**Cooking Club 2012 - Now open for sign-ups!**

Faith

Hi folks,

Just to keep you updated, we're currently discussing the best way to run the cooking club for next year to minimise drop-outs. We'll be back soon to open this thread for signing up. If you have any suggestions, please pop them in the 2011 thread .

Faith

Okay, we're going to start taking sign-ups now!

Post below to secure a space. We'll more than likely break the cooking club up into two halves this year - we'll take all the sign-ups now, and do a schedule for the first 6 months. Then we'll contact the other half of sign-ups, and check that they're still on for the second half of the year. If you have a preference for either half, please state it in your post. There's 48 spots going, but we'll take extra sign-ups for people who're late to the thread but would like to be stand-ins. The order of sign-ups will not necessarily reflect your place in the schedule, but the first 48 to sign up will be guaranteed a place if they still want it.

As before, we will not be accepting sign-ups from posters with less than 100 posts. We will use our discretion regarding sign-ups from posters who have never posted in the Food & Drink forums before because we found they were the most likely to not step up when it was their turn.

One thing I would like to remind everybody (again): Cooking comes in all shapes and sizes. This is a Cooking Club, not a Main-Course Club. We actively encourage more posting of things other than main courses in the coming year: Starters, salads, desserts, sides, anything. When your week comes up, don't be concerned with the size of the recipe. If you think you make the best tomato salad in the world, share it with us! Many posters are more likely to keep up when many recipes are quick to make, rather than overly complicated ones. That being said, of course we welcome and encourage recipes that will teach us new cooking skills.

And go!

ElleEm

I'd like to sign up please!

It's my first

The Black Oil

Yes, please. I can't do August-early October, though.

The Hill Billy

Me too, me too!

(If you want - you can put me on a 'reserve list' in case of any drop-outs if 2012 is over-subscribed.)

littlehedgehog

Please put me on the list I've a recipe I've wanted to show you guys for months!

TeletextPear

I'd love to sign up please! Any time of year is fine with me but I have a dissertation due in September so you might get a better recipe out of me in the other 11 months

psycho-hope

count me in

FTGFOP

plus one

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Stick me down please!

I've done a main and a desert in the previous two years, might do a starter this time.

Thanks Faith for organising again, it's some job you do.

oh, you better not stick me in for April or May, small matter of nuptials to attend to

Padraig Mor

Put me on the list!

Honey-ec

Me please! Was too late for last year's and it drove me mad all year!

The Hill Billy

Des wrote: »

oh, you better not stick me in for April or May, small matter of nuptials to attend to

How about a slot in March for the wedding cake recipe?

Curry Addict

please add me for early in the year.

neuro-praxis

I'm in.

Darkginger

I'd love to do this again - I know I'll be away for a week in March, and another in July, so avoiding those months would be good.

Little Alex

Me too, please!

pts

I'd like to throw my hat in the ring too!
I should be able to do either half of the year.

Muirgheal

I'd love to sign up again too

shinikins

I'd love to be included, I had to miss my spot this year due to a family emergency, and I still have my recipe that I'd love to share!!!

Susie_Q

Put my name on the list please!

Wurly

I'd like to sign up too please. /nervous...:o

reallyrose

I'd like to sign up too. I need a push to cook more.

olaola

Me too please!

WesternNight

Me please!

(have to make up for the shambles of my last attempt )

BaZmO*

Me too

And me please

Pigwidgeon

Ooh pick me, pick me!

Mr Magnolia

Always fun!

ChewChew

I'd like to sign up!! Thanks

Malari

Me too!

The Sweeper

Count me in too please!

emc2

I'd be on for doing this again

applehunter

I have a few recipes that I'd like to share with the world.

Chong

Me Too please

biddywiddy

Count me in too please!

IHeartChemistry

Me pretty please?

Mr Simpson

Me please, I'd love to give it a go.

Bodie Broadus

me too

herisson

im normally very shy with cooking i know its weird but i might aswell bite the bullet!!

sign me up....(if theres enough room of course )

John Mason

me

dixiefly

Yes, count me in again.

littlehedgehog

Oh god, is it kind of sad that I'm so excited about this, I'm going to do my recipe tomorrow and take pictures JUST IN CASE I've a bad week the week I'm on?!

:o

Oblomov

I might seem a bit obtuse about this, but are you required to furnish a set meal recipes.. or just individual starters, main course or deserts....

Are you requested to to complete within a set week or ?

Please help...

Love to take part but not completely sure what is required..

The Black Oil

I don't believe there's an obligation to go all out. Take your cue from Faith's post here and look at some past recipes.

Faith wrote: »

One thing I would like to remind everybody (again): Cooking comes in all shapes and sizes. This is a Cooking Club, not a Main-Course Club. We actively encourage more posting of things other than main courses in the coming year: Starters, salads, desserts, sides, anything. When your week comes up, don't be concerned with the size of the recipe. If you think you make the best tomato salad in the world, share it with us! Many posters are more likely to keep up when many recipes are quick to make, rather than overly complicated ones. That being said, of course we welcome and encourage recipes that will teach us new cooking skills.

And go!

The Hill Billy

What Black Oil said above...

Oblomov wrote: »

Are you requested to to complete within a set week or ?

Yes. And this is important. When you sign up you are assigned a week in which to post your recipe. If you don't stick to this it can cause problems with trying to get other posters to cover & this causes unnecessary hassle.

Newaglish

Go on, I'm sure I can think of something again this year

LostinBlanch

Feck it, put me down on the list.

snollup

I'd love to take part if places stil available. Any time is good for me.

Kimia

me too!

Faith

Arse, I'll try to put together a schedule tomorrow - for the first 6 months anyway! Does anyone specifically want to be in the first half as opposed to the second half?