To prepare, Preston invited Cam to dinner every night during the week, with a catch. Cam had to bring three main ingredients for Preston to use in preparing the dish, and he couldn’t tell Preston what those three items would be ahead of time, either. They could be anything, but they had to be things that one normally wouldn’t think of using together. For instance, no chicken, rice, and tomatoes, or steak, potatoes, and mushrooms. Preston wanted to be challenged, forced to think outside the box, to be prepared for whatever Mel would throw his way.
Everything Preston already had in his own kitchen and pantry could be used in the preparation of the meal, to go along with the spirit of Mel’s test. Even though he usually only cooked the same kid-friendly cuisine for Abby, Preston kept an impre
