UNBELIEVABLE: Julia child and the omelet bean trick | History Defined

In "Julie and Julia," Julie Powell embarks on a mission to cook the 524 recipes in Julia's Child's seminal 1961 cookbook in 365 days. Before Julie's journey was immortalized in a bestselling memoir and Oscar-nominated film starring Meryl Streep, it was chronicled as "The Julie/Julia Project" on a blog hosted by Salon. Now, Julie is back to break down every episode of "The Julia Child Challenge."

Before Julia Child ever demonstrated her "bean trick" for learning how to make omelets on TV, she wrote about it in "Mastering the Art of French Cooking."

"A simple-minded but perfect way to master the movement is to practice outdoors with half a cupful of dried beans."