Food Fight: Desperation Dinner Challenge
We asked for a tasty, simple, and creative interpretation of a "desperation dinner." We found that each person is desperate in his or her very own way. So, in addition to the People's Choice, with the most votes, we've spread the love with an Editors' Choice and two Honorable Mentions for the recipes that would each make us happy at our most desperate moments.
And the winners are ...
The CHOW team hard at work in the test kitchen.
EDITORS' CHOICE
Votes
16
Lazy Single Girl's Peanutty Noodles
By violet22
Savory and sweet, with good use of standard pantry items. We might date this lazy single girl if she cooked this for us.
CHOW editors say ...
Too much peanut butter. I feel like I need jelly.
Good garlic and ginger bite. Peas add semblance of healthiness.
PEOPLE'S CHOICE
Votes
4002
After the binge quick and dirty onion soup
By PaulaT
It would take a true act of desperation to get us to make this recipe. But the people have spoken.
CHOW editors say ...
Nasty.
HONORABLE MENTION
Votes
1716
Hoppin' Jane
By BlitzNYC
We liked the spice and the creative use of random canned items, although some said perhaps too random.
CHOW editors say ...
Nice combo of
textures.
HONORABLE MENTION
Votes
20
Roasted Garlic and Flat Leaf Parsley Pasta
This was a flavor and simplicity favorite, but some described it as a cop-out for its sheer unoriginality.
CHOW editors say ...
