I Heart Cooking Clubs: Spice Caravan

Monday, April 26, 2010

Are You Ready? Join the Caravan of Spice!

Hand in hand we'll take the caravan.. join the caravan of spice.. stand up!
(With apologies to the Isley Brothers)

What is food without spice? Okay, who said British? I have heard that British food has come a long way in the last several years.. but never mind that - we are talking about gloriously fragrant spices that delight both the palate and the soul.

Earthy, floral, sweet or grassy.. they are all waiting patiently in your cupboard. Bring them out and celebrate the spice! Even better, try a new spice or a new spice combination. Explore new regions of cuisine or revisit an old favourite. The choice is yours.

Find a Mark Bittman recipe, from one of his books or online, that represents Spice Caravan to you. Cook up something for the theme and link it to Mr. Linky by May 2nd.

And did you get a chance to check out the fabulous creations at the April Potluck yet?

Link your I Heart Cooking Clubs post of the week's permalink with Mr. Linky, below, so we can all see your fabulous Spice Caravan creation! Please leave a comment after, each week that you use Mr. Linky to link your post, just to be sure we don't miss anyone.

Not sure what a permalink is? Check out our Welcome post.

I Heart Cooking Clubs *Spice Caravan* Participants

1. Kim- Potato Cumin Curry
2. Tina Marie (Nachos and Margaritas)
3. Joanna@goaheadandsnicker-Chai Spiced Ginger Crunch Ice Cream
4. Joanne - Spiced Red Lentil Pancakes
5. Maggie-Spicy Supercrunchy Fried Chicken

6. Melissa - Fried Chicken Made Easy
7. Michael and Carla @ RecipeAddict
8. Andreas - Curried Stir-Fried Potatoes
9. Andrea at Nummy Kitchen -- Bean Griddlecakes with Spiced Rice and Coconut Curry
10. Natashya - Houria - Spicy Carrot Salad

11. girlichef~ Spicy Pork Salad
12. DebinHawaii--Curry Soup Noodles
13. Jayasri
14. Passionate Perseverance ~ White Bean Soup

List of All Twenty-Nine I Heart Cooking Clubs Chefs!

1) Nigella Lawson 2) Mark Bittman 3) Giada De Laurentiis 4) Jamie Oliver 5) Tessa Kiros 6) Rick Bayless 7) Madhur Jaffrey 8) Yotam Ottolenghi 9) Donna Hay 10) Nigel Slater 11) Diana Henry 12) Jacques Pepin 13) Ellie Krieger 14) Curtis Stone 15) Heidi Swanson 16) Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall 17) Ina Garten 18) Eric Ripert 19) Ruth Reichl 20) Julia Child 21) Sami Tamimi 22) Tieghan Gerard 23) Dorie Greenspan 24) Jose Andres 25) Claudia Roden 26) Jessica Merchant 27) Michael Symon 28) Erin French 29) Marcela Hazan

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.