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After watching Julie & Julia, I've become quite enraptured with the idea of starting to really challenge myself when it comes to cooking. I've decided that I'm going to really push myself to do this. Like Julie Powell, and I am loathe to compare myself to this woman. Read her 2nd book, Cleaving, and you'll understand why. Anyway, like Julie, I've made many goals in my life, but I've not always followed through. Okay, more like never followed through, period. Working out - nope. Saving money - nupe. Eating healthy - nuh uh. Go back for my Master's - ha. Finish Master's and then go for PhD - nah. You get the idea, right?

So, while I'm not planing on opening my own restaurant, I really am going to be brave and try making recipes that I wouldn't normally. And as part of my goal to rekindle my passion of reading, over my somewhat forced vacation, I checked out The French Chef cookbook (Julia Child),  Essential Pepin (Jacques Pepin), and Bon Appetit Desserts (Barbara Fairchild). I figure I'll kill two birds with one stone.

First thing I'd like to try?
Making my own mayo. 

When it comes to mayonnaise, AND NO, MIRACLE WHIP IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS AT ALL, BECAUSE THAT SH-tuff, IS A BUNCH OF CHEMICAL BULL SHIRT. IT IS NOT MAYO IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM. If you can't tell, I feel very strongly about MW.

I've always purchased mayo at the store, because let's face it ... I'm lazy as fu-heck.
I'm trying to make this as family friendly as possible, so as to not offend anyone, but also to make me come across as a much better person, than I actually am.

Both Julia and Jacques have recipes for mayo, so I'm going to try both of them.
But to really branch out of my comfort zone, I've also looked up two vegan recipes.
So fingers crossed.
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