Thanks, Ruth Reichl!

I think I've found my cookbook project. In an earlier post, I spoke of wanting to undertake a "Julie and Julia" type project- cooking my way through one whole cookbook. After eliminating a few and the aforementioned oxtail incident, I found a project that I think will be challenging and interesting. I keep old Gourmet magazines that are of special interest, and I recently found their 40th anniversary issue (published 2 years ago, I think?) It's a recipe from each year from 1941 to the present. Not only does it present a wide variety of food, I think it's fascinating to see how eating habits have changed over the years. Stay tuned for 1941. (Don't worry, it doesn't involve powdered milk and spam...)