My New Years Epiphany!

Tonight I watched the movie Julie and Julia (courtesy of Santa) with my family and, just like the first time I watched the movie, I was motivated to get in the kitchen.



I am definitely a novice when it comes to making any sort of dish. And I think I am deterred from cooking for two reasons: I only cook for one, leaving me with a mound of leftovers, and I haven't yet built up all my staples in the kitchen, so cooking can be an expensive endeavour. Nevertheless, this movie inspired me to come up with my own cooking deadline. I want to be practical and I know that I could NEVER do 524 recipes in any timeline, like Julie Powell attempts in the book. Incidentally, she has a rather funny blog that can be found at http://juliepowell.blogspot.com/. Below is a picture of what she looks like in real life ( in case anybody was wondering).



But I thought of something a little more pragmatic....drumroll please..........I have entitled this project the ABC's of the Novice Cook! This is where I will attempt a recipe a week with a dish that begins with every letter of the alphabet. I will vary between healthy and not so healthy, desserts, entrees, sides dishes, and anything else I might come across. All the time blogging about my experience. I should finish just in time for the 4th of July!

I thought with this time of year being the worst for my fellow auditors and myself, I would love to have this challenge to look foward to every weekend. So please stay tuned, because as soon as I get back from the big apple the fun begins! In the words of Julia Child "Bon Apetite"!!