Monthly Featured Chef: Nigel Slater!

It's time for July's Monthly Featured Chef Event! The week each month where we go back and revisit one of our previous wonderful IHCC featured chefs. 

Whether you cooked with us when this chef was featured, or joined the fun later on, we hope you will enjoy cooking along with them this week.
 

We cooked along with British chef Nigel Slater at IHCC from April-October 2014. Nigel Slater's website has the tagline "a cook who writes" and that captures him perfectly. Known as much for the prose in his cookbook as his wonderful recipes, he takes classic British dishes and puts his own spin on them, as well as creates uncomplicated and delicious comfort food recipes. Author of 14 cookbooks, as well as two excellent foodie books (Toast, his memoir and Eating for England, a humorous look at British food), Slater also writes regular columns in a few different publications, has hosted multiple television shows, and his recipes and writing can be found all over the Internet.   

Make and post any Nigel Slater recipe (or recipes!) by Sunday, July 17th. If you cooked along with Nigel Slater at IHCC, or you have cooked with him before, feel free to share your favorite Nigel recipes in your post. 

Please remember to link a thumbnail image and leave a comment after linking so we don't miss out on your dish.  

New to IHCC? Need help linking up? Check out our Welcome page. If you have any questions please leave a comment below and we will get back with you.

If you missed out on our On the Barbie! theme last week, be sure to click on the links and check out the Curtis Stone grilled recipes that we shared.
 

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Cheerio Nigel!

 

We've had a great old time over the last six months, cooking our hearts out with Nigel Slater.

We've made classic British dishes, been on picnics, done great things with vegetables, and kept an eye on the budget.  We've travelled the world, and the menu - we've done brunch, and nibbles, and bread and cheese, and a whole lot more.

And now it's that sad time when we have to say goodbye to Nigel, in readiness for welcoming in our new IHCC chef next week.  So in one final fling get those Nigel Slater cookbooks down off the shelf, and choose any recipe you like for a fitting farewell, and post your dish by Sunday 5 October.

Please remember to link a thumbnail image below, and leave a comment after you link so that we don't miss out on your post.

New to IHCC?  Need help linking up?  Check out our Welcome page.  If you have any questions, please leave a comment below and we will get back with you.

If you missed our Ladle It Up! theme last week, be sure to click on the links and check out all the wonderful dishes everyone made.

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Ladle It Up!

It's time to get out your favorite soup pot and find those Nigel Slater recipes for soups, stews, curries, and other bowlfuls of goodness.

Get ready to Ladle It Up! 

Pick any Nigel Slater bowl-friendly recipe from online or one of his cookbooks and post and link by Sunday, September 28th. Please remember to link a thumbnail image and to leave a comment after you link so that we don't miss out on your dish. 

New to IHCC?  Need help linking up?  Check out our Welcome page.  If you have any questions please leave a comment below and we will get back with you.

If you missed our September Potluck! theme last week, be sure to click on the links and check out all the wonderful chefs and dishes everyone made.

We look forward to seeing what you ladle up! 

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September Potluck!

Potluck Week is your chance to  make any Nigel Slater recipe you like, or if you'd rather, you can make any dish from one of our previous nine IHCC chefs:

Nigella Lawson

Mark Bittman

Giada de Laurentiis

Jamie Oliver

Tessa Kiros

Rick Bayless

Madjur Jaffrey

Yotam Ottolenghi

Donna Hay

So many chefs and dishes, so little time!

To join in, just post and link your September Potluck dish by Sunday, September 21st.  Please remember to link a thumbnail image and to leave a comment after you link so that we don't miss out on your Potluck creation.

New to IHCC?  Need help linking up?  Check out our Welcome page.  If you have any questions please leave a comment below and we will get back with you.

If you missed our Lentils, Legumes, and Pulses theme last week, be sure to click on the links and check out all the comforting dishes everyone made.

  

******Special Announcement******

The vote is in and and you've chosen Diana Henry!

 We will begin cooking the recipes of Diana Henry on October 5th!!

  Diana was raised in Northern Ireland and started cooking when she was just six years old. Like many of us, her love of cooking has been a constant in her life.  Diana has explored food while traveling, both in and out of her kitchen.  She has written eight cookbooks, her newest is entitled Change of Appetite, and was just published this past March.  You can find her cookbooks on Amazon, as well as in stores. Diana can also be found online via The Telegraph where she has been writing and sharing recipes for ten years.  She also has a beautiful website where you can view additional recipes and get to know her a little better!  

Please see the links below if you're interested in looking over her cookbooks and/or viewing her recipes online at The Telegraph and/or her website.  

