Bon Voyage Heidi!

For the past six months we have given thanks, made colorful plates, expanded our pantry, created buddha bowls, faced the day, cooked with inspiring ingredients to make picture perfect dishes, made accompaniments, and sipped our way through Heidi Swanson's recipes. It has been a fun ride while it lasted.

This week we are saying Bon Voyage Heidi as we make one more dish, and/or create a roundup of our top favorite Heidi recipes! Make and post your Bon Voyage Heidi recipe by Sunday, April 2nd. Please link a picture and comment below.

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 March Potluck theme last week, please click on the link to see what everyone made.

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March IHCC Potluck!

 It's IHCC March Potluck time!!!

The week where you can make any Heidi Swanson recipe, or any recipe from one of our previous IHCC featured chefs:

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

Curtis Stone

What dish will you make?

Make and post your March 2017 Potluck recipe by Sunday, March 26th 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 Accompaniments! theme last week, please click on the link to see what everyone made.

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Accompaniments!

This week is all about Accompaniments. 

Chose any Heidi Swanson recipe that serves as an accompaniment, whether it be a sauce, condiment, topping, spice blend, or even a side dish! Please make and post by Sunday, March 19th.

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 Pasta theme last week, please click on the link to see the pastalicious dishes!

Also, as of now, it looks as if Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall is going to be our new chef at I Heart Cooking Clubs! Congrats Hugh! We're looking forward to many kitchen adventures together!

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March Monthly Featured Ingredient Challenge: Pasta! (Plus Our New Chef Voting Poll!)

Time for March's installment of our Monthly Featured Dish/Ingredient Challenge. 
 
This month our theme is: Pasta!

Make any recipe containing pasta or noodles from Heidi Swanson or any of our past IHCC chefs. 

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

Curtis Stone

Also, feel free to share any of your favorite pasta recipes from IHCC chefs in your post! The idea is to share and celebrate all things pasta and noodle related.)

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 Picture Perfect! theme last week, please click on the link to see the photogenic dishes!

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The Voting Poll is Open!!!

The 16th round of I Heart Cooking Clubs will be starting at the beginning of April! This week we will be voting on our next featured chef who we will be cooking with from 4/3/17-10/1/17. For this next round of voting we are focusing on four award-winning male chefs: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Ming Tsai, David Rocco, and Gordon Ramsay.  

Participants may vote (once, please) for the chef they would like to cook with for the next six months. There is a link to each chef's website on their name below so you can get to know them and check out some of their recipes before you vote.

The voting poll is located at the top of our page, on the right sidebar. Please only vote once. Voting will be open from now until midnight EST on Monday, March 13th. At that time we will update the sidebar with the new winner!

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is an English celebrity chef, television personality, journalist and food writer, widely known for his River Cottage TV series and books and his back-to-basics approach to cooking and his commitment to seasonal, ethically-produced food.

Ming Tsai is a James Beard and Emmy award winning TV personality and celebrity chef, cookbook author product developer and food allergy advocate. Ming is known for his East Meets West style of fusion cooking and his popular show on PBS.

David Rocco is a Canadian celebrity chef, best-selling author, and host of several internationally syndicated television series. He is the author of three cookbooks including two national best sellers: David Rocco’s Dolce Vita and Made In Italy and is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades.

Gordon Ramsay is a British celebrity chef, restaurateur, and television personality. Born in Scotland, Ramsay grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon. His restaurants have been awarded 16 Michelin stars in total. As a reality TV star, Ramsay is known for his fiery temper and use of expletives but his recipes are globally infused and delicious, ranging from simple to restaurant quality. 

*Click on the chef's name for a link to their website, learn a bit about them, and browse their recipes

We can't wait to see who wins the vote!

 

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Picture Perfect!

As food bloggers, we know the value of food that looks good. We think about how the dish will photograph prior to cooking because we know there are certain dishes that delight the eyes and dazzle on the plate!

