids-free dinner, I thought it would be a great time! I cannot wait to see what Frank creates!
The last two days have been excellent for one big reason - the RED SOX! Living in Upstate NY, we rarely get to see the Red Sox on tv, usually only when they play the Yankees or if it is the ESPN game of the day. Well Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights this week… Red Sox vs. the Tankers. (side note: Frank and I both have crackberrys which have smart text. Whenever I text him and write out the word, Yankees, the smart text always changes it to Tankers which I think is appropriate and quite hilarious). Tuesday night we put on our Red Sox gear, got Taelyn all ready for the game and cooked a delicious white pizza with tomatoes and ham - YUM. The result, 7-0 Red Sox! Last night we once again put on our gear and cooked Hibachi. The result, 6-5 Red Sox! (We have now won each of the 7 games against the Tankers this year!!!) So tonight is Chopped, good food = good game. I am EXCITED!
Here are some pictures of our Hibachi night and our dueling grills :o) Usually we do steak and shrimp but tonight we did feel like running to the store so we just did chicken and Frank added bacon to his!
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