Hi

I think it may be because you only joined recently and if you join in the middle of the month you can't access the private forums until the start of the next month? Hopefully they'll appear for you on Friday!

Thanks for asking the question - I wasn't quite sure either!

Daring Cooks' challenges are released to members on the 17th, so not long to wait now.

Also, see here: http://thedaringkitchen.com/faq

"How does the waiting period to becoming an official Daring Baker or Daring Cook work?

To help keep challenges a secret, there is a waiting period before new members become "official". It works like this:

Daring Bakers - If you register with the website, making sure to check the Daring Baker box during registration, for example, on:

January 1 - 27 your first official challenge will be on February 1st.
January 28 - 31 your first official challenge will be on March 1st.

Daring Baker registration closes at midnight (eastern standard time) on the 27th.

Daring Cooks - Becoming a Daring Cook is a little confusing because the challenges start in the middle of the month instead of the first of the month. If you register on with the website, making sure to check the Daring Cook box during registration, on:

January 1-14 your first official challenge will be on January 17th.
January 15-31 your first official challenge will be on February 17th.

Daring Cook registration closes at midnight (eastern standard time) on the 14th.

Regardless of when your first challenge starts, you will be sent an email prior, letting you know your membership has become official. If you feel you haven't heard anything after the waiting period, please check your spam folders. If the alert isn't there, then contact us immediately and we'll figure out what the issue is."