The Denver Post turned Wednesday's food section into a wonderful tribute to Julia Child. Many present and former Denver writers reminisced about their interviews and meetings with the great lady. If you are a fan of Julia's, please take the time to read their stories and print out a few excellent recipes.
Here's a sample from Kyle Wagner's story "She put heaven in a dish" that I could really relate to:
Julia Child rocked!
(file picture from Knight Ridder)
The message I have returned to the most over the years, though, comes from her opening paragraph in "Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume I." Amazingly, this was written in 1960, a couple of years before I was even born, but here we are dealing with the same issues 40 years later.
She wrote, "This is a book for the servantless American cook who can be unconcerned on occasion with budgets, waistlines, time schedules, children's meals, the parent-chauffeur-den-mother syndrome, or anything else which might interfere with the enjoyment of producing something wonderful to eat."
(This originally appeared on my other blog, A Mama's Rant).
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