That's neat, how do you guys go about organizing a menu and meeting, etc?
Sounds like a lot of fun.
Wonder if we here at FR could do something like that - like the Book reading threads where everyone comments about the chapter of the week - or book of the week - we could grab a category of recipes and run with that for a thread...hmmmm, or better yet, Mmmmm
I’m in!
Our baking group focuses on baked goods and we meet once a month. We pick something most of us have never made and then we all make it and bring some of what we made to the next meeting. It isn’t a whole meal. In the past months we have made ciabata bread, angel food cake, croissants (lots of work), Danish pastries, bagels, big pretzels, scones, pate a choux, and apple turnovers.
The fun is in the eating and talking. I have learned so much. We often all use the same recipe, but it never turns out the same. This leads to lots of discussion about what kind of ingredients and techniques were used. I always thought I was a pretty good cook, but I now realize how much more there is to learn.
I think it would be fun to have a FR thread for cooking and learning. The discussion would be interesting and there are so many things I have never cooked. It wouldn’t have to be limited to baked goods.
What do you think?