I Heart Cooking Clubs

Monday, March 30, 2020

March IHCC Potluck! (& a Note About April's Themes)

This week is our usual Potluck week so pick any recipe from any of our 19 featured chefs and cook away. Or if you don't have the inclination to cook, repost one of your favorite recipes from a previous IHCC post!

You can make any dish from any of our 19 featured chefs:

Nigella Lawson
Mark Bittman
Giada De Laurentiis
Jamie Oliver
Tessa Kiros
Rick Bayless
Madhur Jaffrey
Yotam Ottolenghi
Donna Hay
Nigel Slater
Diana Henry
Jacques Pepin
Ellie Krieger
Curtis Stone
Heidi Swanson
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Ina Garten
Eric Ripert
Ruth Reichl

Make and post your MARCH POTLUCK recipe by Sunday, April 5th. Please link a picture of your recipe below, and leave a comment after.

*****PLEASE REMEMBER that we are continuing to cook the recipes of our 19 IHCC FEATURED CHEFS. Make sure that any recipes you post on our link ups are from and credited to one of those 19 chefs.

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New to IHCC? Need help linking up or a refresher on how to join in the fun? Please check out our WELCOME page. If you have any questions please leave a comment below and one of us will get back with you.

If you'd like to check out the Pick a Favorite theme from last week, please click on the link and take a look!

***A Note About April Themes***

Here at I Heart Cooking Clubs, we will do whatever we NEED to do to keep cooking. No, this does not mean putting yourself in harm's way to obtain ingredients. Instead, this is a call to use what we have at home or what we can come by safely. We will use what we MUST to keep putting dishes on the table. In doing so, our hope is we can share tips and ideas to help each other through these times! Our only guideline will be to use a base recipe (making changes if needed) from one of our 20 chefs, including our new chef, Julia Child. We hope you will join us in an effort to keep our passion alive, cooking our Needs Must dishes. Please stay safe and take good care!

Monday, March 23, 2020

Pick A Favorite {Yes, your favorite IHCC chef}!

We have cooked with 19 extraordinary chefs over the years here at I Heart Cooking Clubs! For the entire year, we have focused on cooking the recipes of all of them, each and every week, and now that time is coming to an end, we are asking you to....

PICK A FAVORITE!

We are SO curious to see who you choose as a favorite! We know it will be hard, but when push comes to shove, you know deep down that you have totally have a favorite! So, who is it?

Pick A Favorite and then make and post your recipe by Sunday, March 29th. Please link a picture of your recipe below, and leave a comment after.

*****PLEASE REMEMBER that we are continuing to cook the recipes of our 19 IHCC FEATURED CHEFS. Make sure that any recipes you post on our link-ups are from and credited to one of those 19 chefs.****

**Please note that we will begin cooking the recipes of the one and only Julia Child starting April 6th! Themes for April will be added this week!

If you'd like to check out our Hot Potato theme from last week, please click on the link and check them out!

***Special Note***

Monday, March 16, 2020

Hot Potato!

In Honor of St. Patrick's Day we are honoring the great potato by making ANY hot potato dish from ANY of our 19 IHCC chefs. You can also show previously made potato dishes by any of our 19 featured chefs.

***Special Note***

We recognize that these are trying times with the coronavirus impacting all of our lives. You may not feel like posting, you may not have the ingredients we are featuring for our weekly themes. Please take care of yourselves and your loved ones.

If you do feel like joining us, you can make and post ANY dishes you want from ANY of our 19 featured chefs, whether they match the theme or not.

Make and post your Hot Potato! (or any dish from our 19 featured chefs) dish by Sunday, March 22nd. Please link a picture of your recipe below, and leave a comment after so we know we got your entry.

*****PLEASE REMEMBER that we are continuing to cook the recipes of our 19 IHCC FEATURED CHEFS. Make sure that any recipes you post on our link-ups are from and credited to one of those 19 chefs.

New to IHCC? Need help linking up or a refresher on how to join in the fun? Please check out our WELCOME page. If you have any questions please leave a comment below and one of us will get back with you.

If you'd like to check out our Monthly Food Trends--Cauliflower Everything! theme from last week, please click on the link and check them out!

Monday, March 9, 2020

2020 Monthly IHCC Food Trend Challenge: Cauliflower Everything! {Plus a Special Annoucement}

It's 2020 and we are changing up our monthly challenge to celebrate the expected food trends of the decade.

Each month we'll be exploring one Food Trend of 2020. March's food trend is ...

CAULIFLOWER EVERYTHING!

These days everything is coming up cauliflower: steaks, pizza, pasta, etc.

Make and post your Cauliflower Everything dish by Sunday, March 15th. Please link a picture of your recipe below, and leave a comment after so we know we got your entry.

