Julie & Julia

When people ask me what my favorite movie is, I always say, "I don't know," because I love lots of movies and I don't have a favorite. Well, now I do. Some of y'all may have heard of it, some may have seen it. I saw it twice at the movie theater and I got the DVD today on Christmas Day. JULIE & JULIA has taught me a lot about cooking. The film is based on two true stories about Julia Child and Julie Powell. Julia Child, as some of you may know, wrote the infamous cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking with Simone Beck and Louisette Somebody (I forgot her last name). Using bits of Julia Child's book (My Life in France) and Julie Powell's book (Julie & Julia), the movie tells of Julia's learning how to cook, teach cooking class, and write the cookbook in Paris, France while her husband is working for the U.S. government. Julie's story is how she writes a blog about cooking all of the recipes in Julia's cookbook (365 days, 524 recipes). It's a very interesting movie. Some kids may find it boring, others may enjoy it a lot; I certainly did. You can learn a lot from it. I'll finish this post with Julia's favorite saying: Bon Appetit! :)