Daniel: “Um, I don’t know, how about tortilla soup.”

Amanda: “I’ve never made that.”

Daniel: “Give it a try. Google a recipe.”

Amanda: “Ok.”

Now given Amanda’s heritage as a Dupla (read: recipe’s are only a suggestion) I was taking a risk by inviting her to venture into culinary experimentation.

However, what I found out is the girl can cook. Let me say that I never thought of tortilla soup as a meal in itself, but Amanda’s version was totally filling and delicious. The next week came French Onion Soup and Croquet Monsieur sandwiches. “Oui Oui!”

Not to get stuck in a soup rut, this week Amanda tackled brisket. Not just any brisket, Anointed Brisket. Amanda’s former church’s pastor’s wife (follow that?) passed along a recipe, that she got from another pastor’s wife – hence, anointed. The brisket turned out wonderful – juicy and flavorful. It was so good as a matter of fact, that it didn’t last long enough to get it’s picture taken.

So now we need more challenges. If there is a recipe that you love, have tried in the past, or have thought of trying, pass it along and lets see if Amanda can continue her streak of hits…