Feedback for Cooking Club 2013

Mellor

Sparks wrote: »

More unhealthy fun food please
Enough with your Sicilian fennel salads (bleurgh), give me chilli and barbecue and cake and chocolate and curry and deep fried everything wrapped in a tortilla with sour cream on the side!

I might enter this year, if i do I have something in mind along those lines.
It's a bit small so might need a side.


Failing that i'll go tex-mex with sourcream on the side

BaZmO*

I think it'd be an awful shame to cancel the Cooking Club. I always try to get around to making as much recipes as time will allow me, but I always make sure to comment when I do. I know how much effort goes into putting up a recipe so it's the least you can do.

I love the randomness of it so I wouldn't like to see it restricted to Starters -v- Mains -v- Desserts etc. You can't please everybody so just go with the ones you like. I also love the mix of complicated and simple recipes, each have their place.

If getting the numbers together is getting to be a bit of a hassle what about having a break in the summer? Maybe that'd give people a bit more focus for the second half of the year?

Sparks

Mellor wrote: »

Failing that i'll go tex-mex with sourcream on the side

You had me at tex-mex

Lovely Bloke

BaZmO* wrote: »

If getting the numbers together is getting to be a bit of a hassle what about having a break in the summer? Maybe that'd give people a bit more focus for the second half of the year?

Or maybe dispense with December altogether. That means there's less of a rush on getting the new year up and running, it gives a month and a half for people to sign up, get the lists sorted out and stuff, and December is a busy time for people as it is, without having to do up a recipe, or to make one from here and then post up about it.

We always make the effort on recipes we think we'll like, and almost always post a picture of our efforts too. It's good fun

There are recipes from here that have become "go to" midweek dinners, especially the less complicated ones, for when you don't have much time in the evenings. Others have become "weekend" dinners for when we've a bit more time.

Deserts too, love them all!

I want to make a special mention of Faith, she does absolutely brilliant work in the background in organising this forum, the people, the recipes, the lists, everything. You do a fantastic job.

I'll definitely be signing up for the 2013 version, and I can't wait to see the new recipes in the new year.

This is one of the best forums on all of Boards, and it's very obvious from the number of "thread views" that there are way, way more people looking at and cooking the recipes than just the people who post.

It would be great if all of those people signed up for an account and joined in.

We don't bite (much)!

Faith

TheNinthGate wrote: »

Or maybe dispense with December altogether. That means there's less of a rush on getting the new year up and running, it gives a month and a half for people to sign up, get the lists sorted out and stuff, and December is a busy time for people as it is, without having to do up a recipe, or to make one from here and then post up about it.

We don't run the club in December for the reasons you outlined . We do 40-something weeks, typically ending at the end of November.

blueshed

yes please keep it going, i turn here and the BBC food site for about 90% of my recipes and made the following many times.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055855181

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=2056221109

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056269873

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055822034

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056022762

Mrs Fox

Please keep TCC going. I look forward to it every week.
It is a bit disheartening when people don't respond or try out your recipe, but like all cookbooks, you realistically only try a handful of the recipes that interests you.
And I'm certain complexity isn't the main problem - just look at Curry Addict's thread on Indian Restaurant Curry recipes. It takes something like 7 days and 7 nights to make and yet it got phenomenal responses.

I've tried plenty of the recipes myself and while I don't post too often (unless I've taken a photo normally of what I've made) I would also love moar unhealthy dishes for 2013! But that's just me, a mix of things could be great.

And just to say, thanks Faith for all your help in pulling all this together, I'm sure it can be a headache at times chasing up people.

fitzcoff

I would love to see the cooking club continue, although I haven't tried a lot of the dishes, as I am a bit of a fussy eater as I don't eat fish and a few other bits,but I check in every week to have a peek.

This year I had a baby in June so pre baby I couldn't face cooking and since June I haven't had time. In saying that we held the christening at home and I cooked quiche and cheesecake from the cooking club.

Thanks to everyone (esp all the mods ) that contributes to the thread each year and I would hate to see if go.

The Black Oil

Delve into the cooking club
It done fed many with great grub
From decadent chocolate, to pulled meat
'Tis always a treat
Thereafter, give your full tummy a nice rub
:pac:

angeldelight

I'd really like to see TCC continue. At the beginning I was an avid reader, and made every recipe (almost) that was put up, but unfortunately real life got in the way (which coincided with my week to put up a recipe - I still feel guilty about not being in a position to), and it is really only now that everything has settled down and now live somewhere with a nice kitchen, and have some time to cook and generally live again. So I would love the CC to continue, and will be back to my enthusiastic days of the beginning, trying and posting on all the recipes. My favourites are mains and desserts, but I'll try almost anything!

PS the mods do a great job at keeping this going, fair play