A New Start!

Ready for A New Start with Ruth Reichl?  

Pick up your Ruth Reichl cookbooks and/or magazines, or go online, and find a recipe that launches you into the new year with a great start! Make and post your dish by Sunday, December 23rd. Please link a picture, and please leave a comment below, so that we don't miss out on your dish.

New to IHCC? Need help linking up or 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'd like to see our December IHCC Potluck that we shared last week then please click on the link.

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December IHCC Potluck!

Ho Ho Ho! It's time to POTLUCK! 

Make ANY recipe from our current IHCC Featured Chef (Ruth Reichl) or any recipe from any of our previous IHCC chefs listed below:

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

   

Make and post your December IHCC Potluck recipe by Sunday, December 30th 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. 

If you missed out on our Traditions and Classics theme last week, click on the link to see what was shared.

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Traditions and Classics!

Do you have dishes that are holiday Traditions and Classics?

Pick up your Ruth Reichl cookbooks and/or look online and find a Ruth Reichl recipe that is traditional and/or classic for the holiday season. 

Make a Ruth Reichl Traditions and Classics dish speaks to you and post it by Sunday, December 23rd. Please link a picture, and please leave a comment below, so that we don't miss out on your dish.

New to IHCC? Need help linking up or 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'd like to see our Monthly Featured Dish: Cakes that we shared last week then please click on the link.

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Monthly Featured Dish/Ingredient Challenge: Cakes!

This week, cakes take the cake as they are the subject of our Monthly Featured Dish/Ingredient Challenge.

Join in the fun by making any recipe for any type of cake (sweet, savory, cupcakes, crab cakes, potato cakes, pancakes...if it has cake in the title, it's fair game) from any of our past or present IHCC chefs (see the full IHCC chefs listing on the sidebar or under the header). As always, feel free to share any of your favorite cake recipes from our IHCC chefs within your post.

Please make and post your Monthly Featured Ingredient: Cakes! dish by Sunday, December 16th. Please link a picture, and comment below, so that we do not miss out on your dish!
 
New to IHCC? Need help linking up or 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'd like to see our Kitchen Therapy (Ruth Reichl recipes that act as therapy in the making or eating), please click on the link. 

***Our January 2019 Themes are up on the side bar!***

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Kitchen Therapy

The kitchen is full of wonder. The sight of a bountiful pantry. The feeling of dough in your hands. The scent of freshly baked bread. The captivating sound of onions sizzling in the pan. And the taste. Oh, the taste.

We return to it again and again, for the kitchen holds powerful therapy. It holds the power to heal hearts, bodies, and minds.

Think of the dishes that speak to your heart, heal your body, and soothe your mind. Kitchen Therapy can be a powerful thing. Make a Ruth Reichl dish that speaks to you and post it by Sunday, December 9th. Please link a picture, and please leave a comment below, so that we don't miss out on your dish.

New to IHCC? Need help linking up or 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'd like to see all the wonderful Potluck recipes we made last week then please click on the link.

"And so I take my time, admiring the color that's hidden until you peel a peach. I open the oven door, leaning in to savor the fine yeasty scent of bread as it begins its slow rise. Making pie crust, I cut the shortening in by hand, eager to feel it becoming one with the flour. And I never fail to listen for the sizzle of sliced onions as they hit hot butter in a pan."

"My kitchen year started in a time of trouble, but it taught me a great deal. When I went back to cooking, I rediscovered simple pleasures, and as I began to appreciate the world around me, I learned that the secret to life is finding the joy in ordinary things."

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November IHCC Potluck!

It's beginning to look a lot like...

Potluck Week!

 
Make ANY recipe from our current IHCC Featured Chef (Ruth Reichl) or any recipe from any of our previous IHCC chefs listed below:

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

   

Make and post your November IHCC Potluck recipe by Sunday, December 2nd 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. 

If you missed out on our Bread Basket theme last week, click on the link to see what was shared.

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Bread Basket!

Pass the Bread Basket! 

That's right! We're loading up on carby goodness this week by making all kinds of bready delights!

Grab your Ruth Reichl cookbooks, and/or look online, and find a recipe for bread that you'd like to make! Don't feel like making a homemade loaf of bread? No problem, instead make a Ruth recipe using bread. 

Chose any Ruth Reichl recipe and post a recipe from the Bread Basket by Sunday, November 25th. Please link a picture, and please leave a comment below afterward, so that we don't miss out on your dish!

New to IHCC? Need help linking up or 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'd like to see all the wonderful Cranberry recipes we made last week for our Monthly Ingredient Challenge then please click on the link.