*****PLEASE REMEMBER that we are continuing to cook the recipes of our 19 IHCC FEATURED CHEFS. Make sure that any recipes you post on our link-ups are from and credited to one of those 19 chefs.

New to IHCC? Need help linking up or a refresher on how to join in the fun? Please check out our WELCOME page. If you have any questions please leave a comment below and one of us will get back with you.

If you'd like to check out our Let's Go Nuts! theme from last week, please click on the link and check them out!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

After a year of celebrating all 19 of our past IHCC chefs, we felt it only right that our 20th IHCC chef was someone very special. We are so happy to announce that our 20th chef at I Heart Cooking Clubs is none other than...Julia Child!

The world of food would not be the same without Julia Child. We are so excited about this new adventure, starting April 6th! Be on the lookout for changes to our IHCC site as we begin to transition over to our new chef.

If you have any ideas for themes, please feel free to share them in the comments below. Also, this may be a good opportunity to dust off your Julia collection, search online for her recipes, and/or order some of her cookbooks. You may even want to rewatch some of her vintage cooking shows! How fun!

In other news, the entire world is being affected by the Coronavirus. We do not want anyone to feel as though they need to keep up with regular posting and/or blogging during this time. Please stay safe and take care and know that we are thinking of you all and wishing you well.

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Monday, March 2, 2020

Let's Go Nuts!

This week, Let's Go Nuts!

Make ANY recipe from any of our 19 IHCC Chefs that celebrates any nut and/or legume!

Make and post your Let's Go Nuts! recipe by Sunday, March 8th. Please link a picture of your recipe below, and leave a comment after.

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PLEASE REMEMBER that we are continuing to cook the recipes of our 19 IHCC FEATURED CHEFS. Make sure that any recipes you post on our link ups are from and credited to one of those 19 chefs.

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***Information on our 20th IHCC chef (starting April 6th) will be heading your way shortly! Check the sidebar for updates.

If you'd like to check out our Potluck dishes from last week, please click on the link and check them out!

Monday, February 24, 2020

February 2020 IHCC All Chefs Potluck!

You can make any dish from any of our 19 featured chefs:

Make and post your FEBRUARY POTLUCK recipe by Sunday, March 1st. Please link a picture of your recipe below, and leave a comment after.

*****PLEASE REMEMBER that we are continuing to cook the recipes of our 19 IHCC FEATURED CHEFS. Make sure that any recipes you post on our link ups are from and credited to one of those 19 chefs.

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***Information on our 20th IHCC chef (starting April 6th) will be heading your way shortly! Check the sidebar for updates.

If you'd like to check out The Curry Trail theme from last week, please click on the link and check them out!

Sunday, February 16, 2020

The Curry Trail!

Set sail on The Curry Trail!

There are so many types and styles of curry. Choose any curry from all over the world from any of our IHCC chefs.

Make and post your The Curry Trail dish by Sunday, February 23rd. Please link a picture of your recipe below, and leave a comment after so we know we got your entry.

*****PLEASE REMEMBER that we are continuing to cook the recipes of our 19 IHCC FEATURED CHEFS. Make sure that any recipes you post on our link-ups are from and credited to one of those 19 chefs.

New to IHCC? Need help linking up or a refresher on how to join in the fun? Please check out our WELCOME page. If you have any questions please leave a comment below and one of us will get back with you.

If you'd like to check out our Grandparent Food! theme from last week, please click on the link and check them out!

Announcement: Change of Themes (starting April 6th)

Due to the coronavirus and these trying times, we feel it is very important that we continue to cook and celebrate our shared passion for cooking. We realize that ingredients are hard to come by. In an effort to continue our shared passion, but keep things as easy as possible, we will be borrowing an idea from our British chefs, called Needs Must (necessity compels). You will see our new theme, entitled Needs Must, every week, with the exception of Julia's welcome week. Here at I Heart Cooking Clubs, we will do whatever we NEED to do to keep cooking. No, this does not mean putting yourself in harm's way to obtain ingredients. Instead, this is a call to use what we have at home or what we can come by safely. We will use what we MUST to keep putting dishes on the table. In doing so, our hope is we can share tips and ideas to help each other through these times! Our only guideline will be to use a base recipe (making changes if needed) from one of our 20 chefs, including our new chef, Julia Child. We hope you will join us in an effort to keep our passion alive, cooking our Needs Must dishes. Please stay safe and take good care!

April 2020 IHCC Cooking Club Themes with Julia Child!

April 6th - 12th: Bon Appetit, Julia! Welcome our new chef, Julia Child, to I Heart Cooking Clubs by preparing any Julia Child dish.

