Not a new years' resolution

So, we watched Julie and Julia yesterday. Good movie. The Julia Child portions are more compelling than the Julie Powell portions, but still an overall good movie.

I have been contemplating some type of project that would give me life a little more purpose, direction, a cause, something. I've thought of cooking and was rather inspired by Julie's courage to take on the recipes of Julia's book. Then I stopped and thought about it. I don't like that stuff -- truffles and mushrooms, kidney and peppers, animal guts, blue cheese, oysters -- you get the picture. How wasteful it would be for me to decide to take on a project like that and then either not want to eat or not be able to eat the foods because they grossed me out.

I applaud Julie Powell, however for her courage. I perused her blog after the movie and found that she is / was a picky eater and apparently tackled these foods with aplomb. Not sure I could be that committed.

I am thinking of something on a smaller scale. I have a ton of recipes floating around, cook books, torn out bits from magazines and newspapers. I'm trying to stir up the dedication to making something new each day from the piles of papers and recipe books that I have. Now that might not seem like such a big deal, but since I have trouble just making dinner most days, that's really quite a feat. It's not that I don't like to cook. I do...really, I do. It just always seems like so much work. Damn, work at something? And, it's not like I have a job right now, or kids to take to soccer and piano lessons, or that I volunteer for the greater good, or even belong to a book club or mah jong that would take up my precious time to prepare a meal. I'm just ... unmotivated.

So, I'm putting this out there in the hopes that public humiliation will keep me on track. I will choose a recipe, buy the ingredients and make it.

I confess that this will not start for a few days since I currently have enough leftover brisket in the fridge for about 4 meals, hamburgers prepared and ready to go on the grill and some lovely leftover chicken noodle soup from my mother in law.

Check back later this week for an update and to see what recipe I have prepared.
If I don't post something soon, please kick my ass!