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I linked this above, but it's so directly relevant to your idea that I thought I should re-link it here: check out the Julie/Julia project, which was one woman

I linked this above, but it's so directly relevant to your idea that I thought I should re-link it here: check out the Julie/Julia project, which was one woman doing approximately the same thing with cooking, albeit on a more focused topic: http://web.archive.org/web/20021217011704/http://blogs.salon.com/0001399/2002/08/25.html http://web.archive.org/web/20021217011704/http://blogs.salon... (As a side note, I love this idea, and would cheerfully jump into doing it myself were I not already rather overcommitted... From having cooked various world food banquets, I can tell you that you'll learn a HELL of a lot very quickly from doing this. Great idea: blog it!)

adt2bt 13y ago
You know, I might as well throw it up on a blog. I need writing practice, photography practice, food shopping practice and cooking practice. It also helps keep me motivated! Thanks for the Julie/Julia project link. I have been considering going through Thomas Keller's great books in a similar way as well. I have Bouchon Bakery, and I've made probably 20% of what's in there. I haven't found anything that disappoints yet.
- jenniferDewalt 13y ago
  My writing skills have improved dramatically in the last six months of forced blog writing. I also really like having the record of my thoughts throughout the project. Even though blogging wasn't strictly necessary for learning to code, I'm really glad I decided to do it.
- thenomad 13y ago
  Cooool. Oddly, Keller was the person who sprang to mind for me too. If you do this, definitely blog it and let me know - hughhancock on Twitter - I'd love to read about how it goes.
  - gjm11 13y ago
    > Oddly, Keller was the person who sprang to mind for me too. Then you will probably enjoy http://carolcookskeller.blogspot.co.uk/ http://carolcookskeller.blogspot.co.uk/ whose author made every single recipe in the French Laundry Cookbook. (Good writing, too.)

adt2bt 13y ago

You know, I might as well throw it up on a blog. I need writing practice, photography practice, food shopping practice and cooking practice. It also helps keep me motivated! Thanks for the Julie/Julia project link. I have been considering going through Thomas Keller's great books in a similar way as well. I have Bouchon Bakery, and I've made probably 20% of what's in there. I haven't found anything that disappoints yet.

jenniferDewalt 13y ago
My writing skills have improved dramatically in the last six months of forced blog writing. I also really like having the record of my thoughts throughout the project. Even though blogging wasn't strictly necessary for learning to code, I'm really glad I decided to do it.
thenomad 13y ago
Cooool. Oddly, Keller was the person who sprang to mind for me too. If you do this, definitely blog it and let me know - hughhancock on Twitter - I'd love to read about how it goes.
- gjm11 13y ago
  > Oddly, Keller was the person who sprang to mind for me too. Then you will probably enjoy http://carolcookskeller.blogspot.co.uk/ http://carolcookskeller.blogspot.co.uk/ whose author made every single recipe in the French Laundry Cookbook. (Good writing, too.)