This past weekend, I drove down to DC with my aunts and cousin so that we could take an acrylic landscape workshop. I have always loved a variety of art forms and the expression they allow you.
While that was the point of our trip, one of the highlights was the $10 appetizer challenge we had on Saturday night. This is something my cousin had done with her friends before and it sounded like a lot of fun. What I loved about this is it’s like recreating Ready, Steady, Cook at home.
The Challenge
Spend only $10 and create an appetizer. No peeking at recipes allowed.
The Rules
- If you spend more than $10, a point gets deducted from your final score
- No corn or rice products could be used
- No beef or pork
- Points from 1 – 5 (with 5 being the best) awarded for presentation, taste, and originality
By far, the most challenging part was sticking to a $10 budget at Whole Foods (that was the closest place to my mom’s apartment), but it certainly did force us to be creative. It was also a little difficult to manage five people cooking in the kitchen at once, but this was a lot of fun. Once everything was ready, we also added a wine tasting to our evening.
Here are the dishes we ended up creating:
The winning appetizer.
