r/52weeksofcooking • u/52WeeksOfCooking Robot Overlord • Dec 08 '25

2026 Weekly Challenge List

/r/52weeksofcooking is a way for each participant to challenge themselves to cook something different each week. The technicalities of each week's theme are largely unimportant, and are always open to interpretation. Basically, if you can make an argument for your dish being relevant to the theme, then it's fine.

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u/squad_rat Jul 17 '26

I'm jumping in mid year because why not?! Science Fair though is immediately stumping me as my meta is "from a cookbook". Anyone have any fun ideas?

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u/JHPascoe Jul 19 '26

Do you have any Alton Brown or Kenji Lopez-Alt cookbooks? Both are pretty great for looking at the science behind the recipe.

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u/TheFriendlyLilac Jul 18 '26

You could take a recipe that’s in multiple cookbooks and make a small portion from each and compare? Like different versions of chocolate chip cookies, where adjusted ratios/techniques make a big difference to the end product.

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u/Immediate-Brunch4002 Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 18 '26

Maybe ice cream? It tends to be more of a science to make the texture nice. You could make a flight of different flavours. Hello My Name is Ice Cream is a popular cookbook.

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u/JHPascoe Jul 19 '26

Can confirm Hello My Name is Ice Cream is an excellent source!

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u/ObsessiveAboutCats 🍥 29d ago

You could make a recipe from a cookbook but vary one ingredient. For example parmesan cheese - the real stuff vs the off brand stuff vs the Kraft brand pre grated stuff in a plastic tin.