BD Ready Steady Cook!

Dr. Z · 23-01-2008, 22:13

Well not quite.

Had an idea whilst washing up before. I am getting a bit bored of my food - I can cook "well" and all that side of things but what I have a problem with is going to the shops, seeing ingredients and putting them together with something I have no idea about. Sometimes I will buy things on a whim but perhaps not know what I should put them with or generally wander about the supermarket browsing just in case something jumps out.

My solution to this is to create a little group here on BD. I propose a £5 per person limit on spending (so if you are cooking for 2 you can spend a tenner, but it MUST scale to one person at under a fiver!).

Basically, if you "subscribe" to this what I will do is create a list and every fortnight the next person in the list will go out and create a list of ingredients and then we can all cook with those items and post up a recipe for what we did with them.

The rules will be a bit lax but I would say that the most important thing was that no significant portion of the dish came outside of the listed items.

Who is in?

OK, so we have people interested:

Me (

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Vix
Piggymon
Takhisis
Belmit
leowyatt
Jonny69

Blackstar · 23-01-2008, 22:42

Sounds like a good idea, probably best every fortnight/month. I wouldn't take part myself due to being not so inventive with meals but i would love to see what other people come up with and maybe try the recipes for myself.

vix · 23-01-2008, 23:05

Sounds like lots of fun. I'd be up for that

Piggymon · 23-01-2008, 23:08

Sounds like fun !

Tak · 23-01-2008, 23:55

What the hell - can give it a go

It would be good if it was at least fortnightly as then I can aim for when Mic is on nights - I don't mind experimenting on myself but feel guilty if an attempt at something goes wrong and he is left with beans on toast :O

Belmit · 23-01-2008, 23:57

This is a bloody genius idea. Almost to the point where I wonder why I didn't think of it first.

leowyatt · 24-01-2008, 00:20

Count me in

Jonny69 · 24-01-2008, 13:34

Count me in motherfunker, me and my hoes.

Dr. Z · 24-01-2008, 16:05

Righty, glad to see that a fair few people are interested in this!

I need to go shopping today as it happens so I will start? Might as well go in the order people signed up to the thread

I will post up the list a bit later on, and then what I have done with it

BBx · 24-01-2008, 16:15

I would, but am a fussy ghet and my cooking is more of a convenience when I have the ingredients rather than planning

So I will post as and when I get round to cooking them, but I won't partake in the actual thing. Hope thats ok!

BB x

23-01-2008, 22:13	#1
Dr. Z I'm going for a scuttle... Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,021	BD Ready Steady Cook! Well not quite. Had an idea whilst washing up before. I am getting a bit bored of my food - I can cook "well" and all that side of things but what I have a problem with is going to the shops, seeing ingredients and putting them together with something I have no idea about. Sometimes I will buy things on a whim but perhaps not know what I should put them with or generally wander about the supermarket browsing just in case something jumps out. My solution to this is to create a little group here on BD. I propose a £5 per person limit on spending (so if you are cooking for 2 you can spend a tenner, but it MUST scale to one person at under a fiver!). Basically, if you "subscribe" to this what I will do is create a list and every fortnight the next person in the list will go out and create a list of ingredients and then we can all cook with those items and post up a recipe for what we did with them. The rules will be a bit lax but I would say that the most important thing was that no significant portion of the dish came outside of the listed items. Who is in? OK, so we have people interested: Me () Vix Piggymon Takhisis Belmit leowyatt Jonny69 __________________ Last edited by Dr. Z; 24-01-2008 at 16:04.

23-01-2008, 22:42	#2
Blackstar Ambassador of Awesome Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Edinburger Posts: 3,676	Sounds like a good idea, probably best every fortnight/month. I wouldn't take part myself due to being not so inventive with meals but i would love to see what other people come up with and maybe try the recipes for myself. __________________ Jim Garrahy's Fudge Kitchen

23-01-2008, 23:05	#3
vix Penelope Pitstop Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,426	Sounds like lots of fun. I'd be up for that __________________

23-01-2008, 23:08	#4
Piggymon Lara Croft Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: PigmoPad - Braintree Essex Posts: 8,604	Sounds like fun ! __________________ BF% 28/08/08 - 21%

23-01-2008, 23:55	#5
Tak L'Oréal Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 9,977	What the hell - can give it a go It would be good if it was at least fortnightly as then I can aim for when Mic is on nights - I don't mind experimenting on myself but feel guilty if an attempt at something goes wrong and he is left with beans on toast :O __________________ The look on your face when a toddler rips out your heart and shows it to you? Priceless.... For everything else, there's FWOOSH!

23-01-2008, 23:57	#6
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	This is a bloody genius idea. Almost to the point where I wonder why I didn't think of it first. __________________

24-01-2008, 00:20	#7
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	Count me in __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

24-01-2008, 13:34	#8
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	Count me in motherfunker, me and my hoes. __________________

24-01-2008, 16:05	#9
Dr. Z I'm going for a scuttle... Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,021	Righty, glad to see that a fair few people are interested in this! I need to go shopping today as it happens so I will start? Might as well go in the order people signed up to the thread I will post up the list a bit later on, and then what I have done with it __________________

24-01-2008, 16:15	#10
BBx Reverse SuBo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: London Posts: 8,673	I would, but am a fussy ghet and my cooking is more of a convenience when I have the ingredients rather than planning So I will post as and when I get round to cooking them, but I won't partake in the actual thing. Hope thats ok! BB x