Have you all seen that new movie, Julie and Julia, advertise? If not, the basic premise is this:
It's a true story about a woman who made a goal to cook her way through over 500 recipes in Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking in one year! Pretty daunting! I'm reading the book right now, and it's fun to read about some of the crazy things she had to cook - and how often she had to cook to get through it all in a year!!
Well, it sounded like a fun project, so I thought I'd borrow (rip off, steal, etc) the idea! However, I'm not quite as ambitious, so I'm adjusting it a little. First, French cooking isn't my favorite, so I decided to go more modern Italian. I'll be using Giada De Laurentiis' newest book, Giada's Kitchen. There are 100 recipes. I will skip the few alcoholic beverages, and I will also allow myself 5 vetoes of other recipes I don't want to cook. Hey, I'm the boss of this project - I can make up my own rules!
I'm starting tomorrow, August 1, 2009. I plan on finishing on or before July 31, 2010. Yay! Check back here to read about my quest, see some pictures of what I'm cooking and maybe I'll share a recipe or two. Enjoy!!
