A Wrap Up

I never would have guessed that the last meal of A Food Year would be eaten at a cruising altitude of 10,000 feet while ringing in the new year with cheap Air Canada wine. Ironically, I always thought "That's A Wrap!" would've made a good title for the final dinner, but I think I used that already, so "A Wrap Up" will have to do.

By my own goals I had set out at the start of the year, this project has been a failure. I did not receive the mass audience I had tried to attract and I have no received any offer for publication like I had hoped. Over the last week I have read the books that my project has often been compared to.

"Rachel Ray's 365: No Repeats" seems as though it should be more similar than it is, but is more about how to get the most mileage out of a base recipe, rather than a different dinner every day of the year. Similarly, I picked up a "A Dish A Day" book, which contained recipes for drinks and such that just don't classify as a "dish" at all! Certainly the recipes are more palatable than some of the things I've churned out over the year.

"The Julie/Julia Project" bears little resemblance other than being a year long project involving a blog and food, though I am under the impression that the book is nothing like the blog at all. I enjoyed the book; it is easy to read and entertaining, but it contains very little food content. I am assuming that has everything to do with Julia Child's cookbook being the basis for all the recipes.

We are both totally different people, Julie and I (especially from the waist down) but I still wonder how similar my own "recap" of the year will be to her book, once I reflect on everything as a whole, rather than on a daily dinner basis. Would it be as much about the food or more about how my life changed through making it? In the end, she may have the published book, but I cooked over 150 more recipes than her from many different sources while she only had one outline, so I'll consider us even.

The most difficult task over the last year has been maintaining this website, as is probably evident to anyone who has been a reader over the last six months. I still retain a passion for cooking and new recipes, so please feel free to contribute your suggestions! I'd love to hear any feedback you have on basically anything. Make an account, try some recipes, leave your comments.

It's been a slice.