Lime mayonaise, pinto beans, tinned anchovies, oatmeal and one antique frozen chicken breast are the extent of the ingredients in my house. It’s been an action-packed week. I haven’t been to the grocery store in…um….

Yeah. It’s been a while.

I could order a pizza, but the thought of spending $17 for a lukewarm pizza in a damp cardboard box didn’t do a thing for me.

I am a regular watcher of Chopped, the Food Network show where professional chefs are given baskets with some of the most whack-a-doo ingredient combos and told they have a 20 or 30 minutes to create an appetizer, entree and dessert. What kind of dinner entree could you create in 30 minutes with coconut flakes, snap peas, quick grits and lamb shoulder? [Read more]