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Would you like to help us test recipes for the Mumsnet Cookbook?

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CatherineHMumsnet · 24/09/2012 13:02

Shhh .. don't tell everyone but we're working on a top secret new project in the form of The Mumsnet Cookbook and we need your help.

We'd like to get together a Mumsnet Cookbook cookery group to stop us from piling on the pounds help us test these shortlisted recipes.

Each volunteer will be allocated a recipe which they'll then cook for their family and give us some feedback on how easy, hard, good, bad, expensive etc they are and whether they'd make it again. All the recipes chosen were submitted over the years by Mumsnetters, so there shouldn't be any outlandish Shock or particularly difficult to source ingredients - and they should all be pretty easy to make (we hope!).

As a thank-you, we'll be putting everyone who helps out into a prize draw to win a Bloomsbury cookbook.

And if that's not enough of an incentive, everyone who helps will have their *Mumsnetter nickname featured in the cookbook's acknowledgements.

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gazzalw · 28/01/2013 18:44

Catherine, the crumble is in the oven as I type.....DD with whom I made it is champing at the bit.....

gazzalw · 28/01/2013 20:43

Oops, Catherine forgot to answer questions 6 (children aged 5 - 10) and 7 (very likely to cook again. Photo to follow.

JammySplodger · 29/01/2013 13:02

Sorry, I've only just done mine - the coronation chicken was very tasty! I've taken a picture, what would you like me to do with it?

CatherineHMumsnet · 29/01/2013 15:13

JammySplodger - have you filled in the survey? I'll PM you my email address.

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CatherineHMumsnet · 29/01/2013 15:17

Who'd like to try this one - it's a slow cooker recipe?

www.mumsnet.com/Recipes/i/4964-Slow-cooker-mustard-and-bacon

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JammySplodger · 29/01/2013 17:08

Yep, I filled it out earlier. I'll look out for your e-mail.

blondieminx · 29/01/2013 21:14

Hello, my friend kittycatcat sent me here... Recipe testing you say??? Grin

am I too late to the party???

blondieminx · 29/01/2013 21:18

PS I could try the slow cooker one? Smile

CatherineHMumsnet · 04/02/2013 11:18

blondieminx - have PMd you.
Anyone else want to try this too?

Slow Cooker Mustard and Bacon

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NewYearNewBoo · 04/02/2013 11:23

Me, I would like to give the slow cooker one a try please.

CatherineHMumsnet · 04/02/2013 14:05

Appleologies - yes could you do the Choc Ices for us. Have also PMd you.

Anyone else want to try them too?

www.mumsnet.com/Recipes/i/2777-White-choc-ices

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CatherineHMumsnet · 04/02/2013 14:05

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NewYearNewBoo · 04/02/2013 14:25

Ooh would do choc ices too at least the dc would actually eat those Grin

blondieminx · 05/02/2013 06:42

Chicken is prepped ... Roll on this evening for the taste test! Grin

CatherineHMumsnet · 05/02/2013 12:15

NewYearNewboo - yes do please do the choc ices and feedback please.

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blondieminx · 05/02/2013 21:15

The slow cooked chicken was nice but I think next time I make it I'll add some veggies like carrots and button mushrooms. And a spoonful of honey and a load of black pepper. Will do proper feedback thingy now! Smile

I made those banana muffins at the weekend, they are AMAZING! Grin

CatherineHMumsnet · 12/02/2013 16:05

Appleologies/NewYearNewboo - have either of you tried the White Choc Ices?

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NewYearNewBoo · 12/02/2013 16:40

So sorry, lots of illness in the boo house, will be on it in the next day or so.

CatherineHMumsnet · 12/02/2013 16:41

Oh poor you!

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lucysmam · 14/02/2013 10:56

have I missed out? only just seen this Sad

KerzM · 22/02/2013 20:42

happy to test

CatherineHMumsnet · 26/02/2013 15:09

Back again - we'll have a lot of after-school recipes to test over the coming week or so, but in the meantime we're still after a couple of people to test this recipe

www.mumsnet.com/Recipes/i/2777-White-choc-ices

Any takers?

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CatherineHMumsnet · 27/02/2013 12:14

And we also have this lovely sounding recipe as well

www.mumsnet.com/Recipes/i/5506-Sea-bass-fillets-with-tomato-and-olive-oil

Who's up for a fishy supper this week?

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EstherRancid · 27/02/2013 12:27

i'll do the fish one, Catherine

i'm under yet another a NC, is that ok?

CatherineHMumsnet · 27/02/2013 13:45

Hi EstherRancid - that's fine! Any chance you could do it this week? And do you need the link for the feedback form?

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