A Summer Film I Can Sink My Teeth Into
Summer movies are usually about muscles and mayhem - not exactly what I want to spend my clams on, though I made an exception for Star Trek. I’m interesed in more hedonistic flicks. But this year, I’ve got Julie and Julia to look forward to.
If you’ve been living under a stock pot, Julie and Julia is the book based on the blog written by a burned out office worker who spent a year cooking her way through Julia Child’s classic, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume 1. And it’s also based on My Life in France, Julia Child’s autobiography.
Both books were great, so here’s hoping that the movie will deliver. It opens in August.
My mom gave me the 40th anniversary edition of Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume 1 for college graduation. Maybe not the most typical cookbook to send a new graduate into the world, but that’s my family. And not as impractical as it sounds - my husband and I still use her recipe for basics like beef bourguignon, coq au vin, onion soup, potato and leek soup, and souffles. Julia taught me how to make an omelet, too.
