August Potluck!

 

This week it doesn't matter if you're feeling snacky, craving a three-layer cake, or packing a picnic basket because we've got you covered! Choose any dish from Curtis Stone, or any recipe from one of our previous IHCC featured chefs, because it is time for our 

August Potluck!

Nigella Lawson

Mark Bittman

Giada de Laurentiis

Jamie Oliver

Tessa Kiros

Rick Bayless

Madjur Jaffrey

Yotam Ottolenghi

Donna Hay

Nigel Slater

Diana Henry

Jacques Pepin
Ellie Krieger

What will you make?

Make and post your August recipe by Sunday, September 4th and link a picture up below.

Please remember to link a thumbnail image and do please leave a comment after you link 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. 

If you missed out on our delicious Express Meals last week, please click on the link to see all the speedy fast weeknight meals we shared!

Also, stay tuned because there will be exciting information coming on our next IHCC Chef! We will be posting a voting poll on the right sidebar sometime in the next week. Voting for our new female chef will begin so that we have time to order books and prepare for what's to come in October.

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Express Meals: 30 Minutes or Less!

Yep--we will do just about anything to not be sweating in the kitchen any longer than we have to be this month, so this week's theme has us in-and-out quickly!
Join us to cook with Curtis and make:
Express Meals: 30 Minutes or Less!

Breakfast, lunch, dinner or snack--just choose any quick-to-cook Curtis Stone recipe that takes 30 minutes or less to prepare!

Make and post your Curtis Stone Express Meals: 30 Minutes or Less recipe by Sunday, August 28th and link a picture up below.

Please remember to link a thumbnail image and do please leave a comment after you link 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. 

If you missed out on our *Special Edition* - No Cook Challenge theme last week, please click on the link to see all the delicious tomato-filled dishes that were shared!

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*Special Edition* No Cook Challenge!

 One step outside and the heat takes your breath away.  The air is thick and the humidity lays on you like a wet blanket. Welcome to the dog days of summer.  The struggle to stay cool is real.  Not only do you not want to eat anything hot, but you also don't want to stand over a hot stove and cook. You take comfort in salads that can be assembled straight from the farmer's market, late summer tomatoes turned into batches of refreshing gazpacho, fresh fruit blended into cool creamy smoothies, and bits of this and that stuffed into a sandwich.

So put down those pots and pans because this week we are not cooking! That's right, we are officially on strike. This is a Special Edition of I Heart Cooking Clubs and we have issued a NO COOK Challenge!! 

To make things as fun as possible we have opened this challenge up to include all of our past chefs, as well as our present chef, Curtis Stone. Feel free to make any recipe from any of the chefs listed below, but the one and only rule is that you cannot (under any circumstances) add heat!

Nigella Lawson

Mark Bittman

Giada de Laurentiis

Jamie Oliver

Tessa Kiros

Rick Bayless

Madjur Jaffrey

Yotam Ottolenghi

Donna Hay

Nigel Slater

Diana Henry

Jacques Pepin
Ellie Krieger

Make and post your *Special Edition* No Cook Challenge recipe by Sunday, August 21st and link a picture up below. Please remember to link a thumbnail image and please leave a comment after you link 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. 

If you missed out on our Monthly Featured Chef: Diana Henry last week, please click on the link to see all the delightful Diana Henry dishes that were shared!

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photo credit: www.clipart.com, www.curtisstone.com, www.giadadelaurentiis.com

Monthly Featured Chef: Diana Henry!

It's time for August's Monthly Featured Chef Event! The week each month where we go back and revisit one of our previous wonderful IHCC featured chefs. 

Whether you cooked with us when this chef was featured, or joined the fun later on, we hope you will enjoy cooking along with them this week.

We cooked along with Diana Henry at IHCC from October 2014 through March 2015 and she quickly became a favorite of many of our members. Raised in Northern Ireland and cooking from the time she was just six years old, Diana has multiple cookbooks, a regular column at U.K.'s The Telegraph, and a great online presence. She's a travel lover who develops delicious recipes with global flavors.  
 
Make and post any Diana Henry recipe (or recipes!) by Sunday, August 14th. If you cooked along with Diana at IHCC, or you have cooked with her before, feel free to share your favorite Diana recipes in your post. 

Please remember to link a thumbnail image and leave a comment after linking so we don't miss out on your dish.  

New to IHCC? Need help linking up? Check out our Welcome page. If you have any questions please leave a comment below and we will get back with you.

If you missed out on our Herbalicious theme last week, be sure to click on the links and check out the herby Curtis Stone recipes that we shared.

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Herbalicious!

Herbs are versatile and play an integral role in adding both flavor, and color, to a dish. More often than not, fresh herbs have the power to elevate a dish to the next level. A handful of basil turned into a fresh pesto does wonders for a bowl of noodles. A few leaves of mint add a refreshing quality to your iced tea. A triology of chervil, chives, and tarragon create a flavorful base for a glorious green goddess dressing. Your dishes are sure to be Herbalicious with a sprinkle of fresh herbs!

Make and post your Herbalicious recipe by Sunday, August 7th and link a picture up below.
Please remember to link a thumbnail image and do please leave a comment after you link 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. 

If you missed out on our July Potluck theme last week, please click on the link to see all the wonderful ways we celebrated our past and present chefs!

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**photo credit: www.curtisstone.com