- This is progressing (laughing).
- It's getting bigger!
- It's blossoming in to a woman!
- Gotta get her a training bra.
(laughing)
(cheerful music)
- Hello!
- Welcome to another addition of,
- [Together] Tiny Cooking Competition!
- As a reminder, it's tiny
not 'cause we're makin' tiny food,
but because the stakes are tiny!
- Although, in this particular case,
we are making kind of tiny food.
- Because it's all the food that can fit in a mug!
- In a mug!
So this is Tiny Cooking Competition: Doom room edition.
Because we are tying to make foods
that you could make in a dorm room!
The mug meal I'm going to attempt to make
is actually a chicken pot pie in a mug!
It is based off of a Refinery29 recipe
that I am actually adapting a little bit.
Because this recipe included onion flakes,
which I don't like.
And corn in a pot pie, which like, what's wrong with you?
Thanks for the recipe though!
- Yeah! (Chicken clucks)
- I'm making a pepperoni pizza in a mug,
based on a recipe from BiggerBolderBaking.com.
I am making a little bit of changes to it.
Just because I wanted to add some different spices.
I also purchased some Parmesan crisps
to be served along with my pizza mug.
So that you have a little bit of (crunching noise)
texture.
- And then we will invite our friends to come
and see who made the best one.
- Also we can not have microwaves in this stage.
So when we actually have to do the cooking of the mugs,
we're going to go somewhere else.
But we're going to do all the prep work here!
And all the eating is happening here too.
Eat it right here.
(baby cooing) (chicken clucks)
Let's get started!
- Are you ready to lose?!
(snorts)
- Like I do every time? - I feel bad, I feel like I.
- I've never won one of these, I'm not going to win today.
I doesn't matter, I'm not fighting to win,
I'm fighting just to make a pizza.
Let's go.
- Maybe this time you'll win.
- I'm not gonna win.
- Why don't you have hope in yourself?
- (sad violin) 'Cause every time I do, I just get saddened.
Just kidding I don't care that much.
- Wanna make these mug meals?
- Yeah, let's make these mug meals.
Tablespoons of flour?
- And I'm creating a paste with my butter and my flour.
- Oh, it does look like a paste. (chuckles)
- Although this is like slightly too big of a bowl for this.
But whatever.
Oh, maybe I should do this in the mug.
I'm like 10 seconds in to this
and I've already made like a major tactical error.
I don't know why I was like, "Yeah, let's make mug meals,
but let me start with a huge mixing bowl."
All right, I made a paste.
- Okay.
(burst out laughing together)
- It's happy to see me!
(chicken clucks)
- In goes the milk.
Whisk, whisk, whisk.
(clattering)
- I'm adding a lot of garlic salt to my recipe.
It didn't call for garlic salt
but I just think you always need garlic salt.
- Come on Kristin.
Why is this so lumpy?
Wow, it's like every time I think the lumps are done,
the lumps are like not done.
This is what I'd be doing instead of studying.
- I don't think
this is a big enough mug. - That's not true.
- I'd be watching Netflix. (laughs)
- I'm gonna switch to my bigger mug.
- I can't get the lumps to like, dissolve.
It hit the milk and it went (blows raspberry)
I want it to be like (springing sound)
But instead it's like (bubbles popping)
Okay, I'm just gonna put it in the broth.
Followed by the broth, mix in the chicken, peas, corn,
we're not putting in the corn.
I can't get this open (laughs).
Can you help me?
(gasp) Oh no did I forget chicken?
(chicken clucks)
I forgot to by chicken for my chicken pot pie!
- Wow, maybe I will win!
- God damn it!
How did I make that mistake?
Well, we're just gonna add a lot of vegetables.
So mad.
(sighs) I wonder if there's a way for me to get chicken?
Wait!
There's a vending machine on campus
that actually sells like salads pre-made.
And there's a kale Caesar salad in there
that happens to have chicken on top of it.
I'll be right back.
- I just bought a kale Caesar salad
so that Kristin can have chicken in her chicken pot pie.
- Dumbest thing I've ever done.
And we're back!
- I just tried my dough.
This is a first attempt that I'm making.
I think I put too much salt.
We're gonna see how it goes.
- I hope you enjoy that first attempt,
'cause I'm not making another one.
Also, I don't have enough chicken to make another one.
So, this better work!
Tiny Cooking Competition! (fanfare)
- Tiny Cooking Competition!
This is how all Tiny Cooking Competitions go.
- It is.
It's usually me going like, "Oh no!"
And then I win.
- Basically!
Kristin also has extra crescent dough,
which she is so generously letting me use
because I'm going to try and add a little top crust.
- You know, you're gonna, this is gonna be yours.
- I get the kind that's already.
- Yeah, mhm.
I am a monster!
Mix in the chicken, peas, corn, paprika,
onion flakes, salt, and pepper.
