Crack open a cookbook PEOPLE!!!!

I love Julia Child.

I use to love cooking.

After reading "My Life in France" and seeing the movie "Julie and Julia" I may revisit the kitchen!!!

Julia, my personal friend, (that is the way she seemed) taught many of us baby-boomers to enjoy cooking out of the box. Especially in the south, where we learned to fry the table napkins, a change was welcome.

She touched food, really touched it, like a new lover. Butter smeared on everything that moved or didn't. She smelled her food, and licked her fingers, and celebrated a new pot or pan. To see her use a wire whisk, you desired all food to have a meringue !!! My friend makes me want to grate cheese again, not to buy it in a bag!!

what happened to cooking?? We all had babies for one, Julia had time to cook. We can make time, even if its once a week, to slice and dice, and sear. Get the pots off the back burner, and find all the lids.

We all, men included, need to find the joy in cooking again. Her joy was palpable, I want some of it.

Ms. Child reminds us to slow down, make a cake from scratch, use fresh food, enjoy good wine, good friends and family.

I love Julia Child soooooo much, bon appe'tit !!!!!!!!