April 13th - 19th: Needs Must! Please see our new theme announcement above. During these trying times, we can still share a passion for cooking. We can still do whatever we NEED to do to keep cooking and whatever we MUST do to keep putting dishes on the table. Needs Must is about cooking with what you have and changing the recipe, if need be. The only guideline is choosing a base recipe from one of our 20 IHCC chefs, including our new chef Julia Child.

April 20th - 26th: Needs Must! Please see our new theme announcement above. During these trying times, we can still share a passion for cooking. We can still do whatever we NEED to do to keep cooking and whatever we MUST do to keep putting dishes on the table. Needs Must is about cooking with what you have and changing the recipe, if need be. The only guideline is choosing a base recipe from one of our 20 IHCC chefs, including our new chef Julia Child.

April 27th - May 3rd: Needs Must!
Please see our new theme announcement above. During these trying times, we can still share a passion for cooking. We can still do whatever we NEED to do to keep cooking and whatever we MUST do to keep putting dishes on the table. Needs Must is about cooking with what you have and changing the recipe, if need be. The only guideline is choosing a base recipe from one of our 20 IHCC chefs, including our new chef Julia Child.

New Cooking Theme: Monthly Food Trend Challenge!

We are also introducing a new cooking theme: Monthly Food Trend Challenge

Monthly Food Trend Challenge will be brand new in 2020. This challenge will replace 2019's Cuisine Spotlight. The Monthly Food Trend Challenge will highlight current food trends, such as: the zero waste movement, plant-based foods, cooking and shopping locally, sustainable fish and seafood, new and/or "hot" ingredients, milk alternatives, etc.

If you have a food trend you'd like us to feature please leave us a comment! We'd love to hear your feedback. Also, if you have any ideas for themes in general let us know. We are always up for new ideas!

Welcome!

Welcome to I ♥ Cooking Clubs. This is a stress-free cooking club with a revolving roster of chefs. We feature two different chefs (or cooks) a year and cook their recipes based on our weekly themes--found on the sidebar.

From April 1st, 2019 thru April 2020 we are hosting a special 10 Year Anniversary Celebration called All Chef's Edition! We will be taking it back and reflecting on all 19 chefs we have cooked with during our 10 years at IHCC! Participants will have a choice of which chef and which recipe they want to make for each theme. The possibilities are endless, and exciting!

This cooking club aims to grow and change with its members and explore other cooks and books in the future.

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You Choose the Recipes!

In the interest of freedom of choice and to maximize the fun, we have organized this cooking club on themes. How you interpret the theme is up to you. If you feel that you would like nothing better than a three-pound bison burger, with all the fixin's, on a spa day.. nobody will challenge you on it!

Once the theme is announced, feel free to peruse our current chef's recipes from cookbooks or online, to find one that you think suits the theme and your tastes. Have fun with the recipe, change what you like, and link into that week's post.

Have some great ideas for themes? We love to hear your ideas! Feel free to email any of the hosts or leave your ideas in the comments section.

March 2020 IHCC Cooking club Themes with All Chefs!

March 2nd - 8th: Let's Go Nuts! Make ANY recipe from any of our 19 IHCC Chefs that celebrates any nut and/or legume.

March 9th - 15th: *NEW THEME*Monthly Food Trends Challenge: Cauliflower Everything! Each month we will feature a different food trend. This month is Cauliflower Everything! Literally everything is coming up cauliflower nowadays. Find a recipe from one of our 19 IHCC chefs that utilizes this new fad.

March 16th - 23rd: Hot Potato! In Honor of St. Patrick's Day we are honoring the great potato by making ANY hot potato dish from ANY of our 19 IHCC chefs.

March 24th - 29th: Pick A Favorite- As we say goodbye to our an entire year of cooking with all of our chefs, we feeling very reflective. Yes, we are going to make you chose a favorite! Yes, you can do it! Choose your ALL-TIME FAVORITE IHCC CHEF and make one of their dishes. Tell us why they're your favorite! Maybe even share some of your favorite dishes from them!

March 30th - April 5th: March 2020 IHCC All Chefs Potluck! Make any dish you like from any of our IHCC chefs!

New Chef To Be Announced At The Beginning of March!

IHCC Featured Chef Themes Pages

Monday, March 30, 2020

March IHCC Potluck! (& a Note About April's Themes)

Monday, March 23, 2020

Pick A Favorite {Yes, your favorite IHCC chef}!

Monday, March 16, 2020

Hot Potato!

Monday, March 9, 2020

2020 Monthly IHCC Food Trend Challenge: Cauliflower Everything! {Plus a Special Annoucement}

Monday, March 2, 2020

Let's Go Nuts!

Monday, February 24, 2020

February 2020 IHCC All Chefs Potluck!

Sunday, February 16, 2020

The Curry Trail!