Given this strange interim housewife position I find myself in - I found this book incredibly poignant. The story somewhat parallels my life now - the main character Julie, is 29 (yup) in an unhappy useless job with no clear idea what she would rather do (how about no job and no clue).To have some sense of purpose - albeit completely random - Julie decides to complete every recipe in Julia Child's epic cookbook - Mastering the Art of French Cooking - within a year - and blog about it. I just appreciated how she used this incredibly complex task as a way to add direction to her life. I understand the desire to find some sort of structure when it feels like there is nothing else tangible to grab at.
More than all the "finding yourself" mumbo jumbo - the book is utterly entertaining. Julie is hilarious and has a potty mouth. Also - if you love food and the act of cooking this book is pure food porn.
Happy reading.
B.L.E.
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Maybe you should follow in the tradition - pick a book and cook it. Might I suggest this one: http://www.amazon.com/Junior-Cookbook-Better-Gardens-Kitchen/dp/0696220008/ref=pd_bbs_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1235156399&sr=8-3
I was also totally inspired by this book! Julia Child is one of my personal heroes- she didn't learn to cook until her late 30s, traveled the world, had a killer sense of humor, and it turns out she was also a spy! Amazing! :
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Thanks for the link to my blog- I look forward to reading yours!
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