Thank you vending machine salad!
For saving my butt!
- Pepperoni time!
- This is so silly.
- This is what my first attempt at a mug meal
looks like before I microwave it.
Oh, I gotta add my dried Italian herbs, never mind.
- I'm not quite there yet.
Some of us have things that take a little bit more time.
So.
- Well it's okay.
(laughs)
I'm gonna go microwave mine.
I think I'm gonna have to do a second version of this
because I think I (bleep)'ed up with the salt.
Be right back!
(microwave beeps)
It's a little bit flatter than I expected.
Let's go taste this bad boy.
Oh that is gooey and ooey.
- I mean it's basically just the top part of a pepperoni.
- This is a really delicious pizza
until you get to the crust.
Which is the dough at the bottom.
- Oh really?
- It's pretty salty.
There's like this much pizza greasy pizza toppings,
like sauce, cheese, pepperonis.
And then there's like this much gooey dough.
It can't really counteract the power
of the top layers of fats.
- I think it's really good.
- It's (stumbles on words)
- [Brittney] I'm not gonna lie,
this seems like a lot of ingredients for a dorm room.
- (shushes)
- You know what?
- Brittney!
- Who asked you to be smart and intelligent at us?
- I'm glad you're here though 'cause you know,
you're not wrong. - Thank you for being here.
Kristin, what?
- (shushes) It has paprika in it!
This is what the mixture looks like right now.
And Jen apparently doesn't like it.
Will you give me back my mug?
You're so rude.
- You didn't like my pizza grease.
- Are you gonna make a second one?
Move it along (bleep)
(Everyone gasp)
- Kristin!
- Well I'm glad it was gooey
'cause then it didn't go
everywhere. (chicken clucks)
- Okay, round 2 of my mug.
- Okay, unroll it and lay 2 or 3 across
the top of the mug to make a crust.
(sighs) I am gonna have to make 2, aren't I?
Damn it, okay.
All right, let's open this up!
(pops)
(Everyone laughs)
It's a surprise every time.
(singing) Oh please, please let this not be
- [Together] Disgusting!
- (silly singing)
- We're like if Sondheim teamed up with a trash can.
- That's exactly what we are.
- Cook for 3 minutes,
until the top is puffy and lightly brown.
All right, I'm gonna go to the microwave!
- Good luck!
- It looks like something is happening,
but I don't know what.
Is it puffing up?
Or not?
(exclaims) Look at this little (exclaims again)
- Man, this is a greasy pizza pie.
Already, I feel like this dough is gonna taste better
because I added way less salt.
The nice this is, since there's no raw egg in this dough,
I can taste it.
Yeah.
And add some fresh basil.
Cover the fresh basil with cheese.
A little bit more pepperoni.
Hopefully it's great.
I'm gonna go microwave it.
- [Man] What does it smell like?
- It smells like chicken pot pie!
- Oh, it does, amazing!
- Hopefully it taste good.
- It smells good!
- How's it taste?
- I mean, it's a little doughy, but it's not bad.
Put her in the hot seat baby!
(microwave beeps)
- I think I need to brush a little bit of oil on top
'cause it's like a little dry.
But, like.
(singing) Learning is essential.
Okay, I'm going to make another one (sighs)
I don't want to, but there is
some chicken in the salad left so.
I think what we learned is that
this needs to have some olive oil on it.
- I'm glad you're going to make a second one,
'cause now it means I can try it.
- I think you're gonna win.
- I don't think so.
- Wow.
- Damn it.
(laughs)
- Another Tiny Cooking Competition that I'm gonna lose.
- Well we haven't judged it yet.
I also think I put too much crust on there.
- I don't think so.
- All right, I made the first round.
You made your second round.
Mike is coming to judge in like 20 minutes.
- I think we have enough time.
- This time I'm gonna do everything in the same mug.
And not 3 different receptacles.
All right, Jen is making her third one,
I'm making my second one.
Tiny Cooking Competition! (giggles)
- (Quietly) Tiny Cooking Competition.
Jen is like dead serious right now.
- I just like.
I'm gonna lose.
- You're not gonna lose!
Whisking, whisking, whisking!
Wow, not changing receptacles 3 times
really makes the magic happen.
Oh, also if you heat the butter,
then add the flour immediately, it helps too.
- I'm just upset that we have to (bleep)-ing
clean all this up after this is done.
- The second time it's going much faster.
Now it actually does feel like a mug meal
and not just like a shrug meal.
I think we can do this.
Okay, we have 11 minutes.
Can I steal some of your garlic salt?
- Yeah!
(grinding)
Careful, that stuff is stronger than you expect.
- Well it's too late now! (laughs)
This is actually like too much mug.
She's transferring to another school.
The thing exactly said would not happen.
Pepper, pepper, pepper.
We have 9 minutes!
This is going to be a little bit less artful than last time.
I'm racin' against the clock!
