Chopped!

A few weeks ago we got together with our awesome friends Taleea and Nathan and had a Chopped night!  It was based on the Food Network show Chopped where chefs get a basket of mystery ingredients and a set amount of time to use them all in a meal, while trying to make the meal as beautiful and flavorful as possible.  We made our night a little easier (since we're not chefs!) and we had 4 ingredients and a whole hour to come up with our dish. 

For Taleea and Nathan to use, we picked sweet potato, carrots, ginger, and orange wedge candy. For us, they picked taco shells, broccolini, coconut milk and spam! 

There was a bit of frenzy as we each discovered our materials and tried to figure out what we could make with them--but we settled in quickly and had a really fun time! 

Taleea and Nathan were working so hard they came out blurry!

And the final product.......ta da!

We made a broccoli curry with green bell peppers, broccolini, potatoes and coconut sauce with a taco shell crumble on top... 

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and Taleea and Nathan made a stir fry with chicken, green beans, carrots and sweet potato with a ginger and orange candy dipping sauce! 

Aaron and Aerielle were our gracious judges! 

 After tasting both dishes, they judged us on taste, presentation and use of the ingredients, and decided that Taleea and Nathan won!  After tasting their meal, I definitely agreed with them.  But I was really proud of how our curry turned out too :) 

We had such a fun time and we look forward to hanging out with them again!