Our most requested recipes swap

Leenda77 Thanks for doing this! I'm so glad I got in on the first swap. I feel so special, like a charter member! I can really see lots of great possibilities for future swaps: effortless entertining, comfort foods, summer bbq/picnic, etc. Thanks again for organizing this.

Hooray! I'm so excited for this one. :)

Oh wow. Those are all great ideas. Keep em coming.

I kind of feel special, too. I've never organized anything like this before these swaps, so I'm excited that so many people are interested in them. I just love swap-bot. :-)

I'm just wondering if you guys have any suggestions about how we can promote our monthly swaps? I am not allowed to post about them on my other board now that I've become a moderator. I have links to them on my website, but I don't get too much traffic there, so I'm not sure if anyone sees it. How do you guys think we could let more people know about it, since we're doing it monthly?

I'm with LilyLemon on this...happy to be a charter member. The ethnic recipes I got have been fabulous!

I'm a newbie...well, participated in a couple swaps so far but dont have a rating yet... but this one looks great for me :-)

Leenda77 maybe you could contact Swap-bot about putting in a category for monthly swaps like they do for ATCs or paper goods, etc. Just a thought.

Oh great! I love recipes, and I was not aware you all were doing one each month! I wil have to check more often!!!! Thanks for doing this.

For all the vegetarians, please check out this recipe swap: http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/2344.

Woo hoo! We're in the Top 10!!!!

Hi ladies I am a newbie & would love to join this swap. Thanks Sis

Oh my goodness! I can't believe it. In the top 10. Yippie!

Sis, feel free to sign up using the provided links. And welcome

My yummy recipes were mailed today. From France going to the US and Canada.

FYI: I've recently found out that my mail is sometimes taking longer than 2 weeks to arrive. I hope they get to you soon. :)

My recipes are off to Sara, Anatawaneikasa & nellbe! Hope you enjoy~

AmandaB., EmilyBemily, and suzylucie -- your recipes are going out Monday a.m. Pleeeeease let me know when they arrive. Thanks! I hope eveyone is having as much fun with the monthly recipe swap as I am! :)

i got recipes from Poggy123 today. We are having cavatelli and icecream sandwich desssert tonight. Thanks Poggy123

Marshmallow, Saor, and cooan....your recipes just went in the mail today. I hope you enjoy!

I received my recipes from Asphalt Queen yesterday. They look delicious. I plan to make the salad for a party at work. As for the east skillet dinner--that's what I'm all about!!!!. Thank you so much

sent my stuff today! 1 to UK, 1 to JP, 1 to US

Lily Lemon, I received my recipes today! The cranberry pie looks great. It seems like it would turn out like a pie shaped qiuckbread or a crumble/betty type of thing, is that right? I also dig the tropical slaw. It's screaming out that it would be a great side with fish tacos and black beans and rice. Yum! Thank you.

Hi, suzielucie!

The cranberry pie actually tastes like shortbread. Since you pour the batter on top of the cranberries and pecans but you don't mix the batter into the cranberries and pecans, it looks like quickbread from the top but when you slice it, it looks like pie since it's layered. It tastes soooo much better than a quickbread, though.

I also sent this recipe in the easy but impressive desserts swap (I made sure I didn't have any repeat partners from that swap to this swap)-- it really is easy and impressive, and it really is my most requested recipe.

The tropical slaw would be great with spicy food.

Well, I hope you try them and I hope you like them. Thank you so much for letting me know you got the recipes.

Yum, you're making me want that cranberry pie recipe!

Janelle and Brandi, your recipes are on their way. I hope you like them. My third partner is neika g., but there is a note saying she has moved and to "message her" for the address. I have sent messages to her email and swap-bot accounts but got no answer. So I have no way to send to her. I'm at a loss as of what to do, though I guess I will do second-best and send the recipes as attachments to her email address? I've been waiting to hear back from her, but nothing....

Sara -- Sending them email is what popped into my mind right before I read that! You'd certainly have a record that you sent them that way! Connie J. I can send you a copy if you send me a message with your address. :).

EmilyBemily - I got your recipes in the mail today. They look incredible! I can't wait to try them! :)

stuff by steph - got your recipes today, they look really good and easy to make! Plus one more than needed which is much appreciated! on a side note, does anyone in the uk know what I could substitute oreo cookies for...?

Glad they arrived safely, cloverst, I really appreciate your note letting me know you got them! I'm sorry, I didnt realize oreos are'nt everywhere! Feel like I should have done my homework better ;) I bet you could use any type of chocolate 'sandwich' type cookie with cream in the middle ? Take care, and again, thanks for the note!

StuffbySteph, i also got your recpes today. They are awesome. Couldnt wait to make the carrot salad its in the frig for dinner tonite. The recipe book was great, i just sent mine on regular paper!

Lily Lemon - your recipes arrived today. Thank you!

suzylucie - I received your recipes today in the mail. They look incredible! Did you make the cards that they're on? They're beautiful and so artistic. They're amazing!!! These are by far my favorite looking recipes I've ever received. So creative! Thanks for taking so much time to create the recipes for me. How personal. Thanks!

DENISE - i got yours yesterday thanks muchly! Just one Q? what is DeJuis? I can try to find similar over here.

