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“Always remember: If you’re alone in the kitchen and you drop the lamb, you can always just pick it up. Who’s going to know?”–Julia Child As we continue with our week long salute to Julia Child, today I present her recipe for beef braised in beer.  It’s a delightful dish and another recipe that I [...]

Today, thanks to Columbia Pictures, I present you the opportunity to win a paperback edition of Julia Child’s “My Life in France”.  It’s a lovely read from the beginning to end and a must have for any lover of Julia. Amazon says:  In her own words, here is the captivating story of Julia Child’s years [...]

“The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you’ve got to have a ‘What the hell?’ attitude.”–Julia Child Ingredients: 1/4 lb. sliced carrots (about 1 cup) 1/4 lb. sliced onions (about 1 cup) 2 Tbsp. butter and 1 Tbsp. oil, or 3 Tbsp. rendered ham fat 8 to 10-lb. cooked ham, skinned [...]

“Fat gives things flavor”–Julia Child. Ingredients: 1 stick butter + 3 Tbsp. softened butter 2 1/2 to 3 lbs. of cut-up frying chicken dried in a towel 1 tsp. thyme 1 tsp. basil 1/4 tsp. ground fennel salt and pepper 3 cloves unpeeled garlic 2/3 c. + 1 Tbsp. dry white wine or 1/2 c. [...]

Julia Child, “The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for the steak to cook”. Ingredients: 3 Tbsp. orange liqueur 3 or 4 bright-skinned oranges 1/2 lemon orange juice 6 egg yolks 1/2 c. granulated sugar 2 tsp. cornstarch 6 egg whites pinch of salt 1 Tbsp. granulated sugar ice cubes 1/2 [...]

Many of you have written asking me how long to whip your egg whites.  Most recipes call for stiff peaks but for a few of you, that has meant very different things and your recipes, unfortunately, have suffered because of it.  Here I take a few pages from Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French [...]

I am thrilled so many of you saw “Julie & Julia” this weekend.  As you know, I loved the film and am planning a girls night out to see it this week.  There are so many lovely moments in the film but I think my favorite is when Julia received her letter that she was [...]