I don't know about you but I squealed when I heard this week's "Quick Fire Challenge". Padma and Season 3 winner Hung Huynh unveiled shelves full of ordinary pantry staples…well the kind you'd find in a home kitchen anyway. Everyone looked stunned, but Jeff was the most horrified. Really?

I laughed mostly because it reminded me of a question a co-worker once asked me. We were waiting tables together and he asked, " If you could have any superhuman power, what would it be?" I replied enthusiastically  with, "the ability to make tasty and nutritious meals with barely anything in the cupboard." he stared at me, shook his head, and snapped, "that is so sad." 

Oh, Jorge, I beg to differ.