Has Anyone Ever Tried a Monthly "Cooking Club"?

You'd have to have a pretty big kitchen to use. I do know of a couple of people who do cooking co-ops. One is just two families who are neighbors, and once a week they cook twice as much food and take it across the street. (they trade off.) The other is a co-op that's more formal - I think it's 4 or 5 families, and they show up with all of the food already cooked and divided into family-sized portions. So you would make chili, for example, and divide it into 4 containers and bring it to the monthly get-together, and everyone would go home with 4 different dishes to freeze.

And of course I've done cookie baking get-togethers at the holidays. Fun!

I have done DBD and SImply homemade... This other thing sounds interesting however you then need to shop cook get recipes plan it....and then clean up.... Do the party at one of those other places I really think they are fun and MUCH EASIER!!

Hi M.,
This sound like a good idea. My family had something similar about a year or so ago.. every month one family would host a get-to-together.. It started off great with a New Year's Day Brunch followed by an icecream social w/appetizers. When it was my turn I did a pizza party, but shortly after the remaining family members slacked off when it was their turn.. but it was good while it lasted. What burb are you in? I'm in Park Forest, single mom of two kids. Go with it grrl.. :)

Never heard of it but it sounds like a great idea. And probably Dinner by Design might be just as fun and easier. There is another place in Tinley Park (whose name is escaping me at the moment) who does a similar thing. If you proceed by your question, you probably would need quite an assembly line/etc so maybe it's better if everyone brings over a dish that is easily divisable for at least 2 servings. Or if there are 12 of you, for example, do a swap or something. If you do plan this, please let us know how it goes.