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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November Potluck!

It's time for...

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 November Potluck recipe by Sunday, December 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 Let's Give Thanks! theme last week, please click on the link to see all the tasty ways we were inspired!

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Let's Give Thanks!

Tis the season to give thanks for family, friends, and food. This week, Let's Give Thanks for all we have by choosing a Heidi Swanson dish that we are thankful for!

Make and post your Heidi Swanson Let's Give Thanks recipe by Sunday, November 27th and link your picture and post 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 Buddha Bowl theme last week, please click on the link to see the delicious dishes that were shared!  


 

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**images courtesy of www.101cookbooks.com

Buddha Bowls!

Buddha Bowls, those single bowl meals filled with simple, pure, and healthy food have become very popular the last few years. 
 
This week we are making Heidi Swanson-Inspired Buddha Bowls--a one bowl meal with several components (grains, beans, fresh veggies, condiments, toppings, seeds, nuts, etc.) artfully arranged to appeal. 

Heidi has several Buddha bowl-style recipes to choose from, or you can use some of her recipes as components in your own Buddha bowl. 

Make and post your Buddha Bowl recipe by Sunday, November 20th and link your picture and post 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 Monthly Featured Ingredient: Squash theme last week, please click on the link to see the delicious dishes that were shared!  

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Monthly Featured Ingredient: Squash!

A very warm welcome to the new IHCC monthly event: Monthly Featured Ingredient!  The first installment of MFI is all about squash.  This week, both winter squash and summer squash, will be highlighted in an effort to find the best of the best when it comes to all things squash!

Not only will participants have to chose which squash to cook with, they will 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 you're anything like me, this means making a decision will be difficult so feel free to share more than one recipe. 
 
Zucchini, yellow squash, pumpkin, Delicata, Butternut...which squash will you chose? Please make and post your Monthly Featured Ingredient: Squash recipe(s) by Sunday, November 13th.  Feel free to share other IHCC squash recipes that you've enjoyed in the past! Also, please link your picture and post below. Also, we encourage you to leave a comment so that we will be notified when you link 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 A Colorful Plate last week, please click on the link to see the colors of the rainbow that were shared! 

**images from 101cookbooks.com and www.bonapettite.com

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