The Whip It Up Wrap-Up! (with working links!)

Sorry folks for the earlier post without working links. Eeek! It seems that Typepad does not like cutting and pasting from GoogleDocs.

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When RA and I were initially planning for Whip It Up we thought we'd maybe get eight people to participate, though we hoped for twelve. Um. Well... We have 53 people signed up as of Friday, June 11th at 12:09 am. (If you're posting your recipe after this point but still within the first week that's fine! RA will post it in her wrap-up next week.)

Now, the original plan for these wrap-ups was to post pictures of each dish with all of the pertinent information. But as I sit here writing this, looking at the FORTY THREE recipes and quite frankly, I don't think you guys want to look at forty three pictures in one post. Never fear, the recipes are all listed below.

Whip It Up Announcements:

• The theme for the week of July 14th is cheese. Remember, themes are not required, they're just suggestions to help guide people who might be lost (ME!)
• The wrap-up will be posted at RA's blog next Friday. RA is organized and will not be writing it in the middle of the night like some people we know
• We were going to be strict with the the sign-up closing date. But eh, after we already have 53 people, what's a few more. If you're still interested in signing up, please e-mail us at whippingitup@gmail.com
• Remember, the recipe needs to be new to you. You don't have to invent one, it doesn't have to be recently published, it just has to be the first time you are making this recipe. The goal of this whole thing is to expand our own cooking repertoires, but we have the added benefit of sharing with others

Since I know you're looking for the recipes and probably haven't read most of what I've written above, I hate to make you wait anymore, but for just one minute I think we need to give thanks to the Firefox gods who allow me to split screen my tabs. *sigh* It's a beautiful thing.

Beef Recipes

Jane shares with us an easy, excellent recipe for French Onion Burgers.

Audrey has a recipe for Italian Beef Patties with Balsamic Cream Sauce that she and her hubby loved.

Bread and Breakfast

Janssen tried out some Creme Brulee Baked French Toast that sounds really yummy.

Darcey made some Beer Bread that she really enjoyed.

Zandria kept it healthy and delicious with a recipe for Pumpkin Bran Muffins.

Stephanie has a vendetta against all of our thighs when she shared her recipe for Caramel Pecan Sticky Buns.

Dessert

RA made good use of the summer's fresh berries making Strawberry Shortcake.

Janet gives us a good way to keep cool with Raspberry Lime Granitas (and yes, my first thought was, "That would taste awesome with vodka!")

Nancy Pearl Wannabe made some decadent looking Flourless Chocolate Cupcakes.

Brandi shares some appropriately named Outrageous Oreo Crunch Brownies.

Erin made some Fresh Gingerbread with Lemon Icing.

Stephanie tempts us even more with recipes for Southwest Georgia Pound Cake and Sour Cream Chocolate Cake.

Kim tried out a recipe for Grilled Orange Cupcakes.

Jess temps us with some very delicious Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Heidi taunts me with my favorite flavor - lemon! - in her Lemon Madelines.

Pasta

Noelle introduces us to a healthy pasta dish that is as good warm as it is cold in her Summer Pasta.

Betty O'Rocker has an excellent recipe for Pepperoni Pasta Salad.

Jennie made some delicious looking Lasagna Rolls (with Quick Marinara Sauce).

Sherry made an Amazing Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce that I'm salivating over.

Nikki invented her own Warm Thai Noodle Salad based on one she had in a restaurant.

Julie whipped up a simple, delicious recipe for Pasta Caprese.

Emily brings us another great pasta salad recipe in her Sicilian Summer Pasta.

Stacy made some Spaghettini with Lemon Zest and Chives that I'm eager to try.

Rhi tried out a recipe for one with Fresh Angel Hair Pasta with Bacon and Peas.

Sarah tried her hand at making some Peanut Sesame Noodles.

Erikka was pleased with her Arugula Pesto.

Lacey branched out with some Asian Pasta.

Janet has an excellent recipe for Creamy Goat Cheese Pasta with Roasted Asparagus.

Vanessa shares a recipe for Sun-Dried Tomato Spinach Orzo Salad.

Meghan has a yummy recipe for Baked Cheesy Tortellini.

Practive Bridesmaid makes an old classic, Spaghetti Carbonara.

Which Box shares her recipe for (Not Really) Creamy Orzo with Asparagus and Prosciutto.

Alane had great success with her recipe for Pasta Salad with Pesto.

Laurel unfortunately encountered a flop with a dish that sounded great, but really wasn't in her Lemon Chive Noodles.

Bren loved her Pizza Pasta Salad so much she wouldn't even share leftovers with her husband for lunch.

Poultry

Emily had a great start to Whip It Up with her Chicken Breasts with Tomato, Basil and Gorgonzola-White Wine Sauce.

Janelle was really impressed with the Smothered Chicken recipe she tried.

Sandwiches

Meredith is going to need to make her Tuna Melt with Sprouts and Avocado when I visit her.

Heather shares a recipe for Cuban Sandwiches.

Side Dishes

Jane was not impressed with a recipe for Baked Onion Rings.

Audrey also encountered a dud with the recipe for Crash Hot Potatoes.

Vegetarian

And last but not least, I had great success with my Eggplant Balls.

Comments

[jaime]

Eeek! I missed the deadline! I thought we had a full week to cook. My post isn't going up until today, so you'll have two from me next week!

[RA]

If this first week is any indication, we will have QUITE the collection of recipes on our hands by the end of the summer. Woo!

Jaime, you do have a full week! You are fine until tomorrow to count for Week 1, so don't you worry at all.

[Jess]

Oh this looks delicious, and it's so useful and organized. Thanks!

[heidikins]

Hurray! This is amazing! I think my biggest problem is going to be trying a new not-already-in Whip-it-Up recipe for next week! These look so amazing I want all of them for breakfast!

xox

[bren j.]

Thanks for all your hard work in posting this list! There are so many to try, I don't know where to start. And, as it turns out, my husband didn't NEED any leftovers for work today since he got free dinner last night while on shift; now I don't have to feel so bad about my selfishness. ;)

[The Muse]

Hey hon... many of your tags have %20 at the end of them, so a lot of "Page Not Found" messages are coming up on the links. Just FYI.

[Audrey]

Holy Guacamole, that's a lot of recipes! Are we allowed to try others' whip it up recipes ourselves for future whip it up weeks? Because some of those look like they need to be tried in my kitchen as soon as possible.

[Sarah]

Thanks for the wrap-up. Looking forward to seeing what next week brings!

[Erin]

53 people? That's awesome. I'm so excited to dig through these recipes!

[Mer]

I am particularly impressed at your thoughtful comments about each recipe - it made it so readable, whereas I would have just skimmed a plain old list and missed things! It was also exciting to see what you would say about MY recipe, and I wasn't disappointed :-) ...don't worry, I will most definitely make it for you. And my mom already mentioned wanting to try your eggplant balls, which I am looking forward to as well - I might try them this week!

[Vanessa]

There are so many recipes I want to try. You deserve a medal for all these links!

[Laurel]

Looks like I was one of the few without a big success this week!

Next week will be better!

[Zandria]

It's so fantastic that you guys have had such a huge response! Obviously I'm not the only one who wanted to feel inspired to cook. :)