DARK SECRETS: Julie breaks down the julia challenge - The Real Truth

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."

Hello, this is Julie, your friendly neighborhood recapper. Together, we're going to dive into "The Julia Child Challenge."

Because this isn't going to be a bitter or petty commentary, I should probably get the bitter pettiness out of the way at the get-go. I'll admit that I feel more than a little possessive of my small role in the Julia Child story. "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" did, after all, hit the bestseller list for the first time in decades after my book, "Julie and Julia," came out in 2005. (Of course, Julia got an even bigger boost after Nora Ephron's movie came out in 2009.)