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Monthly Featured Dish/Ingredient Challenge: Cranberries!

They are bright, red, tart, and so good in both sweet or savory recipes, so this month, it's time to get your Cranberries on!

Join in the fun by making any recipe with any type of cranberries (fresh, dried, frozen, canned, jelly...) from any of our past or present IHCC chefs (see the full IHCC chefs listing on the sidebar or under the header). As always, feel free to share any of your favorite cranberry recipes from the past IHCC chefs within your post.

Please make and post your Monthly Featured Ingredient: Cranberries dish by Sunday, November 18th. Please link a picture, and comment below, so that we do not miss out on your dish!
 
New to IHCC? Need help linking up or 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'd like to see our Morning Glories (Ruth Reichl breakfast recipes) please click on the link. 

December Themes are up on the sidebar! 

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Morning Glories!

Rise and shine it's time to enjoy some Morning Glories!

Head into the kitchen and whip up a new breakfast or brunch treat! Chose any Ruth Reichl recipe and post your Morning Glories recipe by Sunday, November 11th. Please link a picture, and please leave a comment below afterward, so that we don't miss out on your dish!

New to IHCC? Need help linking up or 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'd like to see our October Potluck recipes we shared last week, please click on the link.

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October IHCC Potluck!

Happy Potluck Week!

Make ANY recipe from our current IHCC Featured Chef (Ruth Reichl) or any recipe from any of our previous IHCC chefs listed below:

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

   Make and post your October IHCC Potluck recipe by Sunday, November 4th 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. 

If you missed out on our Pantry Gourmet theme last week, click on the link to see what was shared.

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Pantry Gourmet!

Time to raid the pantry!

We know you are a Pantry Gourmet!

Head into your pantry and pick out a gourmet pantry ingredient, or two! Show us your specialty sauces, breads, condiments, premium preserves, top-shelf olive oils and vinegar, imported pasta, spreads, tapenades, teas and/or coffee, gourmet chocolates, jarred veggies, pickles, honey, pepper, olives, various types of rice and/or beans, and/or spices from the other side of the world! Show us what you got!

Chose any Ruth Reichl recipe and post your Pantry Gourmet recipe by Sunday, October 28th. Please link a picture, and please leave a comment below afterward, so that we don't miss out on your dish!

New to IHCC? Need help linking up or 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'd like to see the Snacks and Beginnings recipes and roundup we shared last week, please click on the link.

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Snacks & Beginnings!

Who doesn't like to nosh and nibble? It's time to make some...

Snacks & Beginnings!

Photographs from RuthReichl.com

This week, make any Ruth Reichl recipe for a snack or a starter to a larger meal and post your Snacks & Beginnings! dish by Sunday, October 21st. Please link a picture, and please leave a comment below afterward, so that we don't miss out on your dish!

New to IHCC? Need help linking up or 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'd like to see the October Monthly Ingredient/Dish Challenge: Orange Squash recipes and round ups we shared last week, please click on the link.

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Monthly Featured Ingredient/Dish Challenge: Orange Squash!

Are you ready for Pumpkin Spice and everything nice season?

Join in the fun by making any recipe with any type of orange squash from any of our past or present IHCC chefs (see the full IHCC chefs listing on the sidebar or under the header). As always, feel free to share any of your favorite Orange Squash recipes from the past IHCC chefs within your post.

Please make and post your Monthly Featured Ingredient: Orange Squash by Sunday, October 14th. Please link a picture, and comment below, so that we do not miss out on your dish!

New to IHCC? Need help linking up or 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'd like to see how we welcomed Ruth Reichl last week, please click on the link.  

 

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Bon Appétit, Ruth! (Welcoming Ruth Reichl to I HCC!)

We are very excited to say...

Bon Appétit, Ruth! 

...and to welcome Ruth Reichl to I Heart Cooking Clubs. We will be cooking along with with her for the next sixth months, until March 31st, 2019.

Since Ruth was the editor of Gourmet Magazine from 1999 to 2009, feel free to utilize your old magazines, The Gourmet cookbook or Gourmet online, as well as Ruth's blog, online recipes and her cookbooks and books to find your recipes. 

This week, make any Ruth Reichl recipe to welcome her and post your Bon Appétit, Ruth! dish by Sunday, October 7th. Please link a picture, and comment below afterward, so that we don't miss out on your dish!

New to IHCC? Need help linking up or 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'd like to see the Au Reviour,Chef Ripert recipes and round ups we shared last week, please click on the link.

