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froggy_dearSince sometime this winter, I've had a vague obsession with Julia Child - I'd seen an episode of the French Cook during the KCTS fund drive and was hypnotized by the woman's prowess with an omelet. We borrowed her dvds from Netflix and I was more enthralled. I saw a preview for Julie and Julia and thought it seemed grand. Didn't go to see it in the theatre, but plan to rent it when it's released.
Daniel, knowing of my pre-occupation, purchased My Life in France, Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously, and Mastering the Art of French Cooking for my birthday.
10/27/2009: My Life in France by Julia Child with Alex Prud'homme. I brought this along to read during my travel to and from a conference. And I did. All the way through. It is wonderful. Julia is engaging, forthcoming, and genuine as she speaks about discovering French food, learning French food, and the journey that was creating Mastering the Art of French Cooking. I could read the whole book in her voice, but it would have taken too long. Her voice is so strong throughout, often referring to the manuscript as the manuscribble, which in other voices could be cloyingly cute, but not here. I loved the book.
11/20ish/2009: Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously by Julie Powell. A fine book. Entertaining, but I'm automatically suspicious of books featuring 6 pages of (presumedly positive, I didn't read them) reviews before we even get to the title page. Here's the thing - I liked it, it was easy to read and entertaining. But not wholly memorable. It pales in comparison to My Life in France, that's for sure. And from what I've heard, the film was kind of like that too.
11/21/2009: Potage Parmentier. A delicious soup. Chopping the onions made me cry, and the immersion blender was probably not a great idea, but the flavor is delicious, even if it seems like a thin soup when used as a main-ish course.
Daniel, knowing of my pre-occupation, purchased My Life in France, Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously, and Mastering the Art of French Cooking for my birthday.
10/27/2009: My Life in France by Julia Child with Alex Prud'homme. I brought this along to read during my travel to and from a conference. And I did. All the way through. It is wonderful. Julia is engaging, forthcoming, and genuine as she speaks about discovering French food, learning French food, and the journey that was creating Mastering the Art of French Cooking. I could read the whole book in her voice, but it would have taken too long. Her voice is so strong throughout, often referring to the manuscript as the manuscribble, which in other voices could be cloyingly cute, but not here. I loved the book.
11/20ish/2009: Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously by Julie Powell. A fine book. Entertaining, but I'm automatically suspicious of books featuring 6 pages of (presumedly positive, I didn't read them) reviews before we even get to the title page. Here's the thing - I liked it, it was easy to read and entertaining. But not wholly memorable. It pales in comparison to My Life in France, that's for sure. And from what I've heard, the film was kind of like that too.
11/21/2009: Potage Parmentier. A delicious soup. Chopping the onions made me cry, and the immersion blender was probably not a great idea, but the flavor is delicious, even if it seems like a thin soup when used as a main-ish course.