Last fall, I was standing in line to meet one of my idols, Chrissy Teigen, at the Los Angeles launch of her latest cookbook, Hungry for More. I'd spent the past year cooking her first cookbook from cover to cover — and I was finally going to get to meet her in person to tell her about it.
But let me start at the beginning.
A few years ago, I set a New Year's resolution to cook my way through Chrissy Teigen's first cookbook, Cravings. She was one of my idols — and this was going to be my version of Julie & Julia. Except instead of Julie Powell and Julia Child, it'd be me and Chrissy. And instead of learning how to master beef bourguignon, I'd master homemade Buffalo wings.
So I got to work. I outlined what I'd hoped to do: Cook every single recipe in her book, take photos of each meal, and (because I have no shame in social media), tweet Chrissy every single time. I gave myself a year to do it all.
Fast forward to now, and I'm proud to report that I DID IT. The whole thing started out as just a fun personal challenge, but I actually ended up taking a ton away from the experience. So whether you're a beginner cook or a total pro — or if you're also considering cooking an entire cookbook from start to finish — here's everything I learned along the way.
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