surprise, surprise, surprise...

This week's episode of the Next Iron Chef America challenged the chefs two ways. First, they got to choose the "secret" ingredients for each other. They could have been really mean to each other, but for the most part the combos that they doled out were not terribly outrageous. After that, they found out that they had to cook outside on grills and with a very limited pantry.

I was thinking about something I might be able to cook that was inspired by this episode when it hit me -- I could invite two friends to join me in choosing ingredients for each other and then we would all share our thoughts and recipes.

Very graciously, my buds Brian and Gavin agreed to join in this fun. We're in the process of selecting ingredients for each other and then will get on to cooking them up.

Check back for the ingredient lists and the follow-up post with a recap of our experiences!