Top Chef: Octuplet + 6 Challenge
Your mission, should you choose to accept it....
Make a nutritious meal for 16. A meal that can be cooked on a regular stove in a regular kitchen. You have 2 minutes, ahem, 1 hour.
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19 Comments:
???- I don't have a clue about what you're asking for.
dmcavanagh at 12:06AM on 02/07/09
pasta. spaghetti. easily feeds a crowd.
listener at 12:15AM on 02/07/09
nuke food Stouffers stuff.
pjracz10 at 12:54AM on 02/07/09
I could make a vat of chili, and if the stove includes an oven and not just a cooktop, I could do cornbread, probably in a couple cast iron skillets. Maybe some fruity sort of salad -- something with mangoes and tropical fruits.
If that doesn't fit the "nutritious" requirement (no Top Chef in my cable lineup), I'd do a pasta dish with a ton of veggies, a big salad, and call it a day.
Spicy shrimp in a tomato sauce on rice. Salad. Either veggies on the side -- something green, probably -- or veggies in with the shrimp.
dbcurrie at 1:35AM on 02/07/09
@dmcavanagh I was just being silly. The octuplets mother lives in a typical ranch w/ 3 bedrooms, very similar to the one my family of 4 lives in. I keep thinking about the logistics of 14 children. Tonight, I was imagining what dishes one would make for a challenge on Top Chef.
For example:
Chili w/ lots of beans
Multiple roast chickens w/ mashed potatoes
Sashimi (not economical, but who cares it's Top Chef)
Baked polenta with gorgonzola and rapini (kids will be too hungry to be picky)
Salade Nicoise
LearP at 1:50AM on 02/07/09
@LearP - you know, now you got me thinking about feeding 14 kids 3 times a day, every day. Not right now even, but say, in 3, 4, 5 years. It's not one or two meals we're talking about. I can only imagine their "normal" grocery shopping list! Actually, no, I don't think I can.
brooke29 at 2:06AM on 02/07/09
And they're mostly boys! When my male cousin was in high school, my mom had to shop with my aunt to push a second cart or she couldn't buy enough to make it through the week. I can't imagine him X6...
With mom is school though (I read she is trying to finish her counseling degree?) I think a Rachael Ray 30-min meal is going to be more her speed. Are the other 6 enough older to help at some point?
cowprintrabbit at 2:30AM on 02/07/09
It might be easier to do some longer-cooking meals that don't need any attention while they're cooking. Turkey, for instance. No need to do stuffing or anything fancy, but a big turkey might be easier than a bunch of chickens.
I can also imagine a lot of layered casserole-type dishes that might need some time in the oven, but again, they don't need attention while they're cooking.
Pizzas might be doable, depending on the oven(s). They could be made on cookie sheets, and if there were 3 oven racks, you could get a lot cooking at the same time. Have another set of cookie sheets ready to go in, and while everyone is eating the first piece, the second set of three is going into the oven.
dbcurrie at 3:13AM on 02/07/09
@dbcurrie - I have often wondered about doing that with pizza for a party, but been afraid the middle one would be underdone. Can you recommend a cooking time/temp adjustment?
cowprintrabbit at 4:28AM on 02/07/09
Vegetable soup every night - change it up, of course...
Cassaendra at 6:51AM on 02/07/09
No I think that I would do a bar of some sort.
A taco/burrito bar with all the fixings or a baked potato bar with all the fixings. Make your own sandwich/wrap bar again wiht all the fixings on the side.
pjracz10 at 8:39AM on 02/07/09
Is it just me, or does anyone else think she has had work done on her face to make her look like Anelina Jolie?
izatryt at 3:27PM on 02/07/09
She has plenty of people she can call:
John and Kate
The Dugans
But I am thinking:
Lasagna
Mac and Cheese
Chix pot pie
Baked ham, scalloped potatoes, veg
red beans and rice
soups and sandwiches
big pots of oatmeal, cream of wheat, grits for breakfast
SayWhat at 8:01PM on 02/07/09
Doesn't TLC provide a caterer when they are filming - I don't think she'll have to worry about cooking!
I can't even type what a friend of mine said they should call the show lol!
floridayaya at 9:55PM on 02/07/09
@iz - no, it's certainly not just you!
brooke29 at 11:20PM on 02/07/09
@izatryt and brooke - she's very jolie-esque!
that lady should buy stock in stouffers. those veggie lasagnas feed a crowd. hahaha.
I'm going to agree with the chili and chicken suggestions. Shopping for things like cheese, chicken pieces and noodles at stores like sam's club, costco and meijer is probably the only thing that will get that family through their childhood...
does anyone know the ages of her other 6 kids?
mayoxqueen at 7:36PM on 02/08/09
@mayo - the first six are ages 2-7. Honestly, I don't know how she's gonna do it.
chisai at 8:11PM on 02/08/09
I'm thinking a healthy serving of BIRTH CONTROL.
buffy at 10:02PM on 02/08/09
chilly!
dd101 at 2:49PM on 04/13/09