Welcome to the December 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.

In December, many of us in the northern hemisphere are adapting to cooler weather, and are meeting up with families and friends in big groups. Both the weather and the number of guests pose a challenge to the home chef---but Eden Cooks is here to help! A friend and I invented this recipe for sun-dried tomato alfredo with spinach and avocado when we were trying to use up some ingredients, and we both loved it so much it's entered both our regular recipe routines---when we want to impress guests with beautiful colors, rich cheeses, and a warm meal, of course! The red/pink of the alfredo with tomatoes goes nicely with the green avocados and spinach, making this a pretty entree for those who are feeling festive.

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, December 19th. 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! less

Yay Valentinka!

Zwee---I bet you're going to love it! Yes, when you show up for the meeting I'll put up pictures and the complete recipe. If you can't make it to the meeting, the instructions will still be upon the forum, and also if you want me to email you the .txt file that has the complete instructions without all the questions-and-answers- and-back-and-forth, let me know and I'll send it along less

Welcome to the December 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.

In December, many of us in the northern hemisphere are adapting to cooler weather, and are meeting up with families and friends in big groups. Both the weather and the number of guests pose a challenge to the home chef---but Eden Cooks is here to help! A friend and I invented this recipe for sun-dried tomato alfredo with spinach and avocado when we were trying to use up some ingredients, and we both loved it so much it's entered both our regular recipe routines---when we want to impress guests with beautiful colors, rich cheeses, and a warm meal, of course! The red/pink of the alfredo with tomatoes goes nicely with the green avocados and spinach, making this a pretty entree for those who are feeling festive.

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, December 19th. 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! less