Cuisine Spotlight: California!

California cuisine places emphasis on fresh dishes driven by local and sustainable ingredients with attention to seasonality and the bounty of the region. The focus is on lots of fresh vegetables and fruits with lean meats and seafood from the California coast.

So this week, cook any recipe from any of our 19 IHCC featured chefs (find the list on the sidebar and under the header) that features California Cuisine. 

Make and post your Cuisine Spotlight: California recipe by Sunday, June 16th. Please link a picture of your recipe below, and leave a comment after.

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PLEASE REMEMBER that through September, we are cooking 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 our J is for June theme from last week, please click on the link and check them out!

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June Starts with J!

June Starts With J!

And so does jam, jicama, Jello, jerky, jasmine rice, jalapenos, jackfruit, and jerk chicken to name a few J foods or ingredients. 

This week, cook a recipe from any one of our 19 IHCC featured chefs (find the list on the side bar and under the header) that features or includes any ingredients that start with the letter J. 

Make and post your June Starts With J recipe by Sunday, June 9th. Please link a picture of your recipe below, and leave a comment after.

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PLEASE REMEMBER that through September, we are cooking 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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Take It Outside!

It's time to make a dish and Take It Outside to a picnic, outdoor gathering, park, porch or lanai!

Make and post your Take It Outside recipe by Sunday, June 2nd. Please link a picture of your recipe below, and leave a comment after.

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 IHCC May Potluck theme from last week, please click on the link and check them out!

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May IHCC Potluck!

Potluck is YOUR week to choose ANY IHCC FEATURED CHEF and ANY RECIPE.                No theme. No restrictions!

 

We now have NINETEEN chefs for you to choose from:

 
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 POTLUCK recipe by Sunday, May 26th. Please link a picture of your recipe below, and leave a comment after. 

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.

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5 Ingredients Or Less!

It's amazing the dishes you can create with 5 Ingredients or Less! So grab your cookbooks and/or go online and find an amazing recipe that you can make with 5 Ingredients or Less!

Make and post your 5 Ingredients or Less recipe by Sunday, May 19th. Please link a picture of your recipe below, and leave a comment after.

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May Cuisine Spotlight: Indian!

Welcome to our monthly Cuisine Spotlight Event! For May, our Cuisine Spotlight is Indian cuisine!

Although the icon of Indian cuisine, Madhur Jaffray, immediately comes to mind many of our IHCC featured chefs have recipes with ingredients and dishes that celebrate this delicious cuisine--so get out your cookbooks, or hop online, and search out Indian-inspired recipes from any of our 19 IHCC Chefs (see full listing under header or on right sidebar).

Make and post your Cuisine Spotlight: Indian! dish by Sunday, May 12th. Please link up a picture below and leave a comment as well.

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

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Spring Canapés!

Canapés, starters, pupus, mezze...

Spring is in the air and we need some lighter bites, appetizers and small plates in our bellies. Make any spring-feeling canapé-style recipe from any of our IHCC featured chefs this week.

Make and post your Spring Canapés recipe by Sunday, May 5th and link a picture up below. 

Please remember to link a thumbnail image and please do leave a comment after you link up so that we don't miss out on your dish. 
 
New to IHCC? Need help linking up or just a refresher on how to join in the fun and become a part of our community? Please check out our Welcome page. If you have any questions please leave a comment below and we will get back with you. 

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