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#AtoZChallenge 2016, A-Z Challenge, Challenges, Food, GIF, Video

{D}econstruction: #AtoZChallenge 2016

Can I tell you how much of a fan I am of  ‘Chopped‘- one of the many amazing culinary contest shows on the Food Network?  The premise – four contestants  *with better than mediocre culinary skills*  compete against each other by turning ‘mystery  basket ingredients’ into a three course meal.

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 The prize?  Bragging rights and ten thousand dollars! *blink. blink*  

YEP!

I did say ‘ten thousand smackeroos!

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Of course it’s not as simple as cooking whats  in the basket.  Of course not!  That wouldn’t be fun,  right?  RIGHT!  So here’s the twist…..

… the ingredients have to be presented in a ‘deconstructed’ form of their original self!  Alright then!  Since I’m new to the notion that really good food involves more than opening a package and popping it into the microwave, the whole idea of deconstruction – relating to food …. and what’s that?!

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the best that I can come up with  *and this after shamelessly watching some uncalculated number of episodes! *  my safe guess is that deconstructed meals have these three ‘Musts‘:

☆ you take foods that are normally combined in the dish

☆ change their forms – use your culinary know-how

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☆then plate them together in a different way.

‘BOO YOW’

DECONSTRUCTION! !!!!

It’s not just about taking the dish apart, but putting its elements back together.

I know that it’ll be a minute before I can do this little trick!

What food tricks do you have?

Do tell….

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I’m Taking the Money Challenge…

Hello Luv-lies,

Got Resolution?  Why not make this little money-saving ditty one of them – I am.  We’ll probably be more successful than say, ummmmmmm ……any weight loss resolutions ( just keeping it real… I’m just saying)

This little challenge seems to be all the rave this year.  It premise seems pretty basic (don’t you just hate when someone says that?  It makes me feel like, if I don’t get it – the first time – I’m a lot challenged… just saying):: You start by saving one dollar  the first week of the year and gradually save $52 in the last week of the year.

The idea seems to have been started last year by,  Kassondra Perry-Moreland, who owns the Facebook group for the 52-Week Money Challenge, and  *BOOM!* it went viral. Kassondra talked to Martin Williams of All Things MW  and offered this reason for starting ‘the thing’::

“I am a single parent, and I have worked at my job for 22 years. I just worked 53 hours alone in this payperiod and do this all of the time. I decided that this is the year that I will have something to show for working all of those hours instead of just bills left over at the end of the year. I work better if I am held accountable, even in my personal life, so I decided to see how many of my friends would be honest and say they needed help with a structured savings plan, and even if they don’t would they help me. I had no idea that it wold turn into what it has in just the last two hours”.

Here’s how the weekly breakdown looks like::

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I’m going to give it a try.  I do think that I’m going to do it in reverse, though.

That way, when the holiday season rolls around, my saving amount will be ‘Min-Na-Mall!

Are You In?

…. do tell

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