 

Diana Henry Amazon Page

Diana Henry The Telegraph 

Diana Henry Website

 

Over the next few weeks you will notice changes to the IHCC page as we go under construction for our new chef!  We will be getting a whole new look, a new header, and a new badge! If you have any ideas or suggestions, and/or you'd like to throw  suggestions for themes we'd love to hear from you!  Please leave a comment below and one of us will respond.

We are very excited to be cooking with Diana Henry!!

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Lentils, Legumes, and Pulses, Oh My!

Call them what you will... lentils, legumes, pulses...

They are healthy, versatile, and a great way to fill up while on a budget. 

This week at IHCC we are all about

Lentils, Legumes, and Pulses, Oh My! 

                            *Photos from Kahakai Kitchen, Stirring the Pot, Couscous & Consciousness & Freeimages.com

Choose your favorite variety (here's a list of them to get you started) and find a Nigel Slater recipe featuring these versatile ingredients to make and post by Sunday, September 14th.

Please remember to link a thumbnail image and to leave a comment after you link so that we don't miss out on your dish. 

New to IHCC?  Need help linking up?  Check out our Welcome page.  If you have any questions please leave a comment below and we will get back with you.

If you missed our Bread Ahead! theme last week, be sure to click on the links and check out all the wonderful picklish dishes everyone made.

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Bread Ahead! (And New Chef Poll Announcement!)

OK, Carb Lovers--you know who you are! 

This week there is BREAD AHEAD!

Time to make those Nigel Slater recipes for or featuring bread or other yeasty creations!

Pick any Nigel Slater bread-centric recipe from online or one of his cookbooks and post and link by Sunday, September 7th. Please remember to link a thumbnail image and to leave a comment after you link so that we don't miss out on your dish. 

New to IHCC?  Need help linking up?  Check out our Welcome page.  If you have any questions please leave a comment below and we will get back with you.

If you missed our In Quite A Pickle theme last week, be sure to click on the links and check out all the wonderful picklish dishes everyone made.

****New Chef Poll Announcement****

Can you believe this is our final month of cooking with Nigel?  Time really flies! 
Time to pick a new chef to cook with from October through April 2015. 

We have four fascinating and fantastic female chefs to choose from:

• Diana Henry 

• Claudia Roden 

• Mollie Katzen 

• Rachel Allen

The poll is now up on the sidebar and you have the next 10 days (until 11:59 PM EST, Wednesday, September 10th) to do your research and thinking and to cast your vote for our next chef. We will start cooking with our winner on Monday, October 6th.

 Happy Voting! ;-)

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In Quite A Pickle!

This week we're In Quite A Pickle....with Nigel Slater!

Sounds kinda fun, huh?

This is your chance to get out those cookbooks and get pickling! Make your own pickle or feature a dish with pickled ingredients.  

Choose any Nigel Slater recipe that gets you In Quite a Pickle, and post your dish by Sunday, August 31st

Please remember to link a thumbnail image below, and leave a comment after you link, so that we don't miss out on your post.

New to IHCC?  Need help linking up?  Check out our Welcome page.  If you have any questions, please leave a comment below and we will get back with you.

If you missed our August Potluck last week, be sure to click on the links and check out all the wonderful dishes everyone made.

*Photo credit to The Guardian.com and Googleimages.com

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August Potluck!

Potluck Week is your chance to  make any Nigel Slater recipe you like, or if you'd rather, you can make any dish from one of our previous nine IHCC chefs:

Nigella Lawson

Mark Bittman

Giada de Laurentiis

Jamie Oliver

Tessa Kiros

Rick Bayless

Madjur Jaffrey

Yotam Ottolenghi

Donna Hay

So many chefs and dishes, so little time!

To join in, just post and link your August Potluck dish by Sunday, August 24th.  Please remember to link a thumbnail image and to leave a comment after you link so that we don't miss out on your Potluck creation.

New to IHCC?  Need help linking up?  Check out our Welcome page.  If you have any questions please leave a comment below and we will get back with you.

If you missed our Zest It Up theme last week, be sure to click on the links and check out all the citrusy dishes everyone made.

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Zest It up!

This week we're going to Zest It Up ... diving into all those lovely Nigel Slater recipes that feature endlessly versatile citrus fruits.

Oranges, lemons, mandarins, tangelos, tangerines, grapefruit, limes, clementines, kumquats, even those extraordinary looking Buddha's hands, if you're lucky enough to be able to find one - the variety of citrus fruit available is incredible.  And even more limitless are the uses to which you can put them.  Citrus lends itself to both sweet and savoury applications.  It can play the starring role as the hero ingredient of your dish, or be the support player which makes all the other ingredients shine.

Whichever way you decide to go, Nigel will be able to help you bring a little sunshine into your week and zest things up.