 Picture Perfect dishes strike us for a variety of reasons. A plate full of colorful veggies beautifully arranged, the sight of melting butter pooling off a slice of homemade bread, fruit dripping with juice, a fresh bowl of pasta oozing with melting cheese, or dainty chocolate shavings atop a fluffy chocolate mousse. It's these Picture Perfect dishes that call to us just begging to be made.  

Please post your Picture Perfect Heidi Swanson dish by Sunday, March 5th. Please remember to link a thumbnail image and leave a comment after 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 February Potluck theme last week, please click on the link to see all the ways we represented our past and present chef(s)!


***Images in collage credited to 101cookbooks.com

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February 2017 IHCC Potluck!

It's time to POTLUCK!!!

The week where you can make any Heidi Swanson recipe, or any recipe from one of our previous IHCC featured chefs:

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

Curtis Stone

What are you going to make?

Make and post your February 2017 Potluck recipe by Sunday, February 26th 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 Ingredients We Love! theme last week, please click on the link to see the dishes everyone made with their favorite ingredients!

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Food We Love!

This week is all about the Food We Love!

Tell us all about your favorite foods this week by choosing a Heidi Swanson dish that showcases your favorite ingredients!

Make and post your Heidi Swanson recipe for  Food We Love by Sunday, February 4th. 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 Stuffed & Filled dishes last week, please click on the link to see all the goodies we stuffed & filled!

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***photo credit to 101cookbooks.com

February Monthly Featured Ingredient/Dish Challenge: Stuffed/Filled Dishes

It's time for another installment of our Monthly Featured Dish/Ingredient Challenge. 
 
This month our theme is: Stuffed or Filled Dishes!

Make any recipe for a dish that is stuffed or filled from Heidi Swanson or any of our past IHCC chefs. 

Also, feel free to share any of your favorite stuffed or filled dish recipes from IHCC chefs in your post!
  
Not only will you have to decide what stuffed or filled dish to make, you also have to chose which chef to cook with! 

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

Curtis Stone 

Heidi Swanson

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 Something to Sip! theme last week, please click on the link to see all the sippable dishes!

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Something to Sip!

Grab your favorite mug, cup, or even a bowl. This week we're celebrating anything you can sip: Heidi Swanson recipes for beverages, cocktails, smoothies, teas, coffee, broths, soup, etc.! What's your favorite sipper? Alcoholic or nonalcoholic, cold or hot, silky smooth or with texture, garnishes or no garnish? We're eager to see what you share!

Make and post your Heidi Swanson Something To Sip by Sunday, February 4th. 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 Potluck last week, please click on the link to see all the ways we celebrated our past and present chef(s)!

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***pictures in collage found on 101 Cookbooks

January 2017 IHCC Potluck!

It's our first POTLUCK of 2017!

The week where you can make any Heidi Swanson recipe, or any recipe from one of our previous IHCC featured chefs:

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

Curtis Stone

What are you going to make?

Make and post your January 2017 Potluck recipe by Sunday, January 29th 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 Face the Day! theme last week, please click on the link to see the breakfast and brunch dishes everyone made!

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Face The Day!

Which type of foods help you wake up and Face The Day with energy? 

Is it a protein-packed breakfast with eggs? 

A light smoothie you can drink on the go? 

A biscuit, scone, or bowl of oatmeal?

Whatever it is, we want to know! Make and post a recipe that helps you Face The Day by Sunday, January 22nd. 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 Monthly Featured Ingredient: Lemons  last week, please click on the link to see all the delicious ways we enjoyed citrus goodness!

***images in collage from 101.cookbooks

 

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January Monthly Featured Dish/Ingredient Challenge: Lemons!

Welcome to the third installment of our Monthly Featured Dish/Ingredient Challenge.  

To brighten up  January and our Monthly Featured Ingredient Challenge this week, our ingredient will be Lemons! 

Make any recipe containing lemons, or if you prefer--any other citrus fruit, from Heidi Swanson or any of our past IHCC chefs. 

