Cooking Blog
By sulsisels
@sulsisels (1685)
United States
January 24, 2010 9:44pm CST
I am going to do a blog. I would like to steal the idea from the movie Jules and Julia, (I think thats the name) and take a particular chef and cooking one of their cookbooks from start to finish. The problem I'm having is deciding on what chef to do. If you were going to read a cooking blog where an entire cookbook was replicated and then reviewed, good job or bad by me, which well known chefs cookbook would interest you? I have 4 favorites and just cant make a decision. I'm hoping you guys can help me out..Thanks in advance..
4 responses
@antarcticpostcards (472)
• United States
27 Jan 10
I am doing a cooking blog this year along with my goal to make 100 new to me recipes this year. I could never do just one cookbook or chef, as I like to mix things up. Also, so many cookbooks are filled with meat recipes and I do not cook meat, but still often find some great non meat recipes that are not in the veggie books.
@sulsisels (1685)
• United States
27 Jan 10
Hi antarcticpostcards I too see lots of great vegetarian dishes both in books and on tv. In this health conscious world we live in today, it sure makes healthy cooking a lot easier than it used to be. I love your goal of 100 new recipes. Tell us the name of your blog so we can take a look. Mine is still totally in the planning stage. I've never written a blog before and am doing alot of research as to how to drive traffic there etc. So much to know!! Thanks for your post and good luck with yours..
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@antarcticpostcards (472)
• United States
27 Jan 10
Whoops. mispelled the link. It is http://100recipeyear.blogspot.com
@cutepenguin (6431)
• Canada
25 Jan 10
That sounds like fun! I would choose some kind of gourmet cooking book so that you would be making lots of different and unusual dishes.
@wildcatsthree (289)
• United States
25 Jan 10
I think you've received some great advice so far - picking a gourmet cook book would probably interest me more as a reader because I don't cook that way and wouldn't not where to start, so your blog would be helpful in that respect. I wish you luck in your new endeavor. I think you have a great idea.
@sulsisels (1685)
• United States
26 Jan 10
Hi cutepenguin.. I agree with you guys..I was thinking of gourmet as well because its an area that is a little intimidating for home cooks. Its not that hard at all, believe me and if I can do it, so can anyone. I would really like to inspire people to cook and to have fun while learning. I subscribe to a couple of gourmet magazines, one thats been around for a million years, and might do that one. Its a name familiar to most and hopefully will spark some interest in my blog. The only problem I see with it is that ingredients in many of their menus can get costly and in these tough times we are all experiencing, it may be a problem. I guess I wont know if I dont try right?? Columbus took a chance!!! Thanks for your posts..
@sulsisels (1685)
• United States
26 Jan 10
Hi Wildcatsthree..Thanks for your post and for your words of encouragement. I think I'm going to take your advice..Please read my blog..I'll let you know when it opens!!! Happy cooking!
@sanjana_aslam (4187)
• Malaysia
25 Jan 10
i have my own cooking blog which i did not update for months .. since you are talking about starting one of your own .. i guess i should activate myself and do it again dear
http://www.cookforlove.blogspot.com/
cheers
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
25 Jan 10
Wow! I think that is a very wonderful idea. There are so many popular chefs in the world and as you said you are choosing from four popular cookbooks. I think it would be good to choose the one you are more comfortable of when cooking all the recipes in the cookbook.
@sulsisels (1685)
• United States
26 Jan 10
p3ks626 Thanks. Actually I was thinking more of cooking something unfamiliar to me as then it would not only be a learning experience for my readers but for me too. I'm thinking that gourmet cooking is going to be it as a couple of Mylotters suggested. I think everyone would like to be able to cook gourmet dishes but might be afraid to try. If I try and can report on it, maybe it will inspire others to try as well..
