Cooking Club

A year (or two?) ago Heidi started a cooking club choosing recipes out of the French Laundry cookbook. Is anyone interested in doing that again? Heidi? Luanne? Anybody? We could either keep with the French Laundry book or open it up to a broader source of recipes.

If there is more interest in French Laundry, I can type out and email a recipe to someone who doesn't have the book.

For a non-French Laundry choice, I'll put French Onion Soup out as an option. I think that is a good match for fall weather. Of course, open to other suggestions. If we go this route, let's pick from an on-line recipe source so the recipe is easily available.

[Pollyanna]

Sounds like a ton o' fun!

[MrsK]

What exactly is a cooking club?

[Ladybug]

And there's always the macrina baking book...croissants?

I'd be up for anything. Mine will look more like cheeseburger meets French Laundry. Disaster and crying children pictures included for everyone's yucks.

[Meenah]

I'm in!!!!! I still have the book, but I'm open to anything. That was alot of fun. Cooking is one of the few things that I find relaxing (when doing it for fun).

[Vanquisher]

What exactly is a cooking club?

We pick a recipe, in the past it has been out of the French Laundry Cookbook, and those who want to cook it and take pictures (optional). Then we post a review with our pictures and experiences making the recipe. It's about trying new things and fun.

Of course, I am in. So, everyone who wants to, pitch in with some ideas for an October dish. Nellie wants to do french onion soup, and that is fine with me.

I'm good with french onion soup, and I also LOVE Ladybug's idea of using the Macrina book (since I've tasted their deliciousness). French Laundry is a bit too evolved for me. I like my food homey -- but baked goods I'm ALWAYS up for.

[Chrisada]

Sounds like fun. Being a good cook is something I aspire for. Maybe this will help!

I'd love to participate! I really enjoy cooking, but recently I've been in a bit of a rut. I desperately need to broaden my repertoire.

[Vanquisher]

Perhaps, instead of one dish, we should make a menu of 3 or 4 things?

French Onion Soup
Entree
Dessert

Unless that is too much?? You don't have to make them all at once. Just a thought.

[Sheherezade]

I'm in, too. I've been on a "eat at home" budget campaign and I'm running out of recipes. My kids can just suck it up and try something new one night.

I'm with Jenn, though. I think French Laundry is a bit more evolved than my family palate...and I am also down with the baked goods.

French Onion Soup?

[ladymoreta]

I'd love to join! I don't have the book, so I will need a copy of the recipe.

[HouseofWool]

I'm in too, but as has been mentioned, French Laundry might be a bit too much for the 13 yo boy I am now living with (the kid doesn't like cheese - unless on pizza - or rice). French Onion Soup sounds fab, perfect for the snow we are having now.

[niener]

Oooh sounds fun!! I'm allergic to a random assortment of foods, but I'll participate when I can. I'd particularly like to see photos of what everyone makes. One of my biggest pet peeves is recipe books without pictures -- I have to see what my food is supposed to look like!

[L.Jane]

I would love to join, but will only be able to when the recipes are kosher style. (IE: no pork, dairy and meat in the same recipe, or shell fish) So I will jump in when I can, enjoy the pictures when I can't. Just let me know what book to get, or the recipe and It would be so much fun!