COOKING CHALLENGE

Ever since I watched the Julie/Julia movie, I can’t stop thinking about Julie Powell's adventure in conquering every recipe in Julia Child’s Mastering The Art Of French Cooking. I would love to do the same project but I can’t seem to make up my mind about what cookbook/magazines to use. You see I had tons of food magazines, cookbooks, newspaper clippings, recipes I get from the net plus a small notebook where I compiled my treasured recipes. I sometimes feel overwhelmed by the volumes of recipes I collected over the years and choosing a single source is tricky. I’m torn between Yummy magazine and Larousse Gastronomique.

Yummy Magazine is my number one cooking magazine. I look forward every month to getting the latest copy. I find it really interesting, and informative, lots of recipes that are doable and the photos are really amazing.

Larousse Gastronomique is my most treasured cookbook. The first edition was published in 1938. It is the internationally famous bible of cooking. Any superior restaurant anywhere in the world has a copy of it in the kitchen. It has 8,500 recipes from all over the world. I bought my copy (sixth edition, 1965) at booksale 6 years ago.

This is going to be hard. Choosing between two great sources. I have to give myself at least a week. In the end, the only thing that matters is I’m doing this for myself, my family, relatives, and friends. Seeing the smiles on their faces gives me a high. They are the reason why I cook.