Wednesday, July 22, 2009

What's to Eat? Wednesday: My Julia Child Experiment

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My Julia Child Experiment


By now I’m sure you have all seen that there is a movie coming out about a woman who blogged about her experience of cooking through the Julia Child Mastering the Art of French Cooking cookbook.





I have always been interested in Julia Child mostly due to the classic SNL skits…





Anyways, I saw a preview for this movie and decided to check out the book on Amazon and read some fabulous reviews. I immediately ordered it because I’m a sucker for cookbooks anyways and am completely pleased. It’s really more like a text book to be honest. She details out exactly what to look for and what steps to take to get the perfect results - something that I usually relied on my mom for.


The first recipe that I was dying to try out was the Artichauts Au Naturel (Whole Boiled Artichokes) with Hollandaise Sauce. I have always found artichokes to be very pretty and wondered what it would be like to eat a whole one. Let’s just say Julia uses a lot of butter and unfortunately it ended up tasting a little bit too buttery for our tastes.



Pretty though. Maybe another sauce or recipe would be best to try.




The Saute de Boeuf a la Bourguignonne (Beef Saute with Red Wine, Mushrooms, Bacon and Onions) did turn out great though (especially the onion part). I would suggest it more for a winter meal because it does make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside (ok so maybe the warm part was the wine).



I should also mention that due to my new “no planning” vow, I did not adequately time out the meal so we ate at 12:30 A.M., which could also have led to the fuzzy feeling. New rule is when it comes to food – I can plan. Yay!




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4 comments :

  1. I was so tempted to buy the book and start trying after I saw the previews, but I need to read the book first to see how she turned out.

    I am giving away a copy of this book on my blog btw.

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  2. I just ordered book, which I hope to read before I go see the movie! I might add another recipe later tonight!

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  3. Yummy! Ill try to come up with some thing good for next week so I can play along.

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  4. I'm reading this right now and like it so far. Looking forward to the movie as I'm guessing the Julia scenes will be better on screen than in writing!

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