I'm sure most of you have given up on me, and I don't blame you. First I began the journey to cook 1,100 recipes in 1 Year (I was insane!) starting in August 2009 with "Project Melissa & Martha," and by October 2009, with almost 80 recipes completed, I ended my relationship with Martha Stewart. She was way too high maintenance for me. I was in my final year of graduate school, and I couldn't stay committed to the project. THEN I decided to begin "Project Melissa & Ina"- a much easier cookbook, way less recipes. I failed miserably at that attempt, as well. Kind of embarrassing, yes. Truthfully, I had the best intentions, but I took on more than I could handle.
Well, let's flash forward almost 3 years to June 2012. That was quick! Today I found my old "Project Melissa & Martha" blog on the web, just sitting there in the nothingness of the internet. I read through my posts, looked at the pictures of all the recipes I completed, and I knew I had to finish the project. I fell in love all over again and am going back for more. This time I'm a much smarter lady - 3 years will do that to you. I know that I have a full plate with a family to take care of, a part-time job, a children's book to try to get published and a full-time teaching job to search for. So, I am resurrecting "Project Melissa & Martha," but this time I'm going to cook recipes at my own pace. No timelines, no deadlines. Just leisurely cook my way through the remaining 1,020 recipes created by the ever-irritatingly perfect domestic goddess, Martha Stewart. (I only mean that in the nicest of ways, of course.) I will bake, cook, sauté, broil, boil, stir and frost in my own time and take pictures and blog about it along the way.
I hope you'll give me one more chance to prove that I can do this. I can't promise that every recipe will be a success, but I can promise it'll be an entertaining foodie ride!
Take care,
Melissa
Well, let's flash forward almost 3 years to June 2012. That was quick! Today I found my old "Project Melissa & Martha" blog on the web, just sitting there in the nothingness of the internet. I read through my posts, looked at the pictures of all the recipes I completed, and I knew I had to finish the project. I fell in love all over again and am going back for more. This time I'm a much smarter lady - 3 years will do that to you. I know that I have a full plate with a family to take care of, a part-time job, a children's book to try to get published and a full-time teaching job to search for. So, I am resurrecting "Project Melissa & Martha," but this time I'm going to cook recipes at my own pace. No timelines, no deadlines. Just leisurely cook my way through the remaining 1,020 recipes created by the ever-irritatingly perfect domestic goddess, Martha Stewart. (I only mean that in the nicest of ways, of course.) I will bake, cook, sauté, broil, boil, stir and frost in my own time and take pictures and blog about it along the way.
I hope you'll give me one more chance to prove that I can do this. I can't promise that every recipe will be a success, but I can promise it'll be an entertaining foodie ride!
Take care,
Melissa
Of course you get one more chance.. when you have time lol
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