I’ve been kicking this idea around for a while. I know we do the weekly IC challenge, but what about a separate monthly challenge that runs for 4 weeks. It would be theme based. Each new month brings a new theme.
To be honest, I haven’t given it much thought beyond what I’d like to do first. I was thinking we ought to have an open 4 week challenge based on “Fast Food”.
In that challenge, you replicate your favorite fast food of all time. If it’s something you have made before and posted here, no big deal, just make it again and post a new picture. For example, I’d re-make my Krystal Chick knock-offs. I’ve posted the recipe and made them twice already, but a third time would be fine with me. And the new pic would go into the Fast Food Challenge (but only the NEW pic).
In the end, we’d have a results thread highlighting how anyone at home can make their favorite fast foods that taste just as good, but are healthier and perhaps even cheaper. At NCT, I’ve seen recipes for Wendy’s Chili, and I think a Big Mac special sauce, and more……
It doesn’t have to be just a drive-thru chain, but also any fast appetizer/snack that you might get at a restaurant such as Sliders from Chili’s, Poppers from Ruby Tuesdays, etc.
Can anyone make waffle fries????
Each month we pick a new theme, and then you have all month to drop something into the challenge. The first month would be fast food based on foods from national chains. If it works, then the next month’s challenge could be something else……Italian cooking, Spanish cooking, Mexican cooking, French Cooking, Soul Food, From the Grill (or smoker), Outdoor Cooking, Vegetarian, Hot & Spicy, Midnight Snacks, TV Dinners, etc, etc, etc. Any conceivable theme.
What do you think? Is there any interest in a monthly Theme challenge? You’d have the whole month to think it over and post your favorites. Heck, more often than not, one of your nightly dinners would fall into the category???
Thoughts?
To be honest, I haven’t given it much thought beyond what I’d like to do first. I was thinking we ought to have an open 4 week challenge based on “Fast Food”.
In that challenge, you replicate your favorite fast food of all time. If it’s something you have made before and posted here, no big deal, just make it again and post a new picture. For example, I’d re-make my Krystal Chick knock-offs. I’ve posted the recipe and made them twice already, but a third time would be fine with me. And the new pic would go into the Fast Food Challenge (but only the NEW pic).
In the end, we’d have a results thread highlighting how anyone at home can make their favorite fast foods that taste just as good, but are healthier and perhaps even cheaper. At NCT, I’ve seen recipes for Wendy’s Chili, and I think a Big Mac special sauce, and more……
It doesn’t have to be just a drive-thru chain, but also any fast appetizer/snack that you might get at a restaurant such as Sliders from Chili’s, Poppers from Ruby Tuesdays, etc.
Can anyone make waffle fries????
Each month we pick a new theme, and then you have all month to drop something into the challenge. The first month would be fast food based on foods from national chains. If it works, then the next month’s challenge could be something else……Italian cooking, Spanish cooking, Mexican cooking, French Cooking, Soul Food, From the Grill (or smoker), Outdoor Cooking, Vegetarian, Hot & Spicy, Midnight Snacks, TV Dinners, etc, etc, etc. Any conceivable theme.
What do you think? Is there any interest in a monthly Theme challenge? You’d have the whole month to think it over and post your favorites. Heck, more often than not, one of your nightly dinners would fall into the category???
Thoughts?