Welcome to the January Meeting of Eden Cooks! Eden Cooks is a cooking club for any interested members of the Eden community. We will meet on the forum to discuss everything from tips and pointers for less well-equipped kitchens, explanations of cooking terms, and important techniques. There will be a featured recipe each meeting, with pictures taken as I prepare it for you. I will cover some ingredient substitutions to make each recipe more friendly to people with dietary restrictions.
Feeling a little chilly? Don't fret---Eden Cooks has you covered from both sides as winter wears on. We'll be showing you how to make a classic American (and most sorts of northern European) beef stew, and for those who long for a taste of the exotic during these gray days, we'll also be showing how to make the Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup "Pho Bo." To warm you up, stomach and mood, there's nothing like a nice hot soup or stew---great for making in huge batches to serve to guests, or to freeze for yourself to have multiple lunches on days when you're too busy to cook, beef stew is one of the most classic wintertime meals. Pho, on the other hand, combines several delicious herbs to encourage you to take good, deep breaths even if your nose is a little stuffy. Come on in, enjoy the star anise and the Thai basil---or stay close to home and enjoy the potatoes, carrots, and pepper of an old-fashioned stew.
During the meeting, a $25 gift card will be awarded for the winner of a contest where you guess the lesser known kitchen implement from a series of photos that I take. Another will be given to the winner of a trivia contest from information that I will provide during the meeting.
The meeting will take place on the EdenFantasys forum in this very thread at 8 pm EST on Monday, January 16th. I'm really looking forward to this meeting, so I hope to see you there! And if you just can't wait til the meeting starts, drop by the Eden Cooks Sign-up Sheet and contribute a recipe---this is your last call before I'll start collecting the recipes!
Feeling a little chilly? Don't fret---Eden Cooks has you covered from both sides as winter wears on. We'll be showing you how to make a classic American (and most sorts of northern European) beef stew, and for those who long for a taste of the exotic during these gray days, we'll also be showing how to make the Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup "Pho Bo." To warm you up, stomach and mood, there's nothing like a nice hot soup or stew---great for making in huge batches to serve to guests, or to freeze for yourself to have multiple lunches on days when you're too busy to cook, beef stew is one of the most classic wintertime meals. Pho, on the other hand, combines several delicious herbs to encourage you to take good, deep breaths even if your nose is a little stuffy. Come on in, enjoy the star anise and the Thai basil---or stay close to home and enjoy the potatoes, carrots, and pepper of an old-fashioned stew.
During the meeting, a $25 gift card will be awarded for the winner of a contest where you guess the lesser known kitchen implement from a series of photos that I take. Another will be given to the winner of a trivia contest from information that I will provide during the meeting.
The meeting will take place on the EdenFantasys forum in this very thread at 8 pm EST on Monday, January 16th. I'm really looking forward to this meeting, so I hope to see you there! And if you just can't wait til the meeting starts, drop by the Eden Cooks Sign-up Sheet and contribute a recipe---this is your last call before I'll start collecting the recipes!
