2022's cookbook challenge

[conuly]

So sorry I took so long to post! I've been attacked with a general sense of malaise and ennui.

The rules are as follows:

1. Pick a commitment that works for you - don't sign up to one new recipe a week if you'll never be able to pull it off. There's no judgment if you overestimate your abilities, but try to be realistic.

2. Use only recipes that are already in your possession, either in a physical copy or bookmarked in your browser. No fair picking out new recipes to try! That's fun too, but that's not the point of the challenge. Physical recipes don't have to literally come from a cookbook - if they're on Grandma's old index card or the back of a mayo jar, that's fine.

3. When you've cooked one of those backlogged recipes, post about it, either here or in your journal. Make sure to copy out the recipe, credit it properly, and note any substitutions or changes you had to make. If the recipe comes from a website or from a book that can be purchased online, then consider posting a link.

4. Once a month I'll post a roundup. If you didn't post in the comm, post a link to your entry in the comments.

5. This is a fun challenge. No judgment. The only goal is to support each other as we make our way through our piles of hoarded recipes, at whatever pace we can manage.

If you want a formal way to mark your own commitment, fill in the poll.

Poll #26591 Cookbook challenge sign-up

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 19

View Respondents

What commitment are you willing to make?

View Answers

One or more recipe a week
0 (0.0%)

Three or more recipes a month
2 (10.5%)

One or two recipes a month
5 (26.3%)

Six or more recipes over the year
3 (15.8%)

Two to six recipes over the year
3 (15.8%)

At least one recipe over the year
5 (26.3%)

Unsure/rather not say
1 (5.3%)

I'll sit this one out, but cheer from the sidelines
0 (0.0%)

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If you'd like to do this with a bingo card, there are some ready-made ones here. Or, you can go here to generate your own!

January 2021 roundup

Comments

[snickfic]

Yay, thank you for the new post! I'm excited to join in on the fun this year. :)

[valoise]

I moved 1500 miles last October and there were so many distractions in getting adjusted to a new location and new home that I drifted away from posting here. This is just the nudge I need to start reviewing old bookmarks and my cookbook collection for new things to try

[adrian_turtle]

Thank you for posting this. I signed up last year, and realized after a few months that I did not have any old recipes I had been wanting to try, that I had never tried before. I kept looking through my old cookbooks and thinking,
*made it 30 years ago
*made it so many times I forgot there was a recipe, but oh! there's supposed to be fennel
*would never make it in a million years
*made it 30 years ago AND would never make it in a million years.

I am reading what people post here, and getting ideas for things I would like to try. Are people interested in conversations about that, or is that contrary to the spirit of the community?

[trobadora]

Will there be a challenge for 2023? I thought I might take part this year if there is one. (No worries if not!)

[conuly]

Gosh darn it's 2023! Yes, there will be. Last year was rough for me, so I dropped pretty much all non-essential things in order to focus on trying not to think about the fact that my mother was dying but, well, she can only die once so now hopefully I have the bandwidth for other stuff! I'll post something this week.

[trobadora]

So sorry about your mother! No wonder you had a rough year. *hugs*

Absolutely no rush, don't worry about it if you're busy otherwise. I'm definitely looking forward to your post whenever it appears!