March gathering

The 40th gathering of the Ragamuffin Cooking Club is hereby announced!

Theme: Breakfast / Brunch

Date & Time: Saturday, March 21st, 2009 at 6:30pm

Place: changed: *Phil & Rose's*

We need signups for the following:

• something with dough / batter
• something that's bread
• something with eggs
• something with fruit
• something with cheese
• something with a veggie
• something hot to drink
• something cold to drink

February gathering

The 39th gathering of the Ragamuffin Cooking Club is hereby announced!

Theme: Soup-er Bowl

Date & Time: Saturday, February 21st, 2009 at 6:30pm

Place: Chad & Karen's

We need signups for the following:
(If you are bringing, tell us what kind so we have a good variety. If all non-soup items are accounted for, bring more soup!)

• soup
• soup
• soup
• crackers
• bread
• drinks
• bowls & soup spoons
• dessert

January gathering

The 38th gathering of the Ragamuffin Cooking Club is hereby announced!

Theme: Ollie Bollen New Year's Party

Date & Time: Saturday, January 17, 2009 from 5-9pm

Place: Phil & Rose's

Phil and Rose are hosting the Ollie Bollen event - just show up and enjoy the fun! They'll serve snert (split pea soup) and ollie bollen (literally "oil balls," a kind of homemade doughnut), two Dutch New Year's treats!

December gathering

The 37th gathering of the Ragamuffin Cooking Club is hereby announced! It's time for our 3rd annual cookie swap!! It's been a favorite! (See last 2 years' pictures here and here.)

Theme: Cookie swap!

Date & Time: Saturday, December 13th, 6:30pm (you might like to have a light dinner beforehand, because this is going to be ALL COOKIES!)

Place: Chad & Karen's

The Rules: Some of you enjoy making holiday cookies for gifts or Christmas parties, so a cookie swap will be a great way to get new recipe ideas! If EVERYONE is able to come we will have 12-15 people, but most likely closer to 10-12. So everyone can try about a few of each person's cookie (to taste at the club gathering, and to bring home and ponder later), then each person should bring about two to three dozen cookies. Also, this time it will be very important to bring copies or web links of your recipe to share! And, to get your extra cookies home, be sure to bring ziploc bags or containers.

We need signups for the following:

• 2-3 dozen cookies
• 2-3 dozen cookies
• 2-3 dozen cookies
• 2-3 dozen cookies
• 2-3 dozen cookies + drink (perhaps a holiday cider?)
• 2-3 dozen cookies + drink (perhaps a holiday punch?)
  etc. etc. etc.

To prevent duplicates, please post what kind of cookie you will be making, and hopefully we'll have a nice variety. (In other words, we shouldn't end up with six different kinds of sugar cookies, but one would be fine!) We want EVERYONE to be able to bring cookies this time (one recipe per person, not per couple). Also, if one or two can volunteer to also bring drinks of some sort, that would be great.

November gathering

The 36th gathering of the Ragamuffin Cooking Club is hereby announced!

AND, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO THE CLUB! In November of 2005 we launched the very first cooking club gathering, and we've been enjoying good food and fun times ever since. :) Congrats to Phil & Rose for being our longest-standing members with Chad & me, and to Kristi for being there too... except for a 2-year hiatus overseas. Haha.

Theme: 3rd annual chili cook-off!

Date & Time: Saturday, November 15th at 6:30pm

Place: Chad & Karen's

This year all rules are out the window for types of chili - all types of entries are welcome - white chili, Texas-style, Cincinnati-style, non-traditional, with beans, no beans, chicken, beef, whatever! We'll try as many types of chili as people want to bring but we also need some other signups to finish the meal, so let us know what you'll bring:

• Lots of CHILI (don't forget to bring your recipe!)
• Cornbread
• Dessert or cinnamon rolls
• Beer
• Non-alcoholic drinks
• Disposable bowls
• Toppings (sour cream, shredded cheese, crackers)

See pics from last year's cookoff here.

October gathering

The 35th gathering of the Ragamuffin Cooking Club is hereby announced!

Theme: Appetizers and Cocktails

Date & Time: Saturday, October 18th at 6:30pm

Place: Chad & Karen's

Special sign-up instructions:
1. Sign up in the comments for an appetizer that you'd like to bring.
2. Email Karen the list of cocktail components that you have at home and what you might like for us to make.
3. She'll email a list of needed ingredients to make some classic cocktails based on what everyone already has on hand, and then sign up for some of those ingredients (cranberry juice, cosmo / collins / sweet & sour mix, mint, etc.) here.