Julia Child

Mayhem in the Kitchen

source: TheGrinder (Feedburner)

“When I was a young cook, Julia Child came in to eat at the restaurant that I was working at. She ordered roast chicken and I ended up cooking her nine roast chickens. The first was probably fine, but it wasn’t good enough to me, so I put it aside. The next three I burned, the second two were undercoo...

Published Fri, Oct 16

Why I'll Miss Keith Floyd, or Who Was that Crazy Drunken Brit?

source: BlogHer

I'll always remember Floyd's gastronomic escapades. Floyd putting out a kitchen fire with great aplomb, while spouting poetry, no less. Floyd shouting at the camera guy to focus on the bloody food, and not his face. Floyd cooking a brilliant paella. Floyd drinking one bottle of wine and cook...

Published Tue, Sep 22

Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child

source: Random House

Mastering the Art of French Cooking Volumes 1 and 2 Written by Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle and Simone BeckBoxed Set | Knopf | Cooking - French | $89.95 | 978-0-307-59352-8 (0-307-59352-5)

Published Sat, Sep 19

The Michelle/Mishka Project

source: BlogHer

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

source: BlogHer

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

What Can I Bring?

source: BlogHer

I really don't know, but I do know my tummy is full from the creamy bacon quiche I made from Julia's cookbook this morning (I've had my own copy of "Mastering the Art of French Cooking for four years now), and I'm a little tired. Maybe things will look better in the morning (perspective, not thi...

Published Sun, Aug 16

Changing Course: Reigniting Childhood Creativity

source: BlogHer

Julia Child, as many are either learning or being reminded, figured out this trick. After a career as a spy, she took up cooking and published her first book at age 49. Grandma Moses and Laura Ingalls Wilder are other women who found creative outlets later in life.

Published Thu, Aug 13

Mastering The Art

source: BlogHer

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