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

163 replies

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.

CatherineHMumsnet · 25/10/2012 09:20

Scootergrrl - could you do the Thai banana pudding?

CatherineHMumsnet · 25/10/2012 17:10

Just popping in to say I'm away for half term, so I won't be able to respond to any emails or PMs over the coming week. But do keep the recipes/feedback and photos coming!

CatherineHMumsnet · 05/11/2012 12:19

Looks like everyone's been busy over half term. Thanks for all the pictures you've sent over. Has everyone who had a second recipe to test filled in their feedback forms?

CatherineHMumsnet · 05/11/2012 13:55

DialMforMummy -don't worry, all the recipes in the book will be in metric.

CatherineHMumsnet · 05/11/2012 13:55

DameMargotFountain - almost definitely. Will be posting here when I do.

CatherineHMumsnet · 07/11/2012 10:54

Morning everyone - I have two more soup recipes that need testing which are:

Easy tomato soup

and

summer pea and mint soup

Any takers? Would need feedback by Thursday.

CatherineHMumsnet · 07/11/2012 16:49

DameMargot - pics would be great, but not necessary.

Cagneynlacey - thanks - looking forward to getting it.

CatherineHMumsnet · 08/11/2012 15:11

Had wildly varying responses to our Banana Muffins recipe. Anyone else fancy trying it out for us to help us work out whether it stays in the book or not?

CatherineHMumsnet · 12/11/2012 10:17

Thanks for the muffin testing - looks like we still have to go back to the drawing boards with these as it's still 50/50 on the results.

DameMargotFountain - have you had a chance to put in your feedback for the Tomato soup?

CatherineHMumsnet · 20/11/2012 15:29

Three more recipes up for testing - who'd like to try them out this week for us? (ideally over the next two days)

Asparagus and smoked salmon tart

vegetable tart

Impressive tomato tart

CatherineHMumsnet · 20/11/2012 16:24

Gazzalw - thanks. Do you still have the link for the feedback form handy?

CatherineHMumsnet · 21/11/2012 10:13

Melty - do please do the tomato Tart and Frontpaw if you'd do the veggie tart too that'd be great.

Anyone up for doing the asparagus and smoked salmon tart?

CatherineHMumsnet · 21/11/2012 12:11

We may have another soup one to test - how would someone like to try corn chowder?

CatherineHMumsnet · 21/11/2012 12:39

CAseyShraeger - thanks so much! Will you let me know when you've made it and added feedback?

CatherineHMumsnet · 21/11/2012 14:02

Hi Mignonette - we'll defo take a look at that banana recipe of yours if we may. Would you add it as a recipe here? Thanks!

CatherineHMumsnet · 21/11/2012 14:58

Mignonette - thanks!

CatherineHMumsnet · 21/11/2012 15:22

Right then...who wants to put Mignonette's muffins to the test? Grin

CatherineHMumsnet · 21/11/2012 16:15

Chepstowmonkey you're on - here's the recipe.

Anyone else? Always good to have two testers per recipe.

CatherineHMumsnet · 21/11/2012 17:12

Snowballinashoebox - so that's the banana muffin recipe yes? Thanks!

CatherineHMumsnet · 21/11/2012 17:27

XBenedict - you up for doing the Asparagus and Smoked Salmon Tart?

CatherineHMumsnet · 22/11/2012 11:30

OK - who'd like to do this one? It's veggie chilli for the slow cooker We'll need feedback in by the end of the weekend.

CatherineHMumsnet · 22/11/2012 11:58

DameMargotFountain - veggie chilli for you.

Would be good to get one other tester for it....

CatherineHMumsnet · 22/11/2012 12:43

Livinginapinkpauble - great, veggie chilli for you then. Do you have the feedback form link?

CatherineHMumsnet · 22/11/2012 14:16

For Livinginapinkbauble and anyone else who needs it - here is the link for the feedback form

CatherineHMumsnet · 22/11/2012 14:19

JennyPiccolo - would you do the asparagus and smoked salmon tart too? Are you able to get us feedback by the end of the weekend?

DorsetKnob - it's not too late to give feedback on your pea soup - could you fill in the survey form for it?

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