- When's he coming?
- In 7 minutes.
- Godspeed ladies and gentlemen.
- (whispers) Yes, yes, yes, yes.
All right, time to go microwave!
- Whoa!
(everyone exclaims)
- [Together] Oh my God!
- Magic!
- We have a friend!
Hello Michael!
- And we're on time!
- So Kristin made a mug chicken pot pie.
I made a mug pepperoni pizza.
There's layers to mine, there's stuff to hers.
- It's a pot pie in a mug.
- You're just gonna,
oh (bleep) we just, you know who made who.
- Mike saw us on the way back from the microwave!
- Oh yeah.
- I honestly was not paying attention, so.
But now I know!
- Let's try yours first.
- Try mine first!
It's a mug peppered pizza.
It's still a little hot, so be careful.
- Oh, it is.
- Talk about what you see.
- One might say my cup runneth over.
- Mhm.
- I've never had pepperoni pizza pie in a mug before.
I mean it's fun!
There's a lot happening.
There's a lot of crust, there's a lot of cheese,
there's a lot of,
oh my, wow, is that basil?
- Yeah there's fresh basil in there baby.
- (laughing) I didn't realize there was just
whole basil in there.
- (exclaims) Oh my God.
- Censor this, censor this!
- Those cheese pulls are too sexy!
- I already spilled it on myself.
- Oh, that's everywhere, that's all over your crotch!
- (laughs) That's,
censor it out, it's too hot.
Wow, this is so good Jen.
- Thank you!
- I like the sweetness of the crust
and that it goes very nicely
with the savoriness of the cheese.
Is there meat in here?
- There is pepperoni if you get down far enough.
- In the Paleozoic layer, there is some pepperonis.
- This does kind of feel like an archeological expedition.
- Also if you want a little breadstick.
- Is that part of this?
- Um, it can be, just if you think it would taste good.
- Okay.
Yum.
- All right, I'm gonna move on to Kristin's now.
- All right, so this is a chicken pot pie in a mug.
It is suppose to look like this.
- Okay, I was about to say
the cup runneth over here even more so.
- Yes, it is supposed to be.
- So is there a certain way I should eat this Kristin?
Or just?
- I think break the crust.
- Break through and then get some chicken.
- Break through and get some chicken, get some sauce.
'Cause right now you're just gonna be eating mostly.
- Crust?
- And butter, yeah.
- Mm!
(exclaims) Peas!
Sorry.
(everyone laughing)
- Peas!
- It was just a surprise!
I couldn't see them and then they emerged!
Wow, I'm going to make a mess!
These are both delicious!
Oh, the peas are going everywhere!
They're, it just went down my leg.
(laughs)
The problem is, with the mug.
- Good thing we're not reviewing Mike's eating skills.
- The problem with just eating outta a mug in general,
is the surface area is not quite broad enough
to have a lot of space to work with.
- Shove it down in there.
Just be like. - I am.
This is, wow.
(exclaims in happiness)
- Are you looking again?
- Mhm.
Oh, there's a great crunchy bit in there.
- Oh yeah.
- What's the crunchy bit?
- Um, there's a little bit of dough at the bottom
and I put extra basil at the bottom too, so.
- Basil's not crunchy, but that's okay.
- Eh, you never know.
- All right, one last.
Mhm, so these are both exquisite masterpieces ladies.
- Yeah - (chuckling)
- It's very hard to make a decision here,
but I have come to a decision.
I am basing this off of what I perceive to be
creativity and uniqueness
and also my own personal preferences of flavor.
And with that,
I declare,
(drum roll)
Jennifer the winner!
- (Cheers loudly)
- What?!
(everyone laughing)
- Thank you Mike!
_ (laughing) Of course!
- After all this!
- I mean, we're all winners here.
We're all eating delicious mug meals.
- We're not.
We gotta clean this up!
- Yeah, also my tummy hurts
'cause I've eaten so much pepperoni and cheese.
- I will say to evaluate the mug meals
in terms of their realistic-ness in a dorm.
I think once I made the first pot pie,
the second pot pie only took me 15 minutes.
- Yeah. - Wow!
- Don't let the fact that we are total monsters,
- [Together] Detour you from making these.
- Delicious mug meals.
- Tiny Disaster Competition!
(laughs)
Congratulations on your first win!
- Thank you!
- Wow.
- That's a little shady, but it's true.
- It feels really good.
It's been a long, hard road to victory.
But I'm glad I'm here.
- You were so ready to lose again.
- I know, I was. - You were,
you were literally like.
- I was ready to be like, "thanks Kristin".
And Kristin has my prize,
I'm not gonna clean any of this up.
(laughing) (clattering)
- Tiny Cooking Competition: Dorm room edition!
- Lady tested.
- Lady escaped!
- Bye!
- Ow!
(soft jazz music)
(whooping) (squeaky hinge sound)