MN Food Club? Or a kick up the bum.

[MaryMotherOfCheeses]

You know, like a book club but with food.

As in, people agree a menu then cook it (presumably trying out different recipes or variations on a theme) and then come back and talk about what worked and what didn't. Or what was tricky.

Is that too anal?

Just a thought whilst watching Masterchef and thinking I need a kick up the bum to try different menus.

A main meal yes - but not a whole menu, to expensive and not enough time.

I'd be interested, like trying new stuff out on my unsuspecting oh

Agree with Ivykaty though, a whole menu would be way too expensive for me to buy at once although I would have time

I am trying to follow 'The kitchen revolution' menus.
Would be a lovely idea to have a cooking buddy.

I think it sounds like fun. We could even cook the same thing using diff recipes sometimes.

That sounds fantastic! How can we get it going?

yep, I'll have a go !

Sounds fun!

Could I join in?

sounds good. Please can I play?

Well as it is half term next week I thought I would get my 10 year old dd to choose some recipes from younger cook books - this thread had inspired me to cook something different and let her choose some of the main course meals for the week.

we have on the list:

Toad in the Hole
Creamy tomato and red pepper sauce with linguine
Spanish omelette with potato - tortilla
Gondoliers Risotto (peas and ham)
Cauliflower cheese

Oooh I'm so excited some people think it's a good idea. I didn't get any response last night and was thinking "miserable feckers"

Yes, a whole menu too much.

Though I'd like to do something a bit challenging.

How do we decide what? How do they do it on the book club threads?

Is the Kitchen Revolution the Jamie book?

On the Book Club they vote, it seems very complicated though. Are you the boss MaryMother. I vote yes!

Yes, MaryMotherofCheeses is the boss (I seem to remember she had another name, what was it?).

Can I join in please... This sounds great

Oh gosh, No, I'm not the boss. I'm far too lazy.

If I wasn't lazy, I wouldn't need a kick up the bum.

OK, how about these options:

We work through a book, like, the lunch section of Nigella's How to Eat. Or a Jamie book. Ministry of Food in order? Or whatever.

Or, DH suggest I suggest two or three classic dishes and we vote. How about, which I never cook but should try

1. Coq au vin (!)
2. Lamb tagine

and

1. Ivykate's spanish omlette.

Perhaps we could get a top 10 of classic dishes.

ie traditional dishes where you have find a recipe and decide what works.

Though I also like the sound of the tomato and red pepper linguine.

Oh god, this might be tricky. As I said, I need a kick up the bum.

Right, might start a thread on top 10 classic dishes...

top 10 great british dishes?

Or let's all try out the MN Recipes????

There's quite a few with 10 as a score! let's try them out!

You will of course all adore my sausage casserole

maybe a list of ingredients, a few suggested recipes and a weekend to cook and talk about it.

Sounds great! Which recipes would you suggest fishie?

I'm liking MN recipes.

We pick 10 which their posters have scored 10

5 veggie, 5 meat.

You choose 4 to do over a month.

You come back here and talk about them.

!!

How are we doing this?

I will join when i can work out how it works!

I don't know how it works! I just started the thread!

how about pick a meal a week from the mn recipes? & discuss that week maybe?

Although, I bet some here are veggie & some not so maybe stuff that could be 'tampered' with to make a veggie version? & maybe have a certain night to cook it & then you've got a whole week to get back to the rest of us if you're busy