Julia Child

The Michelle/Mishka Project

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summer: Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 recipes, 1 tiny apartment. This lead me named Julie Powell, who decides to cook her way through Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking in one year, while writing a blog about it. (And as

Published Sat, Sep 12

Food: Ten Fun & Healthy Ideas for September

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Curl Up with Julia Child So we've all seen Julie & Julia, yes? Lots of cooks walk out of the movie wishing there were less Julie and more Julia. If so, PBS has collected the Julia Child TV programs on video. Curl up with Julia, a half hour at a time -- pearls not required but recommended -- and t...

Published Tue, Sep 1

Julie or Julia, which one really cooks?

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In Nora Ephron’s film Julie and Julia, there are many treats for the senses: the beautifully presented meals, the baguettes and cheeses, the sights of Paris, the glimpses of the New York City skyline, lovely music, and the overarching presence of butter.

Published Mon, Aug 24

Julie and Julia: Child-like Inspiration for the Blogger World

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Watching movies during vacation no doubt influences the sensory ooh la la. But Nora Ephron's "Julie and Julia," (2009), based on Julie Powell's blog/book and Julia Child's posthumous memoir My Life in France (2006), radiates exuberance beyond the air-conditioned ah-ha escape of the v...

Published Mon, Aug 17

Julia Child and Infertility

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Hi everyone out there in Blog Land!  I just saw this movie:  "julia and Julie" and it was about Julia Child and Julie Powell.  I originally went to see this with my husband because he loves to cook and I thought it would be cool for him to see it.  I also thought it would be a cool movie because I like...

Published Sat, Aug 15

Julie & Julia, PCOS, and Childlessness

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Even so, apparently, the new film, Julie and Julia, chooses to touch on the childlessness of both women including the reason for their lack of offspring. Some bloggers have taken offense with the implication that if Julia Child hadn't experienced infertility, she wouldn't have studied...

Published Thu, Aug 13

Mastering The Art

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the director Nora Ephron, said her eagerly awaited new film is about marriage as much as it is about food. Julie and Julia presents the parallel true stories of both Julia Child’s emergence— as a chef and a cookbook writer — and that of a contemporary young Queens woman named Julie Powell. Pow...

Published Wed, Aug 12

Julie and Julia, A Must See!

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I found awesome links to recipes with photos that you can (attempt) to cook, too. At last check Mastering the Art of French Cooking was selling for $20ish on Amazon. And here are links to the original Julie/Julia Project blog on Salon.com. Bon Apetite!

Published Mon, Aug 10