I recently discovered that The French Chef program is airing once again on the cooking channel (2pm daily Monday through Friday in my area). Now, I freely admit that I adore the movie "Julie and Julia" and even went so far as to purchase the book (which was promptly thrown into the trash before I could even get a third of the way through - utter trash in my humble opinion). But I have loved Julia Child since I was a small child watching her on PBS with my momma. (We also watched Justin Wilson and Nathalie Dupree. I think I would eat everything Nathalie cooks - not sure I would eat anything Justin made but it sure was fun to watch him)!
But seeing Julia on PBS made me think, even as a 5 year old, that I could probably cook too. She was so funny (I loved to listen to her talk) and she seemed as if she was having the time of her life while whipping up Boeuf Bourguignon or Champignons a la Grecque. My momma noticed my fascination and soon I was in the kitchen helping her with dinner preparations. So I guess I owe my love of all things culinary to Julia Child and my momma.
I was browsing through the local used book store last week and happened upon "From Julia Child's Kitchen". Which is a compilation of the recipes she cooked during the 72 French Chef tv shows (color tv, not black and white) as well as a few of her recipes that have been re-worked from her previous cookbooks to include the use of the newest kitchen gadgets such as the "electric super blender food processor". What a treasure! And only $2!
I foresee many "french inspired" dinners on my table in the near future!
1 comment:
Have fun with it! I enjoy her old programs now, but years ago it was more like entertainment.
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