Also, feel free to share any of your favorite recipes containing citrus from IHCC chefs in your post! The idea is to share and celebrate all things lemon and citrus related.
  
Not only will you have to decide what lemony dish to make, you also have to chose which chef to cook with! 

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

Curtis Stone 

Heidi Swanson

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 #FoodGoals theme last week, please click on the link to see all the delicious food goal and resolution-inspired dishes!

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#Foodgoals

Welcome to 2017! The new year brings lots of goals, and for those of us who love to cook, #FOODGOALS, are a sure bet! Whether you want to lose weight or gain weight, eat less meat, eat more grains, give up cheese, or even simply subsist on chocolate...we want to hear all about your 2017 #FOODGOALS!

Make and post your Heidi Swanson #FOODGOALS recipe by Sunday, January 8th 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 part of our community? Please check out our Welcome page. If you should have any questions please leave a comment below and we will get back with you.

If you missed out on our last potluck of the year, please click on the link to see all the ways we celebrated our IHCC chefs!

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**Images from 101cookbooks.com

December Potluck!

Time to ... POTLUCK!!!

It's the week where you can make any Heidi Swanson recipe, or any recipe from one of our previous IHCC featured chefs:

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

Curtis Stone

What are you going to make?

Make and post your December Potluck recipe by Sunday, January 1 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 Simply Entertaining! theme last week, please click on the link to see the simple dishes suitable for entertaining!

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Simply Entertaining with Heidi Swanson!

'Tis the season for entertaining. Whether you are hosting people at your home or preparing a dish for a party, you are Simply Entertaining! Of course, the dish you prepare depends on many conditions.  Who will eat it?  How many? What are their likes and dislikes? All things to be considered for sure. However, one thing we know for sure is that simplified entertaining usually works best for all involved, both the cook and the guest.

This week we will be Simply Entertaining by either making a simple dish, a dish that holds well, or a dish that can be prepared (at least partially) hours before, or even a day before, your special event! As always, the dish you choose is entirely up to you! Please make your Simply Entertaining dish and post by Sunday, December 25th.

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 Sweet Treats last week, please click on the link to see all the sweet delights we shared! 

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***images in collage from 101cookbooks.com

December Monthly Featured Dish/Ingredient Challenge: Sweet Treats!

Welcome to the second installment of our Monthly Featured Dish/Ingredient Challenge.  

For December and our challenge this week, our dish will be Sweet Treats.
 

Make any candy, cookie or dessert bar recipe, from any of our past or present IHCC chefs. Also, feel free to share any of your past favorite candy/cookie/dessert bar recipes from IHCC chefs in your post! The idea is to share and celebrate sweet treats!
 
Not only will you have to decide what sweet treat to make, you also have to chose which chef to cook with! 

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

Curtis Stone 

Heidi Swanson

If this makes the decision too difficult, feel free to share more than one recipe.

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 Expand Your Pantry! theme last week, please click on the link to see all the tasty ways we were inspired!

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Expand Your Pantry!

No matter how long you've been cooking, there is always a way to build and  

EXPAND YOUR PANTRY! 

We all have those ingredients that elude us at the stores. Not to mention the ingredients that we always say we will special order, but never seem to get around to. Either way, there is always something new to try!

This week we are looking for Heidi Swanson recipes that have new ingredients and/or ingredients that we haven't cooked with often and want to get to know a little better. Examples would include a new flour, such as amaranth, barley, or quinoa. Perhaps even a new natural sugar, such as date sugar or brown rice syrup. There are also several varieties of grains to experiment with and don't forget, an endless array of spices and seasonings to chose from that you may not have tried! Don't be afraid to try your hand at something new!

Please Expand your pantry by Sunday, December 11th and share your Heidi
Swanson dish below by linking up both your picture and post. 

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 November Potluck last week, please click on the link to see what chefs and recipes were shared!  

 

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