So get those cookbooks out or look at any of the appropriate online sources, choose any Nigel Slater recipe for a dish to Zest It Up, and post your dish by Sunday 17 August.

Please remember to link a thumbnail image below, and leave a comment after you link so that we don't miss out on your post.

New to IHCC?  Need help linking up?  Check out our Welcome page.  If you have any questions, please leave a comment below and we will get back with you.

If you missed our Moreish Meals theme last week, be sure to click on the links and check out all the wonderful dishes everyone made.

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"Moreish Meals!"

 *Photo credit: Oliver Twist (film), 1948

Second or maybe third helpings anyone? 

Sometimes one helping just isn't enough so this week we are making Nigel Slater dishes that are so good, you just want to keep eating more...

"Moreish Meals"

Pick any Nigel Slater recipe from online or one of his cookbooks that you think is worthy of multiple servings. It can be something sweet, something savory, homey comfort food, or something truly decadent. Whatever you want more of.
  
To join in, just post and link your "Moreish Meals" by Sunday, August 10th. Please remember to link a thumbnail image and to leave a comment after you link so that we don't miss out on your dish. 

New to IHCC?  Need help linking up?  Check out our Welcome page.  If you have any questions please leave a comment below and we will get back with you.

If you missed our Serving Up Salads theme last week, be sure to click on the links and check out all the wonderful world-traveling dishes everyone made.

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Serving Up Salads!

 

Salads are so very versatile!  They can take center stage as a colorful and gorgeous main course, shine on the side as a light side dish, or whet your appetite before the main arrives.  Come to think of it.....salad can even be made into dessert!!!

Who knew Serving Up Salads was so much fun?

Grab those cookbooks, or look online, and choose any Nigel Slater recipe that gets you Serving Up Salads!  Please make and post your dish by Sunday, August 3rd.  

Please remember to link a thumbnail image below, and leave a comment after you link so that we don't miss out on your post.

New to IHCC?  Need help linking up?  Check out our Welcome page.  If you have any questions, please leave a comment below and we will get back with you.

If you missed our Off The Spice Rack theme last week, be sure to click on the links and check out all the wonderful dishes everyone made.

**photo credit to Sue of Couscous & Consciousness and Deb of Kahakai Kitchen

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Off The Spice Rack

This week we're diving into the spice rack ... Choosing Nigel Slater recipes that use your favourite spice or spices.  Spices come in a huge variety - those which bring warmth, sweetness, earthiness, woodsiness, and even mind-blowing heat.  They add complexity of flavour to dishes and evoke memories of meals and places past.

So get those cookbooks out or look at any of the appropriate online sources, choose any Nigel Slater recipe for a dish that's Off The Spice Rack, and post your dish by Sunday 27 July.

Please remember to link a thumbnail image below, and leave a comment after you link so that we don't miss out on your post.

New to IHCC?  Need help linking up?  Check out our Welcome page.  If you have any questions, please leave a comment below and we will get back with you.

If you missed our Pot Luck theme last week, be sure to click on the links and check out all the wonderful dishes everyone made.

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July Potluck!

It's.........

POTLUCK!!!

 

Potluck Week is your chance to  make any Nigel Slater recipe you like, or if you'd rather, you can make any dish from one of our previous nine IHCC chefs:

Nigella Lawson

Mark Bittman

Giada de Laurentiis

Jamie Oliver

Tessa Kiros

Rick Bayless

Madjur Jaffrey

Yotam Ottolenghi

Donna Hay

So many chefs and dishes, so little time!

To join in, just post and link your July Potluck dish by Sunday, July 20th.  Please remember to link a thumbnail image and to leave a comment after you link so that we don't miss out on your Potluck creation.

New to IHCC?  Need help linking up?  Check out our Welcome page.  If you have any questions please leave a comment below and we will get back with you.

If you missed our Eating Around the Globe theme last week, be sure to click on the links and check out all the wonderful world-traveling dishes everyone made.

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Eating Around The Globe!

Open your passport and choose a Nigel Slater dish from around the world.

Which route will you take?

English

American

Italian

Mediterranean

Mexican

Indian 

Middle Eastern

Asian

Please post your dish by Sunday, July 13th and please remember to link a thumbnail image of your dish.  Please leave a comment after linking so that we don't miss out on your post! 

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New to IHCC? Need help linking up? Check out our Welcome page. If you have any questions please leave a comment below and we will get back with you.

If you didn't get a chance to check out last week's Starters & Nibbles, stop by and take a look.
 

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Starters & Nibbles

This week we're making Starters & Nibbles ... Choosing Nigel Slater recipes that are perfect as appetisers or shared plates, dips, spreads, or great dishes to pass around at a get-together.  Whichever way you're headed, you'll find Nigel has loads of great ideas for serving up great tasting dishes.