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Au Reviour, Chef Ripert! (Until We Meet Again...)

Another six months flew by and it is time to say Au Reviour, to Chef Eric Ripert. 

Until we meet again... maybe at the next Potluck or Monthly Challenge?

Make any of his recipes to say Au Reviour, Chef Ripert. Or, you can do a round up of your favorite Eric Ripert recipes that you cooked this past six months. Or do both! 

Post your Au Reviour, Chef Ripert posts by Sunday, September 30th. Please link a picture, and comment below afterward, so that we don't miss out on your dish!

New to IHCC? Need help linking up or 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'd like to see the September Potluck we shared last week, please click on the link.  
 
Remember we start cooking with Ruth Reichl on October 1st until March 31, 2019. We have started making changes to the blog to reflect our new chef and new themes are posted on the sidebar.

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September IHCC Potluck!

Make ANY recipe from our current IHCC Featured Chef (Eric Ripert) or any recipe from any of our previous IHCC chefs listed below:

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

  

Make and post your September IHCC Potluck recipe by Sunday, September 23rd 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. 

If you missed out on our Monthly Featured Ingredient/Dish Challenge: Chilis & Chowders last week, click on the link to see what was shared.

 

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Monthly Featured Ingredient/Dish Challenge: Chilis & Chowders!

Are you holding out for the last days of summer or gearing up for some brisk fall days? Whatever your pleasure, there's surely a Chili or Chowder recipe to suit you!

Our Monthly Featured Ingredient/Dish is Chilis and Chowders! 

Join in the fun by making any chili or chowder recipe from any of our past or present IHCC chefs (see the full IHCC chefs listing on the sidebar or under the header). As always, feel free to share any of your favorite Chili and/or Chowder recipes from the past IHCC chefs within your post.

Please make and post your Monthly Featured Ingredient/Dish: Chilis & Chowders by Sunday, September 16th. Please link a picture, and comment below, so that we do not miss out on your dish!

New to IHCC? Need help linking up or 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'd like to see the heartfelt food From The Heart we shared last week, please click on the link.  

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From The Heart! {The New Voting Poll Is Up}

Cooking with ingredients you love always creates a dish that comes From The Heart!

Gather your favorite ingredients, look through Eric Ripert's recipes, and find a dish that comes From The Heart. Make and post your recipe by Sunday, September 9th. Please be sure to link a picture and comment afterward so that we do not miss 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 our IHCC August Potluck last week, click the link to see what we shared. 

New Chef Voting Poll Is Up Now!

 It's an exciting time at IHCC! This week we will be voting on a new female chef. The winner will be our 19th chef here at IHCC!

*photo credit: New York Times/Getty Images 

Julia Child

The one and only Julia Child, well known for bringing French cuisine to the American public. Julia's debut cookbook, Mastering The Art Of French Cooking was so successful she was given one of the very first cooking shows on American television, The French Chef.  Julia is definitely a pioneer in the cooking world and we wouldn't be where we are today without her. It has even been said that Mastering the Art of French Cooking "did more than any other event in the last half-century to reshape the gourmet dining scene." 

 *photo credit: marthastewart.com

Martha Stewart

Martha Stewart is truly "the domestic goddess." She is most famous for her numerous bestselling books on cooking, entertaining, baking, gardening, weddings, and decorating. Martha is also well-known for her Martha Stewart Living TV program, as well as various other shows. She is the founder of Martha Stewart Omnimedia, which has published several magazines, such as Martha Stewart Living and Everyday Food. Martha Stewart has become a household name.

 *photo credit:smithsonianmagazine.com

  
 Claudia Roden

Claudia is a British cookbook writer who has authored ten books but is best known for her Middle Eastern cookbooks, A Book Of Middle Eastern Food and Arabesque - Sumptuous Food from Morocco, Turkey and Lebanon. Claudia has also worked as a food writer and on a cooking show for BBC.

*photo credit: A Cup Of Jo 

 Ruth Reichl

Ruth Reichl is a chef, food writer, co-producer, author, culinary editor, a restaurant critic, and the last editor-in-chief of Gourmet Magazine. Ruth has written critically acclaimed memoirs, as well as cookbooks, such as Gourmet Today and My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes That Saved My Life. 

Instructions For Voting

Please see the sidebar to vote for the chef you chose. To be fair, please vote for one chef and please vote only once. 
Voting is open from Monday, September 3rd through Sunday, September 9th. 
Winner will be announced on the sidebar Monday, September 10th. Thank you!

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