STEPH - It's ok it just means I'll have to go shopping in the cookie isle to find some and try them all out.... oh well ;)

DENISE, CONNIE and BROOKE yours all went yesterday, remember UK post can take 14 days :)

suzylucie, thank you for the recipes on the gorgeous recipe cards!

Recipes went out today to Carliegirl, marcia1977 & T. Please do let me know if you don't see them soon & I'll send out another batch just as yummy as the first

NerdGirl, jakfrostwife and Brooke, you're recipes went out this morning.

AmandaB -- Did you get them yet?

Thank you very much to Brooke and Doris! I'm getting inspired...

Cloverst- heck if I know. Which recipe was it on? It doent sound familiar at all.

Mediatinker, thanks so much for the wonderful recipes. I've always had a fondness for stroganoff, so I'm looking forward to being able to try your recipe. The addition of the cognac intrigues me, as that's one of my fave additions to homemade onion soup, and it adds a terrific depth to the flavour. I'm expecting it does the same for the stroganoff. And the chocolate cake sounds like the perfect killer dessert when I need something special for a holiday feast.

Thanks again!

Lene'

I keep forgetting that thaeri are more than one denise in this world. sorry.

Got all three recipes from my pals - thanks a bunch ! Jo

TexasQuilter -- Got them! Thanks!

rosebrier - I just wanted to let you know that your package arrived today in the mail. You went WAY above and beyond!!! Thank you SO much for everything. How fun it was to receive such a package in the mail. Great recipes and notes about your recipes. I love stories behind where recipes came from. The notebook and the pin are awesome and totally me. Thanks for giving such a personalized gift with your recipes. I really appreciate it!!!

Denise - Sorry I meant AuJuis! That's my bad memory for you!

I got great recipes from Cooan and JWJW2. Thank you both.

Cloverst- i got you great recipes today. I cant waut to try them. But now I have a ? What are digestive biscuits? and also what isTzaziki Dip. Give me an idea of flavor or ingredients in it and Ill figure out something that will work. Denise

Denise - lol on the international shopping differences! digestive biscuits are wholewheat biscuits with no toppings or additionsm tzaziki dip us a greek dip consisting of yoghurt, garlic and cucumber. try these pictures/descriptions:

http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/biscuits/previous.php3?item=9

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en-commons/thumb/6/6f/250px-Cacik.jpg

I was planning to use the dip recipe in the dip recipe swap but if you can't find it at the market and you don't get me as a rartner I'll email it you :)

Denise - as far as I know digestive biscuits are the same as/similiar to graham crackers.

AmandaB, I received your recipes in the mail today. They look delish. Thank you.

I put a pic of the digestive cookies in the gallary ;)

Sorry, I guess I should specify that these are the digestive cookies in Canada and US that I know of!

OH gosh, this is the first (at least with more then one partners)swap that I've gotten ALL OF MY swap items! Nice job! Can't wait to try most of the recipes~except.....somebodys family has STOLEN my family's hamburger bisquit Casserole recipe! Even down to the cheese?

Steph/denise, it hink the picture steph posted in the gallery if those are the type of biscuit you would dunk in tea rather than spreading cheese on. (or is tea dunking just an english past time!) Digestives are kind of sweetish.

Ah sudden thought... Use the biscuits you would use to crumble to make a cheesecake base.

Received two fab recipes from angelise97! Thanks!

StuffbySteph. I am computer dumb. How do I get to the galery? Help!

I have to say I'm fascinated by these, as cloverst put it, international shopping differences. It doesnt take much to amuse me ;)

And I definately got it wrong if the bisquits being discussed are sweetish, cuz the digestive cookies I put the picture of taste a little like sawdust...and yup, these are the kind you HAVE to dunk in tea otherwise the sawdust crumbs get caught in your throat lol. Denise, at the very top of the description of the swap, there is a click-able "launch gallery slideshow" .... but skip it lol cause I was wrong!

I used graham crackers and it worked. Yummy! Thankyou everyone for your help. We dont have anything in my part of the US that says digestive biscuits. I thought maybe it was like a saltine cracker. Glad I didnt waste my ingredients using them.

Now you have my mouth watering!! I want to try some! LOL Panj

Sara, I got a swap from nieka the other day. It was the cute socks swap. it was over a month late but she did send it. Also there is not a return address on it and the note said she had been in a shelter for a while. I would just email them if you havent already. Seems a lot going on.

I too received from all my partners, how refreshing!

Amanda - thank you for the recipes! :)

So far, I've only received from TexasQuilter. I'm sure the rest will come in today's mail. :)I'd sure like to know if AmandaB got her recipes from me so I can stop worrying about resending.

I got great looking recipes from Kaitlin, I think? Is Rosemary your mom? Isn't it great to be able to pass mom's recipes along? That's what I did with the Cranberry Pie recipe (so monay times thaT most people now think it's my recipe!:)).

I really think I need a copy of that cranberry pie recipe. Please,please.

ROFL, Denise, sorry for harrassing you about the AuJuis, I just looked at the ratings and realised it wasn't even you who sent me the recipe! It was poggy! That's what I get for sorting all my mail at the same time! Sorry!