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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 · 24/01/2013 14:48

Gazzalw - you sure? That'd be great!

CatherineHMumsnet · 24/01/2013 14:51

Some new ones added to our list for testing - if anyone can help this week and over the weekend - here they are:

Strawberry sundae

White Choc Ices

Spaghetti with pesto, ham and peas

Breakfast Boost Smoothie

Pizza Rice

Coronation Chicken

Let me know either here or on by PM if you'd like to test a recipe, and one you're done - add your feedback here.

And if you can take a pic of the finished dish while you're at it - that'd be very much appreciated.

CatherineHMumsnet · 24/01/2013 16:25

Ov0 - yes please to both
JammySplodger - I'll put you down for the Coronation Chicken
Kittycatcat - great if you could do the spaghetti

Are you all able to do it by Monday do you think?

CatherineHMumsnet · 24/01/2013 16:36

PoppadomPreach - thanks!

CatherineHMumsnet · 24/01/2013 16:36

It's always good to have two people doing each recipe, so even if someone's nabbed it - let me know if you'd also like to test it too.

CatherineHMumsnet · 28/01/2013 09:55

Wow - thanks for the great response. Give me a minute and I'll work out what recipes still need testing.

Gazzlw - don't worry - if you get feedback to me tomorrow morning that would be great.

Melty - good news about the pizza dough. Did you fill in the feedback?

CatherineHMumsnet · 28/01/2013 10:12

Gazzlw - I think when you're used to doing things on t'internet - book publishing seems very much slower!

CatherineHMumsnet · 29/01/2013 15:13

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

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

CatherineHMumsnet · 04/02/2013 11:18

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

Slow Cooker Mustard and Bacon

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

CatherineHMumsnet · 04/02/2013 14:05

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CatherineHMumsnet · 05/02/2013 12:15

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

CatherineHMumsnet · 12/02/2013 16:05

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

CatherineHMumsnet · 12/02/2013 16:41

Oh poor you!

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?

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?

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?

CatherineHMumsnet · 27/02/2013 13:56

EstherRancid - Sunday's good for us. Here's the feedback link

FiveGoMadInDorset - weekend's fine for the choc ices, thanks!

CatherineHMumsnet · 07/03/2013 15:53

Thanks Esther and Five - much appreciated.

CatherineHMumsnet · 11/03/2013 12:39

Back again - with more recipes to put out to test. This week it's fast food - so we're looking at recipes that really don't take long to both prepare and knock up.

I'll post this here for a bit and then start PM-ing those of you who've offered to test in the past if there aren't enough testers. Let me know by posting below if you're up for it - and what recipe you'd like to try out.

creamy garlic mushrooms
superspeedy homemade 'pot noodle'
MamaG's quick spicy pasta sauce
quick couscous
choc, cherry and hazelnut flapjack

CatherineHMumsnet · 12/03/2013 09:32

Snowball - great. I'll put you down for the mushrooms. Do you have the link for the feedback form?

Stateofconfusion - which one would you like to do?

CatherineHMumsnet · 12/03/2013 10:56

Zipzap - we certainly do - can I put you down for that? Will you be able to do it this week?

Laptop - lovely - I'll put you down for couscous and pot noodles

We'd like every recipe tested by two Mumsnetters ideally, so we're still looking for volunteers....

CatherineHMumsnet · 12/03/2013 11:10

If you're testing for us - you can give us feedback on your recipe by clicking here and filling in the brief form (will only take a mo)

CatherineHMumsnet · 14/03/2013 12:43

Snoworneahva - would you do the 'Pot noodle' please?

Laptop - if you think recipes need embellishing - add it to your feedback, it's all taken into account!

Chipthefish - what would you like to do?

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