Frumpy Mom: What I learned from watching the TV show ‘Chopped’

Frumpy Mom: What I learned from watching the TV show ‘Chopped’

I would never have learned to cook if it weren’t for the TV show, “Chopped.”  This long-running reality show on the Food Network pits against each other four successful chefs, who race to cook three-course meals, using baskets of “mystery ingredients” that often have weird tastes or are sometimes just flat-out bizarre. The chefs can also choose additional ingredients for their dishes from an available pantry, but they must use all the mystery in…