Mario tweeked his son’s recipe for Sloppy Joes with some spice and some fresh condiment to jazz up Leo’s version to give the audience an idea of ways to vary their new favorite dishes.

Michael dressed up his Hungarian Goulash to make it more American for viewers with crisp red peppers and spicy sausage perfectly browned in five minutes. He gets a lot of flack from his cohorts, but he smiles and laughs his ways through their antagonizing comments. I would have saved the fresh basil to add at the very last fragrant minute before serving, but Daphne got lost in her role of basil caretaker.

Daphne shined with her twist and Carla sparkled with her recipe almost as much as Clinton carried the laughter into his craft corner and glass jars of dirt and dish. A liquid smoothie or a frozen pop satisfies the sweet and healthy tooth. While I feel that most people forget to include water with their psyllium husks which leaves them dehydrated and with digestive upset, Daphne does a decent job of giving a healthy twist to a popcycle. There is plenty of fiber in the fruit to suffice, so I would leave out the husks.

The Chew and Favorite Recipes Twists and Turns

It’s the sign of a confident and capable cook to vary the dish and the recipe to reflect seasonal ingredients, the needs of the moment, and variations on a theme this way. In my restaurant, I could make an identical dish or I could customize it to suit any special request. I could cook in the present moment and that makes food good and great!

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