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What’s Up This Week

It’s the last week of WIU (!), and the theme is dessert!
The deadline to publish posts and e-mail permalinks is Saturday, August 30.
Don’t forget to add your pictures to the Whip It Up photo pool and check out other culinary experiments at the recipe index!
If you have any questions, drop us a line!

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The Basic Idea
The challenge will run for eight weeks, from July 6-August 29. Every Friday, Nic or I will post a weekly wrap-up to cull the recipes people have tried.

Every week, there are three simple steps:

Cook! The only parameter for the challenge is to try out and post about one new-to-you recipe each week. The type of dish, cooking method, and quantity are all up to you, and effort is what counts here, not culinary mastery. The most important criterion is that you have never tried the recipe before.
Post! Write up your experience on your site, including photos if you can. You can be as in-depth as you’d like, but posts should answer the following questions, in addition to providing the recipe:
- Was the recipe easy to follow?
- Did the dish taste good?
- Would you make it again?
Tell us! E-mail us the post’s permalink, and it will be included in the Friday wrap-up.

But wait, there’s a prize! Every participant who fulfills the challenge will qualify for a raffle to win a choice of three fabulous cookbooks:

Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking, by Marcella Hazan (Nic’s favorite)
The America’s Test Kitchen Family Cookbook (my favorite)
Barefoot Contessa at Home, by Ina Garten (because we both love her)

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Nitty Gritty Details

In the case of a week away for whatever reason, you can double up on a recipe during the following or previous week. That is, you can “cash in” a maximum of 2 recipes per week.
Even if you’re not sure that you can try one new recipe each week, sign up and try anyway! The cookbook prize is just an incentive, but we applaud all kitchen adventures, no matter how often they transpire. Don’t worry, there is no danger of getting voted off the island if you miss a week.
The recipes do not need to be of your own invention, just new to you! Of course, individual creativity is not discouraged in the least.
Be sure to share the original recipes, whether through a link or typing out the ingredients and steps, so that you give proper credit to the source and others know where to find the dish.
For some (optional) structure, look out for jumping-off points to narrow down your recipe search. For example, instead of trying to whittle down the entire food universe, we might nudge you onto the smaller planet of Salads, but going along with that suggestion is completely voluntary.

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