Taste of Home Annual Recipes Book

After some thought, I've decided to start working my way through one of my "Taste of Home" Annual Recipes books- I have books from 2002 and 2001, however I've chosen to begin in the 2002 book since a few of the recipes have peaked my interest more.


I'm trying to decide HOW FAR out of my comfort zone I'm wanting to go when preparing dishes. For example, I don't eat fish very often, and have only cooked it a few times in my whole life. Excluding a half dozen time visiting a fish house in Pensacola, my knowledge of fish is primarily from Gorton's and Starkist.
The inspiration from for my project, the Julie Powell from the Julie/Julia Project went out of her comfort zone and ate eggs- for basically the first time ever. So should I too expand my culinary mind and skill by preparing AND eating fish as well? I have yet to decide, but feel free to comment on this topic.