Back in the kitchen, the contestants get two hours to prepare their meals and pack them up for the CPD. Antonia tells us she's making curry beef, as she dances a little close to the "lean protein" line. She thinks she will do well in this challenge given her previous success at healthy cooking challenges, and her experience as a mom. I love how we didn't know Antonia had a kid for like 6 episodes and now it's all she ever fucking talks about. Twitch is making sushi rolls, replacing the traditional white rice with a healthier blend of parsnip and pine nuts. While I agree that this dish meets the healthy requirement, I don't really see the CPD being thrilled with raw fish. The CPD members I've encountered in my days (don't ask) wouldn't even know what to do with that. Yoda also presents another possible problem as she notes that sushi would never fill her up for lunch. Problem is, Twitch doesn't have time to make the 8-piece fried chicken bucket it would take to fill you up, my dear.
Dale has figured out a way to circumvent Evangelass's tricks by switching out lettuce for cabbage cups with bison and Vietnamese flavorings. So much for staying away from that Asian stereotype. Antonia agrees with me, and begins bitching about how Dale's totally going to be eliminated for always defaulting to Asian. See I disagree with that... remember Ilan? That bitch cooked Spanish food every week and won the entire season. Don't even get me started on my hatred for him, but it shows that when/if Dale gets eliminated, it won't be for being a one-trick pony. It'll likely be for punching one of the judges in the face.
Fleasa is starting on her stir-fry and begins making the brown rice, which she notes needs a long time to cook. As she's cleaning the shrimp, Twitch points out that they're high in cholesterol. I don't think he's telling her that to be an asshole (he's a lot of things, but not a bad guy), but I don't see the point in alarming her now when it's too late for her to change her protein. However, Fleasa isn't worried because the instructions required the meal to be low in carbs, sugar, and fat -- not cholesterol. Good luck defending that technicality when your dirty ass winds up in the bottom.
Daddy Tom is in the house! Stopping to chat with Fleasa, Daddy Tom tries her homemade hot sauce, which is so intense he almost shits himself right there in the kitchen. She hurriedly assures him that'll be toned down when it's mixed into the dish, but he's too busy gasping for air to pay attention. He staggers over to Evangelass, and immediately calls him out on his dickwad behavior at Whole Foods. DT holds up a tomato and asks if Evangelass is even using them, and Evangelass jokes about how he was considering just leaving them on display to taunt the other contestants. Needless to say, Daddy Tom is not really amused and Evangelass quickly explains he will be incorporating them into his chicken salad dish. DT also stops at Richard and Yoda's tables, and seems pretty impressed with their burritos and mushroom/leek soup, respectively.
"Goddammit, doc said I had at least another 5 years before incontinence became an issue (and until Scar would notice me)."
With 30 minutes left, the chefs begin boxing up their dishes to transport them to the CPD. Fleasa tells us she's been checking her brown rice periodically, but when she swings by for another check, she sees the burner has been cranked up to high. Now the rice is burned on the outside, raw on the inside, and there's not enough time to make a new batch given its long cooking time. As she runs around trying to fix it, she bitches to us about sabotage and the other contestants tell us Fleasa's full of shit and just trying to blame others for her own careless mistakes. I can't decide who I believe here -- I definitely think Fleasa's stupid and bitchy enough to have screwed up herself and try to blame someone else, but I can also see Evangelass cranking up a burner as he walked by. Seeing as though I can also picture him drowning kittens, it's not much of a stretch.
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