The Danny/Gwyneth Project is one man’s attempt to complete every recipe in Gwyneth Paltrow’s “My Father’s Daughter” cookbook within nine months. He may need to rob a bank to afford everything, but he is determined to succeed.
The rules are simple:
- I must complete every recipe in “My Father’s Daughter” within nine months from the starting point. (Julie Powell, of course, did “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” in a year, and she had over 500 recipes to complete. I have a mere 150, some of which contain only two ingredients. But I’m lazy, so I’m giving myself a more leisurely pace, at one recipe every two days. Plus, nine months is such a concise, motherly period of time, of which I think Gwynnie would approve.)
- Recipes do not have to be completed in order. Otherwise I will be eating straight-up vegetable and chicken stock for the first week.
- I must strive to stay as close to the original recipe as possible. Forgoing imported Spanish olive oil with flakes of gold in it will be allowed, but only after I put in a respectable effort to purloin said olive oil with flakes of gold. (Disclaimer: To the best of my knowledge, Gwyneth does not include any recipes that call for olive oil with flakes of gold. Yet.) However, cheaply and lazily buying Safeway-brand bacon in lieu of ordering D’Artagnan duck bacon (it’s “out of this world,” as Gwyneth says) will not be allowed.
WARNING: Do not try this at home. Unless you live in a British castle and both your parents were famous and your husband is a world-famous rock star.
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Oh my lord, this blog is f-ing hilarious. I am actually unabashedly in love with GP but I think your commentary is hilarious and on point – your take on Moses and the miso dressing = priceless. I laughed out loud more than a few times.
I am impressed that you tried the Sriracha – even though it didn’t work so well. I haven’t tried that one yet.
I have cooked MANY of the recipes in the book – but now I am challenged to cook EVERYTHING, like you.
I suggest Bruce’s pancakes – they are SO good.
I am glad you pointed out how much damn time the duck cassoulet took – mine was not so yummy but I cut some corners; nevertheless, I will never make it again.
Love the fried zucchini pasta, but I can’t get her technique quite right with the pasta water and cheese (same one in the lemon pasta). I make her roasted tomatoes all the time and lots of the dressings, chili is superb (as you noted), tortilla soup is good – just made that one, broccoli soup is good too.
Love the fish tacos, and the ginger salmon – serve that one to people because it is so good; and go to World Market for the ginger jam, its cheap and I feel like a moron for ordering it online.
I look forward to you making the chicken and dumplings and the roast duck!! especially the roast duck – I want to do that one but I gotta find a well-priced duck first. I hated! the sweet potatoes- the spices were weird and got all gooey. Oatmeal raisin cookies – YUM; Brownies – ok to good.
Think I have spouted enough… Oh, the 10-hour roast chicken is impossible to flip so when you give it a try I will be interested to see the result. Lobster rolls are a solid choice. Bruce’s dip is good too.
Can’t wait to read more!