IHCC October Potluck!

Potluck week is your chance to chose any recipe from any of our IHCC chefs, past or present.  Maybe you want to throw it back to any of our long ago previous chefs, such as Jamie Oliver or Tessa Kiros. Maybe you are already missing the man and the legend, Jacques Pépin. Perhaps you are smitten with Ellie Krieger's recipes and you can't wait to share another one. Whatever the case, take the opportunity to have a kitchen adventure with any of the chefs below. We can't wait to see what you bring to the 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

To join in the October Potluck fun, just post and link your Potluck dish by Sunday, November 1st. 

Please remember to link a thumbnail image and leave a comment after you link so that 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 Think Orange theme last week, be sure to click on the links and check out the pretty orange-hued dishes everyone shared. 

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Think Orange!

This week we're going to...

Think Orange!!!

It's October and the color orange is predominant whether it's in the fall leaves in some parts of the world, the pumpkins piled up at the grocery store, or all of the Halloween decorations popping up everywhere.

You can Think Orange! this week by making an Ellie Krieger recipe featuring or including orange-hued ingredients. Fruits, veggies, cheese, egg yolks and more..., there are plenty of orange ingredients out there to choose from!

Make and post your Think Orange dish by Sunday, October 25th!   

Please remember to link up a thumbnail image of your dish and leave a comment after you link so that we don't miss out on your post. 

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 New Monthly Featured Chef Event (with Nigella Lawson) theme last week, be sure to click on the links and check out the yummy Nigella dishes that our participants made.

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New Monthly Featured Chef Event: Nigella Lawson!

Nigella Lawson

One cannot help but fall in love with Nigella Lawson. Nigella's passion for food and cooking is almost tangible, as if you can reach out and feel it.  This same passion is contagious and ignites the fire in all of us. We love her for that! This week is a dedication to the glory of Nigella and her recipes.

"I don't believe you can ever really cook unless you love eating" - Nigella Lawson 

Our new Monthly Featured Chef Event is a great chance to go back and revisit our favorite chefs and make a new recipe, or go back in the archives, and make a recipe that eluded you the first time around.

What Nigella dish will you make this week?

Please make and post your Nigella Lawson dish by Sunday, 18th! Don't hesitate to tell us why you love Nigella so. Feel free to share your favorite Nigella pic, Nigella quote (we love the way she describes her dishes), and/or share with us your favorite Nigella recipes. Please remember to link a thumbnail image and leave a comment after you link so that 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 first week cooking Ellie Krieger's recipes last week, be sure to click on the links and check out the dishes that were made in celebration of our new chef, Ellie Krieger!

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Hello Ellie! {Welcoming Ellie Krieger to IHCC}

It's time to welcome our new IHCC chef this week and say...  

Hello Ellie!

Ellie Krieger is a registered dietitian specializing in nutrition and health. She's a New York Times best-selling author of five books (her new book comes out in January), appears on television, (including having hosted her own Food Network show), and she contributes healthy eating articles and recipes to a host of magazines and publications. We are looking forward of cooking along with her blend of healthy meets delicious!
 

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Let's welcome  Ellie Krieger to IHCC by making any of her dishes that you like--something that says "Hello Ellie" to you! If you need some inspiration, we have included a list of links to Ellie Krieger recipes on the side bar. 

You can grab an IHCC Ellie Krieger badge on the side bar too. (The badge and the wonderful header were made for us by our friend Sue of Couscous & Consciousness. Thanks Sue!) 

Make and post your Hello Ellie! dish by Sunday, October 11th!   

Please remember to link a thumbnail image and leave a comment after you link so that 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 Au Revoir Chef Pepin! {Until We Meet Again} theme last week, be sure to click on the links and check out the dishes that were made in celebration of our time with Chef Jacques Pepin.

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Au Revoir Chef Pepin! {Until We Meet Again}

It's been a wonderful adventure cooking the recipes of the illustrious Jacques Pépin.  Along the way we've cooked food Jacques' way; learned new techniques; gained some new favorites; and of course, learned some classical French dishes. Now it is time for a new adventure in the kitchen as we say a very fond  Au Revoir Chef Pepin {Until We Meet Again} !

If you'd like to join in the fun, please make and post your Au Revoir Chef Pepin dish by Sunday, October 4th!  Also, please feel free to do a roundup of your favorite Jacques Pépin dishes! It is always nice to see which dishes were favorites. Plus, it gives us a chance to take note and try them for ourselves. Please remember to link a thumbnail image and leave a comment after you link so that 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 September Potluck  theme last week, be sure to click on the links and check out the dishes that were made in celebration of all our IHCC chefs!

YOU VOTED  and you chose the new Monthly Featured Chef option in place of Mystery Box Madness!! Starting this October we will be featuring Nigella Lawson from October 12th through October 18th. During this week you will be able to make ANY Nigella dish!

Also, you will notice some new and exciting changes to the IHCC site this week as we prepare to welcome Ellie Krieger! We will have a new look, a new header, and a new badge!

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September 2015 IHCC Potluck!

It's time to Potluck!!! 

 
Your week to choose any recipe from any of our IHCC chefs! That's right, choose any Jacques Pépin recipe you like, or if you prefer, you can take the opportunity to revisit any one of our previous eleven wonderful 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

To join in the September Potluck fun, just post and link your Potluck dish by Sunday, September 27th. 

Please remember to link a thumbnail image and leave a comment after you link so that 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 Seasonal Specialties theme last week, be sure to click on the links and check out the dishes that everyone made. 

***By now you know Ellie Krieger is our new IHCC Chef. We should have our October Themes posted shortly as we get ready to welcome Ellie. In case you missed it, we have another vote going to decide whether to keep doing the Mystery Box Madness Challenges or try a new monthly Featured Chef event. Please see the poll on the sidebar to vote if you haven't already done so.
 

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Seasonal Specialties!

This week we are cooking Seasonal Specialties featuring the seasonal ingredients where we live. Since IHCC is a global group this means we will be presenting a wide array of beautiful and fresh fixings. We are eager to hear about your favorite ingredients this season!


If you'd like to get seasonal with us, please get out your Jacques Pepin books, and make and post your Seasonal Specialties by Sunday, September the 20th!  Please remember to link a thumbnail image and leave a comment after you link so that 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 September Mystery Box Madness theme last week, be sure to click on the links and see all the wonderful ways we used our mystery box ingredients!
 
***Also, please don't forget to vote for next female chef that we will be cooking with starting in October! Participants can choose to vote for either Claudia Roden, Diana Kennedy, Ellie Krieger or Heidi Swanson. Please see the top right sidebar to vote if you haven't already done so. We are so excited to see the final result:)

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