So, you know that movie Julie and Julia? Yeah, this is kind of like that.
Ben Starr was a contestant on the 2011 season of MasterChef. He went on the show to prove that a nice, likable guy could do well on a reality TV show. And he did. It seems like most of the audience fell in love with Ben.
The show inspired two of us (Sharyl and Deanna) to try something new, making Eggs Benedict for the first time. We both posted about it on Facebook. Then I (Deanna) posted a link to Ben's recipe for Pumpkin Carrot Cake and said that I planned on making it for Thanksgiving this year. That link, along with our posts about how much fun we'd had trying a new recipe, got Tisha thinking and the idea for this blog was born.
The three of us are all at different levels when it comes to cooking skills. The plan is to get together twice a month and try out a recipe or two from Ben's first cookbook. Hopefully, we will all gain some new skills (and not gain weight) and some new recipes out of this project but it's mostly about spending some time together, having fun.
And eating. Lots and lots of eating.
3 chicks, mixing and tasting our way through Ben Starr's cookbook.
