Masterchef New Zealand

Last night I happened to watch a bit of the first episode of Masterchef New Zealand.  For the unfamiliar, it''s a reality show with a competition to find a 'masterchef' among a group of amateur cooks.  Yesterday they showed some of the initial weeding out process.  There were a few weirdos and lots of awkward tears, but something I found interesting involved one of a contestants, who was vegan.  Her name is Eva and she cooked a potato nest on carrot, lemon cumin puree with basil and cashew pesto and a tomato salad.  The recipe can be found here.

It impressed the judges enough for them to give her a spot in the top 24.  Not bad really, especially given the fact that they were a bit dubious about her dish to begin with.

I'm currently cooking dinner.  I like to multi task.