So get those cookbooks out or look at any of the appropriate online sources, choose any Nigel Slater recipe that you think would make a delicious Starter or Nibble, and post your dish by Sunday 6 July.

Please remember to link a thumbnail image below, and leave a comment after you link so that we don't miss out on your post.

New to IHCC?  Need help linking up?  Check out our Welcome page.  If you have any questions, please leave a comment below and we will get back with you.

If you missed our Mediterranean Magic theme last week, be sure to click on the links and check out all the wonderful dishes everyone made.

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Mediterranean Magic!

Collage Images from FreeImages.com

Gazing up an azure sky while floating on an indigo sea, we are headed to the Mediterranean this week to whip up a bit of...

Mediterranean Magic

Pick a Nigel Slater dish with a Mediterranean flair or featuring Mediterranean-inspired ingredients. 

There are plenty of countries and ingredients to choose from. What will inspire you?

Be sure to make and post your dish by Sunday, June 29th and please remember to link a thumbnail image of your dish. Don't forget leave a comment after you link up so that we don't miss out on your post.

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New to IHCC? Need help linking up? Check out our Welcome page. If you have any questions please leave a comment below and we will get back with you.

If you didn't get a chance to check out last week's Potluck dishes, stop by and take a look.
 

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June Potluck!

It's Potluck Week so the choice is all yours! Choose any Nigel Slater recipe you like, or if you prefer take the opportunity to revisit any one of our previous nine IHCC chefs:

Nigella Lawson

Mark Bittman

Giada de Laurentiis

Jamie Oliver

Tessa Kiros

Rick Bayless

Madjur Jaffrey

Yotam Ottolenghi

Donna Hay

That makes for a veritable smorgasbord of English, American, Italian, Mediterranean, Mexican, Indian, Middle Eastern and "modern Australian" recipes to choose from.

To join in just post and link your June Potluck dish from any one of our IHCC chefs by Sunday, June 22nd  Please remember to link a thumbnail image and leave a comment after you link so that we don't miss out on your dish.

New to IHCC?  Need help linking up?  Check out our Welcome page.  If you have any questions please leave a comment below and we will get back with you.

If you missed our Budget-Friendly Dishes, be sure to click on the links and check out all the glorious dishes everyone made.

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Budget Friendly Dishes

This week we're keeping an eye on the budget ... Choosing Nigel Slater recipes that taste great yet won't break the bank.  There are lots of great ways to keep the food budget in check - using lots of budget-friendly ingredients such as rice, beans, lentils, and pasta;  enjoying seasonal, locally grown vegetables;  and of course making good use of those leftovers.  Whichever way you're headed, you'll find Nigel has loads of great ideas for serving up great tasting, thrifty meals.

So get those cookbooks out or look at any of the appropriate online sources, choose any Nigel Slater recipe that you think would make a Budget Friendly Meal, and post your dish by Sunday 15 June.

Please remember to link a thumbnail image below, and leave a comment after you link so that we don't miss out on your post.

New to IHCC?  Need help linking up?  Check out our Welcome page.  If you have any questions, please leave a comment below and we will get back with you.

If you missed our Let's Do Brunch! theme last week, be sure to click on the links and check out all the wonderful dishes everyone made.

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Let's Do Brunch!

Even if most of us spend our busy lives grabbing our breakfast on the go, it's always  nice to take a little time and enjoy a more leisurely meal. That's exactly what Brunch was made for!

So, Let's Do Brunch!

Pick any brunch-worthy Nigel Slater dish and be sure to make and post it by Sunday, June 8th.

Please remember to link a thumbnail image of your dish and don't forget leave a comment after you link up so that we don't miss out on your post.

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New to IHCC? Need help linking up? Check out our Welcome page. If you have any questions please leave a comment below and we will get back with you.

If you didn't get a chance to check out last week's Veg-Out! dishes, stop by and check them out.

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Veg Out!

Are you ready to VEG OUT with Nigel Slater?

We're celebrating fresh vegetables at IHCC this week! Nigel has an arsenal of recipes featuring every fresh veggie under the sun.  Which veggie, or veggies, will you work with this week?  Something seasonal? Something local? Nigel has a wide array of veggie recipes.  Which will you chose? 

To join in just post and link your Nigel Slater Veg Out dish by Sunday, June 1st.  Please remember to link a thumbnail image and leave a comment after you link so that we don't miss out on your dish.

New to IHCC?  Need help linking up?  Check out our Welcome page.  If you have any questions please leave a comment below and we will get back with you.

If you missed our May Potluck last week, be sure to click on the links and check out all the glorious potluck dishes everyone made.

*photo credit to Sue of Couscous and Consciousness

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