Inspired by the TV show “Chopped,” Discovery High’s Culinary Arts class held a cooking contest last week in which two-person teams created on-the-spot meals from four “mystery” ingredients — quail, Takis, purple potatoes and shiitake mushrooms — plus items from a campus pantry. Entries had to include a protein, starch, vegetable and sauce. Winners Nita Hodges and Elaija Russell walked away with bragging rights and new chef coats for whipping up a rice pilaf with glazed carrots and sauteed Brussels sprouts to complement deep fried quail and purple potatoes. … Proof that education not only can be fun, it can be tasty!
